Build Weekend · September 26 to 27, 2026 · Sat to Sun
Build Weekend NYC
New York City — venue shared with accepted families30/30 spots left
Find Your Weekend
Three kinds of weekend.
Most students lean one way. Pick the one that sounds like yours.
For the one that wants to earn.
Start a business
They’ve resold the sneakers, and they’ve talked you into things. This weekend they find a real customer and take real money for something they made.
For the one who wants to build.
Build a product
They’re already building. Mods, hardware, half-finished projects open on a laptop. This weekend they build one properly with AI, and finish it — working, and in someone else’s hands by Sunday.
For the one who wants to be heard.
Build an audience
They’re filming and writing already, usually for an audience of nobody. This weekend they make something people actually find, and learn how it travels.
Upcoming WeekendsEvery weekend
Every weekend
we have dates for.
Soonest first. The first Build Weekend is in New York this September, and both weekends then run across the country in October, at Alpha School campuses from Boston to San Francisco.
Founders Weekend · October 10 to 11, 2026 · Sat to Sun
Founders Weekend US
Alpha School locations · 10 cities
Austin
Alpha Austin Campus
Boston
Alpha Boston Campus
Chicago
Alpha Chicago Campus
Dallas
Alpha Highland Park Campus
Los Angeles
Alpha Santa Monica Campus
Miami
Alpha Miami Campus
Nashville
Alpha Nashville Campus
New York
Alpha New York Campus
San Francisco
Alpha San Francisco Campus
Seattle
Alpha Kirkland Campus
Build Weekend · October 24 to 25, 2026 · Sat to Sun
Build Weekend US
Alpha School locations · 10 citiesAustin
Alpha Austin CampusBoston
Alpha Boston CampusChicago
Alpha Chicago CampusDallas
Alpha Highland Park CampusLos Angeles
Alpha Santa Monica CampusMiami
Alpha Miami CampusNashville
Alpha Nashville CampusNew York
Alpha New York CampusSan Francisco
Alpha San Francisco CampusSeattle
Alpha Kirkland Campus
Want a weekend we haven’t dated yet?
Tell us which one and where you are — new weekends go where the most families ask for them.
The Bigger PictureLoved the weekend?
Loved the weekend?
Our students do this every day.
The series is a taste of Founders School, the high school where the same loop runs all year: real businesses, real customers, and a real path to $1 million by graduation.
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