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Important
A single, always-current list of hackathons worth your weekend. In-person, virtual, and hybrid — college, high-school, and open hackathons all in one place.
Hi, we're Jose Cruz, Vick Mahindru, Cai Zheng, Allyson Keightley, and Henry. We built this because hackathon listings are scattered across a dozen sites, Discords, and group chats, and half of them are already over by the time you find them. This one starts from zero and stays current.
Hackathons are the fastest way to build something real, meet your future team, and win prizes while you learn. Everything here is community-driven. If you find one, add it. Together we make the path clearer for everyone who comes after us.
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| Status | Host | Hackathon | Format | Location | Prize | Deadline | Application | Date Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Flower Labs / Nebius | Collaborative Agent Hackathon @ Stanford 2026 — Sep 29, 2026 | In-Person | Stanford, CA | US$5,000+ prize pool | — |  |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | SSTC Bhilai (HackBIOS) | HackBIOS 2K26 — Oct 9–10, 2026 | In-Person | Bhilai, India | TBA | Sep 29, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | The AI Conference × [SF] HackerSquad | The AI Conference Hack Day 2026 — Sep 29, 2026 (One-Day Build; Approval Required) | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | Main-stage pitch to VCs at The AI Conference | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | AssemblyAI / lablab.ai | AssemblyAI Voice Agent Hackathon — Sep 1–30, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $10,000 ($5K cash + $5K AssemblyAI credits) | Sep 30, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | KIET Group of Institutions | InnoHacks 4.0 — Oct 10–11, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Ghaziabad, India | $56,390 in prizes (mostly sponsor credits) | Sep 30, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | RevenueCat | Shipaton 2026 | Virtual | Online | $740k+ in cash prizes | Sep 30, 2026 | |
Jul 30, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | LIDERA Community x Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | Hackathon Climate U 2026 — Oct 10, 2026 | In-Person | Lisbon, Portugal | €1,500 to winning team | Oct 01, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH) | European Defense Tech Hackathon London 2026 — Oct 2–4, 2026 | In-Person | London, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | LithuaniaBIO / LSMU (BIO-RED, EU co-financed) | BIO-RED Cross-Regional Hackathon Kaunas 2026 — Oct 2–3, 2026 | In-Person | Kaunas, Lithuania | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | tokens& | Real-Time Video Agents Hack SF 2026 — Oct 2, 2026 | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | University of Florida | Gator Quant Hacks 2026 — Oct 2–4, 2026 (Quant Finance Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Gainesville, FL | $16,000 prize pool | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | UTSA ACM | RowdyHacks XII: Hack & Heist — Oct 3–4, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | San Antonio, TX | TBA | Oct 02, 2026 | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Iterate / futurebio.xyz | London AI x Science Hackathon 2026 — Oct 3–4, 2026 | In-Person | London, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | {Tech: Europe} / Google DeepMind / Norrsken | {Tech: Europe} Agentic AI Hack Stockholm 2026 — Oct 3, 2026 | In-Person | Stockholm, Sweden | Prizes and credits (amount TBA) | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Arcade AI × Cambridge China AI Association | Cambridge × Arcade AI Hackathon — Oct 3–4, 2026 | Hybrid | Cambridge, UK, Online | Cash prizes + hardware (amount TBA) | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | ACM at NC State | WolfHacks 2026 — Oct 3–4, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Raleigh, NC | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | University of Michigan Dearborn | Hack Dearborn 2026 — Oct 3–4, 2026 | In-Person | Dearborn, MI | Nintendo Switch 2, Bose headphones, espresso machine + track prizes | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | HackGB 2026 — Oct 17–18, 2026 | In-Person | Green Bay, WI | $5,000+ in prizes | Oct 04, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Proidea | HackYeah 2026 — Oct 3–4, 2026 (Europe's Largest Stationary Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Kraków, Poland | 50,000+ PLN in prizes | Oct 04, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | WeAreDevelopers / BAND | WeAreDevelopers x BAND: Dark