To celebrate Star Wars Day, Ionic hosted a hackathon called "Become an Ionic Jedi Hackster," offering developers the chance to win an Archon v2.1 Lightsaber from UltraSabers.com. Participants had 48 hours, starting from May 5, 2017, to create innovative and fun applications using the Ionic framework and the Star Wars API. Key requirements included adhering to the Ionic Code of Conduct, using the Ionic v3 CLI, submitting work via a public GitHub repository, and sharing the app through Ionic View Sharing. Judging, based on creativity, uniqueness, fun factor, and code quality, concluded with the announcement of winners on May 12, 2017.