Spelling Bee Timeline

Feb 8, 2023 Regional Spelling Bee   (See winners for 2022 here.)

Feb 21, 2023 Multi-Regional ~State Spelling Bee at Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Fergus Falls

The Bee is exploring a range of scenarios to administer the national competition while following social distancing and group assembly guidelines. 

2023 National Finals are the week of Memorial Day 2023 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.  The Finals will be broadcast live on ION the evening of Thursday, June 1, 2023. The Bee will release its full broadcast schedule on spellingbee.com by May 1st.

Visit www.spellingbee.com beginning May 1, 2023 for detailed information about Bee Week.

About Spelling Bee

The Spelling Bee is a series of competitions beginning at the local school level, advancing to the Regional, and then to the State competition with an opportunity to win a trip to the National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. The event focuses on spelling and vocabulary knowledge with students in grades 5-8 eligible to compete.