Factory Hackathon — Sep 26 – Oct 5, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $6,000 prize pool | Oct 05, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | IEEE Blockchain Türkiye Group | IEEE ClimateChain Global Hackathon — Oct 5–25, 2026 (Online Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | Virtual | Online | $3,000+ in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Databricks | Databricks AI Social Impact (DAISI) Challenge Singapore — Sep 16 – Oct 6, 2026 | In-Person | Singapore | US$24,500 (non-cash prize value) | Oct 06, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Banana Hacks | Banana Hacks 2026 — Oct 9–12, 2026 (Online Generative AI Hackathon; Registration Open) | Virtual | Online | $500 cash + sponsor licenses & domains | Oct 08, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | TecNM Campus Saltillo | Road To Tech Hackathon 2026 (TecNM Campus Saltillo) — Oct 9–10, 2026 | In-Person | Saltillo, Mexico | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | tokens& / AWS Builder Loft | Cyberdefense Hackathon 2026 — Oct 9, 2026 | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Major League Hacking | Global Hack Week: Hacktoberfest — Oct 9–15, 2026 | Virtual | Online | Swag + prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Arizona State University | Hacks for Humanity 2026 — Oct 9–11, 2026 | In-Person | Tempe, AZ | $6,300 in cash prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | hacklanta.dev | Hacklanta '26 — Oct 9–11, 2026 | In-Person | Atlanta, GA | — | — | |
Aug 07, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | HackKnight | HackKnight 2026 — Oct 9–11, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Flushing, NY | — | — | |
Aug 06, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | University of Central Florida | Knight Hacks IX — Oct 9–11, 2026 | In-Person | Orlando, FL | TBA | — | |
Jul 12, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | HackNC | HackNC 2026 — Oct 9–11, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Chapel Hill, NC | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Forever 22 / Google DeepMind / Betaworks | The New Agentic Economy Hackathon 2026 — Oct 10, 2026 | In-Person | New York, NY | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Kappa Theta Pi at University of South Carolina | PalmettoHacks 2026 — Oct 10–11, 2026 | In-Person | Columbia, SC | $2,550 | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | {Tech: Europe} / Google DeepMind | {Tech: Europe} Agentic AI Hack Zürich 2026 — Oct 10, 2026 | In-Person | Zürich, Switzerland | Prizes and credits (amount TBA) | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Hyphen-Hacks | Hyphen-Hacks 2026 — Oct 10, 2026 (High School Hackathon; Sign-Up Form Open) | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Princeton High School | hackPHS 2026: Into the Skies — Oct 10–11, 2026 (High School Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Princeton, NJ | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Rutgers University | HackRU Fall 2026 — Oct 10–11, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | New Brunswick, NJ | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | CougarCS | CodeRED Orion — Oct 10–11, 2026 | In-Person | Houston, TX | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | Colosseum | Crypto World's Fair (Colosseum) — Sep 14 – Oct 12, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $800,000+ in prizes, plus $2.5M venture funding | Oct 12, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | GenAI.Works | Open Agent Hackathon 2026 — Oct 15–20, 2026 | Virtual | Online | Up to $20,000 | Oct 12, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| 🔥 [CLOSING SOON] | AMD × lablab.ai | AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT III — Oct 12–18, 2026 (Hybrid Hackathon; Registration Open) | Hybrid | 4 locationsRome, Italy, Milan, Italy, Imperia, Italy, Online |
$5,000 in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | UCLA | ⭐ LA Hacks AI Hackathon 2026 — Oct 17–18, 2026 | In-Person | Los Angeles, CA | TBA | — | |
