Cal Hacks 13.0
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About this hackathon
The 13th Cal Hacks, run by Hackathons @ Berkeley and billed as the largest collegiate hackathon, at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Oct 23–25, 2026. Open to undergrad/grad students and new grads (under 1 year), 18+, teams of 2–4; Devpost lists about $127K in cash prizes. Applications closed Sep 20.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-09-20
- Starts
- 2026-10-23
- Who
- Students (Undergrad/grad students or new grads (<1 year), 18+)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $127.4k · About $127K in cash prizes (Devpost)
- Size
- —
- Format
- In person · San Francisco · International
- Location
- San Francisco
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：UC Berkeley 学生团队 Hackathons @ Berkeley 主办的第 13 届 Cal Hacks，号称规模最大的大学生黑客松，周末三天在旧金山艺术宫现场开发。
看点：本科 / 研究生及毕业不满 1 年的新毕业生可申请，18 岁以上，2—4 人组队；作品须在现场完成并于 10 月 25 日上午提交，3 分钟路演 + 2 分钟问答；赛前一个月有技术讲座与 hack night。
奖金：Devpost 列出约 12.7 万美元现金奖
截止日期：2026年9月20日（常规申请截止，9月13日为优先申请）（美国旧金山，线下）
活动日期：2026年10月23日—25日（旧金山艺术宫）
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