Hackathons for Beginners 2025

Beginner hackathons are the ideal launchpad for aspiring developers, students, and technology enthusiasts who are new to programming. These events provide a supportive and inclusive environment where participants can learn through hands-on experience, collaborate with others, and create their first project. Whether exploring web development, Python, data science, or design, beginner hackathons help participants gain practical experience, mentorship, and real-world confidence. No prior coding skills are necessary—just curiosity and a desire to learn.
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IN-PERSON Hack on the Hill

April 29, 2023 - April 30, 2023

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About the challenge Hack on the Hill is an in-person spring-themed 24-hour hackathon for middle and high school students hosted at PV Net The hackathon …

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Beginner · United States
IN-PERSON HawkHack 2023

April 29, 2023 - April 30, 2023

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***NOTE Please Check Spam Folder For Email Confirmation*** Hawkhack is an intense hackathon involving students in a variety of majors, including software developers and graphic …

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Beginner · Design · Social · United States
IN-PERSON HackBackBetter 2023

April 22, 2023 - April 23, 2023

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About the challenge Build towards REbuilding from COVID-19! It's been a long couple of years, and we're still recovering from it. Why not have a …

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Beginner · Health · Mountain View, California, United States
IN-PERSON ACM Hacks 2023

April 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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About the challenge ACMHacks is a hackathon organized by ACM at UCSC. During this event, students will come together to create projects based on our …

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Beginner · Social · Santa Cruz, California, United States
IN-PERSON HARD Hack 2023

April 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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Are you interested in testng your hardware skills and learning new ones? HARD Hack is a hackathon co-hosted by HKN, IEEE, and TNT, where attendees …

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Beginner · Design · San Diego, California, United States
IN-PERSON Gilroy Hacks

April 15, 2023 - April 16, 2023

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Are you interested in coding, engineering, or STEM? Does a weekend full of intense brainstorming and coding extravaganza with tons of other like-minded students sound …

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Beginner · Design · Social · Gilroy, California, United States
IN-PERSON HSHacks: Spring 2023

April 15, 2023

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https://hshacks.org/ ___________________________________________________________________________________ projects Go solo or join a group of 3-5 to build an awesome projects! You can build your own ideas or real-world solutions …

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Beginner · Social · Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
IN-PERSON 5C Hackathon Spring 2023

April 14, 2023 - April 15, 2023

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About the Challenge Welcome to the 5C Hackathon, the legendary Hackathon of the Claremont Colleges! We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and creative space …

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Beginner · Social · Claremont, California, United States
IN-PERSON Hack-AI

April 14, 2023 - April 15, 2023

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About the challenge ​Join BerriAI, Replit, OpenaAI, Cerebrium and PropelAuth as we take on our biggest challenge yet - the World's Largest chatGPT Hackathon! ​Whether …

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Beginner · DevOps · Machine Learning · San Francisco, California, United States
IN-PERSON SWEHacks '23

April 8, 2023 - April 9, 2023

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What is SWEhacks? SWEHacks is a female and non-binary hackathon hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at the University of Washington. The event strives …

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Beginner · Design · Low/No-Code · Seattle, Washington, United States

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