Jul 04, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | ACM at UC San Diego | DiamondHacks 2027 — Apr 3–4, 2027 | In-Person | La Jolla, CA | TBA | — |  |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Amazon Web Services | AWS CDS Agentic AI Partner Hackathon — Sep 14 – Oct 28, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $40,000 in cash | Oct 28, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | BioEng4Youth | BioHacks 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 | In-Person | Hamilton, ON | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | CharlestonHacks | HarborHack 2026: Agent In The Loop — Oct 23–25, 2026 | In-Person | Charleston, SC | $1,500 in cash | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | CommuniHacks | CommuniHacks 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 | In-Person | Kitchener, ON | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Data Science & Informatics at UF (UF AI Days) | Gator Hack V 2026 — Oct 23–25, 2026 | In-Person | Gainesville, FL | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Daytona | Daytona HackSprint w/ Arize AI NYC — Oct 16, 2026 | In-Person | New York, NY | $7,000 in cash + Daytona credits | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Dev3pack (Solana) | Dev3pack Global Hackathon — Nov 27–29, 2026 | Virtual | Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Devpost | Build With AI: Basics — Sep 22 – Oct 26, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $2,500 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Emory University (Project Emory) | Emory Hacks 2026 — Nov 13–15, 2026 | In-Person | Atlanta, GA | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH) | European Defense Tech Hackathon Sofia 2026 — Oct 16–18, 2026 | In-Person | Sofia, Bulgaria | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | ForgeHacks | ForgeHacks Online 2026 — Oct 3–10, 2026 | Virtual | Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | GDG on Campus Sheridan College | Sheridan Datathon 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 | In-Person | Mississauga, ON | CAD $10,000+ in prizes | Nov 08, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | KCL Womxn in STEM, Imperial Womxn in SET, UCL Women in STEM | IKU Womxn in STEM Hackathon 2026 — Oct 17–18, 2026 | In-Person | London, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Kent State University (Kent Hack Enough) | Kent Hack Enough 2027 — Mar 6–7, 2027 | In-Person | Kent, OH | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Meta | Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 — Sep 24 – Nov 18, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $1,000,000 in cash | Nov 18, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Nebius / NVIDIA / {Tech: Europe} | Nebius Build Week Hackathon Berlin 2026 — Oct 18, 2026 | In-Person | Berlin, Germany | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Oxford University students (OxHack) | OxHack '26 — Oct 24–25, 2026 | In-Person | Oxford, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Perfect Corp | YouCam API Skin AI & eCommerce VTO Hackathon — Sep 29 – Nov 2, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $6,000 in cash | Nov 02, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | Rutgers Health Hack 2026 — Oct 9–11, 2026 | In-Person | New Brunswick, NJ | $10,000 in cash | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Sound Credit Union & UW Tacoma | HuskyHack 2026 — Oct 17, 2026 | In-Person | Tacoma, WA | $18,000 in cash | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | The Ohio State University (OHI/O) | HackOHI/O 2026 — Oct 24–25, 2026 | Hybrid | Columbus, OH, Marion, OH, Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | tokens& | Real-Time Video Agents Hack London 2026 — Oct 17, 2026 | In-Person | London, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | University of Delaware (HenHacks) | HenHacks 2027 — Mar 6–7, 2027 | In-Person | Newark, DE | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | University of Wisconsin–Madison (MadHacks) | MadHacks 2026 — Nov 14–15, 2026 | In-Person | Madison, WI | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Vultr / lablab.ai | Vultr: Agent Rush Hackathon — Nov 3–8, 2026 | Hybrid | Salt Lake City, UT, Online | $9,000 cash + $5,000 Vultr credits | Nov 08, 2026 | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | York College of Pennsylvania | YCP Hacks 2026 — Nov 6–8, 2026 | In-Person | York, PA | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Stanford | TreeHacks 2027 — Feb 12–14, 2027 | In-Person | Stanford, CA | TBA | — | |
Sep 24, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | builderr | Signalpost company intelligence challenge | Virtual | Online | $2,500 in prizes | — | |
