February 7, 2026
Sandra Day O'Connor HS

Time
Event
8:00 AM
Judges' Check In/Breakfast
9:00 AM -1:00 PMAcademic Unscheduled Events *

Poetry, Prose, Directed Dialogue, Extemp, Sight Reading, Vocal Solos, and all other unscheduled events….
Individuals will, for the most part, go on a first-come, first-serve basis.
9:00 AM Pass Auf! matches begin
(see schedule POSTED AT ROOMS)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMJudging for Art/Culture categories

Club Albums, Crafts, , Doll Costumes, Gingerbread Houses, Needlework, Original Models, Photography, Shirt Design
9:00 AM -1:00 PMScheduled Events
Group entries will be assigned a time to perform. Check Group Schedule for times.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Written Tests (Given every hour and half hour)

Culture, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comp (all levels)

Contestants will be given 20 minutes for each test.
3:00 PMPresentation by CIEE
3:30ish PMAwards Ceremony

Upcoming

Jan. 23, 2026
Sprachfest online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $15 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $20 per student.

Jan. 28, 2026:
Sprachfest online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline).

Jan. 28, 2026:
Postmark deadline for Sprachfest payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Feb. 7, 2026:
Sprachfest 2026

Feb. 21, 2026
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $15 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $20 per student. Also, deadline to apply for the Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship.

Feb. 21, 2026:
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline). Also, postmark deadline for State payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Important Dates

Feb. 28, 2026
Texas State German Contest

Mar. 15, 2026
Gail Cope Scholarship applications due

March 15, 2026
Teacher Grant applications due

February 7, 2026
48th Sprachfest 2026

Feb. 28, 2026
45th Texas State German Contest 2026

Contact Us

Sprachfest Director
Suzy Holland
sprachfest@texasstategermancontest.org

Sprachfest/TSGC Mailing Address
Texas State German Contests, Inc.
PO Box 2043
Boerne, TX 78006

Onsite Director
Susanne Thielen