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 Geaux Hack the Globe

April 23, 2023

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About the challenge: Create an app that makes the world a better place

 

IN-PERSON HackBackBetter 2023

April 22, 2023 - April 23, 2023

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About the challenge

Build towards REbuilding from COVID-19! It's been a long couple of years, and we're still recovering from it. Why not have a …

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beginner · health · Mountain View, California, United States
ONLINE KnightHacks Projects Program Spring 2023

April 18, 2023 - April 21, 2023

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Submit projects from knighthacks projects spring 2023 here.

IN-PERSON CuseHacks Beta 2023

April 16, 2023

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Syracuse University's 12-hour in-person hackathon on Sunday, April 16th. Open to beginners! 
Create anything from applications to websites. Work with a team or solo, and …

IN-PERSON MeenHacks v2

April 16, 2023 - April 17, 2023

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As part of the National level Techno-cultural fest Lumiere’23 organized by College of Engineering Kidangoor, we are proposing MeenHack v2, the 2nd edition of …

IN-PERSON Ecohacks: Reduce, Reuse, Rehack

April 15, 2023

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Ecohacks: Reduce, Reuse, Rehack is a free hackathon organized by UVA's Women in Computing Sciences (WiCS). No coding experience necessary! Join us and build everything …

ONLINE Great Valley High School GUI Challenge

April 15, 2023 - June 10, 2023

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About the challenge

GUI Challenge for Great Valley High School AP Computer Science A classes

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ONLINE UpstateHacks

April 15, 2023 - April 29, 2023

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About the challenge

In UpstateHacks, participants are asked to develop tech-based solutions to one of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The goal of this event …

IN-PERSON ACM Hacks 2023

April 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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About the challenge

ACMHacks is a hackathon organized by ACM at UCSC. During this event, students will come together to create projects based on our …

IN-PERSON HARD Hack 2023

April 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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Are you interested in testng your hardware skills and learning new ones? HARD Hack is a hackathon co-hosted by HKN, IEEE, and TNT, where attendees …

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