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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.

38 open listings, each checked against its official page.

  1. Apply by 30 December 2026Innerve 11.0AIT Open Source Software Club, Army Institute of Technology PuneStudent hackathon by the AIT Open Source Software Club, Army Institute of Technology, Pune: a 24-hour grand finale on 29–30 Jan 2027 across nine themes (Web3, defence…₹12,00,000 in prizesPune, IndiaDetails and how to apply
  2. Apply by 10 January 2027checkpoint 1 — games for goodCheckpointFree 48-hour online game jam for builders aged 13–18 anywhere in the world: make a game that does good (teaches, raises awareness, widens access). Any engine, AI…$11,960 in prizesRemote · open worldwideDetails and how to apply
  3. Apply by 10 January 2027United Hacks V8Hack UnitedBeginner-friendly online student hackathon (January 8-10, 2027) with livestreamed ceremonies and workshops on Discord.$13,700 in prizesRemote · open worldwideDetails and how to apply
  4. 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
  5. Apply by 17 June 2027DeveloperWeek New York 2027 HackathonDevNetworkChallenge-driven hackathon co-located with DeveloperWeek New York 2027: build online from 31 May and finish in person at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (15–17 June)…$12,500 in prizesRemote · open worldwideDetails and how to apply
  6. RollingMajor League Hacking (MLH) 2027 SeasonMajor League HackingOfficial calendar of MLH member hackathons for the 2027 season, mostly student-run, in-person weekend events across North America, Europe and Asia; each event takes its…Free weekend hackathons with food, swag, workshops and mentors · Sponsor prizes and API credits at most eventsOpen worldwideDetails and how to apply
  7. Rolling腾讯云黑客松 (Tencent Cloud Hackathon)腾讯云 (Tencent Cloud)Tencent Cloud's hackathon platform hosting a rolling series of AI, agent, game-dev and campus challenges in China (e.g. 2026 game-development and AI-for-good…Prizes and certificates per challenge · Tencent Cloud / Hunyuan model resourcesChina · remoteDetails and how to apply
  8. 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
  9. See cycleETHGlobal Mumbai 2026ETHGlobalIn-person Ethereum hackathon in Mumbai (November 5-7, 2026) run by ETHGlobal, where builders form teams over a weekend to ship web3 projects for sponsor prizes…Sponsor bounties and prizes · Mentorship from protocol teamsMumbai, IndiaETHGlobal runs several in-person hackathons per year in different citiesDetails and how to apply
  10. See cycleNTU Beyond Binary Techathon 2027NTU Women in Tech (Nanyang Technological University)Inclusive student techathon in Singapore (February 9-13, 2027) with a hackathon track for building prototypes and an ideathon track for product and strategy ideas.$10,000 in prizesSingapore, SingaporeAnnualDetails and how to apply
  11. 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
  12. See cycleSince AI Hackathon 2026Since AI ryThree-day in-person AI build event in Turku, Finland (November 6-8, 2026) where 1,000+ builders form teams and turn one of 15 real company challenges into a working…€50,000 in prizesTurku, Finland · open to applicants worldwideAnnual (November)Details and how to apply
  13. 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
  14. 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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