Here you will find all the information you need to compete in this year's canstruction competition:
Team Schedule:

April 22 & 24, 2025
Can Opener (Kickoff Meeting)
May 23, 2025 ​
June 20, 2025
Submittal No. 1 Due (<---Click Here)
Information due:
  • Structure idea (only text description needed)
  • Names of all Participating Firms
  • Firm Handles (i.e. #canstructionpdx) for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.
  • Firm Logos (High Resolution Preferred)

July 18, 2025
Submittal No. 2 Due (<---Click Here)
Information due:
  • Structure Title
  • Sketch of structure
  • ​Dimensions of structure
  • Structure requests (best along a wall, best viewed from above, need an electrical outlet, etc.)
  • Structure Mission Statement (75 words or less)
  • Names and Emails for all team members
  • T-shirt Order
    • ​Firm Name(s)
    • Sizes, Number, and if you want extra shirts
      • ​5 included in membership
      • Extra shirts are $14 each

August 22, 2025
Submittal No. 3 Due (<---Click Here)
Information due:
  • Grocery List (names of items used in structure (i.e. Corn, Chicken, Soup, Albacore Tuna, Kidney Beans, etc)). 
  • Total Can/Package Count
  • Preferred Build Time 
    • ​9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm (please pick 1st and 2nd choice)
    • If we can secure TV early morning live programming would your team be willing to start build at around 3:30am?
  • ​Special Thanks Section (this will appear in small area of structure sign. Please attached team sponsor logos (no more than 4), and/or "Special Thanks" statement.
  • Food Pick-up Information: Contact Person & Mobile number, Pick-up location, Number of Pallets.
  • Mall Waivers (Please have all members of your team, that will be at Canstruction build-out or Canstruction tear-down fill out and sign the waiver from Pioneer Place mall. Bring all forms with your and turn into the event committee. Additional forms will be at the mall when you check-in).
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September 11-12, 2025
Oregon Food Bank Food Pickup
This is the week Oregon Food Bank will pick up pallets of food from one location for each team. We recommend ordering your food a minimum of 2-3 weeks ahead of this date.

September 15-21, 2025
canstruction Build-out
You will be assigned a time-slot for your team's build.  See Rules and Regulations for more information.

September 2025
Awards Ceremony and Gala
Come celebrate the success of Canstruction, see all the structures, and find out who won which awards for the competition

September 21, 2025
De-canstruction
The cansculptures will be disassembled by the teams and donated to Oregon Food Bank



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Important Documents:

Rules and Regulations
  • Find out what you can and can't use in your design, size limitations for your structure, time allowed to build, etc.

Sample Team Timeline
  • A guide for teams to help utilize their time leading up to build day

List of Most Needed Items
  • The items most needed by Oregon Food Bank