I imagine the students are pretty excited about the 43rd Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair running from April 9 – 12, 2026. The public doesn’t appear to be invited but some of the students from this fair will be invited to present at the 2026Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton where the public will have some access.
First, here’s more about the Vancouver event from an April 8, 2026 media advisory (received via email),
More than 250 projects will be on display at the Greater Vancouver Science Fair on Friday [April 10, 2026 for media only], the most submitted in the competition’s 43-year history.
Media are invited to attend the event and discover projects involving artificial intelligence, robotics, human physiology, pollution solutions and more. Media are also welcome to join a tour of the marine ecology lab.
The fair runs from April 9-11, and more than 200 volunteer judges will award gold, silver and bronze medals to the best projects in the junior, intermediate and senior categories.
Senior prize winners set to enter the UBC [University of British Columbia] faculty of science in their first year will also have the chance to win UBC entrance awards of up to $2,000 towards admission. Seventeen students will be chosen to represent the greater Vancouver region at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton in May [2026].
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You can find out a little more about the t-shirt, the fair, and its history at the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair website.
As for why the public isn’t invited, I expect that there are money and safety issues at play. Let’s hope there’s some media coverage of the event so we can celebrate the students who worked so hare to get there.
Canada-Wide Science Fair/Expo-sciences pancanadienne
In about six weeks the 2026 Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF)/Expo-sciences pancanadienne (ESPC) will take place in Edmonton, from the CWSPC/ESPC website,
May 23 – May 30, 2026
Edmonton Expo Centre
Edmonton, ABCanada-Wide Science Fair
May 23 – May 30, 2026
Edmonton Expo Centre
Edmonton, ABWitness the future of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] through the eyes of our youth. From groundbreaking research to inventive solutions, each project at the CWSF is a window into the incredible potential of our nation’s young scientists.
Public viewing: 3 PM – 5 PM, May 24 and 9 AM – 2:30 PM, May 28 – 29
One way or the other, there’s an opportunity to see some work from student scientists, whether from BC or elsewhere in the country, at the 2026 CWSF/ESPC.