International
Dessert Competition

UNCW's Second Annual

REGISTRATION

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 11-1 PM
LONG LEAF PARK, SHELTER 4

REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL MARCH 13

WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION PROUDLY PRESENTS

About

/ about THE EVENT

Video from 2025 Intl. Dessert Competition by Raúl Sojo Montes

Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to participate in UNCW's Second Annual International Dessert Competition.

Participants will compete individually and/or in teams of three to prepare a winning concoction to be judged in the International Dessert Competition. Local community members will judge the entries, with prizes provided by the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

The public is invited to attend and sample entry desserts from around the world, while learning about its preparation and the cultural background behind it.

COME EAT AND LEARN WITH US!

When

Where

March 21, 2026,

11 am - 1 pm

Long Leaf Park, Shelter #4

314 Pine Grove Drive

/ CONTEST RULES& guidelines

All interested participants in the competition must read and agree to the terms and conditions of this event. Please make sure to do so before registering to the event.

/ SCHEDULE

LAST DAY TO REGISTER

mar
13tH

DAY OF THE EVENT

FRIDAY

All UNCW undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff are eligible to enter (individually or as a group of 3) by this date.

MAR
21st

SATURDAY

10 a.m.
Entries must be delivered to Long Leaf Park, Shelter #5. One piece or slide of the dessert must be kept separately for judges (e.g. kept in a different container)

10:30 a.m.
Judging begins. Public tasting and demonstrations will begin right after at 11 a.m.

1 p.m.
Awards ceremony.

Schedule