Hackathons for Beginners 2026

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 requiredโ€”just curiosity and the drive to learn.
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IN-PERSON ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐€๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง 2026 | ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐. ๐†๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ

Jan. 25, 2026 - Feb. 5, 2026

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๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐€๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง 2026 | ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐. ๐†๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐€๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง 2026 ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ โ€ฆ

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IN-PERSON Stang Hacks

Jan. 24, 2026

Date TBD

Stang Hacks will be on January 24, 2026. Join us for 12 hours of food, fun, and building! stanghacks.com

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beginner ยท In-person
ONLINE The Washington State Hackathon

Jan. 24, 2026 - Jan. 26, 2026

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A fun and exciting opportunity for high school students to learn new skills, build creative projects, and compete against other talented students across the state! โ€ฆ

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IN-PERSON ....

Jan. 24, 2026 - Jan. 25, 2026

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Hackathon

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IN-PERSON Hard Hack 2026

Jan. 24, 2026 - Jan. 25, 2026

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Description Hard Hack is UCSDโ€™s premier hardware-focused hackathon, bringing together engineers, developers, and innovators to build tech for tomorrow. This yearโ€™s theme, "Home Improvement" challenges โ€ฆ

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IN-PERSON Hoya Hacks 2026

Jan. 23, 2026 - Jan. 25, 2026

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Hackers, get ready to kick off the 2026 Hack Season in style! Hoya Hacks 2026 is thrilled to host you in-person at Georgetown University. Join โ€ฆ

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beginner ยท Washington, Utah, United States
IN-PERSON Robotech 2026

Jan. 23, 2026 - Jan. 25, 2026

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About the challenge: The Robotech Hackathon is the annual robotics hackathon run by the IEEE student chapter at Georgia Tech. Within the allotted 36 hours, โ€ฆ

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IN-PERSON SwampHacks XI

Jan. 23, 2026 - Jan. 25, 2026

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About Swamphacks SwampHacks is the University of Floridaโ€™s flagship hackathon, bringing together 300+ students each year for 36 hours of creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Recognized โ€ฆ

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ONLINE Oink Game Jam 2026

Jan. 23, 2026 - Feb. 7, 2026

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About the Challenge OinkJam 2026 is a super cool, beginner-friendly game jam (a hackathon, but for games!) that takes place over the span of two โ€ฆ

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IN-PERSON Hackrush - 16Hour Innovation Sprint

Jan. 23, 2026

Date TBD

Hackrush is a 16 -hour innovation sprint hosted by the Etcetera Club & IEDC at MGMCET Pampakuda, Ernakulam, Kerala. Students come together to build, brainstorm, โ€ฆ

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