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)
MANDATORY DEADLINE ALL COMPETITIVE EVENTS
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 22, 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 DEADLINE
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
Conference Package Breakdown
Registration Fee
$100 Advisors
$140 Students
or $250 Registration without meals (does include ice cream social and Carnival)
Hotel Costs
$620 per Advisor (single room)
$310 per Advisor (if shared room)
$190 per Student (if 3-4 to a room)
Meal Costs
$250 per person - 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners
$15 extra optional for boxed lunch Saturday after Awards
Chapters may opt out of hotel or meals. There is not an option to opt out of meals AND hotel.
Transportation costs are an additional $160 per person, from 1 of 3 locations in the Seattle/King County area, or along the route to Spokane (this is an optional additional cost)
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 9, 2026
State Conference registration week February 23-27, 2026
Notes
Participants may compete in a maximum of 6 competitive events
Participants must register for each event in which they intend to compete by the registration deadline of Dec 19. YOU MAY NOT ADD EVENTS AFTER THIS DATE.
Chapters are responsible for paying $35 each for all students who are registered as of Dec. 19
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.
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.