YES Challenge School Celebration and Awards Evening 2026

The YES Challenge closes the way it should, in a full room.

On the evening of Friday 20 November, Park Innovation opens its doors to the students, their families, their schools and the wider community for the awards evening that ends the 2026 edition.

Twenty teams of Grade 10, 11, and 12 students from across the Chouf and Iqleem spent six weeks finding a real problem in their school or community and building a business idea around it. Two days earlier they pitched those ideas to a judging panel. Tonight their business canvases line the walls, the highlights from Pitch Day are shared, and the winners are announced.

Cash prizes go to the top four teams, with seven special awards recognising the strongest idea in each theme. Every team that pitched receives a certificate. Partners, sponsors and participating schools are thanked from the stage.

For most of these students it is the first time their own idea has been taken seriously in public. Entry is free and everyone is welcome.

Format In person, open to the public
Audience Students, families, schools, partners and the wider community
Date and time Friday 20 November 2026, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Baakline National Library, Baakline - Chouf, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon