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List of 11 Upcoming Hackathons in Australia
Online
YO
Young Change Agents Peacebuilding National Youth Design Challenge
1 Mar – 30 Nov 2026 
Online
Online Design ChallengePeacebuildingYouth
Free Online 
Brisbane
EM
Emmanuel College UQ Ventures x Emmanuel College Hackathon
Invalid Date – 26 Apr 2026 
Brisbane
Brisbane HackathonEntrepreneurshipUQ Ventures
Free In-Person Prize
$5000
Canberra
CA
Canberra Innovation Network ACET Zero-Emission-Transport Hackathon
16 Apr – 16 Apr 2026 Canberra
Canberra Zero-EmissionTransportSustainability
Free In-Person Prize
$10,000
Sydney
SU
Superteam Australia Sydney Builder Meetup (Colosseum Frontier Hackathon) | Superteam Australia: The Outback Frontier
16 Apr – 16 Apr 2026 Sydney
Sydney HackathonSuperteam AustraliaColosseum
Free 
-15 In-Person 
Sydney
TB
TBA OpenAI Codex Hackathon - Sydney
29 Apr – 29 Apr 2026 Sydney
Sydney AICodexOpenAI
Free -95 In-Person 
Brisbane
UQ
UQ Computing Society GameJam 2026
8 May – 10 May 2026 Brisbane
Brisbane Game DevelopmentHackathonVideo Games
$35 – $60 In-Person 
Melbourne
MO
Monash Generator ImpactHack x UNIQLO: Retail Reimagined
13 May – 13 May 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne ImpactHackRetailInnovation
Free -1 In-Person 
Sydney
WI
Willoughby City Council Chatswood Hackathon Showcase
16 May – 16 May 2026 Sydney
Sydney ShowcaseUrban TechSmart Cities
Free In-Person 
Sydney
UN
UNSW Founders Program Terrible Ideas Hackathon - Lite
27 May – 27 May 2026 Sydney
Sydney HackathonCreativityUNSW Founders
Free In-Person 
Perth
ZO
Zonta Club of Peel Inc. ZONTA MAY CHANGEOVER DINNER MEETING
27 May – Invalid Date Perth
Perth ZontaDinner MeetingWomen Empowerment
$42 – $42 In-Person 
Sydney
UN
UNSW Founders Program Terrible Ideas Hackathon!
19 June – 21 June 2026 Sydney
Sydney HackathonCreativityMakerspace
$-1 – $30 In-Person Past Hackathon Events
Ended Other
SO
Sophiie.ai Sophiie.ai AI Agents Hackathon
14 Feb – 15 Feb 2026 Other
Other AIAI AgentsHackathon
Ended Online
SK
SK Avalon Technologies Avalon Vibe
15 Feb – 18 Feb 2026 Online
Online HackathonVibe CodingAI
Ended Adelaide
SE
Sea to Valley Startups FREE Regional Business Innovation Growth Hack in Wallaroo, South Australia
19 Feb – 20 Feb 2026 Adelaide
Adelaide BusinessInnovationGrowth Hacking
Ended Melbourne
ML
MLAI MedHack: Frontiers
21 Feb – 22 Feb 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne HealthcareMedicalAI
Ended Sydney
WE
Western Sydney Tech Innovators Western Sydney AI Summit & Hackathon: Launch & Community Forum
26 Feb – 26 Feb 2026 Sydney
Sydney AIArtificial IntelligenceHackathon
Ended Sydney
MI
Mistral AI Mistral Worldwide Hackathon - Sydney edition
28 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AIHackathonMistral AI
Ended Sydney
HA
Hack Club Campfire Sydney
28 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney Game JamHackathonHigh School
Ended Geelong
IR
IRL by Amber GENESIS PRESENTS: OpenClaw Hackathon
1 Mar – 1 Mar 2026 Geelong
Geelong AIAutomationOpenClaw
Ended Sydney
GR
Greenhouse Build Your Dream Tech Product In A Day
3 Mar – 3 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AINo-CodeMVP
Ended Melbourne
TB
TBA MedHack: Frontiers Pitch Night
4 Mar – 4 Mar 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne HealthcareMedicalHackathon
Ended Melbourne
TB
TBA Awards Celebration- Airia Hackathon : Race Beyond the Track with Atlassian Williams F1 Team
4 Mar – 4 Mar 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne HackathonAIF1
Ended Sydney
WE
Western Sydney Tech Innovators Hands-on Workshop: Vibe Coding with AI (beginner-friendly)
7 Mar – 7 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AINo-CodeWorkshop
Ended Sydney
WE
Western Sydney Tech Innovators Hands-on Workshop: App Making with AI (beginner-friendly)
7 Mar – 7 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AINo-CodeApp Development
Ended Sydney
UN
UNSW Founders Program After Party: Sydney Mistral AI Hackathon!
9 Mar – 9 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AIMistral AIHackathon
Ended Melbourne
MA
MAC MAC x UNIHACK 2026 | Melbourne Hub
13 Mar – 15 Mar 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne HackathonStudentTechnology
Ended Sydney
WE
Western Sydney Tech Innovators Hands-on Workshop: Build AI Agents & Automation Workflows
14 Mar – 14 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AIAutomationn8n
Ended Melbourne
RM
RMIT RedbackBots RedbackBots New Members Day - Semester 1 2026
17 Mar – 21 Mar 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne RoboCupRoboticsAI
Ended Sydney
WE
Western Sydney Tech Innovators AI for Housing Innovation - Prep Design Session for WSTI AI Hackathon
19 Mar – 19 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney AIHousingHackathon
Ended Melbourne
MO
Monash Generator ImpactHack: Indigenous Innovation
19 Mar – 19 Mar 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne IndigenousInnovationSocial Impact
Ended Sydney
TB
TBA Cursor Curated Sydney
26 Mar – 26 Mar 2026 Sydney
Sydney HackathonCreative CodingShowcase
Ended Melbourne
CI
CISSA Design Blitz 2026
27 Mar – 29 Mar 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne UI/UXDesignHackathon
Ended Brisbane
UQ
UQ MARS UQ MARS x QUTRC Microcontroller Hackathon
Invalid Date – 12 Apr 2026 Brisbane
Brisbane MicrocontrollerHardwareHackathon
Ended Sydney
WE
Western Sydney Tech Innovators Western Sydney AI Innovation Hackathon: A Weekend to Design, Build & Launch
10 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 Sydney
Sydney AIHackathonCommunity
Ended Melbourne
TB
TBA MACATHON 2026
10 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 Melbourne
Melbourne HackathonMACCoding
Ended Perth
DE
DevHub CoLab School Holiday Hackathon 2.0
11 Apr – 11 Apr 2026 Perth
Perth HackathonCodingBeginner-Friendly
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