Hacktoberfest Hack Day Southampton
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Join us for Hacktoberfest at the University of Southampton! Organised by ECS, we’re running another one-day-long hackathon. There will be a halloween theme, free food and a small selection of different sponsor tracks!
Happy hacking!
This event is open to University of Southampton students only.
Prize Categories
4 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 - View Spooky ChallengeEvent prize
Spooky Challenge
Halloween related prize 🎃
Build something spooky!
View category - View Main theme - FusionEvent prize
Main theme - Fusion
Hacktoberfest T-Shirt + Arduino Uno Q
Combine two or more things that already exist to make something better!
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