Yes and no. Most of our Directors produce preliminary pageants and you can do as many as you want throughout the year, but you have to complete them prior to the State pageant in July and then you can do more after the State pageant but prior to Nationals in October. This is to ensure that all winners are prepared and ready to compete in State and Nationals. We also have specific themed pageants that are all preliminary and based on the major holidays throughout the year such as Valentine's Day or the 4th of July. All pageant productions must convene no later than October. We break for the holiday season from November through December. This allows for preparation for the upcoming year and the brand new productions that will be planned for the end of January or February. If you are a State Director you can do both preliminary pageants and the one State pageant in July.