Hackathons for Beginners
Browse 329 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
329
Avg Prize
$4K
Organizers
43
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Ongoing
International Hackathon Competition for Secondary School Students on the Theme of Smart City Development
In Person
Nov 3 – Nov 5, 2026South Moravian Agency for Public Innovation (JINAG) in collaboration with FIRA INTERNACIONAL DE BARCELONABarcelona, Spain
Competition
Ongoing
Girls Who Code HHS Hackathon 2026
Online
Oct 15 – Nov 5, 2026Girls Who Code HHSOnline$50
Social Impact
Ongoing
Noor 2k26
In Person
Oct 22 – Nov 5, 2026Manav Rachna University (MRU), FaridabadFaridabad, India$480
Cloud
Edtech
Healthtech
Ongoing
Remote Control AI
Online
Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2026avacadoOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
Pumpkin Playground
Online
Oct 12 – Nov 6, 2026ACM Long BeachOnline$50
Game Development
Web Development
Social Impact
Ongoing
Build With Bharat 5.0
In Person
Oct 14 – Nov 6, 2026CodeverseGurugram, India
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Build Your Residence Hall: A 5-Day Base44 Hackathon
In Person
Nov 2 – Nov 6, 2026Olukorede AdeniyiBaltimore, United States
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Ongoing
MOSIP Decode 2026
Online
Aug 16 – Nov 6, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline$6K
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Procon Jr.
In Person
Oct 6 – Nov 7, 2026Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), DelhiDelhi, India$66
Cloud
Edtech
Data Science
Ongoing
Next Byte Hacks V5
Online
Oct 6 – Nov 7, 2026Next Byte HacksOnline$100
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
IoT
Ongoing
EthnoHACK
Online
Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026ETHCSTWINOnline$9K
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Ongoing
Redhawk Builds 2026
In Person
Nov 1 – Nov 8, 2026MiamiOxford, United States$4K
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Data Science
Ongoing
Game Jam: Between Seasons
In Person
Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026Kingston Tech SocietyKingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Game Jam
Game Development
Ongoing
WWC Hackathon
In Person
Nov 3 – Nov 9, 2026SchoolWaubonsie Valley, United States
Game Development
Student
Community
Ongoing
Ideathon
In Person
Oct 17 – Nov 9, 2026Acharya Institute of TechnologyBengaluru, India$72
Cloud
Edtech
IoT
Ongoing
BUiLDX Hackathon
Online
Sep 21 – Nov 10, 2026Code-A-NovaOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
CodeHack India - National Level Hackathon
Online
Sep 26 – Nov 10, 2026WeCodeCodersOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
WCC Forge 48
Online
Sep 15 – Nov 10, 2026WeCodeCodersOnline$300
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
CodeHive Community Duel Night
Online
Oct 27 – Nov 10, 2026Code HiveOnline
Social Impact
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
CodeVerse India - National Level Hackathon
Online
Sep 29 – Nov 11, 2026WeCodeCodersOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Codeverse 2.0 Hackathon
Hybrid
Nov 1 – Nov 11, 2026Metaverse ClubBhopal, India$360
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
Echelon Young Innovators Hackathon 2026
Hybrid
Oct 11 – Nov 12, 2026ECHELON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYFaridabad, India$445
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
The Liar's Chatroom
Online
Sep 27 – Nov 12, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline$300
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Cipher Chase — Capture the Flag
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 12, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline$180
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Haven Ahmedabad
In Person
Oct 12 – Nov 12, 2026hackclubAhmedabad, India
Game Development
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
The Last Daemon
Online
Oct 15 – Nov 12, 2026BeunwrapdOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Ongoing
CodeNexus India 2026 - National Hackathon
Online
Oct 2 – Nov 13, 2026WeCodeCodersOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Innovasia 2026
Hybrid
Oct 20 – Nov 13, 2026Vasavi College of Engineering (VCE), HyderabadHyderabad, India$648
Cloud
Edtech
Fintech
Ongoing
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
Hybrid
Aug 25 – Nov 13, 2026Chandigarh University Mohali, India
Data Science
Ongoing
From Prompt to Performance
Online
Sep 26 – Nov 13, 2026MozarkOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
InIt CTF
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 13, 2026HIII (Hackers In India)Online