Sep 22, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Amazon | Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon — Aug 31 – Oct 23, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $138,000 in prizes | Oct 23, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | European Commission (European Defence Fund) | EUDIS Defence Hackathon Autumn 2026 — Oct 15–17, 2026 (Multi-City EU Defence-Tech Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Multiple cities | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | GitHub | GitHub Game Off 2026 — Nov 1 – Dec 1, 2026 (Month-Long Game Jam; Registration Open) | Virtual | Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Illinois Wesleyan University | HackTitan 2027 — Feb 2–4, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | Virtual | Online | $10,000 in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | LaunchHacks | LaunchHacks V — Dec 11–15, 2026 (High School Hackathon; Registration Open) | Virtual | Online | $17,575 in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Major League Hacking | Global Hack Week: Builders Week — Nov 6–12, 2026 | Virtual | Online | Swag + prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | OpenCV Foundation | OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS — Aug 26 – Oct 26, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $20,250 in prizes | Oct 26, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Shooting Stars Foundation | IBM Z Datathon 2026 — Oct 17–18, 2026 (24-Hour Student Datathon; Registration Open) | Hybrid | Multiple cities, Online | $50,000+ in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | U.S. House of Representatives | Congressional App Challenge 2026 — Submissions Due Oct 26, 2026 (Middle & High School Coding Competition; Registration Open) | Virtual | Online | TBA | Oct 26, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | 804 Hacks | 804 Hacks 2026 — Oct 18, 2026 (Student Hackathon, Ages 13–18; Registration Open) | In-Person | Richmond, VA | $4,000+ in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | EPFL | LauzHack 2026 — Nov 21–22, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Lausanne, Switzerland | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | ETHGlobal | ETHGlobal Mumbai 2026 — Nov 5–7, 2026 (Apply to Attend; Approval Required) | In-Person | Mumbai, India | $135,000 in prizes | Nov 03, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | EU Space Programme (EUSPA) | 12th CASSINI Hackathon: EU Space for Peace and Resilience — Nov 27–29, 2026 (Multi-City; Registration Opening Soon) | In-Person | Multiple cities | €9,000 in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Hack Club | Haven 2026 — Nov 14–15, 2026 (Global Teen Game Jam, Ages 13–18; Sign-Ups Open) | In-Person | Multiple cities | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Hack Club | Snowglobe 2026 — Nov 20–22, 2026 (Girls-Only High School Hackathon; Qualification Portal Open) | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | Hardware prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | IEEE at University of Cincinnati | MakeUC 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 (24-Hour Hybrid Hackathon; Registration Open) | Hybrid | Cincinnati, OH, Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | lablab.ai | TechEx Amsterdam Hackathon 2026 — Oct 16–20, 2026 (Hybrid: Online Build Oct 16–19, On-Site Oct 19–20; Applications Open) | Hybrid | Amsterdam, Netherlands, Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | nwPlus | HackCamp 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 (Beginner-Only Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | Vancouver, BC | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Purdue | BoilerMake XIV — Jan 22–24, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | West Lafayette, IN | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Sierra Hacks | Sierra Hacks 2026 — Oct 24, 2026 (High School Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Manteca, CA | $15,000 in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | TECH CORPS | TECH CORPS Hackathon 2026 — Nov 7 & Nov 14, 2026 (Ohio High School Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | 4 locationsColumbus, OH, Cleveland, OH, Dayton, OH, Elyria, OH |
Gift cards for top teams | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Technical University of Munich | hackaTUM 2026 — Nov 27–29, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open in October) | In-Person | Munich, Germany | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | TUM Blockchain Club | TUM Blockchain & AI Hackathon 2026 — Oct 30–31, 2026 (Applications Open) | In-Person | Munich, Germany | €4,000+ in prizes | Oct 29, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | UniCS, University of Manchester | GreatUniHack 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Manchester, UK | TBA | Oct 16, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | University of Maryland | Technica 2026 — Oct 17–18, 2026 (Hybrid Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | Hybrid | College Park, MD, Online | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | University of Nottingham HackSoc | HackNotts '26 — Oct 24–25, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | Nottingham, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Western University | Hack Western 13 — Nov 20–22, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | London, ON | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | XRPL Commons | XRP Ledger Hackathon NYC 2026 — Oct 24–25, 2026 (36-Hour Hackathon; Apply to Attend; Approval Required) | In-Person | New York, NY | $40,000+ | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | aiLights Association | Hack Apertus Online — Oct 1–16, 2026 | Virtual | Online | €10,680 in cash prizes | Oct 16, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Code the Change YYC | Hack the Change 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 | Hybrid | Calgary, AB, Online | CAD $5,000 in cash | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | DevNetwork | DeveloperWeek 2027 Hackathon — Jan 25 – Feb 11, 2027 | Hybrid | Santa Clara, CA, Online | $12,500 | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Encode Club | Encode London Hackathon and Conference 2026 — Oct 23–25, 2026 | In-Person | London, UK | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | European Defense Tech Hub | Critical Infrastructure Shield Hackathon Switzerland 2026 — Oct 23–25, 2026 | In-Person | Winterthur, Switzerland | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | HackStorm | HackStorm 3.0: Sense, Think and Act — Nov 6–8, 2026 (Registration Opens Oct 1) | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | $5,200 in cash prizes + hardware | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | LarpHacks | LarpHacks — Oct 24–25, 2026 | In-Person | Toronto, ON | $21,394 in prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Nebius × NVIDIA | Nebius x NVIDIA Global AI Hackathon — Aug 26 – Oct 30, 2026 | Virtual | Online | $50,000+ in prizes | Oct 30, 2026 | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Since AI | Since AI Hackathon 2026 — Nov 6–8, 2026 | In-Person | Turku, Finland | €50,000 in cash prizes | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Clemson University | CUhackit 2027 — Feb 20–21, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | Clemson, SC | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Columbia University Robotics Club | MakeCU 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 (Hardware Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | New York, NY | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Data Science @ Georgia Tech | Hacklytics 2027: Digital Bloom — Feb 26–28, 2027 (Data Science Hackathon; Registration Opening Soon) | In-Person | Atlanta, GA | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | IEEE University of Toronto | MakeUofT 2027 — Feb 13–14, 2027 (Makeathon; Applications Coming Soon) | In-Person | Toronto, ON | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Michigan State University | SpartaHack 12 — Feb 6–7, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Applications Coming Soon) | In-Person | East Lansing, MI | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Penn State | HackPSU Fall 2026 — Oct 24–25, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | University Park, PA | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Rutgers Women in Computer Science | HackHERS 2027 — Feb 27–28, 2027 (Women-Centric Student Hackathon; Registration Opening Soon) | In-Person | New Brunswick, NJ | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | San Francisco State University | SF Hacks 2027 — Feb 19–21, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Registration Opening Soon) | In-Person | San Francisco, CA | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies | hackCBS 9.0 — Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | New Delhi, India | INR 1 Lakh in cash + credits | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | University of Cincinnati | RevolutionUC 2027 — Feb 27–28, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | Cincinnati, OH | TBA | — | |
Sep 02, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | HackIllinois | HackIllinois 2027 (Student Hackathon; Next Cycle Not Yet Posted) | In-Person | Urbana-Champaign, IL | TBA | — | |
Aug 12, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | JPMorgan Chase | 2027 Data for Good Hackathon — Oct 16–17, 2026 (Leads to Data & AI Program Internship) | In-Person | Brooklyn, NY | Internship consideration; travel covered | Oct 15, 2026 | |
Aug 09, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | NASA | NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026 — Nov 14–15, 2026 (Registration Open) | Hybrid | Global | — | — | |
