Listing Hackathons

Design, Music/Art, Open Ended

Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀 Join us and 200+ hackathon participants from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on October 16-18 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Want to come as a visitor? Join our EDTH Community here: https://community.eurodefense.tech/ Goal We want to bridge the gaps between technologists, the public sector, investors, and operators in dual-use and defense technology. This hackathon will demonstrate the talent and drive of the European ecosystem.

Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀 Join us and 100+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on October 16-18 2026, in Bratislava, Slovakia - the first defence-focused hackathon of its kind in the country. Goal We want to bridge the gaps between technologists, the public sector, investors, and operators in dual-use and defense technology. This hackathon will demonstrate the talent and drive of the European ecosystem.

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: October 16–19, 2026 | 📍 On-site: October 19–20, 2026 The official hackathon of AI & Big Data Expo Europe, organized by TechEx Events and lablab.ai. Build AI applications and agents across AI, cybersecurity, cloud, IoT, automation, edge computing, digital transformation, and data infrastructure, then showcase your project live at one of Europe's largest enterprise technology events. 📍 On-site Venue (October 19–20): RAI Amsterdam Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands 📍 If approved for the on-site experience, you'll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered.

Build something real with Nebius and NVIDIA before GTC Berlin begins. On Sunday, 18 October, Nebius is bringing together around 250 AI engineers, agent builders, startup teams and technical practitioners for a full day of hands-on building in Berlin. Teams will use Nebius AI Cloud, Serverless, Token Factory, Tavily and NVIDIA technologies to build practical AI applications, agents and workflows. The day starts with technical workshops, followed by more than six hours of hacking, support from onsite mentors, and final demos and judging. Choose your track: Cloud & Serverless

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 📅 October 19–20, 2026 | 📍 RAI Amsterdam + Online The official hackathon of AI & Big Data Expo Europe, organized by TechEx Events and lablab.ai. Build AI applications and agents across AI, cybersecurity, cloud, IoT, automation, edge computing, digital transformation, and data infrastructure, then showcase your project live at one of Europe's largest enterprise technology events. 📍 Please note: If approved for the on-site experience, you’ll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered.

Machine Learning/AI, Social Good, Music/Art

Europe’s critical infrastructure is increasingly exposed — from energy grids and transport hubs to data centers and communication networks. The threat landscape has changed: low-cost drones, hybrid cyberattacks, and denied-communication environments. From October 23-25, 2026, the first Critical Infrastructure Shield Hackathon in Switzerland brings together Europe’s top engineers, operators, founders, and industry leaders to build the systems that protect the backbone of modern society. Prototype real-world solutions designed to operate in contested environments — from counter-drone systems to resilient communications and autonomous defense. Visitors If you’re curious about the outcomes and what the teams have built, you can join the Demo Day on Sunday as an EDTH Community visitor by selecting a Community Visitor ticket.

AI Genesis is a global hybrid hackathon that brings AI builders together from around the world — starting online and culminating live at /function1 AI Conference & Exhibition 2026 in Dubai. 📅Oct 26 – Nov 3, 2026 • Oct 26 – Nov 2: Online build & collaboration All projects must be submitted by end of day on November 2. • Nov 2 (Online + Dubai): An exclusive on-site build day in Dubai for selected participants. • Nov 3 (Dubai): Live on-stage pitching & winners announcement at the /function1 Conference. 🌟 Get support from expert mentors throughout. 👥 Go solo or team up. 📍 Please note: If approved for the on-site experience, you’ll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now, sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!

Cash pool up to €16,500, internship opportunities, gain certificates, and many souvenirs! AI in Health

Amsterdam Robotics Club: Behind the Scenes at Trusk (Autonomous Drones) Join the Amsterdam Robotics Club for an exclusive inside look at Trusk, pioneers in…

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: 3-8 November 2026 | On-site phase: 8 November 2026 📍 If approved for the on-site experience, you'll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered.

At Outlier Labs, we explore the non-obvious directions in AI and physical world. We surface the most promising contrarian ideas that can change the world. For our second edition, we will explore how we can program the only object we know can have general intelligence: biological brains! Join us for a night with Callosum and Frontier Computing (YC S26) where we together will start programming brain cells to control robots, fly drones, and do a thousand other things only limited by your creativity! Schedule: 6:30 pm - Arrival

Be a founder for a day. This is a one-day hackathon for software founders, and for anyone who wants to find out if they are one. You start at 10:00 with an idea and finish at 17:30 with a product, real customer conversations, a live landing page and an investor pitch. What you hand in: - A working product - What you learned during the validation process

A three-day venture-building hackathon at SEMICON Europa 2026 that unites top individual talent from across Europe to form interdisciplinary teams and validate investable semiconductor product concepts directly on the show floor.

Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀 Join us and 100+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on November 13-15, 2026, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Wanna come as a visitor? Join our EDTH Community here: https://community.eurodefense.tech/ Goal We want to bridge the gaps between technologists, the public sector, investors, and operators in dual-use and defense technology. This hackathon will demonstrate the talent and drive of the European ecosystem.

{Tech: Europe} Agentic AI Hack Talking about AI is easy, getting something to actually work by sundown is the interesting part. That's the idea behind this season, run together with Google DeepMind teams form in the morning, build through the day, demo in the evening. Prizes and credits on the line, food all day, and maybe your next startup mvp? Limited to 70 participants – secure your spot now! On the day of the event, it is first come, first serve! Having a ticket does not guarantee entry once we reach capacity.

BIG BERLIN HACK BIG BERLIN HACK is back! This time with 350 participants – secure your spot now! 📅 Schedule

Join us at the last WISP event of the year - a Christmas special - as we walk through a fictional, but highly realistic, cyber incident involving Santa's workshop, connected toys, gift delivery systems, reindeer employee data, and the "Naughty & Nice" database. Together, we'll explore: The Incident: How the breach happened, what systems were affected, and what information was compromised. GDPR Breach Notification Obligations: When does Santa need to notify a supervisory authority? When must affected individuals be informed? NIS2 Incident Reporting: Could Santa qualify as an essential or important entity, and what reporting timelines would apply?