2026 Minnesota Economics Challenge!

• November 1 - 30, 2025:  Fall Session Teacher & Team/Student Registration 
• November 30, 2025: Deadline to Inform MCEE of Qualifying Round Online Testing Date for Fall Session
• December 1 - 31, 2025: Fall Qualifying Round Online Competition - Using this portal
• January 1 - February 27, 2026: Spring Session Teacher & Team/Student Registration
• February 27, 2026: Deadline to Inform MCEE of Qualifying Round Online Testing Date for Spring Session
• March 1-30, 2026: Spring Qualifying Round Online Competition - Using this portal
• TBD: MCEE notifies teachers of advancing teams
• Friday, April 10, 2026: Registration Deadline for State Competition
• Monday, April 13, 2026 : State Competition - In-Person at University of MN St. Paul Campus
• April 15, 2026: Registration Deadline for National Semi-Finals (First Place Adam Smith & David Ricardo divisions)
• April 20-24, 2026: National Semi-Finals - Virtual using this portal
• TBD: CEE notifies teachers of advancing teams
• May 27-29, 2026: National Finals - In-Person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in Atlanta, GA