ESA Winter 2026
ESA invites you to the latest installment of the speedrunning marathon, featuring a week of showcases in aid of Make a Wish Foundation
Location
Quality Hotel View, Malmö Sweden
Discord
All attendees should join the ESA Discord chat server. Attendees should additionally link their ESA-profile to their Discord profile when prompted during the registration process. Both steps are mandatory for volunteers and runners as Discord will be the main tool for all forms of communication leading up to the event, including but not limited to DMs and group pings from organisers, volunteer team leaders, and the game selection team.
Event Hours
- Volunteer badge collection: 0900 Thursday 26 June
- Public badge collection: 1500 Friday 27 June
- Stream 1 begins: Mid day Saturday 28 June
- Stream 1 ends: Around 23:59, Saturday 5 July (24 hour stream)
- Stream 2 begins: Mid day Sunday 29 June
- Stream 2 end: Early afternoon, Saturday 5 July
All rooms except the stream rooms will stay open until 8am on the morning of Sun 6 July, when power will be disconnected. Attendees are invited to assist with event teardown on Sunday.
Registration
Registration fees and dates are available on the registration page for this event
https://register.esamarathon.com/events/7
Volunteering
Volunteers are required to transform the vision of the event into reality. In return for joining "Team ESA" most volunteers will receive a full discount on registration fees.
You don't need to wait for the formal volunteering window to introduce yourself to the teams. Introduce yourself in #event-planning on Discord
Run Submission
Information will be added to this section at a later date
Hotel Booking
Information will be added to this section at a later date
PARTNERS OF ESA
CHARITY PARTNERS
