International Academic Competitions
2025-26 European Tournaments
IAC will be holding numerous in-person and online tournaments for students in Europe for the 2025-26 competition season. All events below are also open to students in Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus region, and Central Asia. If your school wishes to host a regional tournament (in any city), please email nolwenn@iacompetitions.com.
Confirmed Tournaments for the 2025-2026 School Year
2026 Online Winter Geography Bee
Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
Spring Geography Question Set
Register Here! Deadline: March 3, 2026
2026 History Bee and Bowl of Central Europe
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026 – Beta Question Set
American International School of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Register Here! Deadline: March 6, 2026
2026 Online Spring Science Bee Regional Finals
Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
Spring Science Question Set
Register Here! Deadline: March 16, 2026
This tournament requires prior qualifying through the Online Regional Qualifying Exam!
2026 History Bee and Bowl of Cyprus
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 – Beta Question Set
PASCAL Private Secondary School Lemesos, Cyprus
Register Here! Deadline: March 13, 2026
2026 Online Spring History Bee and Bowl
Dates: Friday, March 27 (Bee) and Saturday, March 28 (Bowl), 2026
Alpha Question Set
Register Here! Deadline: March 19, 2026
2026 Online Gold Set Science Bee (together with players in North America & Asia!)
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Gold Science Question Set
Register Here on the USA Website! (Please do not register for the exams listed on the USA website page.)
Note: This tournament costs $52.50 USD and its deadline is March 31, 2026
This tournament requires prior qualifying through the Online Regional Qualifying Exam!
2026 Online Gold Set History Bee (together with players in North America!)
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Gold History Question Set
Register Here on the USA Website! (Please do not register for the exams listed on the USA website page.)
Note: This tournament costs $52.50 USD and its deadline is March 31, 2026
2026 Online Gold Set Geography Bee (together with players in North America & Asia!)
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026
Gold Geography Question Set
Register Here on the USA Website! (Please do not register for the exams listed on the USA website page.)
Note: This tournament costs $52.50 USD and its deadline is March 31, 2026
2026 History Bee and Bowl of Spain
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Beta Question Set
Thames British School, Madrid, Spain
Register Here! Deadline: April 10, 2026
2026 Online Geography Bowl
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Geography Bowl Question Set
Register Here! Deadline: May 8, 2026
2026 National Humanities Bee (together with players in North America & Asia!)
Dates: Sunday, May 17, 2026 (preliminaries) and Monday, May 18, 2026 (playoffs)
Humanities Bee Question Set
Register Here! (on the US website – just select the Humanities Bee; ignore the many other events)
Registration Deadline: May 5, 2026
This tournament requires prior qualifying through the National Qualifying Exam on the US Website!
2026 National Biology Bee (together with players in North America & Asia!)
Dates: Sunday, May 17, 2026 (preliminaries) and Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (playoffs)
Biology Bee Question Set
Register Here! (on the US website – just select the Biology Bee; ignore the many other events)
Registration Deadline: May 5, 2026
This tournament requires prior qualifying through the National Qualifying Exam on the US Website!
2026 International Academic Competitions European Championships
Dates: Friday-Sunday, May 29-31 – European Championships Question Set
Nelson Mandela School, Berlin, Germany
Registration Coming Soon! Deadline: May 19, 2026
Projected Tournaments for the 2025-2026 School Year
2026 History Bee and Bowl of Greater Manchester
Date: March-April 2026 – Beta Question Set
2026 History Bee and Bowl of Switzerland
Date: March-April 2026 – Beta Question Set
2026 History Bee and Bowl of Germany
Date: March-April 2026 – Beta Question Set
If you are potentially interested in hosting a competition in another country or region, please contact Mrs. Nolwenn Madden at nolwenn@iacompetitions.com and we will try and make it work!