2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational presented by GFS

2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational

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Join us at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on March 10th, 2026!

Ohio ProStart students from across the state compete for top honors at the 24th annual Ohio ProStart Invitational.

Event Information

This event will be held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds Ag Center. Address: 236 Pennsylvania Ave Delaware, OH 43015
Please ensure that all students competing fill out the events waiver here. All students must have a completed waiver on file to be eligible to compete.
For Rules, please check the Educator Portal HERE.
Competing Teams Registration Fee: $200 per team. There is no limit to the number of teams you can register.
Observation Teams Registration Fee: $100. Includes 6 students and 1 educator.
Spectator Registration Fee: $10. NEW! Spectator registeation will include a Code of Conduct.

PLEASE NOTE: any teams that cancel after January 31, 2026 will not be issued a refund.

Abigail Del Riesgo (adelriesgo@ohiorestaurant.org) will be following up with invoice information. Questions? Email Sonya Delaney (sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org).

Early Bird Opportunity - Act Fast!

Register your teams by Friday, December 19 to choose morning or afternoon for your teams to compete.

Educator Name*

First NameLast Name

Educator Email*

example@example.com

School Name*

Please provide team information below. Assign a team number, choose culinary or management from the drop-down, and list team member names (first and last). Team number refers to the number of teams you will be having, not your actual team number for the competition. If you do not have names yet, please state "Not Available." If a team has a manager, please add (TM) next to their name. To register more than 1 team, please "add row."

Observation Teams include 6 students and 1 educator. Please provide the observation team student information below. To register more than 1 team, please "add row."

Team Registration

Observation Team Registration