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14 upcoming hackathons

SEP12
Unknown organizer logo
Hackathon
Free

Cursor Hackathon Serbia

Sep 12
TBA

Address: Check event page for more details. Hosted by Aleksandar Hadžibabić Cursor Hackathon Serbia is a hackathon for AI builders with venue details on the event page. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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Aleksandar Hadžibabić logo
SEP12
Hackathon
Free

Cursor Serbia Hackathon

by Aleksandar Hadžibabić

Sep 12
TBA

Address: Check event page for more details. Hosted by Aleksandar Hadžibabić Cursor Serbia Hackathon is a hackathon for AI builders with venue details on the event page. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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SEP16
Jia Ming Huang logo
Hackathon
Free

Cursor Hackathon Toronto - September

by Jia Ming Huang

Sep 16 to Sep 17
TBA

Address: Check event page for more details. Hosted by Jia Ming Huang, Sukhpal (Sukh) Saini & Neerav Makwana Cursor Hackathon Toronto - September is a hackathon for AI builders with venue details on the event page. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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SEP18
Hack the North (University of Waterloo) logo
Hackathon
Free

Hack the North 2026

by Hack the North (University of Waterloo)

Sep 18 to Sep 20
Waterloo, CA

Canada's largest hackathon, run by students at the University of Waterloo. Thirty-six hours of building with mentors, hardware, workshops, and prizes. Open to students worldwide, with travel support offered to many attendees.

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SEP19
HackMIT (MIT students) logo
Hackathon
Free

HackMIT 2026

by HackMIT (MIT students)

Sep 19 to Sep 20
Cambridge, US

MIT's flagship student hackathon. A weekend of building and innovation on the MIT campus with 1,200 of the top university students flown in from around the world. Free for accepted student hackers.

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SEP19
Hunter Carver logo
Hackathon
Free

Cursor Austin X AITX Hackathon

by Hunter Carver

Sep 19
TBA

Address: Check event page for more details. Hosted by Hunter Carver & Jake O'Shea Cursor Austin X AITX Hackathon is a hackathon for AI builders with venue details on the event page. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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りゅうせい Ryusei logo
SEP21
Hackathon
Free

Takamatsu | Claude Code Game Jam / うどん県で、うどんのゲームを作る2日間

by りゅうせい Ryusei

Sep 21 to Sep 23
Kagawa 760-0054, JP

Address: トキワ一丁目 Takamatsu, Japan Hosted by りゅうせい Ryusei Takamatsu | Claude Code Game Jam / うどん県で、うどんのゲームを作る2日間 is a hackathon for AI builders in Kagawa 760-0054. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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SEP25
Victor Motricala logo
Hackathon
Free

Cursor Hackathon Padova

by Victor Motricala

Sep 25
35129 Padova PD, IT

Address: Via della Croce Rossa, 42 Padova, Italy Hosted by Victor Motricala Cursor Hackathon Padova is a hackathon for AI builders in 35129 Padova PD. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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Geoffrey from Pitchless logo
OCT01
Hackathon
Free

Madrid | 48-hour Claude Code Hackathon

by Geoffrey from Pitchless

Oct 1 to Oct 4
TBA

Address: Check event page for more details. Hosted by Geoffrey from Pitchless & 7 others Madrid | 48-hour Claude Code Hackathon is a hackathon for AI builders with venue details on the event page. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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OCT03
Hackathons at Berkeley logo
Hackathon
Free

Cal Hacks 2026

by Hackathons at Berkeley

Oct 3 to Oct 6
Berkeley, US

The world's largest collegiate hackathon, run by Hackathons at Berkeley. Student hackers from across the nation converge for a weekend of software and hardware building, with strong AI tooling sponsor presence in recent editions.

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OCT06
Gloo logo
Hackathon
Free

Gloo AI Hackathon 2026

by Gloo

Oct 6 to Oct 9
Boulder, US

Three-day in-person AI hackathon in Boulder organized by Gloo. Focus on AI applications across faith, family, and community-impact verticals; multi-track judging and a prize pool for builder teams shipping working prototypes.

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SIREAL logo
OCT24
Hackathon
Free

Cursor Hackathon Seoul 4th

by SIREAL

Oct 24
TBA

Address: Check event page for more details. Hosted by SIREAL & 4 others Cursor Hackathon Seoul 4th is a hackathon for AI builders with venue details on the event page. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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Adam Burgh logo
OCT25
Hackathon
Free

Seattle | AI Week Claude Impact Lab Hackathon

by Adam Burgh

Oct 25 to Oct 26
WA 98109, US

Address: thinkspace SEATTLE Seattle, WA United States Hosted by Adam Burgh Seattle | AI Week Claude Impact Lab Hackathon is a hackathon for AI builders in WA 98109. Visit the event page for the schedule, venue details, and registration.

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Recent hackathon winners

Standout projects, prize amounts, and stack notes from the latest hackathons.

