Hack am Rhein 2026
Basel, Switzerland · FHNW Campus Dreispitz
A hackathon rather than a classic conference: Hack am Rhein has teams from four disciplines build together in Basel from 1–4 October 2026.
Community & Networking Free
AI Hackathons in Europe — Dates & Tickets
AI hackathons in Europe: build, prototype and pitch — from community hacks to corporate challenges.
As of 4 October 2026 · 16 upcoming events
Upcoming events
Claude Impact Lab Hackathon #2 — AI for Good Nürnberg
Nuremberg, Germany · Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Standort Nürnberg
A social impact hackathon for all experience levels: AI HUB Nürnberg's Claude Impact Lab #2 brings teams together on 5 October 2026 around mobility, urban space and sustainability.
AI EngineeringCommunity & Networking Free
Datenwerkstatt Jena 2026 — Data & AI Literacy Datathon
Jena, Germany · Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
A datathon with a bootcamp: the Jena Datenwerkstatt pairs two learning days with several challenge days around data and AI.
Data & AnalyticsGenerative AI Free
European AI Hackathon 2026
Vienna, Austria · AI:AT — AI Factory Austria
An HPC-focused hackathon: the European AI Hackathon runs hybrid from 6 to 29 October 2026 — with tracks from Agentic Contract Intelligence to grid balancing.
Agentic AIAI Engineering Free
AImpacto Hackathon 2026
Madrid, Spain · Madrid Innovation Lab
A hackathon built as a learning format: the AImpacto Hackathon 2026 has participants build real AI solutions with mentoring in Madrid on 16–17 October 2026.
AI in BusinessCommunity & Networking
TechEx Amsterdam Hackathon 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands · RAI Amsterdam
A hybrid hackathon alongside AI & Big Data Expo Europe: AI agents, cloud and automation, from 16 to 20 October 2026.
Agentic AIAI Engineering Free
Agentic Hackathon: From Research to Commerce
Berlin, Germany · The Delta Campus
A hackathon on agentic AI: teams build research and commerce agents with live demos in Berlin on 19 October 2026.
Agentic AIAI Engineering
FAU Robotics & AI Hackathon 2026
Erlangen, Germany · Siemens Healthineers Innovation Center
A hackathon within the FAU Innovation Days: from 22 to 25 October 2026, students, PhD candidates and professionals build prototypes in Erlangen, guided by experts.
RoboticsAI Engineering
Clinical AI Hackathon Vienna 2026
Vienna, Austria · IBM Österreich
An interdisciplinary healthcare hackathon: teams build AI prototypes for real clinical use cases in Vienna on 29–30 October 2026.
Machine LearningCommunity & Networking
KI Challenge 2026 — Hackathon für die Sozialversicherung
Vienna, Austria · Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger
24-hour hackathon for social insurance: teams build forecast models and assistance systems — free to enter, 5 and 6 November 2026 in Vienna.
AI in BusinessMachine Learning Free
Leuphana AI Hackathon 2026
Lüneburg, Germany · Leuphana Campus — Foyer der Bibliothek
Hackathon for AI prototypes: on 5–6 November 2026 in Lüneburg, teams build solutions with no-code tools and pitch to an expert jury.
Generative AICommunity & Networking Free
Since AI Hackathon 2026
Turku, Finland · EduCity
A demo-first hackathon: from 6–8 November 2026 in Turku, teams build AI solutions for partner challenges — free and open to students and professionals.
Generative AIMachine Learning Free
HACK THE MITTELSTAND – Agentic AI in Action (Augsburg)
Augsburg, Germany · DZ.S Founders Factory (Digitales Zentrum Schwaben)
An agentic-AI hackathon for mid-sized companies: "HACK THE MITTELSTAND" invites teams to a day of prototyping with prize money in Augsburg on 10 November 2026.
Agentic AIAI in Business
Junction 2026
Espoo, Finland · Hype Arena, Kivenlahti
A hackathon themed “European Tech Renaissance” — AI is among the challenge areas.
Community & NetworkingAI Engineering
AI Coding Hackathon November 2026 — STARTPLATZ Köln
Cologne, Germany · STARTPLATZ Köln
A hackathon for anyone who wants to build an AI product with agentic coding in 48 hours.
AI EngineeringAgentic AI from 90 €
DevFest Münster 2026: Agentic AI Hackathon
Münster, Germany · VHS Münster
A hands-on agentic-AI hackathon: at DevFest Münster, autonomous AI agents are built in a single day with Google's agent stack.
Agentic AIGenerative AI
Past events
Geneva Hackathon — Swiss {ai} Weeks 2026
Geneva, Switzerland · Giga Connectivity Centre
A hackathon for AI with social impact: the Swiss {ai} Weeks' Geneva Hackathon runs from 25 to 27 September 2026 at the Giga Connectivity Centre.
AI in BusinessCommunity & Networking
Zurich Hackathon — Swiss {ai} Weeks 2026
Zurich, Switzerland · Kraftwerk
A hackathon for trustworthy AI: the Swiss {ai} Weeks' Zurich Hackathon brings 10+ real challenges to Kraftwerk Zürich on 24–25 September 2026.
Community & NetworkingAI Engineering Free
AI Hackathon Barcelona 2026
Barcelona, Spain · Norrsken House Barcelona
Hackathon for no-code, vibe-code and full-code builders: on 19 and 20 September 2026 in Barcelona, focused on agent-oriented architectures.
Agentic AIAI Engineering from 0 €
Google Student AI Hackathon Warschau 2026
Warsaw, Poland · Google Warsaw, The Hub
A student hackathon centred on Google's AI tools: on 15 September 2026, teams at the Google Warsaw Hub build prototypes with Google AI Studio.
Generative AIAI Engineering Free
AI.WOMEN Hackathon 2026
Hamburg, Germany
A hackathon with mentors and an all-female jury; the organiser invites the best teams to the AI.SUMMIT.
Community & NetworkingGenerative AI Free
Agents, Everywhere: Bots, Channels & More — Dublin Hackathon 2026
Dublin, Ireland
Agentic AI hackathon: "Agents, Everywhere" brings together AI agent builders around bots and channels in Dublin on 12 September 2026.
Agentic AIAI Engineering
Longevity × AI Hackathon Stockholm 2026
Stockholm, Sweden · Epicenter Stockholm
A hackathon at the intersection of AI and aging research: from 11 to 13 September 2026, prototypes on the biology of aging take shape at Epicenter Stockholm.
Machine Learning
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