Hackathons in Germany

Hackathon Hub currently lists 88 upcoming hackathons, coding challenges and innovation competitions in Germany. The overview covers the whole country, from university hackathons to corporate challenges, each with date, location and registration details. Events take place in 45 cities, most often in Munich, Berlin and Heilbronn. 79 events run on site or hybrid, while 9 can be joined fully online. 4 events are explicitly beginner-friendly. 22 hackathons offer prize money. The next event to start is "Light x Lovable x Personio Finance Hackathon" on 8 October 2026. Every entry is verified against the organizer's own website before it goes live.

Currently on Hackathon Hub

Upcoming hackathons: 88
Cities: 45
Next event: Light x Lovable x Personio Finance Hackathon · 8 October 2026
Last updated: 7 October 2026

Data as of 2026-10-07 · figures on this page come from the listed events.

Upcoming events

Light x Lovable x Personio Finance Hackathon · 2026-10-08 · Munich, DE
Strengthen Democracy I Ideathon · 2026-10-09 — 2026-10-10 · Essen, DE
MOBILE ROBOTICS HACKATHON 2026 · 2026-10-10 — 2026-10-11 · Dresden, DE
VRS Hackathon 2026 · 2026-10-10 — 2026-10-12 · Bochum, DE
EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGE 2026ECSC · 2026-10-12 — 2026-10-16 · Bochum, DE
TUM Business Game Heilbronn · 2026-10-14 — 2026-10-16 · Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, DE
Open Agent Hackathon 2026 · 2026-10-15 — 2026-10-20 · Online
Chief of Staff AI Buildathon · 2026-10-15 · Berlin, DE
Financial Literacy Game Jam · 2026-10-15 — 2026-11-15 · Online
Tax Tech Hackathon 2026 · 2026-10-16 — 2026-10-18 · Frankfurt, DE
DO-DATA-HACKATHON · 2026-10-16 — 2026-10-17 · Dortmund, DE
Black Forest Hackathon: Smart Automation · 2026-10-16 — 2026-10-18 · Offenburg, DE
Hinterland Hack · 2026-10-16 — 2026-10-18 · Bielefeld, DE
Qhack 2026 · 2026-10-16 — 2026-10-23 · Online
SchubKI Hackathon · 2026-10-16 — 2026-10-21 · Online
GameJam Europe 2026 · 2026-10-17 — 2026-10-18 · Online
Nebius Build Week Hackathon in Partnership with NVIDIA · 2026-10-18 · Berlin, DE
Open Scientific Intelligence Hackathon · 2026-10-21 — 2026-10-22 · Online
Pitch Your Project · 2026-10-21 — 2026-10-22 · Lindau, DE
Munich Hackathon 2026 · 2026-10-22 · Munich, DE
Climate Innovation Challenge · 2026-10-22 — 2026-10-22 · Munich, DE
robo.innovate Hackathon 2026 · 2026-10-23 — 2026-10-28 · Munich, DE
Graphs Gone Wild - Mini Hack · 2026-10-23 · Berlin, DE
Remote Joint Datathon DSSG Berlin & DSSG NYC October 2026 · 2026-10-23 — 2026-10-25 · Online
Industrial Agents Hackathon: MM x UVC x Anthropic · 2026-10-24 — 2026-10-25 · Munich, DE
Hackathon Fulda 2026 · 2026-10-24 — 2026-10-25 · Fulda, DE
Hacktoberfest Hack Day Mannheim x Q-Summit · 2026-10-24 — 2026-10-24 · Mannheim, DE
Futury Build Days #3 AI Edition – Tech by Hessian.AI · 2026-10-26 — 2026-10-27 · Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Traffic Wars Coding Challenge x CHECK24 Hamburg · 2026-10-27 · Hamburg, DE
LangChain x Data Reply Hackathon: Building with Agent Harnesses (Munich) · 2026-10-27 · Munich, DE
Green City Hackathon – Data for the Heilbronn of Tomorrow · 2026-10-27 — 2026-10-29 · Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, DE
Brain 1 Hackathon – Build the Future of Cognitive Performance · 2026-10-28 — 2026-10-30 · Neu-Isenburg, DE
thws Hackathon InclusivAI: Empowering Diversity and Reducing Barriers with AI · 2026-10-29 — 2026-10-29 · Würzburg, DE
TUM Blockchain Hackathon · 2026-10-30 — 2026-10-31 · Munich, DE
Halloween Hackathon (supported by Lovable) · 2026-10-31 · Berlin, DE
68th Hackergarten Stuttgart · 2026-11-03 · Stuttgart, DE
ML6 Hackathon | Build Your Own AI Coworker with Claude · 2026-11-05 — 2026-11-05 · Munich, DE
European Defense Tech Hackathon — UNIBW Munich · 2026-11-06 — 2026-11-08 · Neubiberg, DE
Smart City Hackathon Pforzheim · 2026-11-06 — 2026-11-08 · Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, DE
Hackathon Living Space Lowland · 2026-11-06 — 2026-11-08 · Stapel, Schleswig-Holstein, DE
Guardians of the Earth – Space for Change · 2026-11-07 — 2027-03-19 · Bremerhaven, Bremen, DE
Saar Hackathon · 2026-11-07 — 2026-11-08 · Saarbrücken, DE
HACK THE MITTELSTAND – Agentic AI in Action · 2026-11-10 — 2026-11-10 · Augsburg, DE
Climathon Frankfurt Rhine-Main 2026 · 2026-11-10 — 2026-11-11 · Frankfurt, DE
Futury Build Days #4 Banking & Finance | Tech by JUPITER AI Factory · 2026-11-11 — 2026-11-12 · Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Miro Meetup Berlin: AI Buildathon · 2026-11-12 · Berlin, DE
