Hackathons in May 2026

Hack123 tracks 5 hackathons whose registration closes or event ends in May 2026; all have closed for now — use them as a guide to the next edition. Biggest prizes: UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2026 ($96.7k), Tencent Cloud AI Agent Contenders H… (¥450k). Breakdown: 3 in China, 2 international, 1 for students.

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May 2026 at a glance

Deadlines by week
1–7 1 · 8–14 0 · 15–21 1 · 22–31 3
Format & region
4 in person · 1 hybrid · 3 in China · 2 international
Host cities
Macau 1, Singapore 1, Berkeley 1, Nanjing 1
Top themes
AI 5, AI Agent 4, Startup 2, AI Coding 1, Embodied AI & Robotics 1, Hardware & IoT 1
Biggest prizes
UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2026 $96.7k, Tencent Cloud AI Agent Conten… ¥450k, Flux Nankesong Hackathon S2 ¥50k
Who can join
1 for students · 0 beginner-friendly · 3 with cash prizes listed
Still open this month
All deadlines this month have passed; use them as a preview of next year’s editions.

Months

February 2027 4January 2027 13December 2026 44November 2026 249October 2026 178September 2026 37August 2026 25July 2026 3June 2026 3April 2026 3March 2026 3February 2026 5

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