Feb 21, 2026
Written Entry Deadline
Written Entries include all items in the Literary Arts category AND the research paper portion of the Applied Research category.
Special Instruction Categories Deadline
Several categories have special preparation needs, especially this year. Entrants are required to contact the Pent Coordinator before registering.
These categories are:
- Beverages
- Culinary Arts
- Curiosa
- Mixed Media
- Performance Arts
March 7, 2026
General Registration Deadline
TBD, 2026
Group Judges Meetings and Performance Arts Presentations
- Schedule for Judge’s Meetings TBD
- Participation in Judges Meetings is encouraged but not required
- Performance Categories in person on TBD
- Exact times and date(s) TBD dependent on availability of judges and participants
TBD, 2026
Online-Only Entry Notification Deadline
If your method of getting an entry to Ice Dragon falls through, but you can notify the Pent Coordinator by TBD, we can attempt to arrange online-only judging for your entry. Please note that generally having an item available for on-site judging improves the entry’s score, sometimes substantially, as judges can see details more clearly than in photographs. Also, unfortunately, not all entries are suitable for online judging; Beverage and Culinary Arts entries, along with some entries for other categories, will not be able to be judged this way.
TBD, 2026
The Festival of the Passing of the Ice Dragon
- In-person judging
- In-person Performance Arts entries
- Tabulation of scores
- Presentation of results in Court