Nov 14–15NASA Space Apps
Nov 14–15HackUTA
Nov 10–12Adobe MAX
Nov 14–15sunhacks
Nov 12NODES 2026
Nov 7–8UB HackingNovember at a glance
- Nov 2–8
- Nov 9–15
- Nov 16–22
- All month
Online or hybrid In person
Online events you can join from anywhere
Hackathons, conferences and a season-long AI league. All you need is a laptop and Wi-Fi.
Vultr: Agent Rush AI Hackathon
Vultr x lablab.ai
Six days to build AI agents that do real work, from anywhere. Approved teams can demo live in Salt Lake City on Nov 8 (travel not covered). $15,000 prize pool.
RegisterCISO Live 2026
Corinium Intelligence
A one-day virtual cybersecurity conference on AI security, cyber resilience and risk, with 15+ speakers. Worth it if you want a security internship or analyst role.
RegisterMLH Solana Hackathon
Major League Hacking x Solana
A weekend online build of fast, cheap apps on Solana. Kicks off Friday at noon ET and wraps Sunday at 2 PM ET. MLH sends starter resources once you register.
RegisterAdobe MAX 2026
Adobe
Adobe's creativity conference, live in Miami Beach and online. Keynotes and sessions on generative AI, design and video. Great for design, marketing and content roles.
RegisterNODES 2026
Neo4j
A free 24-hour developer conference on AI engineering, multi-agent workflows and graph systems. Sessions run around the clock, so it works in any time zone.
RegisterNASA Space Apps Challenge
NASA
NASA's global hackathon. No local site near you? Pick the virtual Universal Event. Submit a project and you get an official participant certificate.
RegisterVeritas AI Student Hackathon
Veritas AI
High school only · register by Nov 13A free 48-hour AI build for high schoolers anywhere in the world, in teams of 1 to 3. $75,000+ in prizes, including scholarships and an internship at a healthcare AI startup.
RegisterMicrosoft Ignite 2026
Microsoft
Microsoft's biggest conference of the year. The Digital pass streams the keynotes and sessions online with on-demand replays. In-person passes in San Francisco start at $1,625.
RegisterAMD AI League
AMD x lablab.ai
Running nowSix matches, one leaderboard. Build on AMD, earn points every match and compete for a $10,000+ prize pool. Individual entries only.
Register
In-person college hackathons
24 hours, free food and a room full of people who build things. Most accept students from any school, so check the travel rules and apply early: popular ones fill up.
HackUTD 2026
UT Dallas · Richardson, TX
North America's largest 24-hour university hackathon, run by ACM UTD. Free food, merch and games all night.
RegisterHackRPI 2026: In the Clouds
RPI · Troy, NY
College + high schoolRPI's 13th annual 24-hour hackathon. No experience needed: workshops and mentors on site, plus swag, free food and time with the sponsor companies.
RegisterTAMU Datathon 2026
Texas A&M · College Station, TX
A 24-hour data science and machine learning marathon at the MSC. Has beginner challenges, and travel reimbursement is available for out-of-town hackers.
RegisterUB Hacking 2026
University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY
Western New York's biggest student hackathon, now in its 15th year. This year's theme is Into the Hackosmos, with tracks, mentors and beginner-friendly workshops.
RegisterHackUTA 2026
UT Arlington · Arlington, TX
18+ by Nov 1424 hours of building with free food, swag and prizes. You don't have to live in Texas. Recent grads (Dec 2025 or later) are welcome too.
Registersunhacks 9.0
Arizona State · Tempe, AZ
Arizona's largest college hackathon, held at the Student Pavilion on ASU's Tempe campus. Open to every skill level, with workshops and industry mentors.
Register
Turn a hackathon into interviews
- Talk to the sponsors. Companies sponsor hackathons to meet people they could hire. Ask what roles they're filling and leave with a name to follow up with.
- Ship something you can demo in 2 minutes. A small project that works beats a big one that doesn't. Push the code to GitHub before you leave.
- Put it on your resume that week. One line on what it does, what you built it with and how you placed. A project from last weekend is the easiest thing to talk about in an interview.
- Apply while it's fresh. Fall is peak season for internship and new grad hiring. Send applications while you have something new to show.
Frequently asked questions
What hackathons are happening in November 2026?
In person: HackUTD (Richardson, TX), HackRPI (Troy, NY), TAMU Datathon (College Station, TX) and UB Hacking (Buffalo, NY) on November 7-8, then HackUTA (Arlington, TX) and sunhacks (Tempe, AZ) on November 14-15. Online: the Vultr Agent Rush hackathon (November 3-8), the MLH Solana hackathon (November 6-8), NASA Space Apps (November 14-15) and the Veritas AI hackathon for high schoolers (November 14-15).
Which November 2026 events can I join online?
Nine on this list are online: the Vultr Agent Rush hackathon, CISO Live, the MLH Solana hackathon, Adobe MAX, Neo4j NODES 2026, NASA Space Apps (pick the virtual Universal Event), the Veritas AI hackathon, the Microsoft Ignite Digital pass and the AMD AI League, which runs through December 1.
Can high school students join these hackathons?
Some of them. The Veritas AI hackathon is only for high school students. HackRPI accepts college and high school students. HackUTA accepts high school seniors who are 18 or older by November 14. Check each event's eligibility rules before you register.
Do I need experience to go to a hackathon?
No. HackRPI says no experience is necessary and runs workshops and mentors on site, sunhacks is open to all skill levels and NODES 2026 has sessions for every level. Most teams split the work, so bring whatever you know and learn the rest there.
How does a hackathon help me get a job?
It gives you a recent project to put on your resume and talk about in interviews, and in-person hackathons put you in the same room as sponsor companies that are hiring. Add the project to your resume the same week, with what it does, what you built it with and how you placed.