International championships

World Festival
World Festival is the only official tournament operated by the FIRST organization. In 2011, World Festival moved to St. Louis, MO USA. In the past, World Festival has taken place at the Georgia Dome and World Congress Center (home of the 1996 Olympics) in Atlanta, GA USA and EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL USA.
World Festival is a culminating celebration of the FLL season, NOT a level of competition. Regions are selected by lottery to send their 1st Place Champion’s Award winning team to World Festival. World Festival hosts about 85 teams each year. World Festival is a beautiful mix of cultures and skill sets, a true celebration of FLL.
In 2015 Ukrainian team from Nova Praga took part in World Festival and got “Judges Award”.

Open Invitational Championships
FIRST LEGO League Partners can also choose to apply to run an officially-sanctioned Open Invitational Championship. Like World Festival, these tournaments are a celebration of the season. However, each FIRST LEGO League Partner chooses how to invite teams to these events.
Open Invitational Championships are by host INVITATION ONLY due to limited capacity. Generally, invited regions will make this opportunity available to Champion’s Award winning teams from a Championship event.
Ukrainian teams take part in Open Invitational Championships from 2012-2013 FLL “Senior Solutions” season.