FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
10am-5pm Visit the St. Louis Arch and ride the tram to the top of the arch for $15. The outside grounds, 1st floor level, and museum at the base of the Arch is free to the public!
10am-5pm Walk the riverfront from the Arch to the Graffiti Mural Wall or drive to the grafitti wall. We highly recommend shooting some yoyo and kendama video with the graffiti wall as the backdrop! The Mural Mile features artwork from over 250+ artists; to find it just type graffiti wall in google maps.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
CITY FOUNDRY STL
3730 Foundry Way
FRIDAY NIGHT
The St. Louis City Foundry is a 1 stop destination for family friendly games, movies, shopping, and food. Voted in the top 10 food halls in the US; centrally located just 5 minutes from the contest venue on Saturday. Also there is no admission to visit the City Foundry and parking is 100% free!
6pm-10pm meet UYYC judges, grab food, drinks, shop, and learn ladder tricks to earn prizes!
6pm early check-in to pick up UYYC Kendama Ladder cards
7pm – 9pm DJ spinning vinyl with freestyle demos on stage
7pm – 9pm UYYC Kendama Ladders *every trick learned gets a free raffle ticket
9pm Rankings and raffle drawing for Kendama Ladder prizes!
10pm The City Foundry closes and we will see everyone Saturday at the History Museum!
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026 National YoYo Day
MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM
5700 Lindell Blvd
EARLY ENTRY
9:30am – ONLY the South Entrance museum doors will open before 10am for UYYC. Please take the elevator or the steps to the bottom level Atrium.
10:00am all museum doors open
ADMISSION
The museum is free and open to the public. UYYC is a private event in the LEE Auditorium for competitors, family, and guests sponsored by the National YoYo League. Please direct your group to the contest area; UYYC has reserved the bottom level of the History Museum for National YoYo Day!
9:30am passes available at the registration table on the bottom level of Atrium
General Admission $20 Adult pass / $10 Child pass *age 8 and under
Kendama Freestyles $40 pass
Yoyo Freestyles $60 pass *includes Kendama
REGISTRATION
9:30am – Sign in at the Atrium registration table for competition passes
10:15am – registration CLOSES for Over 40, Sport, Kendama, 1A, and X divisions
10:25am – competition order posted at registration table
VENDOR ROOM
10:00am – doors open to the vendor room
-visit with our Sponsors for exclusive YoYos and Kendamas
-exclusive contest posters, shirts, and stickers only available at the UYYC booth
-take advantage of the designated kendama and yoyo practice area in the UYYC vendor room
2:00pm – please finish any last minute sales at this time as all vendors start breaking down their booths
MAIN STAGE – LEE AUDITORIUM
10:00am main stage is open to everyone for 30 minutes of practice; if you are scheduled to compete before lunch please use this time to test the stage out!
10:30am – Sport Division: Amateur freestyles 1 min
11:00am – Over 40 Division: 1a-5a Yoyo freestyles 1 min
LUNCH BREAK
11:30am – 12:30pm stage available for competitors to practice
12:45pm X Division: Championship 2a-5a freestyles 2 min
1:15pm 1A Division: Championship 1a freestyles 2 min
3:00pm Kendama: Freestyles – 2 min
3:30pm Awards
Stay while the judges pass out awards from our sponsors and the NYYL to the winners of UYYC26!
4:00pm Breakdown
UYYC AFTERPARTY
CITY FOUNDRY STL
3730 Foundry Way
Join us at the St. Louis City Foundry Food Hall for dinner, yoyo, and the kendama afterparty. The City Foundry is one of the top 10 Food Halls in the country. For dinner consider one of a dozen different food options at the food hall or sample St. Louis bbq at EXPAT BBQ and have a quick sesh on the outside terrace level to some live music!
4pm -10pm After-Party
We will meet on the 1st floor of the main Food Hall; it’s time to relax and grab dinner with everyone from the event and meet all the judges.
6pm – 9pm Live DJ spinning vinyl
10pm We wrap up for the day, the City Foundry STL closes at 10pm. A special thanks again to everyone that traveled out to support UYYC!
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026
CITY MUSEUM
North 16th St
10am – 4pm If you are still here on Sunday join all the judges and players for your last day in St. Louis at the City Museum for bbq, coffee, and exploring the museum! If you have never been it’s absolutely a magical experience. This is a great backdrop to shoot video to conclude your trip before heading out….see everyone next year!