Pearl Hacks (pearlhacks)

Pearl Hacks 2026

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon for women and gender non-conforming students wanting to explore the world of technology and grow their technical skills!

$4,950 in prizes
Feb 21 – 22, 2026
118 participants

Pearl Hacks 2025

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon for women and gender non-conforming students wanting to explore the world of technology and grow their technical skills!

$6,200 in prizes
Feb 15 – 16, 2025
157 participants

Pearl Hacks 2024

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is dedicated to empowering women and gender nonconforming students in technology. In this weekend of fun and learning, you'll learn about tech and meet amazing people!

$5,650 in prizes
Feb 24 – 25, 2024
242 participants

Pearl Hacks 2023

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is dedicated to empowering women and gender nonconforming students in technology. In this weekend of fun and learning, you'll learn about tech and meet amazing people!

$2,710 in prizes
Feb 11 – 12, 2023
147 participants

Pearl Hacks 2022

Online

Pearl Hacks is dedicated to empowering women and nonbinary students within technology. In this weekend of fun and learning, you'll learn about tech and meet fantastic people!

$5,215 in prizes
Winners announced
202 participants

Pearl Hacks 2021

Online

Pearl Hacks is dedicated to encouraging women and nonbinary students to pursue their interests in technology. In this weekend of fun and learning, you'll learn about tech and meet fantastic people!

$1,745 in prizes
Winners announced
242 participants

Pearl Hacks 2020

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is dedicated to encouraging women to pursue their interests in technology. In this weekend filled with fun and learning, you'll learn more about tech and meet some fantastic people!

$5,895 in prizes
Feb 22 – 23, 2020
204 participants

Pearl Hacks

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is weekend filled with fun and learning. You'll become a better coder and meet some fantastic ladies, all the while raking in some awesome freebies!

$2,335 in prizes
Feb 16 – 17, 2019
137 participants

Pearl Hacks 2018

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Pearl Hacks is weekend filled with fun and learning. You'll become a better coder and meet some fantastic ladies, all the while raking in some awesome freebies.