Webpage last updated: July 25, 2025
All County coordinators must advance their winning entries to the State Contest using the zFairs contest management system by this date.
Deadline for teacher award nominations: Florida Teacher of Merit
Deadline for student applications for FHD special prizes.
Deadline for student scholarship nominations: National Maritime Historical Society Scholarship
Online Student Contest Registration closes on this day.
ALL advancing students must have completed the online registration and all materials uploaded to the required location in the student account.
Historical Papers with process paper and annotated bibliography uploaded to student account.
Process paper and annotated bibliography for all categories except websites uploaded to student account.
Documentary videos uploaded to online storage and link entered into student account.
Student access to website entries closes on this day.
Florida History Day state competition.
The state contest is held at Tallahassee State College.
The awards ceremony is held at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
• May 3: Registration and exhibit set up
• May 4: Registration and competition judging (daytime)
• May 5: Awards Ceremony
National History Day competition