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APR 2026
Lovable + eMerge Americas logo
Hackathon
Recap

Lovable eMerge AI Hackathon 2026

by Lovable + eMerge Americas

8-hour Lovable hackathon at the eMerge Americas conference in Miami. 400+ builders participated. Prize categories included Most Production-Ready, Best Design, and Community Pick.

Miami, US
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MAR 2026
Lovable logo
Hackathon
Recap

Builders Weekend 2026: Tokyo

by Lovable

3-day Lovable hackathon in Shibuya, Tokyo. Anchored Lovable's APAC community-building push. Bilingual programming (Japanese / English). Multiple prize tracks including a category for builds targeting the Japanese consumer market.

Tokyo, JP
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MAR 2026
Lovable + NVIDIA + SwenodeAI logo
Hackathon
Recap

Lovable At Scale AI Hackathon

by Lovable + NVIDIA + SwenodeAI

Curated hackathon at Wilson Sonsini's offices the day before NVIDIA GTC 2026 keynote. Hand-picked enterprise teams building with Lovable on NVIDIA infrastructure.

Palo Alto, US
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OCT 2025
Amazon Web Services Startups logo
Hackathon
Recap

AWS Global Vibe: AI Coding Hackathon 2025

by Amazon Web Services Startups

AWS's first global vibe coding hackathon with a $700K+ prize pool. Open to builders worldwide; emphasis on production-grade applications that combine vibe coding tools with AWS infrastructure.

Online
$700,000 prize pool
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SEP 2025
Lovable logo
Hackathon
Recap

Lovable Shipped Hackathon

by Lovable

Multi-week online hackathon series emphasizing shippable, real products built with Lovable. Rolling submissions, monthly judging. Spawned multiple themed iterations (Shipped Tokyo, Shipped Miami).

Online
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SEP 2025
Lovable logo
Hackathon
Recap

SheBuilds on Lovable

by Lovable

Lovable hackathon series for women who want to create, experiment, and bring ideas to life, whether they've coded before or not. Multiple cycles through 2026.

Online
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Where hackathons are listed

The platforms and brand calendars where new vibe coding hackathons consistently appear.

Devpost AI Hackathons logo

Devpost AI Hackathons

Rolling

Devpost's evergreen catalog of AI and machine-learning hackathons. New events drop weekly, including brand-sponsored challenges from major cloud providers and AI labs. Sort by priz

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lablab.ai Hackathons logo

lablab.ai Hackathons

Rolling

lablab.ai's continuous hackathon program. Themed sprints around major model releases (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama) with cash prizes, dedicated mentors, and weeklong build cycles. Ne

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Build Club Hackathons logo

Build Club Hackathons

Rolling

Build Club's recurring AI hackathon program out of Sydney with global remote tracks. Multi-week sprints with mentor support, demo days, and a strong Australia/Asia-Pacific communit

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About vibe coding hackathons

What is a vibe coding hackathon?+
A vibe coding hackathon is a time-boxed competition (24 hours to 14 days) where teams build and ship working software using AI coding tools like Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, v0, and Claude Code. Most reward speed-to-ship and which tools you used to get there.
Are vibe coding hackathons free?+
Most are free to enter. Vendor-hosted hackathons (Bolt, Lovable, Cursor, Anthropic) are free and often include credits and tool access for participants. A few in-person hackathons charge $10 to $50 to cover venue costs.
What prizes do vibe coding hackathons offer?+
Prize pools range from $500 in tool credits to $25,000+ cash plus accelerator interviews. The biggest pools come from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Vercel flagship events. Devpost-hosted vendor hackathons typically award $5,000 to $15,000 to first place.
Who hosts vibe coding hackathons?+
The AI tool vendors themselves (Bolt, Lovable, Cursor, Anthropic, OpenAI, Vercel), Devpost (the largest hackathon platform), Lu.ma community organizers, individual creators on X, and partner conferences like AI Engineer World's Fair.
Can solo builders enter vibe coding hackathons?+
Yes. Most allow solo or team entries. Solo entries often place well in hackathons that reward speed and polish over architecture. Some hackathons also have specific solo or duo brackets to keep solo builders from being outgunned by 5-person teams.
What tools win vibe coding hackathons?+
Lovable and Bolt dominate hackathons where time-to-prototype matters (under 48 hours). Cursor and Claude Code win longer hackathons (3 to 14 days) where production-quality code matters. v0 wins UI-focused tracks. Most winning teams use 2 to 3 tools combined.
How do I prepare for a vibe coding hackathon?+
Have a domain in mind before kickoff. Have AI coding tool subscriptions ready (Cursor, Lovable, or Bolt). Have a deployment target (Vercel, Cloudflare). Have a Twitter or X account for the demo video. Most winners shipped a working demo in the first 24 hours, then spent the rest polishing.
Where do I find the next vibe coding hackathon?+
Subscribe to the iCal feed on this page. Every new vibe coding hackathon we add appears in your calendar. Or browse the list below and filter by tool (Bolt, Lovable, Cursor, etc.) to find one matching your stack.