Hackathons for Beginners
Browse 50 hackathons for beginners. These are first-timer-friendly events with mentorship, workshops, and no experience required. That includes online hackathons for beginners you can join from anywhere, plus in-person events where newcomers are welcome. A first hackathon is one of the fastest ways to learn to ship a real project.
Hackathons
50
Avg Prize
$36K
Organizers
46
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Ongoing
Build with AI: Bootcamps
In Person
Feb 15 – Nov 30, 2026TBA
Artificial Intelligence
Beginner Friendly
Education
Ongoing
MunichTech Innovation Hackathon 2026 – Build Applied solutions for Industry
Online
Feb 24 – Sep 20, 2026MunichTech EXPOOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
HackTheRank
Online
Feb 25, 2026 – Feb 28, 2028Sindhudurg Shikshan Prasarak Mandals College of EngineeringOnline
Cloud
Edtech
Data Science
Ongoing
MDBA Youth Blockchain Hackathon
Online
Feb 27 – Nov 1, 2026Blockchain Legal InstituteOnline$50K
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Ongoing
MCA 2026 projects
Online
Feb 27 – Dec 25, 2026Mizzou Computing AssociationOnline
Beginner Friendly
Student
Community
Ongoing
Hackathon 2026 Challenge
Online
Mar 1 – Dec 18, 2026TechHub Africa LLCOnline$1K
Climate Tech
Cloud
Ongoing
AlgoBharat Regional Hackathons
Online
Mar 19 – Dec 31, 2026AlgorandOnline
Blockchain
Edtech
Social Impact
Ongoing
NextWave: A Youth Climate Data Challenge
Online
May 1 – Oct 30, 2026Online
Data Science
Climate Tech
Ongoing
VoltHacks
Online
May 22 – Sep 13, 2026DialogateOnline$36K
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Data Science
Ongoing
Null Origin - 24 Hour CTF Challenge
Online
Jun 11 – Sep 18, 2026Cyber hxOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Ongoing
The Rice University Urban Sustainability Hackathon
Online
Jun 23 – Sep 18, 2026Rice UniversityOnline$18K
Climate Tech
Data Science
Social Impact
Ongoing
DSH Pitch
Online
Jun 24 – Nov 8, 2026STEMiseOnline$100
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Ongoing
Grand Hack IPEC
In Person
Jun 25 – Sep 27, 2026HackShastraGhaziabad, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
AR/VR
Ongoing
LUMA Hackathon (September 20th - 28th)
Online
Jun 26 – Sep 28, 2026LUMAOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Climate Tech
Ongoing
LUMA Hackathon (October 11th - 18th)
Online
Jun 26 – Oct 18, 2026LUMAOnline
Data Science
Web Development
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
NeuraMorphix HackForge 2026
Online
Jun 28 – Sep 20, 2026SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, ChennaiOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Hackonomics 2027
Online
Jul 1, 2026 – Jun 1, 2027hackonomicsOnline
Data Science
Web Development
Social Impact
Ongoing
Breaking Bot IPEC
In Person
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026Inderprastha Engineering College (IPEC), GhaziabadSahibabad, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Social Impact
Ongoing
hackFront India
Hybrid
Jul 6 – Dec 27, 2026TBA
Innovation
Community
Networking
Ongoing
Innovik 6.0 – International Hackathon 2026
In Person
Jul 9 – Sep 15, 2026Vikrant Institute of Technology and Management, IndoreIndore, India$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
Smackathon 2k26
Online
Jul 14 – Oct 6, 2026Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE), NagpurOnline$480
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Code for Humanity
Online
Jul 16, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027nillOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Edge AI Hackathon 2026
In Person
Jul 18 – Oct 5, 2026Parala Maharaja Engineering College, BerhampurBrahmapur, India$540
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Ongoing
Build With Bharat 3.0
In Person
Jul 19 – Sep 22, 2026Chitkara University (CU), Himachal PradeshBaddi, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Hackathon to Solve India's Garbage Problem
Online
Jul 20 – Oct 10, 2026Wonksknow India Technologies Pvt LtdOnline
IoT
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Tech
Ongoing
Hackfinity 3.0
Online
Jul 20 – Sep 19, 2026Ramco Institute of Technology (RIT), Tamil NaduOnline$360
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
InnoVenture 2026 – International Innovation & Technology Challenge
In Person
Jul 26 – Sep 25, 2026Amity University (AU), NoidaNoida, India$3K
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Tech
Edtech
Ongoing
Morrow 1.0
Online
Jul 28 – Sep 17, 2026Makers Need More (MnM)Online
Artificial Intelligence
Open Source
Cloud
Ongoing
RevenueCat Shipaton 2026
Online
Jul 31 – Oct 1, 2026RevenueCatOnline$740K
Mobile Development
Game Development
Ongoing
CodeStorm 2026: FutureForge
Online
Jul 31 – Sep 30, 2026Online
Innovation
Web Development
Mobile Development
Ongoing
Build Bank
In Person
