New Mexico FIRST® LEGO® League
Challenge Qualifiers
2026-2027 Update

All New Mexico FIRST LEGO League events for the 2026-2027 season will be Founders Edition (using Spike Prime, EV3, NXT, Spike Essentials or WeDo)

Please register your teams as Founders Edition if you wish to participate in these events
NM FLL Qualifier Event Registration & payment is through NM FLL Events at https://events.nmfll.org

You will receive a welcome message from NM FLL Events once your team registration is uploaded from FIRST 

Registration will be open September 1- October 30 each season - any given qualifier may close earlier if it fills with paid teams

Registration fee is $55 - payment methods are by check or credit card

All registrations are considered pending until payment is received

Questions?? events@nmfll.org
2026-2027 BIOGLOWTM Qualifier Tournaments
Jal - November 14, 2026
Jal Elementary School
Jal, NM
Qualifier Team Packet moved to Events
Questions? chair@nmfll.org
Albuquerque - December 5, 2026
LADE Charter School
Albuquerque, NM
Qualifier Team Packet moved to Events
Questions? chair@nmfll.org
Farmington - January 9, 2027
Heights Middle School
Farmington, NM
Qualifier Team Packet moved to Events
Questions? chair@nmfll.org
Alamogordo - January 16, 2027
Alamogordo High School
Alamogordo, NM
Qualifier Team Packet moved to Events
Questions? chair@nmfll.org
New Mexico FLL Qualifier Advancement
 
Advancing team invitations are announced during the closing ceremony of each Qualifier 

Advancing team registration - see NM FLL Championship page 

Advancement Policy

Teams are eligible for advancement if they meet the following criteria as required by the FIRST LEGO League Participation Rules - participation rules


  • Teams are at their first official event of each tournament level for the season. For example, teams are only eligible for awards at the first qualifier they compete in each season.
  • Team members’ work must conform to the parameters and rules outlined in the Challenge overview, Engineering Notebook and Robot Game Rulebook.


Official Event judges look for balanced, strong performance across all areas; this means that all three judged areas (Core Values, Robot Design, and Innovation Project) and the Robot Performance are weighted equally (each worth 25% of the team’s overall score)

Advancement % =

(Championship venue capacity) / (Total number of teams registered for Qualifiers in NM Region)


Number of teams advancing from a Qualifier =

(Number of teams registered at the Qualifier) x (Advancement %)