Jul 30, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | ElleHacks | ElleHacks 2027 (Student Hackathon; Date TBA; Applications Not Yet Open) | In-Person | Toronto, ON | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | HoyaHacks | HoyaHacks 2027 — Jan 22–24, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Washington, DC | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | SwampHacks | SwampHacks XII — Oct 16–18, 2026 (Student Hackathon) | In-Person | Gainesville, FL | $10k+ in prizes | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | HackUTD | HackUTD 2026: Zero Day — Nov 7–8, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Richardson, TX | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | DurHack | DurHack 2026 — Nov 14–15, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Tickets Open Sep 30) | In-Person | Durham, UK | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Hackville | Hackville (College Hackathon; Interest Form Open for 2027) | In-Person | Mississauga, ON | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Purdue | InnovateHer (Student Hackathon; Next Event Feb 6–7, 2027) | In-Person | West Lafayette, IN | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | uOttaHack | uOttaHack 9 (Student Hackathon; Premiering January 2027) | In-Person | Ottawa, ON | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | UGAHacks | UGAHacks 12 (Student Hackathon; Pre-Registration Open) | In-Person | Athens, GA | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | NC State | Hack_NCState 2027 — Feb 6–7, 2027 | In-Person | Raleigh, NC | TBA | — | |
Jul 20, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | HackRPI 2026 — Nov 7–8, 2026 (Intercollegiate Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Troy, NY | TBA | — | |
Jul 11, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Stony Brook University | SBUHacks 2026 — Oct 23–25, 2026 (Collegiate Hackathon; Registration Open) | In-Person | Stony Brook, NY | $3,000+ in prizes | — | |
Jul 11, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | DubHacks | DubHacks 2026 — Oct 17–18, 2026 (Collegiate Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Seattle, WA | $44,000+ in prizes | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Hack the Valley | Hack the Valley 11 (Applications Open) | In-Person | Toronto, ON | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | Hack@Brown | Hack@Brown 2027 (Student Hackathon; Applications Coming Soon) | In-Person | Providence, RI | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | HackHarvard | HackHarvard 2026 — Oct 16–18, 2026 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open) | In-Person | Cambridge, MA | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | McMaster University | DeltaHacks 13 — Jan 9–11, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Interest Form Open) | In-Person | Hamilton, ON | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | nwPlus | nwHacks 2027 — Jan 16–17, 2027 (Student Hackathon; Applications Coming Soon) | In-Person | Vancouver, BC | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | University of Toronto | UofTHacks 14 (Student Hackathon; Next Cycle January 2027) | In-Person | Toronto, ON | TBA | — | |
Jul 10, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | UMass Amherst | HackUMass XIV — Nov 13–15, 2026 (36-Hour Student Hackathon; Pre-Registration Open) | In-Person | Amherst, MA | TBA | — | |
Jul 02, 2026 |
| ✅ [OPEN] | Arcangel | Arcangel AI: $1,000,000 IP-A-THON (Early Access; Approval Required) | In-Person | TBA | $1,000,000 | — | |
Jun 29, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | UCLA | LA Hacks (Student Hackathon; Next Event Mid-April 2027) | In-Person | Los Angeles, CA | $60K in prizes | — | |
Jun 26, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | University of Pennsylvania | PennApps XXVII — Spring 2027 (Student Hackathon; Applications Open Late October) | In-Person | Philadelphia, PA | TBA | — | |
Jun 26, 2026 |
| ⏳ [OPENS SOON] | University of Maryland | Bitcamp (Student Hackathon; Next Cycle Not Yet Posted) | In-Person | College Park, MD | TBA | — | |
Jun 26, 2026 |
- MLH Official Event Calendar — Major League Hacking's full season schedule
- Devpost Hackathons — online & in-person hackathons with submissions
- hackathon.com — global hackathon directory
- Ultimate Hackathon Starting Guide — tips for first-timers, by the Freetail Hackers team
- Archived / Past Hackathons — events that have ended (many run annually and reopen next cycle)
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