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Join our DEV Weekend Challenge — $1,000 in Prizes Across TEN winners! Submissions Due April 20 at 6:59 AM UTC.

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We're excited to kick off another DEV Weekend Challenge, a short bite-sized challenge planned to fit into your weekend. We know the submission window is tight, so we've set the timing to ensure that no matter where you are in the world, you'll have the majority of your Saturday and Sunday to participate.

We’ll select four overall winners and six prize category winners who utilize a specific technology as part of their challenge submission.

Let’s get to it!

Our Prompt

With Earth Day just around the corner, we welcome you to build something inspired by the planet.

Please interpret this prompt however you’d like. Honoring your favorite green spaces? Solving carbon emissions? Reimagining our entire planetary relationship? Any angle is fair game!

Prize Categories

This challenge introduces something new: six prize categories for participants who incorporate a specific technology into their project. You don't need to use any of these tools to be eligible for our overall winner spots but if you're curious about any of the tech, this is a great excuse to give one a try.

Pro Tip: since prize category winners are drawn from a smaller pool of submissions, your odds of taking home a prize are meaningfully higher.

Note: You may use multiple technologies in a single submission to qualify for multiple categories, but participants are limited to one win per challenge.

Judging Criteria

All submissions will be judged on the following:

  • Relevance to Theme: Does the project clearly connect to the challenge theme?
  • Creativity: Is the concept original or is it an interesting take on a familiar problem?
  • Technical Execution: Is the project functional, well-built, and easy to use?
  • Writing Quality: Is the submission post clearly written and engaging?
  • Use of Prize Category Technology (optional): If pursuing a prize category, does the submission meaningfully incorporate the chosen technology?

Prizes

Ten winners will each take home:

All participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge.

How To Participate

Publish a post on DEV using the submission template below. Your post should give us an overview of the community you built for, what you made, and a demo of your project.

Weekend Challenge Submission Template

Please review our judging criteria, rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contest rules such as eligibility requirements.

Need Help?

Check out our official challenge page for resources to help you get started with tech from our prize category partners.

Important Dates

  • Launch Time: April 17, 2026 2:00 AM UTC
  • Submissions Due: April 20, 2026 6:59 AM UTC

Here's what that looks like across a few timezones:

Timezone Launch Time (Local) Submissions Due (Local)
PDT Thursday, Apr 16 at 7:00 PM Sunday, Apr 19 at 11:59 PM
EDT Thursday, Apr 16 at 10:00 PM Monday, Apr 20 at 2:59 AM
GMT Friday, Apr 17 at 2:00 AM Monday, Apr 20 at 6:59 AM
CEST Friday, Apr 17 at 4:00 AM Monday, Apr 20 at 8:59 AM
IST Friday, Apr 17 at 7:30 AM Monday, Apr 20 at 12:29 PM
JST Friday, Apr 17 at 11:00 AM Monday, Apr 20 at 3:59 PM
AEST Friday, Apr 17 at 12:00 PM Monday, Apr 20 at 4:59 PM

Winners will be Announced on Thursday, April 30.

Questions about the challenge? Drop them in the comments below.

Good luck!!

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