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

ML Empowerment Build Challenge 3.0 - ($400,000 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

707 participants

Deadline: Oct 10, 2026 October 10 at 2:45am EDT to submit

Online

ForgeHacks Online 2026

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

$1,323,825 in prizes

1661 participants

Deadline: Oct 10, 2026 October 10 at 12:00pm EDT to submit

Online

EvoHacks2026

Hackathon for AI in Automation

Non-monetary prizes

60 participants

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

Online

AIC Internal Competition -2026 (Agentic AI)

Your Idea, Your Agent, Your Move

Non-monetary prizes

50 participants

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

Online

Banana Hacks

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

$500 in prizes

317 participants

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

Online

United Hackathons V1

Join the discord: https://discord.gg/K2g9uFk7c and email [email protected] if you would like to host your own hackathon

Non-monetary prizes

176 participants

Deadline: Oct 12, 2026 October 12 at 2:45am EDT to submit

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

1898 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

2806 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

962 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

50195 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

591 participants

Deadline: Oct 25, 2026 October 25 at 10:00am EDT to submit

Online

Build With AI: Basics

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

$2,500 in prizes

2651 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

4214 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

968 participants

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 October 27 at 9:00am EDT to submit

Online

AWS Communication Developer Services (CDS) Agentic AI Partner Hackathon

Build the conversational experiences of tomorrow

$40,000 in prizes

758 participants

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

Online

Learn to Hack: MATLAB Edition 2026

A hackathon for students from all disciplines to apply MATLAB basic and ML concepts in real-world scenarios!

Non-monetary prizes

3 participants

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Starts in October 30 at 12:00am EDT

Online

Nebius x NVIDIA Global AI Hackathon

Build the next frontier of AI on open infrastructure

$50,000 in prizes

19231 participants

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

Online

Qloo Agentic Hackathon

Agents, but with taste.

$25,000 in prizes

678 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

930 participants

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

Online

InternWell Hack2.0

Innovation, Build , Learn....

₹ 1,000 in prizes

67 participants

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

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

702 participants

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

Online

YUNet AIgnite 2026

Agentic AI Hackathon for B2C Solutions

Non-monetary prizes

2 participants

Deadline: Nov 5, 2026 Starts in November 01 at 12:00am EDT

Online

EthnoHack

Data Hackathon on Ethnopharmacology and Health

Non-monetary prizes

41 participants

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

Online

PayPal AI Hackathon

Build what’s next with PayPal and AI

$67,500 in prizes

8398 participants

Deadline: Nov 12, 2026 November 12 at 3:00pm EST to submit

Online

STEMergent Hacks 2026

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

Non-monetary prizes

68 participants

Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 Starts in October 31 at 12:00am EDT

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

2479 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

31 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

6 participants

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

Online

Hackathon Agéntico SoftwareChido 2026B

Hackathon Agéntico

Non-monetary prizes

20 participants

Deadline: Nov 25, 2026 November 25 at 1:15am EST to submit

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

40 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

225 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

22 participants

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

Online

Syntax Summit

Invent. Compile. Inspire.

Non-monetary prizes

303 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

525 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

77 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

101 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

269 participants

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

Bengaluru, India

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

749 participants

Oct 1 - Oct 16, 2026 October 16 at 6:00am EDT to submit

St. Gallen, Switzerland

HackFW: MADE Challenge

The flagship hackathon of Fort Worth, Texas.

$1,900 in prizes

89 participants

Oct 1 - Oct 30, 2026 October 30 at 12:00pm EDT to submit

Fort Worth, TX, USA

Reality Check(Meet-up)

The AI event for people who've actually shipped.

Non-monetary prizes

12 participants

Oct 5 - Nov 18, 2026 November 18 at 5:00pm EST to submit

India

HACK PRADESH – RVIT Hackathon

₹ 50,000 in prizes

23 participants

Oct 6 - Oct 8, 2026 October 08 at 11:00am EDT to submit

Chebrolu, India

Ensign Build

Bring your idea to life!

Non-monetary prizes

3 participants

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

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Hacklanta

Different Rhythm, Higher Stakes.

$14,000 in prizes

27 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

7 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

42 participants

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

Lisboa, Portugal

HackUCD x Stripe

Get ready for UCD’s first inter society hackathon, backed by Stripe!

€4,000 in prizes

3 participants

Oct 10 - Oct 10, 2026 Starts in October 10 at 4:30am EDT

Ireland

PalmettoHacks 2026

PalmettoHacks is the University of South Carolina's first official Major League Hacking Event. Join us for 24 hours of hacking, and don't forget to bring the energy!

