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 FRC Back to School Hackathon

Nov. 29, 2022 - Dec. 5, 2022

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Our first-ever hackathon hosted by FRC! Taking place from October 18th to Dec 4th, this 2 month-long hackathon will be entered around our theme: EDUCATION. …

ONLINE ACCI Hacks 1

Nov. 27, 2022 - Jan. 17, 2023

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About the challenge Produce a program in some format that can help students better perform in school or software that will contribute to student life …

IN-PERSON "Jump In!" Hackathon

Nov. 27, 2022 - Nov. 28, 2022

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About the challenge - This event's theme is Games -- whether you're going for an 8-bit Mario/PacMan game or 64-bit Minecraft ( ̄y▽ ̄)╭ , the only …

IN-PERSON OwlHacks 2022

Nov. 19, 2022 - Nov. 20, 2022

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Choose a track and create a solution for an existing problem in one of our four tracks: Education, Sustainability, Finance, and Healthcare. All solutions must …

ONLINE LEC Hacks 2.0

Nov. 19, 2022 - Nov. 20, 2022

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About the challenge LEC Hacks is a virtual hackathon for high-school students hosted by the Lynbrook Engineering Club at Lynbrook High School. Through a variety …

IN-PERSON Hackathon 2k22

Nov. 18, 2022 - Nov. 19, 2022

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• The event will last for 2 days from 18/11/22 to 19/11/22. • The program will start at 9:00 AM on 18/11/22 and will last …

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beginner · Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
IN-PERSON IH Entrepreneurship Project 2022

Nov. 14, 2022 - Dec. 9, 2022

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Students got the opputnity to design and pitch a product/serivce from the ground up over the course of 3 months. Inspired by UPenn's M&TSI summer …

IN-PERSON HackDown 2022

Nov. 12, 2022 - Nov. 13, 2022

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About the challenge HackDown 2022 is a weekend of fun, learning, and innovation with the opportunity of freebies, exciting workshops, and the chance to gain …

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beginner · United States
IN-PERSON Haryana Steelers Hackathon

Nov. 12, 2022 - Nov. 14, 2022

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About Haryana Steelers and SportsKPI have jointly launched a Kabaddi Hackathon to design an Opponent strategy analytically, for Haryana Steelers to win against their opponents. …

IN-PERSON TechTogether New York 2023

Nov. 12, 2022 - Nov. 13, 2022

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TechTogether New York is a 2-day hackathon held at Columbia University from November 12-13th for people of marginalized genders hosted by community leaders across New …

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beginner · social · United States

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