About

Cutie Hack is a 12 hour, beginner-friendly hackathon hosted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) at the University of California, Riverside in Southern California. Hackers are challenged to build projects and present to a panel of judges to compete for tracks and prizes.

As one of the Inland Empire's largest hackathons (with 40+ projects submitted last year!), we aim to provide a space for exploring a passion for technology, foster a community, and increase accessibility to resources. We aim to facilitate and provide a hackathon packed with workshops, activities, mentorship, and more.

As one of the oldest hackathons at UC Riverside (alongside our sibling hackathon - Citrus Hack!) with 10+ years of hacking and innovation, our goal is to provide learning and networking opportunities for our community of hackers.

This year, we bring forth 15+ partners (including MLH, Wolfram, Notion, UCR Department of CSE, and more) to provide more opportunities and resources for our participants (check them out on this page)! We hope you're able to embark on an epic code adventure with Cutie Hack.

Connect with Us: Our Platforms

Instagram: cutiehack_ucr
Website: cutiehack.com
Discord
- ACM: discord.com/invite/NXXV2gs
- Cutie Hack 2025: server link can be found in the participant acceptance email sent shortly after applying on cutiehack.com
LinkedIn: cutie-hack

Email: cutiehack@gmail.com

More Opportunities

ACM (our parent organization): acmucr.carrd.co
Citrus Hack (our sibling hackathon): citrushack_ucr

Get Started & Registration Requirements

Register: All participants must register at cutiehack.com and on our Devpost.
Form a Team: Teams can have 1 to 4 members.
Plan Your Project: This year, we have 5+ tracks (see submission requirements). You and your team are free to build your project around these tracks, but we highly encourage having it be planned around this year’s theme - fantasy!
Build: Start coding once hacking kicks off on November 15 at 8 AM! All projects must be started and completed during the 12 hour period.
Use GitHub: Your code must be hosted on GitHub. Ensure that all commits are time stamped during the hackathon window to qualify for judging and to be considered for our tracks.
Submit Your Project: Turn in your project through Devpost and our website (cutiehack.com)'s participant portal by the deadline. Scroll below for the submission requirements!
Judging: Majority of your team must be present in person to pitch your project to judges on November 15 at 8 PM. Be ready to present your project and answer questions from judges!

Requirements

What to Build

Anything to your heart’s desire! Our theme this year is Code Quest: Legends, Logic, and Lore Await. This year, we have 5+ tracks: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, Best Beginner, Most on Theme, Best Hardware Build, Best UI/UX Design, and a couple more incoming!

What to Submit (to Devpost - this page!)

GitHub repository link to your project's codebase (REQUIRED)
Description of your project, what it does, and what problems it solves (REQUIRED)
Figma design file (OPTIONAL)
Live demo/website link if available (OPTIONAL, but helpful)

What to Submit (to Our Website - cutiehack.com)

In the participant portal, create your team and link your Devpost and GitHub repository (REQUIRED)
Make sure that your team name is the same as your project name! (REQUIRED)