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Capture The Flag | IIT Kanpur
In Person
Sep 29 – Nov 13, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India$600
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
MassX CTF 2026
Online
Nov 1 – Nov 13, 2026Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology (PIET), PanipatOnline
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
DevHack 2026
In Person
Sep 21 – Nov 14, 2026Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management (SCEM), MangaluruMangaluru, India$1K
Social Impact
Open Source
Cloud
Ongoing
Multirotor | TECHKRITI | IIT KANPUR
In Person
Oct 1 – Nov 14, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India
Cloud
Edtech
IoT
Ongoing
Techkriti Grand Prix | TECHKRITI | IIT KANPUR
In Person
Oct 1 – Nov 14, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India
Cloud
Edtech
IoT
Ongoing
IARC | TECHKRITI | IIT KANPUR
In Person
Oct 1 – Nov 14, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India
IoT
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Students of Global Impact
Online
Sep 7 – Nov 14, 2026International Foundation for Sustainable Peace and DevelopmentOnline
Cloud
Climate Tech
Ongoing
DSH Pitch
Online
Jun 24 – Nov 15, 2026STEMiseOnline$42K
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Ongoing
Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
Online
Oct 17 – Nov 15, 2026Makers Need More (MnM)Online$180
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
VibeX codes 26
Online
Oct 4 – Nov 15, 2026globalyogacourseOnline$40K
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Huawei Ireland Tech Arena 2026
Online
Oct 14 – Nov 15, 2026HuaweiOnline
Artificial Intelligence
University
Student
Ongoing
STEMergent Hacks 2026
Online
Oct 31 – Nov 16, 2026STEMergentOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Ongoing
Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
Online
Oct 31 – Nov 16, 2026Xavier School of Management (XLRI)Online$180
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
Hack Paradise
Online
Nov 2 – Nov 16, 2026Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai, ChhattisgarhOnline$300
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
CodeBreaker
Online
Sep 30 – Nov 18, 2026Inderprastha Engineering College (IPEC), GhaziabadOnline$180
Cloud
Edtech
Healthtech
Ongoing
Madlab - The Ultimate Innovation Hackathon
Online
Oct 29 – Nov 18, 2026Shri Chinai College of Commerce & EconomicsOnline
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
CodeQuest: National Tech Hackathon 2026
Online
Oct 19 – Nov 18, 2026DotRepoOnline$600
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Build 2 Rise 2026
Online
Oct 24 – Nov 18, 2026KrixovOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Ongoing
Capture The Flag
In Person
Oct 17 – Nov 19, 2026Acharya Institute of TechnologyBengaluru, India$72
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Past hackathons
Recently ended — many run again.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026
Past
Mock PlutoHacks
In Person
Nov 2 – Nov 3, 2026Girls Who Code BCCDavie, United States
Beginner Friendly
Past
BDBI x SpaceXSI Grokathon
Online
Nov 2 – Nov 3, 2026SpaceXSIOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Past
MRIOTHON 3.0
In Person
Nov 2 – Nov 3, 2026Mriothon X Blessed IT Solution X Karunadu Technologies Pvt LmtMysuru Royal Institute Of Technology$50K
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Past
Music Technology Hackathon — Riga, November 2026
In Person
Nov 2 – Nov 3, 2026Music HackspaceRiga, Latvia
Hackathon
Past
Noor Hackathon
In Person
Nov 2 – Nov 3, 2026Manav Rachna UniversityManav Rachna University Faridabad$30K
Climate Tech
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Past
2026 Cambridge EduX Pre-Hackathon Workshop (Claude Builder CLub)
In Person
Nov 1, 2026InCubed GlobalCambridge, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Fintech
Past
FSB AI Build-a-thon Event 02
In Person
Nov 1 – Nov 4, 2026Farmer School of Business, Miami UniversOxford, United States$500
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Cybersecurity
Past
Surat Hack 2026
In Person
Nov 1, 2026Surat, India
Innovation
Community
Networking
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Past
Dream to Reel 🎬 Tell me
In Person
Oct 31, 2026Haitham EL frincyTBA
Artificial Intelligence
Web Development
Past
Trick or Build: Mel × Prompt Anything × AI Builders
Online
Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026Agentic Day (co-hosted with Mel)Online
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Social Impact
Past
TS26 x Whimsi x Lovable: Haunted Hack
In Person
Oct 31, 2026AnoushehLondon, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact