Brick Olympics

Date of Competition: Saturday, August 21
Time: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Expo Center - Hometown USA Stage

Organized and judged by the Tennessee Valley Lego Club (tnvlg.org)

Saturday, August 21, 2021 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m

EXPO CENTER – Hometown USA Stage

Games and Competitions for Ages 4 thru adult. Games of Skill and Games of Speed tailored to age levels using Lego® brand bricks will be ongoing from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Bricks provided! No entry fee but participants must pay for entry into the fair.
Ribbons awarded for each challenge!

Surprise Theme Build
1:00 p.m. - Ages 4-17
2:30 p.m. - Ages 18 & Up
Bricks Provided
Participants will be given bricks and a "Surprise Theme" and given 1 hour to create their display. Ribbons for each age division.

THEME BUILT SCULPTURES

2021 Theme: "It's A Wild Ride"

Build a UNIQUE structure using Lego brand bricks (no kits) that shows something you might ride or see ridden At The Fair. May be an Individual or Team Build. Teams are judged by the age of the oldest team member. No entry fee but limited to one sculpture per individual or team. Participants must pay for entry into the fair. Brick prizes will be awarded in each age division.

Disclaimer: "Lego is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this event."

Registration

• Each participant should pre-register their entry by August 13 to be guaranteed display space. Online registration is available at www.wilsoncountyfair.net.
• Entries not pre-registered will be accepted on the event date if space is available.
• Entries must be displayed Saturday, August 21, 2021, by 2:00 p.m.
• Bring entries to the Wilson County Expo Center Hometown USA Stage area.
• The entries will be on public display and supervised between 1:30 pm and 8:00 pm.
• The entries should remain on display until after the Awards Ceremony and must be removed by contestants by 8:00 pm.
• Prizes are awarded in 5 age divisions:
• Within each division there will be three winners: 1^st Place, 2^nd Place, and 3^rd Place.
• Winners will receive an Award Ribbon plus a Brick Prize!
• Contestants must leave the display area from 3:00 to 4:30 while the judging is in progress.
• The Awards Ceremony will be held on the Hometown USA stage at 7:00 p.m.
• Note:Contestant MUST be present to win.

DATE & LOCATION

Prepare for traffic delays. Projects that do not arrive by 2:00 p.m. will not be allowed to compete but may be displayed as space allows.

Judging and Prizes

Age 4 and Under, Age 5 to 8, Age 9 to 12, Age 13 to 17, and Adults

AWARDS CEREMONY

Rules

• Use your own LEGO®, DUPLO®, plastic bricks.
• Entries must be your own creation, not a LEGO® designed kit, project found online, in a magazine, etc.
• Your creation must follow the “At the Fair” theme:
  Build something that you might see or do at the fair.
• Your creation must be on a base no bigger than 10” x 10”. The base can be wood, cardboard, a standard 32 x 32 stud LEGO® baseplate, etc. and can be decorated to fit with your project. Your completed project may be no taller than 24” tall.
• One entry per participant or team where applicable.
• Team projects will be placed in the category of the oldest participant in the team. Please note that while all members of a team will receive an Award Ribbon, a team will compete for a single prize.

If you have questions, please email vicky.hulsey@aol.com.

There will be volunteers on duty during the day while your entry is being displayed to ensure that it is safe and not touched.