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 AI in the Outback

Sept. 7, 2025 - Sept. 28, 2025

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About the challenge AI in the Outback is a 20-day remote hackathon powered by Hackeroos, MLAI AUS, and the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with …

ONLINE Horror Hacks

Sept. 6, 2025 - Oct. 26, 2025

Ended

About the Challenge Welcome to Horror Hacks, a hackathon where we mix creativity with spookiness! This event challenges participants to create an eerie project, choosing …

IN-PERSON VISION.HACK [1]

Sept. 6, 2025

Date TBD

About the challenge What if the next Tony Stark wasn’t born in a lab…but in South LA, armed with nothing but a big idea, a …

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beginner · education · social · Los Angeles, California, United States
IN-PERSON CrisisHack

Sept. 6, 2025 - Sept. 7, 2025

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This is the project submission platform for EmP Hackfest Summer 2025 Hackathon, CrisisHack. Participants should have already signed up for the event through our Google …

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beginner · Redmond, Washington, United States
IN-PERSON Comm-Stem Hackathon 2025

Sept. 5, 2025 - Sept. 6, 2025

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About the challenge Nature is full of patterns, systems, and solutions that keep the world in balance. From the way trees share resources underground, to …

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beginner · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
IN-PERSON Catalyst 2025

Sept. 5, 2025 - Sept. 7, 2025

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Ready to turn a wild idea into a real thing in just one weekend? 🚀 CISSA’s hackathon: CATALYST is happening! 🔥 This is our annual …

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beginner · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
IN-PERSON Houston Hackathon 2025

Sept. 5, 2025 - Sept. 8, 2025

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This is a “civic” hackathon, focused on ideating, designing, and developing both policy-based and tech solutions to some of Houston’s greatest challenges. Project stakeholders will …

ONLINE Code Hack

Sept. 2, 2025

Date TBD

Welcome to Code Hack 2025 – the ultimate coding hackathon where innovation meets speed! 💻⚡This hackathon is designed for developers who love solving problems through …

IN-PERSON CheerpJ: The Hackathon

Sept. 1, 2025 - Oct. 31, 2025

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About the challenge This is a hybrid hackathon that you can join in-person or online! Leverage the power of CheerpJ to run Java applications and …

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beginner · education · web · Leeds, England, United Kingdom
ONLINE Hackonomics 2026

Sept. 1, 2025 - March 30, 2026

Open

About the Challenge Hackonomics™ 2026 allows individuals passionate about finance, economics, and computer science in our community to fuse the aforementioned principles via projects with …

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