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 2024 College of Staten Island Demo Day

April 30, 2024 - May 9, 2024

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About the challenge

The 2024 College of Staten Island Demo Day is the 3rd annual demo day where students showcase a project that they have …

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beginner · education · Online
IN-PERSON SiliconXHacks

April 28, 2024

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Immerse yourself in a whirlwind of innovation and excitement, set against the backdrop of the world's tech capital

We've got you covered with everything you …

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beginner · machine learning · San Jose, California, United States
IN-PERSON Hack the Planet

April 27, 2024

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What is a Hackathon?

A hackathon is a contest that introduces a problem to students, teachers and developers and allows their creativity to solve this …

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beginner · education · social · Danville, Virginia, United States
ONLINE EESTEC Athens Local Round

April 26, 2024 - April 27, 2024

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Machine Learning Challenge                                                         

Problem statement: Sentiment analysis in Twitter posts

Problem Overview: In this machine learning challenge, participants will focus on the estimation of the …

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beginner · machine learning · Online
ONLINE Spring '24 KnightHacks Projects Competition

April 23, 2024 - April 30, 2024

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Spring '24 Projects

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beginner · Online
ONLINE WebHackDraft

April 23, 2024

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About the challenge

Make super cool amazing website 

Get started

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beginner · design · web · Online
ONLINE AdaHacks V

April 21, 2024

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About the challenge

Girls Who Code is hosting a free, all-female hackathon called AdaHacks V on April 21st (7:30 AM - 8 PM PST …

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beginner · design · social · Online
IN-PERSON Mini-hackathon on LLMs and GenAI APIs

April 20, 2024 - April 21, 2024

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All info here: https://github.com/LauzHack/llms-api-hackathon

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beginner · machine learning · In-person
ONLINE April 2024 All Online Girls Hackathon

April 20, 2024

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About the challenge

Get started 

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beginner · social · Online
IN-PERSON Code211: District 211 High School Hackathon 2023-24

April 20, 2024

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To get more info visit our website: https://v-paritosh.github.io/Code211-2024/

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beginner · databases · machine learning · Palatine, Illinois, United States

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