The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee is not open to members of the general public. We appreciate your interest, and encourage you to watch the Bee broadcasts:

Preliminaries - Tuesday, May 26, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Scripps Sports and streaming on spellingbee.com

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, May 27, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Scripps Sports and streaming on spellingbee.com

Semifinals - Wednesday, May 27, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on ION

Finals - Thursday, May 28, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on ION

To find ION in your area, visit our spellingbee.com home page and enter your zip code into the ION channel finder.