---
title: "Current & Upcoming Challenges"
category: "challenges"
subcategory: "current"
order: 0
description: "Active monthly challenges and upcoming challenge preview for the Fargo 3D Printing Meetup."
tags:
  - challenge
  - active
  - overview
---

# Current Challenges Hub

This directory houses the active monthly challenge and the preview for the upcoming challenge.

## Challenge Cycle

Our monthly challenges follow a 3-stage lifecycle:

1. **Announcement**: The challenge theme and requirements are announced at the monthly meetup.
2. **Execution**: Makers work on their prints between meetups.
3. **Judging & Voting**: Physical prints are brought to the following meetup for show & tell, community voting, and prizes.

## Current Files

- **[Active Challenge](current.md)**: September 2026 Practi"FALL" Prints (currently in execution, judging September 16th, 2026).
- **[Upcoming Challenge Preview](upcoming.md)**: October 2026 preview (to be announced at the conclusion of the September meetup).
- **[Challenge Archive](../archive/readme.md)**: Browse all completed past challenges from 2025 and 2026.