AARobogals Melbourne and Acusensus
AI as a Driving Companion Hackathon
10 Sep 2026 · Melbourne
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// filter: artificial intelligence
AI Hackathons Australia
13 upcoming ai hackathons in Australia
They run from August 2026 through to February 2027. Listings run in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Recurring themes include Angular and Physical AI. SSW is running 5 of them, alongside Capricorn Events, Robogals Melbourne and Acusensus, DSCubed and RAID. Dates, prizes and registration links on every listing, plus 12 past events in the archive below.
upcoming ai hackathons
FADSCubed and RAID
Forward: AI in Business Hackathon
10-14 Sep 2026 · Melbourne
PRIZE$3,000 pool
U-UAVS - The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in NSW
UAVS HACKATHON 2026: NGUỒN MÃ
8 Aug – 12 Sep 2026 · Sydney
PRIZE$2000+
NUn8n Community Events
n8n University Hackathon - Sydney
12-13 Sep 2026 · Sydney
CPCapricorn Events
Capricorn Physical AI × Sports Competition 2026 | Pitch Day
13 Sep 2026 · Melbourne
WHTBA
WA Health Hackathon 2026
18-20 Sep 2026 · Perth
AFThe Moreneta Initiative and Quokka
AI for Social Enterprise — Hackathon
21-22 Sep 2026 · Sydney
CACapricorn Events
Capricorn AI Productathon 2026 | Final Demo Day
27 Sep 2026 · Melbourne
AHSSW
Angular Hack Day - Melbourne
10 Oct 2026 · Melbourne
AHSSW
Angular Hack Day - Sydney
7 Nov 2026 · Sydney
AHSSW
Angular Hack Day - Brisbane
9 Jan 2027 · Brisbane
MHSSW
MAUI Hack Day - Sydney
Sat 13 Feb 2027 · Sydney
AHSSW
AI Hack Day - Melbourne
20 Feb 2027 · Melbourne
what counts as these
A listing appears here when the organiser describes the event around AI or machine learning — the theme it is judged on, the tools teams build with, or the problem set it hands out.
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past ai hackathons
// 12 listings that have already run — kept so the record of what this filter has covered stays visible. Registration is closed on all of them.
The App Blueprint
Mobile AI Hackathon
29-30 Aug 2026 · Melbourne
Devpost, Inc.
Mobile AI Build Weekend
28-29 Aug 2026 · Melbourne
TBA
Hardware Hack
25 Aug 2026 · Perth
Women in IT Monash (UnITy)
Notion x Versent: AI Agent Workshop and Hackathon
21 Aug 2026 · Melbourne
WSTI
From Design to Ship — Build with AI @ WSTI
30 May 2026 · Sydney
Cohort Innovation Space
NEXTGEN AI HACKATHON
21–22 May 2026 · Brisbane
TBA
OpenAI Codex Hackathon — Sydney
29 Apr 2026 · Sydney
Sophiie.ai
Sophiie.ai AI Agents Hackathon
14–15 Mar 2026 · Sydney
Avalon
Avalon Vibe
8 Mar 2026 · Melbourne
MedTech Society
MedHack: Frontiers
28 Feb 2026 · Sydney
WSTI
Western Sydney AI Summit
20 Feb 2026 · Sydney
Mistral AI
Mistral Worldwide Hackathon – Sydney
7–8 Feb 2026 · Sydney
ai hackathons by city
// counts are upcoming listings under this filter — each hub also lists every other hackathon in that city