SB Hacks XII Isla Vista, CA, USA Make Waves at UCSB's 12th Annual Hackathon Non-monetary prizes Jan 10 – 11, 2026 342 participants
SB Hacks XI Isla Vista, CA, USA Make Waves at UCSB's 11th Annual Hackathon $7,515 in prizes Jan 11 – 12, 2025 220 participants
SB Hacks X Isla Vista, CA, USA Make Waves at UCSB's 10th Annual Hackathon $4,752 in prizes Jan 12 – 14, 2024 216 participants
SB HACKS IX Isla Vista, CA, USA Make Waves at UCSB's 9th annual Hackathon! $5,816 in prizes May 13 – 14, 2023 128 participants
SB Hacks VIII Online Join us for UCSB's eighth annual hackathon! $7,300 in prizes Winners announced 168 participants
SB Hacks VII Online Join us for UCSB's seventh annual hackathon! $16,130 in prizes Winners announced 243 participants
SB Hacks V Isla Vista, CA, USA #makewaves at sbhacks.com! $6,630 in prizes Jan 11 – 13, 2019 228 participants
SB Hacks III Isla Vista, CA, USA Project Submission $5,000 in prizes Jan 21 – 22, 2017 134 participants
SB Hacks II Isla Vista, CA, USA SB Hacks is an event in which hundreds of talented programmers compete for 36 hours to make amazing projects. The projects are then judged by tech professionals from the industry and from academia. $6,250 in prizes Apr 22 – 24, 2016 66 participants
SB Hacks Santa Barbara, CA, USA SB Hacks is an event in which hundreds of talented programmers compete for 36 hours to make amazing projects. The projects are then judged by tech professionals from the industry and from academia. $17,200 in prizes Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2015 162 participants
Cal Hacks Berkeley, CA, USA Cal Hacks is the first major collegiate hackathon in the Bay Area. Non-monetary prizes Oct 3 – 5, 2014 473 participants