Name: Next Gen Hackathon 2026 -Bengaluru
Start: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-10-23T07:30:00.000-04:00
Location: Next Gen Hackathon 2026 -Bengaluru

Test and build your AI skills with Devpost hackathons. Compete for prizes, stand out to the world’s leading AI companies, and get hands-on experience with machine learning and generative AI tools.

Our current online AI hackathons

Hack2Heal 2.0 - Global Healthcare Innovation Hackathon

Build anything. Solve for health. A global online healthcare innovation hackathon for students, builders, scientists, and creators across every discipline.

$100 in prizes

931 participants

Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Starts in August 25 at 2:15pm EDT

Online

Evorozen Apex: NextGen AI Buildathon

An intensive 60-day buildathon to launch production-ready AI apps, master your Go-To-Market strategy, and scale next-generation backends. Go from a raw idea to a live startup.

Non-monetary prizes

417 participants

Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Starts in July 17 at 11:00am EDT

Online

Next Byte Hacks: V4

Build bold, ship fast: a student-run hackathon for the next generation of builders.

$100 in prizes

207 participants

Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 September 30 at 11:45pm EDT to submit

Online

Global Innovation Build Challenge V2

A global hackathon for foundational LLMs, applied AI, and open invention

Non-monetary prizes

1647 participants

Deadline: Oct 1, 2026 October 01 at 11:45am EDT to submit

Online

Kurukshetra CTF

Capture the Flag. Claim the Battlefield.

₹ 20,000 in prizes

37 participants

Deadline: Oct 3, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 12:30am EDT

Online

LovHack Season 3

We're back for Season 3! It's time for your next build.

Non-monetary prizes

259 participants

Deadline: Oct 4, 2026 October 04 at 11:45pm EDT to submit

Online

OneAquaHealth IEEE Global Hackathon

Healthy Waters Healthy Ecosystems.Healthy Communities

$3,500 in prizes

1226 participants

Deadline: Oct 5, 2026 October 05 at 12:00am EDT to submit

Online

ML Empowerment Build Challenge 3.0 - ($96,000 in prizes!)

Learn AI, build real-world projects, and create impact through guided resources, mentorship, and a global community of student innovators. @mlempowermentfoundation on Instagram.

Non-monetary prizes

477 participants

Deadline: Oct 6, 2026 October 06 at 2:45am EDT to submit

Online

ForgeHacks Online 2026

A student hackathon focused on Forging AI solutions that solves real-world challenges.

$570,160 in prizes

765 participants

Deadline: Oct 10, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 12:00pm EDT

Online

EvoHacks2026

Hackathon for AI in Automation!

Non-monetary prizes

4 participants

Deadline: Oct 11, 2026 Starts in October 10 at 10:45am EDT

Online

Banana Hacks

Build apps, games, and tools that solve real problems in a weekend around Image AI.

$500 in prizes

161 participants

Deadline: Oct 12, 2026 Starts in October 09 at 8:00pm EDT

Online

United Hackathons V1

Fill out this quick form (required) tinyurl.com/unitedhackathons, United Hackathons aims to: connect innovators to organizers, building a network of student-led hackathons

Non-monetary prizes

121 participants

Deadline: Oct 12, 2026 Starts in October 06 at 12:00am EDT

Online

WarriorHacks 2.0

Open to all skill levels! Build an app, website, game, or pitch an idea that fits the theme revealed before the submission phase opens.

Non-monetary prizes

1211 participants

Deadline: Oct 14, 2026 October 14 at 12:45am EDT to submit

Online

Multimodal AI Hackathon 2026

Build beyond limits

₹ 100,000 in prizes

1384 participants

Deadline: Oct 14, 2026 October 14 at 2:45pm EDT to submit

Online

MLAI Hackathon 2026

MLAI Hackathon là cuộc thi kết nối tài năng và công nghệ để phát triển những ý tưởng AI đột phá, giàu tính ứng dụng.

Non-monetary prizes

921 participants

Deadline: Oct 16, 2026 October 16 at 1:00pm EDT to submit

Online

Neeley AI Forward: AI Innovation Competition

Non-monetary prizes

5 participants

Deadline: Oct 18, 2026 Starts in October 16 at 9:00am EDT

Online

Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon

Build across Amazon Devices and shape what's next.

$138,000 in prizes

25783 participants

Deadline: Oct 23, 2026 October 23 at 3:00pm EDT to submit

Online

IEEE ClimateChain Global Hackathon

AI and BLOCKCHAIN Innovate Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow.

$3,000 in prizes

449 participants

Deadline: Oct 25, 2026 Starts in October 05 at 12:00am EDT

Online

Build With AI: Basics

Learn AI best practices by creating a solid proof-of-concept for your dream project.

