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 Gilroy Hacks

April 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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Are you interested in coding, engineering, or STEM? Does a weekend full of intense brainstorming and coding extravaganza with tons of other like-minded students sound …

IN-PERSON HSHacks: Spring 2023

April 15, 2023

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https://hshacks.org/

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Go solo or join a group of 3-5 to build an awesome projects! You can build your own ideas or real-world solutions …

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 …

IN-PERSON 5C Hackathon Spring 2023

April 14, 2023 - April 15, 2023

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About the Challenge

Welcome to the 5C Hackathon, the legendary Hackathon of the Claremont Colleges! We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and creative space …

IN-PERSON Hack-AI

April 14, 2023 - April 15, 2023

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About the challenge

​Join BerriAI, Replit, OpenaAI, Cerebrium and PropelAuth as we take on our biggest challenge yet - the World's Largest chatGPT Hackathon!

​Whether …

IN-PERSON SWEHacks '23

April 8, 2023 - April 9, 2023

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What is SWEhacks?

SWEHacks is a female and non-binary hackathon hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at the University of Washington. The event strives …

IN-PERSON Mediversity 2.0

April 8, 2023 - April 15, 2023

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About the challenge

Organizing a hackathon for creating a fintech website using artificial intelligence (A.I.) is an event that brings together participants with diverse backgrounds …

ONLINE FutureHacks Five

April 7, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING! THE WINNERS CAN BE FOUND HERE!

FutureHacks Five 2022 is an annual online free to attend international hackathon organized by …

IN-PERSON Wittyhacks 3.0

April 7, 2023 - April 9, 2023

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Visit Website

http://wittyhacks.in/
Get ready to embark on an epic journey of innovation and creativity at Wittyhacks 3.0, the ultimate 36-hour hackathon experience! For …

ONLINE ImmerseGT

April 7, 2023 - April 9, 2023

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About ImmerseGT

ImmerseGT is the world's largest XR hackathon created by the Georgia Tech Startup Exchange and Georgia Tech Extended Reality to equip students with …

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