| SEPTEMBER | | |
| September | MN | Minnesota teams showed off their robots for 10 days at the State Fair and all teams were invited back for 2009 |
| September 15 | CA | Aerospace Workforce and Education Symposium, FIRST chosen as one of the Top Ten STEM programs in California, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California |
| September 20 | VA | FIRST teams will be featured in the science and technology building at the Virginia State Fair through October 5 |
| September 25 | IL | Chicago kicks off a Year of Science for the Greater Chicago Area; all FIRST programs are featured throughout the year |
| September 26-27 | FL | Mission Mayhem, Stranahan High School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; www.missionmayhem.org |
| OCTOBER | | |
| October 2-5 | HI | Maui County Fair, Wailuku, Maui, HI; Teams 2439, 2443, 359 |
| October 4-5 | VA | VirginiaFIRST Robot Rumble, 2-day, off-season competition for 24 FRC teams |
| October 11 | NJ | Duel on the Delaware, Salem County Community College, Carneys Point, NJ; co-hosted by FRC Team 365 "MOE" and FRC Team 316 "LuNaTecs;" more info John Larock, John.A.Larock@usa.dupont.com |
| October 11 | MA | Bear Brawl, Western New England College, Springfield, MA; more info scott185@optonline.net |
| October 18 | CT | FRC Bash @ The Beach, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, Lyme, CT; 28 high-school teams in a "FIRST Overdrive" competition; www.batb.us |
| October 18 | MA | Savage Soccer Kickoff Event, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; users.wpi.edu/~savage/Events/ |
| October 18-19 | TX | Maker Faire Austin, Travis County Expo Center, Austin, TX; FIRST team demos |
| October 24-25 | FL | Tempest 'n Tampa (TNT), University of South Florida Sun Dome; www.roboticsboosters.com/tnt |
| October 24-25 | CA | CalGames 2008, sponsored by Western Region Robotics Forum (WRRF), Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA; CalGames2008@WRRF.Druai.com |
| October 25 | OR | FIRST FARE, OMSI Oregon Museum of Science and Industry with FLL, FTC, and FRC scrimmage |
| October 25 | HI | Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery, Honolulu, Hawaii; Teams 359, 2437, 2348 |
| October 25 | MI | West Michigan Robotics Invitational, Grandville High School, Grandville, MI; Hosted by FRC Teams 74, 85, 288, 904; wmri.robodawgs.com |
| October 25 | IN | CAGE Match, Historic Southport Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN |
| October 25 | NY | 4th Annual Deer Park Invitational; Deer Park High School, Deer Park, Long Island, NY |
| NOVEMBER | | |
| November 1 | NH | River Rage 12, West High School, Manchester, NH; more info Ed Forcier, elf305@yahoo.com |
| November 8 | PA | RAMP RIOT 2008, 9th Annual Robotics Competition, Wissahickon High School, Ambler, PA; 56 East Coast teams battle in an arena style competition; www.team341.com |
| November 8 | HI | E Malama ’Aina Festival; Hilo, Hawaii; Team 1378 |
| November 15 | MA | Savage Soccer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; users.wpi.edu/~savage |
| DECEMBER | | |
| TBA | | Savage Soccer North, Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, NH; users.wpi.edu/~savage/Events/ |