$2,500 in prizes

1590 participants

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 October 26 at 5:00pm EDT to submit

Online

OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS

Build vision systems that see, reason, and act with OpenCV 5 and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Win money and bragging rights!

$20,250 in prizes

3478 participants

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 October 27 at 2:45am EDT to submit

Online

Life After Code

The path to production at the speed of imagination

$45,000 in prizes

130 participants

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 Starts in October 05 at 1:00pm EDT

Online

AWS Communication Developer Services (CDS) Agentic AI Partner Hackathon

Build the conversational experiences of tomorrow

$40,000 in prizes

557 participants

Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 October 28 at 4:00pm EDT to submit

Online

Nebius x NVIDIA Global AI Hackathon

Build the next frontier of AI on open infrastructure

$50,000 in prizes

14855 participants

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 October 30 at 1:00pm EDT to submit

Online

Qloo Agent Hackathon

Agents, but with taste.

$25,000 in prizes

32 participants

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 October 30 at 11:45pm EDT to submit

Online

Galuxium Nexus V2

Build profitable SaaS platforms that real users will pay for. Launch the next generation of AI, creator and automation tools. [ OPEN TO ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS OF ALL AGES ]

$14,644 in prizes

851 participants

Deadline: Oct 31, 2026 October 31 at 7:30am EDT to submit

Online

STEMergent Hacks 2026

A student hackathon and ideathon to build creative tech solutions for real community problems.

Non-monetary prizes

41 participants

Deadline: Oct 31, 2026 Starts in October 18 at 12:00am EDT

Online

YouCam API Skin AI & eCommerce VTO Hackathon

Build with the YouCam API to Shape the Future of Skincare, Beauty, Fashion and eCommerce - Compete for Top Prizes

$6,000 in prizes

454 participants

Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 November 02 at 11:45am EST to submit

Online

EthnoHACK

Data Hackathon on Ethnopharmacology and Health

Non-monetary prizes

13 participants

Deadline: Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 02 at 4:00am EST

Online

Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026

Accelerate your VR development journey with Meta VR Start and compete for $1M in cash prizes

$1,000,000 in prizes

1411 participants

Deadline: Nov 18, 2026 November 18 at 3:00pm EST to submit

Online

Bridge The Gap Hacks

Create apps and games based on you original ideas. Innovation shouldn’t depend on location.

Non-monetary prizes

24 participants

Deadline: Nov 21, 2026 Starts in November 15 at 3:00am EST

Online

KUK VIRTUAL HACKATHON

Empowering Malaysian Student Innovators in Korea

$800 in prizes

2 participants

Deadline: Nov 22, 2026 Starts in November 15 at 10:00am EST

Online

AI Agents for Founders Challenge — HETIC 2026

Create AI agents that give founders back their most valuable asset: time to think.

€997 in prizes

26 participants

Deadline: Dec 18, 2026 Starts in November 04 at 12:00am EST

Online

Arbiter Hacks V1

Open innovation for all, submit projects that have potential impact and usability!

$3,800 in prizes

177 participants

Deadline: Dec 21, 2026 Starts in October 20 at 12:00pm EDT

Online

checkpoint 1 — games for good

A free 48-hour AI-native online hackathon where builders aged 13–18 make games that do good in the world.

$1,400 in prizes

13 participants

Deadline: Jan 10, 2027 Starts in January 08 at 7:00am EST

Online

Syntax Summit

Invent. Compile. Inspire.

Non-monetary prizes

272 participants

Deadline: Jan 14, 2027 January 14 at 7:00am EST to submit

Online

Code for Humanity

Build technology that reaches the people who need it the most.

Non-monetary prizes

471 participants

Deadline: Jan 15, 2027 January 15 at 7:00am EST to submit

Online

Brewing Codes 4.0

"Brewing Codes 4.0- Where Innovation Meets Code!"

₹ 100,000 in prizes

75 participants

Deadline: Mar 27, 2028 Starts in March 12 at 6:45am EDT

Online

Our current in-person AI hackathons

HTCJ × PROOF Aviation Futures Challenge

Build the Future of Flight. Then Prove It.

Non-monetary prizes

88 participants

Jun 25 - Oct 27, 2026 October 27 at 8:00pm EDT to submit

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Next Gen Hackathon 2026 -Bengaluru

NextGenExpo'26 brings together students,developers, engineers,innovators,and startups for a national-level series of technology challenges(registration from off web is neccessary)

₹ 50,000 in prizes

217 participants

Sep 1 - Oct 23, 2026 October 23 at 7:30am EDT to submit

Bengaluru, India

Databricks AI Social Impact (DAISI) Challenge - Singapore

Student from Singapore's Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) take on real societal problems with national open data, built free on Databricks and mentored by Databricks engineers

Non-monetary prizes

580 participants

Sep 16 - Oct 6, 2026 October 06 at 12:00pm EDT to submit

Singapore, Singapore

Hack Apertus

Welcome to the first stage of «Hack Apertus», an open-source hackathon series to evaluate, align, and build on Apertus, Switzerland’s sovereign LLM.

