North America
Hackathons in North America
Hackathons are short build events, online or in person, with prizes from organisers and sponsors. In-person places are often allocated by a short application, and judging rewards a working demo with a clear explanation.
8 open listings here, out of 38 in this category.
- Closing soon: 8 November 2026Sheridan Datathon 2026GDG on Campus Sheridan College24-hour in-person datathon (an MLH member event) at Sheridan College, Mississauga, on 7–8 Nov: turn real datasets into models, analyses or dashboards, judged on insight…CA$12,000 in prizesMississauga, CanadaDetails and how to apply
- Closing soon: 14 November 2026System Public ChallengeSystem, Inc.Free in-person hackathon at System's New York headquarters (13–14 Nov): teams of 2–7 explore, visualise or build tools on the System Public Graph, an open map of…$7,500 in prizesNew York, United StatesDetails and how to apply
- Closing soon: 15 November 2026UGREEN Hackathon 2026 on AI NASUGREENOnline hackathon to build an AI 'Skill' for UGREEN's AI NAS (UGOS). Round 1 needs only a 500-word proposal PDF and a pre-test Skill package, no NAS; up to 30 finalists…$46,000 in prizesUnited States, Canada, Mexico · remoteDetails and how to apply
- Apply by 11 February 2027DeveloperWeek 2027 HackathonDevNetworkChallenge-driven hackathon co-located with DeveloperWeek 2027: online build January 25 - February 11, 2027 plus in-person days and awards at Santa Clara Convention…$6,000 in prizesSanta Clara, United States · remote · open to applicants worldwideDetails and how to apply
- See cycleDeltaHacks 13DeltaHacks (McMaster University)McMaster University's annual in-person hackathon in Hamilton, Ontario (January 9-10, 2027), open to university and high-school students.Workshops, mentors, food and prizesHamilton, CanadaAnnual (January)Details and how to apply
- See cyclenwHacks 2027nwPlus (UBC)24-hour in-person hackathon at UBC's Life Sciences Institute in Vancouver (January 16-17, 2027), billed as Western Canada's largest; applications open later, with an…Workshops, mentors, food and sponsor prizesVancouver, CanadaAnnual (January)Details and how to apply
- See cycleTreeHacks 2027Stanford TreeHacksStanford's flagship student hackathon (February 12-14, 2027 on campus) open to college students worldwide, with flights covered up to regional caps, food and swag.Flights covered (regional caps) · Food and swagStanford, United States · open to applicants worldwideAnnual (February); applications open in late autumnDetails and how to apply
- See cycleVultr: Agent Rush Hackathonlablab.ai x VultrHybrid AI-agent hackathon: build online November 3-8, 2026 a sandboxed web agent that does real work on Vultr infrastructure; selected teams also present on site in Salt…$9,000 in prizesSalt Lake City, United States · remote · open to applicants worldwidelablab.ai runs online/hybrid AI hackathons year-roundDetails and how to apply
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