Hackathons for Beginners
Browse 368 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
368
Avg Prize
$43K
Organizers
45
Sunday, September 20, 2026
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
Cloud Innovation Challenge
Online
Mar 3 – Oct 25, 2026Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTUH), HyderabadOnline
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
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
Null Origin - 24 Hour CTF Challenge
Online
Jun 11 – Oct 29, 2026Cyber hxOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Ongoing
DSH Pitch
Online
Jun 24 – Nov 8, 2026STEMiseOnline$42K
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Ongoing
HTCJ Aviation Futures Innovation Challenge
In Person
Jun 25 – Oct 28, 2026hacktheconcretejungleLos Angeles, United States
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
LUMA Hackathon (October 11th - 18th)
Online
Jun 26 – Oct 18, 2026LUMAOnline
Data Science
Web Development
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
LUMA Hackathon (September 20th - 28th)
Online
Jun 26 – Sep 28, 2026LUMAOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Climate Tech
Ongoing
NeuraMorphix HackForge 2026
Online
Jun 28 – Sep 26, 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
Smackathon 2k26
Online
Jul 14 – Oct 6, 2026Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE), NagpurOnline$480
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Galuxium Nexus V2
Online
Jul 15 – Oct 31, 2026GaluxiumOnline$15K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
Code for Humanity
Online
Jul 16, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027nillOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Syntax Summit
Online
Jul 18, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027Student OrganizationOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
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
CraftVerse 2.0
Online
Jul 20 – Oct 6, 2026Pimpri Chinchwad College Of Engineering & Research (PCCOE&R), Ravet, Pimpri-Chinchwad, PuneOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Healthtech
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
RevenueCat Shipaton 2026
Online
Jul 31 – Oct 1, 2026RevenueCatOnline$740K
Mobile Development
Game Development
Ongoing
CodeStorm 2026: FutureForge
Online
Jul 31 – Sep 30, 2026Online
Web Development
Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
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
HackTheStack
In Person
Aug 9 – Oct 31, 2026Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Institute of Management and Research (BVIMR), New DelhiDelhi, India$1K
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Idea Competition 2026
Online
Aug 12, 2026 – Feb 6, 2027Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (FRCRCE), BandraOnline
Cloud
Healthtech
Ongoing
Deviathon 2.0
Hybrid
Aug 13 – Oct 31, 2026TBA
Innovation
Community
Mentorship
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
Code-X-Novas Innovathon 2026 – National Software, AI Hackathon
Online
Aug 15 – Nov 9, 2026Code-X-NovasOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
MOSIP Decode 2026
Online
Aug 16 – Nov 6, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline$6K
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Next Founders Hackathon
Online
Aug 16 – Oct 15, 2026Student OrganizationOnline$275
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Entrepreneurship
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
Jugaad
In Person
Aug 20 – Oct 10, 2026Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, PunjabLaungowal, India$72
Climate Tech
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Beginner's Paradise - FirstCommit
Online
Aug 21 – Sep 30, 2026FirstCommitOnline$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Social Impact
Ongoing
Codearambh 2.0 – 24-Hour National-Level Hackathon: Dare to Code, Dare to Create
In Person
Aug 21 – Sep 25, 2026HI-Tech Institute Of Engineering And Technology (HIET), GhaziabadGhaziabad, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Data Science
Ongoing
Graphiques Innovation Challenge
Online
Aug 22 – Sep 20, 2026Hack ClubOnline
Fintech
Climate Tech
Ongoing
ML Hackathon
Online
Aug 22 – Nov 1, 2026Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarOnline$420
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
CP Contest
Online
Aug 22 – Oct 31, 2026Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarOnline$156
Cloud
Edtech
Data Science
Ongoing
Geeks2Code
Online
Aug 23 – Sep 21, 2026GeeksForGeeks Campus Body MIETOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Blockchain
Past hackathons
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
Past
UX Design For Beginners | Learn UX from A to Z | Hackathon | Singapore
Online
Sep 20, 2026BlueqixOnline
Edtech
Beginner Friendly
Community
Past
AI Day Noida
In Person
Sep 20, 2026Noida, India
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Community
Past
AI-Buildathon KIDU × FAFGA
In Person
Sep 20, 2026KIDUInnsbruck, Austria
Hackathon
Artificial Intelligence
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Past
Hack for Humanity: San Francisco (powered by Google Gemini)
In Person
Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026Liz ZhangSan Francisco, United States
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Past
NYC | Food + A.I. Hackathon
In Person
Sep 19, 2026Journey FoodsBrooklyn, United States$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Past
SHPE Jr. Designathon
Online
Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026SHPE UFOnline$350
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Tech
Past
Gotong Royong Hackathon
In Person
Sep 19, 2026Independent Student OrganizerKecamatan Tenggilis Mejoyo, Indonesia$20
Beginner Friendly
Web Development
Social Impact
Past
HackMY IoT_MyEvolution Hackathon 2026
In Person
Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026Myriam ChahSubang Jaya, Malaysia
Data Science
IoT
Climate Tech
Friday, September 18, 2026
Past
Bay Hacks
In Person
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026Tampa Bay InnovationTampa, United States$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Healthtech
Past
Databricks Hackathon @ Queens College 2026
Online
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2026SelfOnline
Beginner Friendly
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Past
HackHERS 2026
In Person
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026Girls Who Code HackathonAtlanta, United States
Beginner Friendly
Design
Web Development
Past
AaltoAI Hackathon: Data Sovereignty & Responsible AI
In Person
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2026AaltoAIEspoo, Finland$11K
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science