{"slug": "the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar", "title": "The Next DEV Weekend Challenge Launches on July 9 - 13. Mark Your Calendar!", "summary": "The DEV Weekend Challenge returns from July 9 to 13, offering a short-form, high-energy coding challenge for developers. Participants will have the full weekend to build, document, and submit their projects after the prompt is revealed at launch. The challenge is designed to accommodate global timezones, ensuring everyone gets at least a full weekend to participate.", "body_md": "We're back with another installment of the **DEV Weekend Challenge**!\n\nIf you missed the earlier editions, these are short-form, high-energy challenges designed to fit right into your weekend. We're giving you the heads-up now so you can clear your schedule!\n\n**Our challenge prompt will be revealed at launch.** Follow [#weekendchallenge](https://dev.to/t/weekendchallenge) for updates. You can also keep an eye on the [DEV Weekend Challenge page](https://dev.to/challenges/weekend-2026-07-09) or look out for the official announcement post from the [DEV Team](https://dev.to/devteam). From there, you'll have the entire weekend to build, document, and submit your project. That's all there is to it!\n\nBecause 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.\n\nMark your calendars for the upcoming [Summer Bug Smash](https://dev.to/bugsmash).\n\n[Bug Smash - Register Now](https://dev.to/bugsmash)\n\nWe can't wait to see what you build!", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/devteam/the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar-2fcb", "published_at": "2026-07-07 15:54:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 15:58:28.254306+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["DEV", "DEV Team"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-next-dev-weekend-challenge-launches-on-july-9-13-mark-your-calendar.jsonld"}}