## Welcome to the high school hackathon.

**It's not an extracurricular or a club. It's not a class or a lecture.** Hackathons are a place to build things for fun and meet others doing the same.

## A hackathon is a social coding marathon where teenagers come together to build projects for a weekend and share them with the world.

The best way to learn is by **building**. A hackathon is a space that helps give makers everything they need to start building–mentors, collaborators, inspiration, and a goal to work towards. Hackers will leave a hackathon with a project of their own, ready and excited to keep hacking once they get home.

We're at our best when we're **making**. Hack Club is a global community of thousands of high school makers. We're organizers, coders, hackers, painters, engineers, musicians, writers, volunteers. We make things. We want others to make things too.

## Join other high-schoolers at an upcoming hackathon.

### Upcoming Hackathons

- **Synthesis Hacks**  
  [Website](https://www.synthesishacks.com/)  
  Dates: May 23, 2026 - May 23, 2026

- **CSI Hacks**  
  [Website](https://www.csihacks.com/)  
  Dates: June 27, 2026 - June 27, 2026

- **Banana Hacks**  
  [Website](https://www.bananahacks.tech)  
  Dates: October 9, 2026 - October 12, 2026

- **WaveHack**  
  [Website](https://www.wavehack.org)  
  Dates: May 23, 2026 - May 24, 2026

- **Oink Game Jam 2**  
  [Website](https://oinkjam.org/)  
  Dates: April 30, 2026 - May 14, 2026

- **MarinHacks**  
  [Website](https://marinhacks.com/)  
  Dates: August 2, 2026 - August 2, 2026

- **ccuhacks v1**  
  [Website](https://ccuhacks.in/)  
  Dates: July 24, 2026 - July 25, 2026

- **EurekaHacks**  
  [Website](https://www.eurekahacks.ca/)  
  Dates: May 1, 2026 - May 2, 2026

- **GreenCode Hackathon**  
  [Website](https://greencodehack.com/)  
  Dates: May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2026

- **LexHack '26**  
  [Website](https://lexhack.hackclublhs.com/)  
  Dates: June 6, 2026 - June 13, 2026

- **Unplugged**  
  [Website](https://unplugged.nnhsprogramming.club/)  
  Dates: May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2026

- **FIrebird Hacks**  
  [Website](https://ahs.phoenixbot.org/)  
  Dates: May 9, 2026 - May 9, 2026

- **DreamVenture**  
  [Website](https://dreamventure.cloud/)  
  Dates: May 23, 2026 - May 23, 2026

- **JecHacks**  
  [Website](https://www.jechacks.com)  
  Dates: July 11, 2026 - July 11, 2026

### Behind the scenes...
Teenagers organize hackathons like [Assemble](https://assemble.hackclub.com/) & [Windy City Hacks](https://windyhacks.com/). The hack’s the limit.

## A hackathon organizer's best friend.
The [#hackathon-organizers](https://hackclub.slack.com/archives/C03QSGGCJN7) channel is where teenagers around the world ask questions and share their own hackathon organizing experiences—from finding a venue to securing sponsorships to ordering food.

## Spread the word about your hackathon.
Reach hackers worldwide by listing your event on hackathons.hackclub.com, the first Google search result for "high school hackathons." Your event will also be emailed to a network of high school hackers in your area.