London hackathons

Last updated:30/03/2026, 08:56:43

London Tech Week 2026 Hackathon: One-Day Innovation Sprint at Olympia

London Tech Week's flagship hackathon returns on Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 at Olympia London's International Convention Centre. The high-intensity 10-hour event brings together university students, developers, and industry specialists to tackle real-world national challenges with government backing and global media coverage. Participants include hackers, founders, industry challenge leads, and investors, all focused on building prototypes with clear routes to real-world impact.

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London Tech Week 2026 Hackathon: One-Day Innovation Sprint at Olympia

Encode Club AI London 2026: Three-Day Builder Weekend in Shoreditch

Encode Club is hosting a three-day AI hackathon and conference starting March 20th, 2026 at their Shoreditch hub. The event combines a multi-day hackathon focused on cutting-edge AI tools with workshops and talks from teams at AWS, Vercel, and ElevenLabs. It's designed for developers, builders, researchers, and emerging AI talent looking to prototype new AI-powered solutions and connect with London's AI community.

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Encode Club AI London 2026: Three-Day Builder Weekend in Shoreditch

UK Student Hackathons: Quackathon and BioHackathon Edinburgh Set for March 2026

Two major UK student hackathons are scheduled for March 21-22, 2026. Quackathon 2026 returns to the University of Dundee, while BioHackathon Edinburgh 2026 takes place at the University of Edinburgh. Both are official partners with Hackathons UK, the charity that empowers student hackathon organizers across the UK, and will be in-person events.

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UK Student Hackathons: Quackathon and BioHackathon Edinburgh Set for March 2026

nf-core Bioinformatics Hackathon at UCL East Stratford

The nf-core hackathon is coming to London as part of a global event, running March 11-13, 2026 at UCL East Stratford campus. This three-day bioinformatics hackathon focuses on developing and improving nf-core computational pipelines. The London node is one of multiple international locations participating in the collaborative coding event.

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nf-core Bioinformatics Hackathon at UCL East Stratford