ICFP Programming Contest 2026

ICFP Programming Contest 2026

Dates

Friday July 24th<br>to<br>Monday July 27th

Registration

Open — create an account (only one team member needs to register)<br>You’re registered — your team

Teaching Assistants

Nolen Royalty

Eliot Hedeman

Henry Nelson

Frank Chiarulli Jr

Contact<br>Discord

Social Media

Bluesky

Twitter

Dates and Format

This is the 29th instance of the annual ICFP Programming Contest. The<br>contest will run from<br>Friday July 24th at 12:00 UTC<br>to<br>Monday July 27th at 12:00 UTC.<br>There will be a 24-hour lightning round ending<br>Saturday July 25th at 12:00 UTC.<br>The contest will take place online.

Winners will be announced at<br>ICFP 2026<br>in Bloomington, Indiana.

Material Covered

While ICFP is typically focused on functional programming, your<br>TAs for this year aim to introduce you to the basics of real-world<br>systems programming. See the<br>course description for<br>more on what we'll cover.

We're hard at work developing our syllabus, preparing our grading<br>infrastructure, and making sure our editing software is ready to go.<br>Check back here soon for more updates!

Course Staff

TA headshots and bios coming soon!

Last updated: 11 July 2026.