First DEV Weekend Challenge Launches on Feb 26 - Mar 2. Mark Your Calendar!

## Let's go! {% embed https://dev.to/devteam/happening-now-dev-weekend-challenge-submissions-due-march-2-at-759am-utc-5fg8 %} --- We're launching something brand new: our first-ever **DEV Weekend Challenge**! 🎉 This is a short challenge format that mirrors a more traditional hackathon, designed to fit into your weekend. We're giving you a heads up now so you can mark your calendars! ## How It Works **Our challenge prompt will be revealed at launch**. You can keep an eye on the [DEV Weekend Challenge](https://dev.to/challenges/weekend-2026-02-28) page or look out for a post from [DEV Team](/devteam). From there, you'll have the weekend to build and submit. That's it! Because our community spans every timezone on the planet, we've set the window so that **everyone around the world gets at least a full weekend** to participate. {% card %} ## Important Dates - **Launch Time:** Friday, Feb 27 3:00 AM UTC - **Submissions Due:** Monday, Mar 2 7:59 AM UTC Here's what that looks like across a few timezones: | Timezone | Launch Time (Local) | Submissions Due (Local) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **PST** | Thursday, Feb 26 at 7:00 PM | Sunday, Mar 1 at 11:59 PM | | **EST** | Thursday, Feb 26 at 10:00 PM | Monday, Mar 2 at 2:59 AM | | **GMT** | Friday, Feb 27 at 3:00 AM | Monday, Mar 2 at 7:59 AM | | **CET** | Friday, Feb 27 at 4:00 AM | Monday, Mar 2 at 8:59 AM | | **IST** | Friday, Feb 27 at 8:30 AM | Monday, Mar 2 at 1:29 PM | | **JST** | Friday, Feb 27 at 12:00 PM | Monday, Mar 2 at 4:59 PM | | **AEDT** | Friday, Feb 27 at 2:00 PM | Monday, Mar 2 at 6:59 PM | While the duration of the challenge spans beyond a weekend, our goal was to ensure everyone had a full Saturday and Sunday to work on their project. {% endcard %} ## Stay Tuned  Follow the challenge tag so you don't miss the announcement: {% tag weekendchallenge %}