# Welcome to Hacktoberfest 2023

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**Created:** [October 2, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/welcome-to-hacktoberfest-2023/764 "2023-10-02T10:28:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/welcome-to-hacktoberfest-2023/764/1 "2023-10-02T10:28:10Z")

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Welcome to [Hacktoberfest](https://hacktoberfest.com/) 2023!

Join us in a month-long celebration of open source!  
We have prepared a demo sprint to help you get started with your first open source contribution. Learn more about our [demo sprint during Hacktoberfest 2023](https://weaviate.io/blog/hacktoberfest-2023).

Please use this channel to ask any questions you might have.

Here are some **resources to help you get started**

What is Open Source, and how do you contribute to it?

- 🎯 [What is Open Source](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/what-is-open-source)
- 🎯 [Introduction to GitHub and Open-Source Projects](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorial_series/an-introduction-to-open-source)
- 🎯 [How to Contribute to Open Source](https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/)
- 🎯 [GitHub Contribution Guide by Hugging Face](https://www.notion.so/19411c29298644df8e9656af45a7686d?pvs=21)
- 🎯 [How to Use Git](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/cheatsheets/how-to-use-git-a-reference-guide)
- 🎯 [Weaviate Contributor Guide](https://weaviate.io/developers/contributor-guide)

If you’re new to Weaviate, get up and running quickly with these beginner-friendly guides:

- [Quickstart Guide](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/quickstart) 🚀
- [Weaviate Academy](https://weaviate.io/developers/academy) 🎓

Dive deeper into specific topics with these detailed guides:

- [How-to Search Guides](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/search) 🔍
- [Keyword, Vector, Hybrid, and Generative Search](https://github.com/weaviate-tutorials/generative-search/blob/main/GenerativeSearchDemo.ipynb) 🔍
- [How-to Manage Data (CRUD Operations)](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/manage-data) 💾
- [Tutorial: Importing Data with Your Own Vectors](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/tutorials/wikipedia) 📊
- [Weaviate Architecture Concepts](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/concepts#weaviate-architecture) 🏛

Join one of our [workshops](https://weaviate.io/learn/workshops) for an introduction to Weaviate.

- 4th October 2023 (20:00-21:00 UTC+2): [Introduction to Weaviate](https://form.jotform.com/232574048361254) with Zain Hasan, Senior Dev Advocate @ Weaviate
- 5th October 2023 (17:00-18:00 UTC+2): [NEW Python `Collections` Client API Preview](https://form.jotform.com/232683153137859) with JP Hwang - Educator @ Weaviate
- 18th October 2023 (15:00-16:00 UTC+2): [Introduction to Weaviate](https://form.jotform.com/232602295283859) with JP Hwang - Educator @ Weaviate

Expand your knowledge with these supplementary resources:

- [Weaviate YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@Weaviate) 📺
- [Weaviate Blog](https://weaviate.io/blog) 📰
- [Weaviate Recipes](https://github.com/weaviate/recipes) 🍳

Happy hacking, and let’s make Hacktoberfest 2023 a memorable one together! 🚀

Jump right in and have a look at our [example use cases and demos](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/more-resources/example-use-cases) page.

Best,  
The Weaviate Team