2026 National Humanities Bee (together with players in North America & Europe!)
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 (preliminaries) and Monday, May 18, 2026 (playoffs)
Note that for students in Asia, the actual times of these events will likely be on Monday, May 18 for the preliminary rounds and Tuesday, May 19 for the playoff rounds. Please check the start times of the tournaments (which are listed here for the preliminaries and listed here for the playoffs per New York City time) and adjust to your time zone accordingly.
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!
Please take the Varsity & Junior Varsity National Humanities Bee National Qualifying Exam here if you are born before September 1, 2011.
Please take the Middle & Elementary School National Humanities Bee National Qualifying Exam here if you are born on or after September 1, 2011.