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2026-02-01 • Written by Contest Reminder Team

When Is the Next Coding Contest?

If you are Googling "when is the next LeetCode contest" or "when is the next Codeforces contest", you are not alone. These are the most common questions among competitive programmers, and the answer changes every week.

Quick Answer: Check Our Live Schedule

The fastest way to find out is to visit our live upcoming contests page at [contestclocker.com/upcoming-coding-contests](/upcoming-coding-contests). It pulls real-time data from all major platforms and shows you exactly when each contest starts in your local timezone.

When Is the Next LeetCode Contest?

LeetCode runs contests on a fixed weekly schedule: - Weekly Contest: Every Sunday at 2:30 AM UTC - Biweekly Contest: Every other Saturday at 2:30 PM UTC

So the next LeetCode contest is always within the next 7 days. The format is consistent: 4 problems, 90 minutes.

When Is the Next Codeforces Contest?

Codeforces contests are announced a few days in advance and do not follow a fixed schedule. Typically, there are 2-3 rounds per week. Most start at 14:35 UTC or 17:35 UTC.

To find the exact next Codeforces round, check our live schedule or install the Contest Reminder extension for automatic notifications.

When Is the Next AtCoder Contest?

AtCoder runs contests almost every weekend: - AtCoder Beginner Contest (ABC): Most Saturdays at 12:00 UTC (9:00 PM JST) - AtCoder Regular Contest (ARC): 1-2 times per month - AtCoder Grand Contest (AGC): Rare, a few times per year

AtCoder is particularly popular among Japanese, Korean, and Chinese programmers, and the problems tend to be more mathematically rigorous than Codeforces.

When Is the Next CodeChef Contest?

CodeChef runs: - Starters: Weekly rated contests, usually on Wednesdays, 2 hours long - CodeChef contests are shorter format now, after discontinuing the older Long Challenge and Cook-Off formats

The Problem with Checking Manually

Here is the reality: by the time you Google "when is the next Codeforces contest," open the website, find the schedule, convert the timezone, and set a reminder, you have wasted 5-10 minutes. Multiply that by every week, and you are spending hours per year just finding out when contests are.

The Zero-Effort Solution

Install the Contest Reminder Chrome extension. It does three things:

  1. Shows you every upcoming contest across all platforms in a single dashboard
  2. Auto-syncs contests to your Google Calendar with correct timezone conversion
  3. Sends browser notifications 60 and 15 minutes before each contest

One setup. Never search for "when is the next contest" again.