Important Dates

January 15

County Coordinators provide the Florida History Fair office with the following items by this date.

  • County Entry Form
  • $75 entry fee or a purchase order, payable to the Friends of the Museums of Florida History, Inc.

March 19

Counties complete school and county history fairs by this date.

March 26

County Coordinators provide the Florida History Fair office with the following items by this date.

  • Online registration of first- and second-place county winners who will compete in the state competition
  • FOUR copies of each entry in the historical paper and web site categories (see NHD Rule Book for web site requirements.)
  • County History Fair Statistics Form
  • List of students with special needs attending the state contest
Deadline for Teacher of Merit Award applications
Deadline for student applications for FHF special awards

April 2

County Coordinators provide the Florida History Fair office with the following items by this date.

  • Copies of the Student Information Form for Online Registration with student, teacher, and parent signatures
  • Name of recipient(s) of the Outstanding County Award

May 2-4

Florida History Fair state competition
The state contest is held on the campus of Tallahassee Community College. The Awards Ceremony is held at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum.

  • May 2:  registration and exhibit set up
  • May 3:  registration and competition judging;
                evening Open House at the Museum of Florida History
  • May 4:  Awards Ceremony

June 13-17

National History Day competition
The national contest is held at the University of Maryland, College Park.