Hackathons for Beginners 2025

Beginner hackathons are the perfect launchpad for aspiring developers, students, and tech enthusiasts who are new to programming. These events offer a supportive and inclusive environment where you can learn by doing, collaborate with others, and build your very first project. Whether you're exploring web development, Python, data science, or design, beginner hackathons help you gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and real-world confidence. No prior coding skills required—just curiosity and the drive to learn.
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ONLINE Global Hack Week: Launch

July 3, 2023 - July 10, 2023

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Spend a week hacking with the Major League Hacking (MLH) community at GHW: Season Launch! What is Global Hack Week? Global Hack Week takes place …

ONLINE Girls in Tech WIN Mentorship Cohort 8 Hackathon powered by iTrain Asia

July 1, 2023 - Aug. 19, 2023

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About the challenge The WIN Mentorship Cohort 8 Hackathon is an exciting opportunity for mentees to apply their skills and knowledge gained through the mentorship …

IN-PERSON Encode Justice NY Hackathon

July 1, 2023

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Attendees must RSVP here!: Encode Justice New York is excited to announce that they are hosting a full day, in-person hackathon in June 2023. Focusing …

IN-PERSON Fall In Vets Hackathon with AI guest speaker from Harvard CS50 guest lecturer

June 30, 2023 - July 2, 2023

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About the challenge: Build tools to help veterans with Mental Health and wellness. Get started: https://fallin.today/

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beginner · health · low/no-code · Chicago, Illinois, United States
IN-PERSON CSESoc's Flagship Hackathon 2023

June 30, 2023 - July 1, 2023

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Theme and problem statement Post COVID, our world has opened its arms once more to travelling: to embrace the thrills, uncertainties, adventures of exploring a …

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beginner · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ONLINE InfoCamp

June 24, 2023 - July 1, 2023

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About the challenge The challenge is to develop a cutting-edge newsletter app that caters specifically to college students, providing them with relevant and valuable knowledge. …

IN-PERSON Hackamental

June 24, 2023

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Hackamental: Friday March 11th - Sunday March 13th, 2022 Hackamental is an in-person hackathon that encourages high-school students from around the lower mainland to try …

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beginner · health · social · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
ONLINE LearnHacks

June 23, 2023 - June 25, 2023

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LearnHacks is a hackathon series for high school students who want to transform education and learning while developing their own skills as entrepreneurs, designers, creators, …

ONLINE Young Youth Innovators Summer 2023

June 20, 2023 - July 20, 2023

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About the challenge The Young Youth Innovators Summer 2023 hackathon is a challenge for young innovators to use their skills and creativity to come up …

ONLINE Space City Hacks 2023

June 19, 2023

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Space City Hacks is a free, virtual hackathon for students all over the world. Students come together to build innovative apps, websites, and games for …

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