Esri's Weekend of Innovation 2026

Esri is excited to announce our annual intern hackathon: The Weekend of Innovation. The summer interns will form teams of highly motivated developers and GIS analysts to solve interesting real-world problems using GIS. The solutions illustrate how effective it is to use ArcGIS to address real problems using location analytics. This event gives the participants an opportunity to be creative and present their idea to their Esri colleagues and senior management.

Get started

• Complete the registration form to indicate your intention to participate and your area of focus.
• Review the Participant Guide.
• Review prior hackathon projects and get ideas for your own unique project and solution.
• Get to know the capabilities of ArcGIS.
• Get inspired with trending insights and blog articles at esri.com.