Web Summit Vancouver Hackathon

Welcome to the Web Summit Vancouver micro hackathon! Web Summit Vancouver takes place in the Vancouver Convention Centre from May 11 - 14, 2026.

Web Summit is where the future goes to be born. From Lisbon to Qatar, Vancouver and Rio de Janeiro, Web Summit has grown into the world's largest technology and innovation event series. Over one million attendees have joined across four continents, dubbed "Glastonbury for geeks" by The Guardian and "the tech world's glitterati" by Sky News.

About the challenge

This is a micro hackathon taking place onsite from 10am - 1pm on Thursday, May 14. The hackathon is open to all Web Summit Vancouver attendees, regardless of technical background. We now see a reality where individuals can build billion-dollar companies from their own bedrooms. What one person – or a small team – can achieve has changed dramatically, whether they are developers or creatives.

What’s the theme? Well, we’re in the events business so we’d love you to build something that changes how you experience live events. Whether that’s an online medical conference, a local charity walk or a multi-day music festival. You can build from the point of view of the organiser or the attendee.

Get started

• Register on Devpost to confirm your place

• Join or form a team at one of our pre-hackathon meetups

• In your teams, pick an idea and get those creative juices flowing

• Show up in-person on May 14 and get building…

Pre-hackathon meetups are held onsite at Web Summit Vancouver. Search the schedule in the Web Summit mobile app to find the times and locations.

Stuck for inspo? Here are a few prompts to help whittle down your ideas:

• What’s the one thing that always ruins a live event for you personally?

• What's one superpower you'd give every attendee?

• What part of organizing an event feels like it’s still stuck in the year 2006?

• What aspect of online events should be brought to in-person events?