2026 WTSA State Conference

April 15-18, 2026 Spokane Convention Center

 

COMPETITION REGISTRATION DEADLINE

All students who plan to compete this year will need to register for events between Nov. 24 and Dec. 19, 2025. Chapter advisors must complete the registration for students.

Cost: $35 per student (up to 6 events)

COMPETITION SUBMISSION DEADLINE

  • Thursday, January 22, 2026

  • 5:00 PM

All Competitive Events, middle and high school, including Washington-Only events, have a MANDATORY deadline of 5:00 pm PST on Thursday, January 2, 2026

See individual Competitive Event pages for details.

This deadline is a required “qualification” for competition at the State or National TSA conferences. The top entries in each event after judging will be invited to compete at the State Conference.

STATE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WEEK

February 23-27, 2026

Closes at 5:00 PM on Feb. 27, 2026

Only students who were invited to compete at the WTSA State Conference after the January qualification can register for the WTSA State Conference

STATE CONFERENCE COSTS

Package Cost

$1,085 Advisor (single room)

$700 Student (shared room)

Package includes registration, hotel, meals and transportation

Questions? Contact Jennifer Smith, jsmith@washingtontsa.org

Competitive Events

 Competitive Event Signup

To compete, students must:

  • Belong to a currently affiliated TSA chapter

  • Be registered (by their TSA advisor) for competition by December 19, 2025 ($35)

  • Compete in the January 22, 2026 virtual competition (see individual event pages for details)

  • Be selected as a top competitor in their event(s) and invited to participate at State

    • Number of competitors is dependent on specific event

    • Qualifying competitor lists will be published by February 8, 2026

    • State Conference registration week February 23-27, 2026 (see state conference page for details)

Notes

  • Participants may compete in a maximum of 6 competitive events

  • Any event with no registered participants on Dec. 19 will be cancelled.

  • Events with fewer than 5 entries may be cancelled.

Registration counts are used to determine schedule, space, and judging needs. 

Some events have early deadlines. Space and time are limited at the conference.

 

Entry Limits & Event List

Please view the Competitive Event List w/ Entry Limits to learn how many entries each chapter may have in each event and which events will be offered at the State Conference.

High School Event List
Middle School Event List

Event Rules

Please review the Competitive Events Guide in Total TSA for the complete rules for each event. Some rules may be modified at the State Conference (i.e. on-demand video will be 36 hours rather than 48 hours).

National TSA provides updates and clarifications to the competitive event rules on a regular basis. Please review them at www.tsaweb.org/Updates-and-Clarification

This year’s event themes can be found at www.tsaweb.org/Themes-and-Problems

Washington TSA Rule Changes/ Updates

To allow us to better facilitate the competitive events based on our available space and schedule, WTSA has made modifications to the competitive events. Additionally, WTSA reserves the right to have fewer semifinalists than the rules call for or make other changes that are required at the conference in order to facilitate the events.

Past State Results

We have cataloged the results of many past State Conferences. Click to view our Past State Results page.