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title: "Upcoming Challenge: December 2026"
category: "challenges"
subcategory: "current"
order: 2
description: "Preview of the December 2026 Annual Holiday Maker Showcase and challenge."
tags:
  - challenge
  - upcoming
---

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# Upcoming challenge: December 2026

## Challenge: Annual Holiday Maker Showcase

Full details for the December challenge will be announced at the November 18th meetup. Expect a holiday gift, ornament, and year-end maker showcase theme for our December 16th gathering.

### Submission rules

* **Physical model.** Bring your print to the **December 16th, 2026** meetup.
* **The story.** Be ready to share how you designed or printed your entry.

### Judging and prize

* **Voting.** Attendees vote on their favorite print at the meetup.
* **Prize.** The winner takes home a free spool of filament.

### Timeline

* **Challenge announcement.** November 18th, 2026
* **Show & tell and voting.** December 16th, 2026
* **Winner announcement.** December 16th, 2026

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**This challenge becomes active in December 2026**

**Last Updated**: October 30, 2026
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`## Challenge: Annual Holiday Maker Showcase`
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`Full details for the December challenge will be announced at the November 18th meetup. Expect a holiday gift, ornament, and year-end maker showcase theme for our December 16th gathering.`
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`### Submission rules`
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`* Physical model. Bring your print to the December 16th, 2026 meetup.`
			`* The story. Be ready to share how you designed or printed your entry.`
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`### Judging and prize`
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`* Voting. Attendees vote on their favorite print at the meetup.`
			`* Prize. The winner takes home a free spool of filament.`
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			`### Timeline`

Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`* Challenge announcement. November 18th, 2026`
			`* Show & tell and voting. December 16th, 2026`
			`* Winner announcement. December 16th, 2026`
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Archive October 2026 meetup and set up November 18th event and announcement 2026-10-30 04:50:44 -05:00			`This challenge becomes active in December 2026`

			`Last Updated: October 30, 2026`