Hacktoberfest Hack Day x AI for Vizag
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AI for Vizag is hosting a Hacktoberfest Mini Hack Day — a hands-on build event for students, developers, designers, founders, and AI enthusiasts who want to explore open-source AI by actually building something.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, October 22, 2026
WE WILL SHORTLIST 50 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE EVENT
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Hacktoberfest is a global celebration of open source, and this mini hack day brings that spirit to Vizag with a focused theme: learning, building, and contributing through open-source AI tools, open-weight models, agents, and developer workflows.
This is not a lecture-only meetup. Participants will form teams, pick a prize track (Best Open-Source AI Project / Best Use of Gemma 4), build a working prototype, and demo it by the end of the day. Whether you are a beginner trying your first AI project or an experienced builder experimenting with agents and open-source tools, this event is designed to help you move from idea to working demo.
You can build AI agents, productivity tools, local problem-solving apps, developer utilities, student-focused tools, community solutions, or any useful AI-powered project using open-source or openly accessible technologies.
Make sure your project sticks to the prize track:
Best Open-Source AI Project - https://www.mlh.com/events/hacktoberfest-hack-day-vizag-x-ai-for-vizag/challenges/01a0d987-0c41-12ea-13ac-5b85755dc2f3
Best Use of Gemma 4 - https://www.mlh.com/events/hacktoberfest-hack-day-vizag-x-ai-for-vizag/challenges/01a03b87-be22-9180-5e2d-b3beeb66666d
Mentors will be available during the event to help teams refine ideas, unblock technical issues, and prepare their final demos.
Who can attend:
Students, working professionals, developers, designers, product managers, founders, and anyone interested in building with AI.
What to bring:
A laptop, charger, GitHub/GitLab account, internet backup if possible, and a willingness to build.
Team format:
Participants can join solo or as teams. Team formation support will be available at the venue.
By the end of the day, every team is expected to submit a working prototype, a short demo, and a project write-up.
Come build with the community. Vizag is not just watching the AI wave — Vizag is building it.
Prize Categories
2 categories- View Best Open-Source AI Project
Best Open-Source AI Project
Exclusive Hacktoberfest 2026 Winner DEV Badge & MLH Swag Bag
Build an original project that uses open-source or open-weight AI as an important part of how it works. Teams could create an agent skill, build with an open-weight large or small language model, or build or adapt an open-source model harness.
Build with DigitalOceanView category - View Best Use of Gemma 4
Best Use of Gemma 4
It’s time to see how much you can build with a lightweight, open model. Gemma 4 packs multimodal intelligence into an open-weights model that you can access through the Gemini API. So, what can Gemma 4 bring to your project?
- Multimodal Experience: Work with text and images to create an assistant that understands more of what users share.
- Focused AI Tools: Build a focused AI tool for learning, creativity, productivity, or your community.
- Rapid Prototyping: Experiment with an open model while using the Gemini API to move quickly from an idea to a working prototype.
Bring your idea to life… what will you build with Gemma 4 today?
Build with Gemma 4View category