Aug 1 – Sep 20, 2026Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), DelhiDelhi, India$360
Fintech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Horizon
In Person
Aug 2 – Oct 19, 2026HoollowDelhi, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
AETHOS - Day Zero
Online
Aug 3, 2026 – Feb 4, 2027Together We SolveOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Tech
Ongoing
Orvix Hackathon
Online
Aug 3 – Sep 21, 2026NIMBLUXOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Cloud
Ongoing
SuperNova Hackathon
In Person
Aug 4 – Oct 4, 2026University of Engineering and Management (UEM), KolkataKolkata, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Ongoing
Precision Care Challenge 2026
Online
Aug 5 – Oct 1, 2026GE HealthCareOnline$4K
Healthtech
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
UnivaBio
Online
Aug 7 – Oct 7, 2026BioCataalysisOnline$38K
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Ongoing
QuantStorm
Online
Aug 9 – Sep 25, 2026Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), GuwahatiOnline$3K
Fintech
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Celestia 2.0
In Person
Aug 11 – Sep 17, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Signal Quest – IEEE SPS Hackathon 2026
In Person
Aug 12 – Sep 26, 2026CMR Institute Of TechnologyBengaluru, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Bit N Build - Around the World 2026
In Person
Aug 13 – Oct 18, 2026Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (FRCRCE), BandraMumbai, India$1K
Cloud
Edtech
Healthtech
Ongoing
AUREX'26 - Classical Tamil's First Lingual Tech Hackathon
In Person
Aug 14 – Sep 24, 2026Central Institute of Classical Tamil CICTChennai, India$720
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Build $ Bank
In Person
Aug 14 – Sep 20, 2026Delhi, India$360
Cloud
Data Science
Ongoing
Next Founders Hackathon
Online
Aug 16 – Oct 15, 2026Student OrganizationOnline$275
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Entrepreneurship
Ongoing
HackCelestial 3.0
In Person
Aug 17 – Sep 27, 2026Pillai University, Navi MumbaiNavi Mumbai, India$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
EC-Council HackAI Challenge: RACEx360
Online
Aug 17 – Sep 16, 2026REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence, Bangalore, KarnatakaOnline$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Ongoing
Code to Creation (Project Submission)
Online
Aug 18 – Sep 30, 2026Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI), VidishaOnline
Cloud
Edtech
Healthtech
Ongoing
HackRonyX 2.0
In Person
Aug 19 – Sep 27, 2026St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology (SVPCET), NagpurNagpur, India$1K
Edtech
Data Science
Ongoing
Hack The Horizon 2.0 – 24-Hour Hackathon
In Person
Aug 20 – Sep 15, 2026KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology CoimbatoreCoimbatore, India$360
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
AI Builders Hackathon
Online
Aug 21 – Sep 16, 2026Open Source ConnectOnline$34K
Artificial Intelligence
Past hackathons
Recently ended — many run again.
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Past
Scuffathon 2026
In Person
Sep 13, 2026CISSA, HackMelbourneCarlton, Australia$67
Beginner Friendly
Lifehacks
Open Ended
Past
UX Design For Beginners | Learn UX from A to Z | Hackathon | Singapore
Online
Sep 13, 2026BlueqixOnline
Edtech
Beginner Friendly
Community
Past
Edu2030 Vibe Hackathon
In Person
Sep 13, 2026Reactor SchoolSingapore, Singapore
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Past
Frontier Cascadia
Online
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026frontiercascadia.orgOnline$66K
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Mobile Development
Past
Homecoming AI Educate Hackathon
In Person
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026Daniel NiuStanford, United States
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Education
Past
VISION HACK
In Person
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026Hacker FundLos Angeles, United States
Hackathon
Past
Battle of the Schools
In Person
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026WAT.aiToronto, Canada$4K
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
IoT
Past
HackWesTX VII
In Person
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026independantLubbock, United States$1K
Beginner Friendly
Productivity
Past
MAC-athon
In Person
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026Minority Association in Computing @ PittPittsburgh, United States
Beginner Friendly
Past
Halifax | Claude Hackathon
In Person
Sep 12, 2026Jitakshi SharmaHalifax, Canada
Artificial Intelligence
Past
Autopilot AB Hackathon
In Person
Sep 12, 2026Jakob WennbergStockholm, Sweden
Artificial Intelligence
Open Source
Past
Metamorph 2.0
In Person
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026Panihati, India
Web Development
Blockchain
Social Impact