$2,750 in prizes

7 participants

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

12 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

13 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

22 participants

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

New York, NY, USA

Cornell Six Sigma Hackathon

Tackle real-world quality control problems drawn from industrial engineering, healthcare systems, and energy systems!

Non-monetary prizes

47 participants

Oct 16 - Oct 17, 2026 Starts in October 16 at 3:00pm EDT

Ithaca, NY, USA

SwampHacks XII

Venture into the swamp for 36 hours of building, learning, and creating at UF's flagship hackathon. Hack in the Swamp!

$11,000 in prizes

7 participants

Oct 16 - Oct 18, 2026 Starts in October 16 at 8:00pm EDT

Gainesville, FL, USA

AI Hackathon 2026 by LA Hacks

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

Non-monetary prizes

48 participants

Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2026 Starts in October 17 at 3:00am EDT

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hack Like W@CC 2026

Back to 2016

Non-monetary prizes

29 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

79 participants

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

San Francisco, 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

4 participants

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

Sepang, Malaysia

CapCut x EAST2046 University of Cambridge Creator Lab

Choose one format: a 60–180 second campaign video or an interactive HTML page. Submit your work with a reusable workflow so the partner can build on it.

Non-monetary prizes

1 participant

Oct 22 - Oct 22, 2026 Starts in October 22 at 4:00am EDT

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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

30 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

23 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

6 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

125 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

77 participants

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

Turku, Finland

CrownHacks

A 40-hour hackathon in the Queen City. Build, break, and ship bold ideas alongside 200 hackers at UNC Charlotte.

Non-monetary prizes

6 participants

Nov 6 - Nov 8, 2026 Starts in November 06 at 7:00pm EST

Charlotte, NC, USA

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

40 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

21 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

12 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

10 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

9 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

6 participants

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

Pleasanton, California, USA

DeveloperWeek 2027 Hackathon

Join the nation's largest challenge-driven in-person and online hackathon @ DeveloperWeek 2027!

$6,000 in prizes

187 participants

Jan 25 - Feb 11, 2027 Starts in January 25 at 1:00pm EST

Santa Clara, CA, USA

SpartaHack 12

SpartaHack Returns for its 12th iteration!

Non-monetary prizes

8 participants

Feb 6 - Feb 7, 2027 Starts in February 06 at 12:00pm EST

East Lansing, MI, USA

NTU Beyond Binary Techathon 2027

A techathon for everyone. Challenge yourself. Build solutions.

$10,000 in prizes

6 participants

Feb 9 - Feb 13, 2027 Starts in February 09 at 6:00am EST

Singapore

BearHacks 2027

The return of Mississauga's biggest hackathon - bringing students from across Canada to build meaningful projects together!

$CAD 10,000 in prizes

28 participants

Apr 23 - Apr 25, 2027 Starts in April 23 at 10:00pm EDT

Mississauga, Canada

Top AI builders of 2026

Tanush Shah

GENIUS

Muhammad Umer

Computer Science enthusiast building modern web apps. Skilled in Web Dev, Databases & GenAI; exploring Agentic AI & ML.

Kaleemullah Younas

Full-Stack AI Engineer | ML & DL Engineer | GenAI & Agentic AI Engineer | Teamwork on Innovative & Impactful solutions

Karthik M a

Vijayalakshmi S

Vrushabh Zade

Krishang Parmar

Ibrahim Pima

sup i'm am Zan and ive been hands down building for a while now , if you need me in your team dont hesitate

Recent winning AI projects

Recent AI hackathons

Gator Quant Hacks

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

Non-monetary prizes

220 participants

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

Gainesville, FL, USA

GirlHacks 2026

Join us for a beginner-friendly hackathon at NJIT, empowering women and non-binary individuals in tech.

Non-monetary prizes

197 participants

Oct 3 - Oct 4, 2026 Starts in October 03 at 11:45am EDT

Newark, NJ, USA

Zero Origin

Solving Problems That Matter Most

Non-monetary prizes

978 participants

Deadline: Sep 26, 2026 Starts in August 27 at 2:30am EDT

Online

CodeML

CodeML est un hackathon unique en son genre. S'étalant sur 24 heures, il consiste en une série de défis sur l'apprentissage machine de difficulté croissante.

$7,000 in prizes

244 participants

Oct 2 - Oct 4, 2026 Starts in October 02 at 12:45pm EDT

Montreal, Canada