Hackathon 2026 · 2026-11-12 · Wiesbaden, DE
Talent Excursion & Hackathon Experience · 2026-11-12 — 2026-11-13 · Esslingen, DE
PowerUp Drenthe Hackathon · 2026-11-12 — 2026-11-13 · Online
Healthcare Hackathon Bavaria in Erlangen · 2026-11-12 — 2026-11-14 · Erlangen, Bayern, DE
HANSEATIC HACKATHON 2026 · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-14 · Lübeck, DE
Future City Hackathon 2026 · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Heilbronn, DE
GreenBonn Hackathon 2026 · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-21 · Bonn, DE
InnovateTheAlps Hackathon · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Chiemgauer Alpen, DE
Franken Game Jam 2026 (Nuremberg) · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Nuremberg, DE
Franken Game Jam 2026 · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Bayreuth, DE
Franken Game Jam 2026 (Hof) · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Hof, DE
Franken Game Jam 2026 Würzburg · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Würzburg, DE
Franken Game Jam 2026 (Bamberg) · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Bamberg, DE
Franken Game Jam 2026 (Coburg) · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-15 · Coburg, DE
MagdeHack · 2026-11-13 — 2026-11-14 · Magdeburg, DE
ROBOTICS X AI - HACKLAB · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Berlin, DE
NASA Space Apps Challenge (Western & Central Europe) · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Cottbus, Brandenburg, DE
NASA Space Apps Challenge Berlin 2026 · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Berlin, DE
NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2026 · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Online
NASA Space Apps Challenge Hamburg 2026 · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Hamburg, DE
NASA Space Apps Challenge Heilbronn 2026 · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Heilbronn, DE
NASA Space Apps Challenge Cottbus 2026 · 2026-11-14 — 2026-11-15 · Cottbus, DE
Hackathon: Porting and Optimization for Hunter · 2026-11-16 — 2026-12-04 · Stuttgart, DE
PushQuantum Conference & Hackathon 2026 · 2026-11-20 — 2026-11-22 · Munich, DE
AI Coding Hackathon November 2026 · 2026-11-20 — 2026-11-22 · Cologne, DE
CODEBURG Hackathon 2026 · 2026-11-20 — 2026-11-21 · Coburg, DE
Code & Create · 2026-11-20 — 2026-11-22 · Karlsruhe, DE
DevFest Münster 2026 | Agentic AI Hackathon · 2026-11-21 — 2026-11-21 · Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
4th Hackathon @ PMRExpo in collaboration with COREVAS® · 2026-11-24 — 2026-11-26 · Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
Healthcare Hackathon Bavaria - Hacking until the doctor comes! · 2026-11-26 — 2026-11-28 · Munich, DE
Hack the Mittelstand – Agentic AI in Action · 2026-11-26 — 2026-11-26 · Munich, DE
AI-Thon 2.0 · 2026-11-27 — 2026-11-28 · Düsseldorf, DE
European Defense Tech Hackathon - Berlin · 2026-11-27 — 2026-11-29 · Berlin, DE
hackaTUM · 2026-11-27 — 2026-11-29 · Munich, DE
CONSTRUCTION ROBOTICS HACKATHON 2026 · 2026-11-27 — 2026-11-29 · Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
12th CASSINI Hackathon · 2026-11-27 — 2026-11-29 · Darmstadt, DE
1ST TIME MEDTECH HACKATHON · 2026-12-03 — 2026-12-05 · Magdeburg, DE
Engineering Microbial Consortia Challenge · 2026-12-04 — 2030-02-04 · Leipzig, DE
MAKEATHON - Innovating Without Borders · 2026-12-09 — 2026-12-10 · Karlsruhe, DE
AI-Native Chip Design Challenge · 2026-12-14 — 2026-12-15 · Leipzig, DE
AI Agents Hackathon 2027 · 2027-01-20 — 2027-01-21 · Hamburg, DE
European Defense Tech Hackathon — Hannover · 2027-03-12 — 2027-03-14 · Hanover, DE

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find hackathons in Germany?

On this page. Hackathon Hub lists 88 upcoming hackathons in Germany with dates, venues, deadlines and organizer details.

What types of hackathons take place in Germany?

From university and community hackathons to corporate challenges and game jams. 22 of the currently listed events offer prize money.

Are hackathons in Germany open to beginners?

Yes. 4 of the listed events in Germany are explicitly beginner-friendly, usually with mentoring, workshops and on-site team matching.

Are there online hackathons in Germany?

Yes, 9 of the listed events can be attended fully remotely.

How often is this list updated?

Hackathon Hub reviews and extends the events continuously. The most recent entry on this page was updated on 7 October 2026.

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