€10,680 in prizes

559 participants

Oct 1 - Oct 16, 2026 Starts in October 01 at 6:00am EDT

St. Gallen, Switzerland

HackFW: MADE Challenge

The flagship hackathon of Fort Worth, Texas.

$1,900 in prizes

56 participants

Oct 1 - Oct 30, 2026 Starts in October 01 at 7:00am EDT

Fort Worth, TX, USA

Gator Quant Hacks

Create the best trading strategy and compete against hundreds of other participants

Non-monetary prizes

45 participants

Oct 2 - Oct 4, 2026 Starts in October 02 at 6:45pm EDT

Gainesville, FL, USA

Hacktoberfest Hack Day Dinajpur

A Hacktoberfest hack day by Machine Learning Bangladesh at HSTU Dinajpur

Non-monetary prizes

1 participant

Oct 3 - Oct 3, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 12:00am EDT

Bangladesh

Zoftware Hireathon

Zoftware Hireathon: From Messy Data to Smart Recommendations. An 8-hour build sprint for top talent, powered by LLMs, judged on real product thinking

$500 in prizes

104 participants

Oct 3 - Oct 3, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 2:00am EDT

New Delhi, India

Hack Dearborn: Conjure Reality

24 hours of building, learning and turning imagination into something real. October 3-4, 2026 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Non-monetary prizes

2 participants

Oct 3 - Oct 4, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 12:00pm EDT

Dearborn, MI, USA

Dublin Hacx

Dublin's first high school hackathon - 12 hours, 150+ students, 1 day to build something real.

$2,250 in prizes

32 participants

Oct 3 - Oct 4, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 1:00pm EDT

San Ramon, CA, USA

Ensign Build

Bring your idea to life!

Non-monetary prizes

1 participant

Oct 9 - Oct 10, 2026 Starts in October 09 at 12:00am EDT

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

HackUCD x Stripe

Create applications which are either AI, Fintech or Sustainability solutions

€4,000 in prizes

4 participants

Oct 9 - Oct 9, 2026 Starts in October 09 at 6:00am EDT

Ireland

CrownHacks

The Queen City’s biggest 40-hour hackathon. Build, break, and ship bold ideas with 200 hackers in the heart of Uptown Charlotte.

Non-monetary prizes

4 participants

Oct 9 - Oct 11, 2026 Starts in October 09 at 7:00pm EDT

Charlotte, NC, USA

Hacklanta

Go all in on your next build.

$20,000 in prizes

17 participants

Oct 9 - Oct 11, 2026 Starts in October 09 at 7:00pm EDT

Atlanta, GA, USA

Build Multiplayer Data Science Agents · PyMC Labs

Three tracks. Built with Daimon. Analyse a company's data, publish a data story, or land a pull request in the PyMC libraries. Part of #AIWeekNY in New York City.

Non-monetary prizes

6 participants

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026 Starts in October 10 at 12:00am EDT

New York, NY, USA

RecT Solutions Hackathon: Beyond the CV 2026

Skip the CV. Build the Future. Hire the Proof.

€2,000 in prizes

39 participants

Oct 10 - Oct 11, 2026 Starts in October 10 at 4:00am EDT

Lisboa, Portugal

PalmettoHacks

PalmettoHacks is the University of South Carolina's first official Major League Hacking Event. Join us for 24 hours of hacking, and bring the energy! palmettohacks.com

$2,550 in prizes

20 participants

Oct 10 - Oct 11, 2026 Starts in October 10 at 9:00am EDT

Columbia, SC, USA

#SFTechWeek - Decision-Grade AI @ Stanford ⚡️ A Buildathon on LLM Trust

One day. Big questions. Build AI worth trusting.

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026 Starts in October 10 at 1:15pm EDT

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Agentic Enterprise AI Hackathon — Box + AWS

Unstructured data, LLMs, and agents are opening up a whole new class of enterprise apps and workflows. If you want to push the limits of what you can build and ship with the latest

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Oct 16 - Oct 17, 2026 Starts in October 16 at 12:00am EDT

Seattle, WA, USA

Daytona HackSprint w/ Arize AI - NYC, October 2026

The Daytona HackSprints aren’t just another hackathon. They’re designed to be seamless, elevated, and unforgettable, a space where creativity meets execution.

