Stanford XR Presents

Immerse the Bay2026

Take Me To The Moon

November 13-15*

* To be finalized

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// About

The Bay Area’s leading XR hackathon.

Join us for an incredible weekend of innovative building and pushing the boundaries of spatial computing.

What is Immerse the Bay?

Immerse the Bay is Silicon Valley's leading extended reality (XR) hackathon. Hosted on the Stanford University campus, the three-day event brings together students, designers, and developers to build the future of spatial computing.

Over the course of 36 hours, participants form teams to prototype augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed-reality (MR) experiences. All skill levels and backgrounds are welcome to jump in and start building.

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What to expect

Get hands-on access to over $300k worth of XR equipment, including headsets, controllers, and spatial computing peripherals loaned for the full weekend.

>$30Kin prizes (2025)
400+hackers
36hacking hours
10+industry workshops
Opening ceremony speaker
Stanford XR bunny key chain swag
Immerse the Bay workshop
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// Sponsors

Backed by immersive industry leaders

Immerse the Bay is made possible by the innovative companies backing the next generation of XR builders, like our 2025 sponsors below.

Platinum

  • AWE
  • ByteDance
  • OpenBCI
  • Meta
  • XR Bootcamp by Meta

Gold

  • Raven Resonance
  • Afference
  • XREAL
  • Meshy AI

Silver

  • ShapesXR
  • Snap AR
  • CVRE

Supported By

  • Red Bull
  • Shake Shack
  • Panda Express
  • Insomnia Cookies
  • Ike's Love & Sandwiches

In partnership with

  • UC Berkeley XR