CELEBRITY SPELLING BEE

20th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee

Battle of the Champions

Friday, November 6, 2026

Thank you to everyone who came and supported this year’s fundraiser and spelling bee! See photos from the event here.

Join Read To Succeed on Friday, November 6, 2026, at The View at Fountains for a very special 20th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee! To celebrate this milestone, past champions will return to the stage for the ultimate Battle of the Bees and the chance to be crowned Queen Bee or King Bee.

Guests will enjoy dinner, an online auction, and an entertaining Scripps-style spelling competition…all while supporting literacy throughout Rutherford County. As Read To Succeed’s only annual fundraiser, the Celebrity Spelling Bee helps provide free literacy programs and resources for local children, adults, and families.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and the program starts at 7:00 p.m. Come cheer on your favorite champion and help us celebrate changing lives through literacy!