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Beginner-friendly AI hackathons

There are 20 AI hackathons marked as beginner friendly on BuildJams right now, and 1 of them closes in the next 7 days. Each event is tagged beginner friendly on its listing or says so in its name. 7 can be entered online.

Updated Oct 19, 2026 (UTC). Sources for this list: Devpost. Check the official page before you enter.

Build With AI: Basics $2,500
Devpost · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 26, 2026 Devpost
CSC Winter Sparkathon $100
The Webb Schools CSC · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 29, 2026 Devpost
Kiroween 2026 $100,000
Kiro · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 30, 2026 Devpost
Arbiter Hacks V1 $3,800
Arbiter · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 20, 2026 Devpost
NextSpark Hacks No prize amount listed
Independent · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
Bridge The Gap Hacks No prize amount listed
Bridge The Gap Hacks · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Nov 15, 2026 Devpost
SDC Hackathon 2026 $5,500
Xiamen University Malaysia · In person (Xiamen University Malaysia) · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
HarborHack 2026 - Agent In The Loop $1,500
Charlestonhacks · In person (College of Charleston, Harbor Walk) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 23, 2026 Devpost
LarpHacks $21,394
larphacks · In person (Toronto) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 1, 2026 Devpost
AWS x A10 Hack 2026 $7,500
Santa Clara University ACM · In person (Heafey Hall) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 7, 2026 Devpost
NTU Beyond Binary Techathon 2027 $10,000
NTU Women In Tech · In person (Singapore) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Feb 9, 2027 Devpost
SC Quantathon v4 $250
Clemson Quantum · In person (Watt Family Innovation Center) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 23, 2027 Devpost
Sierra Hacks 2026 No prize amount listed
CodeCatalyst · In person (Sierra High School) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
HackOHI/O 2026 No prize amount listed
OHI/O · In person (The Ohio State University - Ohio Union) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
DevFest: Sheridan Datathon 2026 $CAD 10,000
GDG on Campus Sheridan College · In person (Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 7, 2026 Devpost
HackCamp 2026 No prize amount listed
nwPlus · In person (Vancouver, Canada) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Nov 7, 2026 Devpost
OCSEFHacks 3 No prize amount listed
HackPac · In person (Westminster High School) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Nov 14, 2026 Devpost
SpartaHack 12 No prize amount listed
SpartaHack · In person (MSU - STEM Building) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Starts Feb 6, 2027 Devpost

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