diff --git a/apps/cms/src/collections/Challenges.ts b/apps/cms/src/collections/Challenges.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c992494a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/collections/Challenges.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload';
+
+export const Challenges: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'challenges',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'title',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'description',
+      type: 'textarea',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'prizes',
+      type: 'textarea',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'judgingRubric',
+      type: 'textarea',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'sponsor',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'sponsors',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'hackathon',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'hackathons',
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/collections/Events.ts b/apps/cms/src/collections/Events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4c699f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/collections/Events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload';
+
+export const Events: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'events',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'title',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'description',
+      type: 'textarea',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'room',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'type',
+      type: 'select',
+      options: ['workshop', 'networking', 'social', 'food', 'other'],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'hackathon',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'hackathons',
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/collections/Hackathons.ts b/apps/cms/src/collections/Hackathons.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f50b4b7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/collections/Hackathons.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload';
+
+export const Hackathons: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'hackathons',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'year',
+      type: 'number',
+      required: true,
+      unique: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'theme',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'sponsors',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'sponsors',
+      hasMany: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'description',
+      type: 'richText',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'participants',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'participants',
+      hasMany: true,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/collections/Participants.ts b/apps/cms/src/collections/Participants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b955dd6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/collections/Participants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload';
+
+export const Participants: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'participants',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'role',
+      type: 'select',
+      options: ['organizer', 'volunteer', 'mentor', 'judge', 'sponsor-representative'],
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'company',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'sponsors',
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/collections/Schedule.ts b/apps/cms/src/collections/Schedule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ac0ec61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/collections/Schedule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload';
+
+export const Schedule: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'schedule',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'event',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'events',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'time',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'day',
+      type: 'select',
+      options: ['Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday'],
+      required: true,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/collections/Sponsors.ts b/apps/cms/src/collections/Sponsors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a40c76a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/collections/Sponsors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload';
+
+export const Sponsors: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'sponsors',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'logo',
+      type: 'upload',
+      relationTo: 'media', // Assuming a media collection exists for file uploads
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'link',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+      validate: (value) => {
+        try {
+          new URL(value);
+          return true;
+        } catch {
+          return 'Invalid URL format';
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/payload-types.ts b/apps/cms/src/payload-types.ts
index bdfa0ab72..327a4a90c 100644
--- a/apps/cms/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/apps/cms/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -11,16 +11,30 @@ export interface Config {
     users: UserAuthOperations;
   };
   collections: {
+    hackathons: Hackathon;
     users: User;
     media: Media;
+    'social-links': SocialLink;
+    sponsors: Sponsor;
+    participants: Participant;
+    events: Event;
+    challenges: Challenge;
+    schedule: Schedule;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
   };
   collectionsJoins: {};
   collectionsSelect: {
+    hackathons: HackathonsSelect<false> | HackathonsSelect<true>;
     users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
     media: MediaSelect<false> | MediaSelect<true>;
+    'social-links': SocialLinksSelect<false> | SocialLinksSelect<true>;
+    sponsors: SponsorsSelect<false> | SponsorsSelect<true>;
+    participants: ParticipantsSelect<false> | ParticipantsSelect<true>;
+    events: EventsSelect<false> | EventsSelect<true>;
+    challenges: ChallengesSelect<false> | ChallengesSelect<true>;
+    schedule: ScheduleSelect<false> | ScheduleSelect<true>;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
@@ -59,20 +73,43 @@ export interface UserAuthOperations {
 }
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "users".
+ * via the `definition` "hackathons".
  */
-export interface User {
+export interface Hackathon {
   id: number;
+  year: number;
+  theme?: string | null;
+  sponsors?: (number | Sponsor)[] | null;
+  description?: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: string;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  } | null;
+  participants?: (number | Participant)[] | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "sponsors".
+ */
+export interface Sponsor {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  logo?: (number | null) | Media;
+  link: string;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
-  email: string;
-  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
-  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
-  salt?: string | null;
-  hash?: string | null;
-  loginAttempts?: number | null;
-  lockUntil?: string | null;
-  password?: string | null;
 }
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
@@ -93,6 +130,99 @@ export interface Media {
   focalX?: number | null;
   focalY?: number | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "participants".
