Alameda County Fair 2026
- Date
- Jun 27, 2026
- City
- Pleasanton, California, United States
- Venue
Alameda Country Fairgrounds
- Address
- 2005 Valley Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
- Details
1st Floor of the Grandstands
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Hamza Hafeez, Jacob Marinas, Robert Alan Marks, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Calvin Nielson, Hamza Hafeez, Mitchell Lane, Robert Alan Marks, and Sherry Tao (陶心仪)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is organized in partnership with West Coast Cubing, the Alameda County Fair, and Speedcubeshop.
- West Coast Cubing LLC presents another Bay Area Speedcubin' competition!
- Please be on time for your competition timeslot. We cannot guarantee you will be able to complete your solves if you show up late.
- Competitors will be organized into two groups for each timeslot so that they can assist with judging for the group they are not competing with.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 150
- Number of times bookmarked
- 21
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and will close .
- Registration requirements
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Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $10 (United States Dollar).
Competitors may register in at most 2 events.
Event Limit and Timeslots:
- You may compete in up to 2 of the events being held at this competition.
- We will be using a timeslot format, where competitors will compete in their events during a pre-determined one-hour timeslot.
- Use the COMMENT field to indicate your preferred timeslot. We will do our best to accomodate your preferrences, but cannot make any guarantees. You may indicate a 1st and 2nd preference if you'd like to.
- If you will be travelling to the competition with other competitors, you may name them if you'd like to have the same timeslot as them.
- Timeslot 1: 9:45-10:45am
- Timeslot 2: 10:45-11:45am
- Timeslot 3: 11:45am-12:45pm
- Timeslot 4: 12:45-1:45pm
- Timeslot 5: 3:15-4:15pm
- Timeslot 6: 4:15-5:15pm
- Note that although the fair does not open until noon, registered competitors and their guests will be able to enter before this.
- Please arrive at the fair no more than 45 minutes prior to the start of your timeslot so you have time to enter the fair and find our location within the grandstand.
- Sometime during the week prior to the competition (after registration closes), we will post timeslot information here and send a list of the assigned timeslots with a pre-competition email.
Fair Admission Included with ONLINE Registration:
- After ONLINE registration closes, registered competitors will be issued a digital ticket so they and one guest can enter the Alameda County Fair on the day of the competition.
- The digital tickets will be distributed via email after registration closes during the week before the competition.
- Note that those who register on the spot will not receive this or any reimbursement for fair admission.
By car:
One can park by entering at Gate 8 or 12. Parking can be purchased in advance for $15 here.
By public transportation:
One can also take a fair shuttle bus from the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station as well as other public transportation options.
Food:
There will be a variety of food options available at the fair. Click here for more information. You can also bring some food items, but it is best to check with the fair safety page here since there will be a security check at the fair.
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME! We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
- First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
- This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
- If you have any questions in regards to the competition, we will be having a first time competitor tutorial. Please navigate to the Schedule tab of this competition to know what time the tutorial will be.
- Head over to the registration tab, if you are ready to sign-up for your first competiton! Click register, and fill out the information that it asks for. This will help you get set up into the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!
Q&A:
Do I use my own cube to compete?
YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.
What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!
What is the competition like?
Competitions are a bunch of tables where nerds like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants new personal bests. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into groups, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)
How do I find results?
All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, search "WCA Live" (https://live.worldcubeassociation.org) to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.
Why am I not on the registration list yet?
Make sure you pay your registration fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what situation you may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time. After you pay, please allow up to 48 hours for your registration to be accepted, as we do accept all registrations manually.
Are there age divisions?
Nope! All cometitors compete in the same group.
Can I have fun at this event?
HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
Check this tab later for timeslot assingments!
Want to stay connected with the West Coast community? Join the West Coast Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from NorCal, SoCal, Nevada, Hawaii, and Tijuana and keep in touch with fellow competitors and meet new ones! Find out about competition discussion as it happens in real time, and even announcements for competitions before registration opens!
Click here to be directly taken to the Discord Server!
We also have a NorCal Cubing Community Facebook group, WCA Forum thread for California, and the West Coast Cubing website!
This competition has been organized in partnership with the Alameda County Fair.
This competition will be sponsored by SpeedCubeShop!
We are currently arranging for them to sell puzzles at the competition.
Use code "WCC" for 5% off all orders at SpeedCubeShop!
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.
Advancement Condition
The number of competitors shown as advancing to the next round is the planned maximum. The actual number may be lower if there are fewer competitors than expected, or if there are ties at the boundary.