$7,000 in prizes

12 participants

Oct 16 - Oct 16, 2026 Starts in October 16 at 9:30am EDT

New York, NY, USA

Hack Like W@CC 2026

Back to 2016

Non-monetary prizes

25 participants

Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2026 Starts in October 17 at 9:30am EDT

Atlanta, GA, USA

Arm + ExecuTorch: Edge AI Challenge

Build intelligent experiences at the edge. Sponsored by Arm, Meta and SFSU

Non-monetary prizes

23 participants

Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2026 Starts in October 17 at 12:00pm EDT

San Francisco, CA, USA

AI Hackathon 2026 by LA Hacks

AI Hackathon 2026 by LA Hacks - apply now at ai.lahacks.com!

Non-monetary prizes

34 participants

Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2026 Starts in October 17 at 1:00pm EDT

Los Angeles, CA, USA

SDC Hackathon 2026

The 1st dedicated AI hackathon at XMUM. Build AI solutions for real-world SDGs! Official info and registration at: sdchack.my

$5,500 in prizes

1 participant

Oct 19 - Oct 24, 2026 Starts in October 19 at 12:00am EDT

Sepang, Malaysia

2026 AI for Good Hackathon

AI for Good is a 48-hour hackathon that brings together students, community members, and industry partners to empower students to build AI solutions for social good.

Non-monetary prizes

27 participants

Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2026 Starts in October 23 at 4:00pm EDT

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA

HarborHack 2026 - Agent In The Loop

Embrace the non-human.

$1,500 in prizes

17 participants

Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2026 Starts in October 23 at 5:00pm EDT

Charleston, SC, USA

HackOHI/O 2026

The Premier Hackathon at Ohio State

Non-monetary prizes

2 participants

Oct 24 - Oct 25, 2026 Starts in October 24 at 10:00am EDT

Columbus, OH, USA

Action Space

Bostons first Anti-Drone swarm Hackathon

Non-monetary prizes

2 participants

Oct 24 - Oct 25, 2026 Starts in October 24 at 10:00am EDT

Cambridge, MA, USA

Sierra Hacks 2026

A 12-hour coding marathon where innovation meets collaboration!

Non-monetary prizes

5 participants

Oct 24 - Oct 24, 2026 Starts in October 24 at 11:00am EDT

Manteca, CA, USA

LarpHacks

The Larp Never Stops. Register here: https://luma.com/irn5abpa

$21,394 in prizes

111 participants

Oct 24 - Oct 25, 2026 Starts in October 24 at 4:45pm EDT

Toronto, Canada

Since AI 2026

Build real AI. Solve real challenges. Ship working prototypes.

€50,000 in prizes

74 participants

Nov 6 - Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 06 at 10:00am EST

Turku, Finland

Redhawk Builds 2026

Learn Friday. Build Saturday. Pitch Sunday.

$3,500 in prizes

1 participant

Nov 7 - Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 07 at 12:00am EST

Oxford, OH, USA

BioHacks

Love healthcare? Love building? BioHacks brings together students from all disciplines to create bold solutions in biomedical engineering, health, and technology.

Non-monetary prizes

35 participants

Nov 7 - Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 07 at 8:00am EST

Hamilton, Canada

Sheridan Datathon 2026

Mississauga's largest data-focused hackathon where 250+ students spend 24 hours turning real sponsor datasets into insights, models, and stories.

$CAD 10,000 in prizes

17 participants

Nov 7 - Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 07 at 12:00pm EST

Mississauga, Canada

HackCamp 2026

Canada's largest beginner-friendly hackathon

Non-monetary prizes

10 participants

Nov 7 - Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 07 at 3:00pm EST

Vancouver, Canada

Build with Gemma - Innovate in Windsor

Sponsored by Google and GDG Windsor. Teams are invited to submit a proposal for an innovative solution leveraging on-edge AI with the open-source family of Gemma models by Google.

Non-monetary prizes

8 participants

Nov 13 - Nov 20, 2026 Starts in November 13 at 12:00am EST

Windsor, Canada

DevFest Münster 2026: Agentic AI Hackathon

Build, Secure, Scale: Developers and Builders in the Agentic Era. This professional 1-day sprint merges the global energy of Google’s DevFest 2026 campaign.

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2026 Starts in November 21 at 3:00am EST

Münster, Germany

FutureForge Hacks

FutureForge empowers students to build solutions for real-world challenges, making technology more accessible while shaping the future through innovation, creativity, and impact.

Non-monetary prizes

5 participants

Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2026 Starts in November 21 at 11:00am EST

Pleasanton, California, USA