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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IN-PERSON Hoya Hacks 2025

Jan. 24, 2025 - Jan. 26, 2025

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Coming Soon!

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beginner · social · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
ONLINE Career Launch 2025 - Break Through Tech

Jan. 24, 2025 - Jan. 31, 2025

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Overview

Career Launch is a “choose-your-own-adventure” project-based program. To kick off projects, students are divided into groups to decide on the area they want to …

IN-PERSON DeisHacks 2025

Jan. 24, 2025 - Jan. 26, 2025

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ABOUT DEISHACKS

Welcome to Deishacks! To learn more about our non-profit partners and register head to: https://www.brandeis.edu/global/deishacks/
Hosted by the Brandeis International Business School, …

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beginner · education · social · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
IN-PERSON HackCWRU 2025

Jan. 24, 2025 - Jan. 26, 2025

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For the schedule and more info: hackcwru2025.com! Experience a weekend of collaboration, innovation, and creativity. Whether you’re a seasoned coder or a first-time hacker, …

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beginner · machine learning · Cleveland, Tennessee, United States
IN-PERSON QHacks 2025

Jan. 24, 2025 - Jan. 26, 2025

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The Official Hackathon of Queen's University

We’re bringing together students from all over Canada for a wild 36 hours - designing, developing, and demoing from …

ONLINE Hack for Humanity | 2025

Jan. 18, 2025 - Feb. 1, 2025

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About the challenge

Hack for Humanity is a hackathon that brings young minds together in a 2-week event to come up with unique and creative …

IN-PERSON HackFRee 2025

Jan. 18, 2025

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About the challenge

HackFRee will follow the typical format of hackathons. Students in groups of up to four, are to come up with a project …

ONLINE Hack BI VIII

Jan. 18, 2025 - Jan. 19, 2025

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About the challenge

Use the skills you learned in the workshops or on your own to create a pirate-themed project! It can be as simple …

IN-PERSON AI Agents for Faster Renewable Energy Projects

Jan. 18, 2025 - Jan. 19, 2025

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Ever wonder how solar, wind, and bioenergy projects are built? From evaluating permits to assessing financials to analyzing contract risk, there is a maze of …

IN-PERSON Hack McWiCS 2025

Jan. 18, 2025 - Jan. 19, 2025

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McWiCS is happy to invite you to Hack McWiCS 2025, our SEVENTH annual hackathon! 

Everyone is welcome!

The event is taking place at Trottier Building …

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beginner · Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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