What is the broadcast schedule for the Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Visit spellingbee.com beginning May 1, 2024, to review the broadcast schedule for the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
When will the Finals be broadcast?
Visit spellingbee.com beginning May 1, 2025, to access the broadcast schedule for the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals.
How does someone qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee?
In general terms, the program is open to students who have neither turned 16 nor passed beyond the eighth grade, and who attend schools that officially enrolled with our program for the current academic year. For more details, please see the complete listing of eligibility requirements.
When is the Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Bee Week 2016 will take place May 22–May 27, 2016. The onstage rounds of competition take place May 25 and 26, 2016, in the Maryland Ballroom within the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Admission to the onstage rounds of the 2016 Bee on May 25 and 26, 2016, are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.