+ */
+export interface Participant {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  role: 'organizer' | 'volunteer' | 'mentor' | 'judge' | 'sponsor-representative';
+  company?: (number | null) | Sponsor;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users".
+ */
+export interface User {
+  id: number;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  email: string;
+  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
+  salt?: string | null;
+  hash?: string | null;
+  loginAttempts?: number | null;
+  lockUntil?: string | null;
+  password?: string | null;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "social-links".
+ */
+export interface SocialLink {
+  id: number;
+  platform:
+    | 'website'
+    | 'portal'
+    | 'design'
+    | 'architecture'
+    | 'ESLint'
+    | 'discord'
+    | 'instagram'
+    | 'linkedin'
+    | 'linktree'
+    | 'figma'
+    | 'github-project'
+    | 'github-repo';
+  url: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "events".
+ */
+export interface Event {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  description?: string | null;
+  room?: string | null;
+  type?: ('workshop' | 'networking' | 'social' | 'food' | 'other') | null;
+  hackathon?: (number | null) | Hackathon;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "challenges".
+ */
+export interface Challenge {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  description?: string | null;
+  prizes?: string | null;
+  judgingRubric?: string | null;
+  sponsor?: (number | null) | Sponsor;
+  hackathon?: (number | null) | Hackathon;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "schedule".
+ */
+export interface Schedule {
+  id: number;
+  event: number | Event;
+  time: string;
+  day: 'Friday' | 'Saturday' | 'Sunday';
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
@@ -100,6 +230,10 @@ export interface Media {
 export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
   id: number;
   document?:
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'hackathons';
+        value: number | Hackathon;
+      } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'users';
         value: number | User;
@@ -107,6 +241,30 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
     | ({
         relationTo: 'media';
         value: number | Media;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'social-links';
+        value: number | SocialLink;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'sponsors';
+        value: number | Sponsor;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'participants';
+        value: number | Participant;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'events';
+        value: number | Event;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'challenges';
+        value: number | Challenge;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'schedule';
+        value: number | Schedule;
       } | null);
   globalSlug?: string | null;
   user: {
@@ -150,6 +308,19 @@ export interface PayloadMigration {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "hackathons_select".
+ */
+export interface HackathonsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  year?: T;
+  theme?: T;
+  sponsors?: T;
+  description?: T;
+  participants?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "users_select".
@@ -183,6 +354,76 @@ export interface MediaSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   focalX?: T;
   focalY?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "social-links_select".
+ */
+export interface SocialLinksSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  platform?: T;
+  url?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "sponsors_select".
+ */
+export interface SponsorsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  logo?: T;
+  link?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "participants_select".
+ */
+export interface ParticipantsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  role?: T;
+  company?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "events_select".
+ */
+export interface EventsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  description?: T;
+  room?: T;
+  type?: T;
+  hackathon?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "challenges_select".
+ */
+export interface ChallengesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  description?: T;
+  prizes?: T;
+  judgingRubric?: T;
+  sponsor?: T;
+  hackathon?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "schedule_select".
+ */
+export interface ScheduleSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  event?: T;
+  time?: T;
+  day?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents_select".
diff --git a/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts b/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts
index 67eed92ec..33b2482fc 100644
--- a/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import sharp from 'sharp'
 import { Users } from './collections/Users'
 import { Media } from './collections/Media'
 import { SocialLinks } from './collections/SocialLinks'
+import { Sponsors } from './collections/Sponsors'
+import { Hackathons } from './collections/Hackathons'
+import { Participants } from './collections/Participants'
+import { Events } from './collections/Events'
+import { Challenges } from './collections/Challenges'
+import { Schedule } from './collections/Schedule'
 
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
@@ -22,9 +28,15 @@ export default buildConfig({
     },
   },
   collections: [
+    Hackathons,
     Users,
     Media,
     SocialLinks,
+    Sponsors,
+    Participants,
+    Events,
+    Challenges,
+    Schedule
   ],
   editor: lexicalEditor(),
   secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || '',