2026 Silicon Valley Spark
Legacy (CA) · Jan 30-31, 2026
Completed
11:03 PM Pacific
Tournament Schedule
Friday, January 30
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 7:01 am | Note: TP/LD orientations take place 40 minutes before each round. 7:30 am, 9:05 am, 10:50 am, 1:05 pm, 2:50 pm, 4:35 pm |
| 7:15 am | 7:45 am | Parent and Student Check-In. After 7:40, students at risk for forfeiting Round 1. |
| 7:40 am | 7:55 am | Announcements: for students near LASS 50, for parents in Judge Lounge |
| 8:00 am | 9:45 am | TP/LD Round 1 |
| 9:45 am | 11:30 am | TP/LD Round 2 |
| 11:30 am | 1:15 pm | TP/LD Round 3 |
| 12:45 pm | 1:45 pm | Lunch Orders Served |
| 1:45 pm | 3:30 pm | TP/LD Round 4 |
| 3:30 pm | 5:15 pm | TP/LD Round 5 |
| 5:15 pm | 7:00 pm | TP/LD Round 6 |
| 6:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Dinner Orders Served |
| 8:00 pm | 8:30 pm | Debate Awards Ceremony |
Saturday, January 31
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 7:01 am | Note: Judge orientations (for speech) take place 40 minutes before each round. 9:20 am, 11:20 am, 1:20 pm, 4:20 pm |
| 7:00 am | 7:25 am | Parent and Student Check-in. After 7:25 am: Students at risk for forfeiting Round 1. |
| 7:30 am | 7:45 am | Announcements: for students near LASS 50, for parents in Judge Lounge. Extemp meeting 7:45 am. |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | Pattern A Round 1 |
| 10:00 am | 12:00 pm | Pattern B Round 1 |
| 11:30 am | 12:30 pm | Lunch Served |
| 12:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Pattern A Round 2 |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Pattern B Round 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 4:45 pm | Breaks Announced for Pattern A + 3rd round events. (4:45 pm: Breaks Announced for Pattern B.) |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Speech Finals / Round 3 |
| 6:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Dinner orders served, then clean-up. |
| 8:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Worship + Awards Ceremony |
| 9:30 pm | 9:45 pm | Attendees must be OFF campus |
Patterns
Pattern A
- Apologetics
- Expository
- Extemporaneous
- Humorous Interpretation
- Original Oratory
- Slam Poetry
Pattern B
- Dramatic Interpretation
- Duo Interpretation
- Impromptu
- Mars Hill
- Open Interpretation
- Persuasive
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas
- Team Policy
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Pattern B
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Fri 11/21/2025 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:00 am Tue 12/16/2025 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Sat 01/03/2026 (Pacific)
- Script submission will open at 12:00 pm Wed 01/21/2026 (Pacific)
- Script submission will close at 9:00 pm Wed 01/21/2026 (Pacific)
- Meal registration will close at 9:00 pm Wed 01/28/2026 (Pacific)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.