Canstruction 2026

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Canstruction Powers Up Against Hunger

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Discovery Park will be hosting the 8th annual Canstruction Jr. on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. This year’s theme is “Game Over for Hunger – Rated E for Everyone” and is open to students 10 to 18 years of age. This is your chance to bring video games to life for a great cause. Thanks to generous support from our sponsors, Allen Searcy Builder-Contractor, Inc. and Ben E. Keith Foods, teams can purchase canned food items for their sculptures. Teams were also allowed to host canned food drives and fundraisers if additional cans are needed.

On the day of the event, teams will bring their cans to Discovery Park of America to assemble their sculptures in a 7’ L x 7’ W x 7’ H area within a 3-hour time period. The sculptures will be judged and awards presented for Best of Show, Best Use of Labels, Most Creative, Structural Ingenuity and Judge’s Favorite. The sculptures will remain on exhibit in the ATA room through February. Participating Teams will receive a free lunch.

Each team will design and build a 3-D structure using only canned goods and other limited, approved materials.

History of Canstruction

Canstruction® is an international charity competition where architects, engineers, students, and others compete by building structures out of canned food. At the end of each competition or exhibition, the food is donated to local hunger relief organizations. It was founded in 1992 by the late Cheri Melillo and her colleagues from the Society for Design Administration. The first official competition was held in November 1993. Since then, over 50 million pounds of food have been donated. More information, including a list of other exhibits and events, can be found at www.canstruction.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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