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30Sep · 21 days
On-siteEN
Tectonic Hackathon
Ghent · Final in Ghent; preselection evening in seven cities
softwareOpen to all
07Oct · Wed
On-siteFR
Game Tech Jam #2
Namur · Haute École Albert Jacquard, Av. Comte de Smet de Nayer 20
game techOpen to all
12Oct · Mon–Wed
On-siteNL
Vlaanderen Hackathon
Not published (winner announced at Flanders Expo, Ghent)
govtechOpen to all
14Oct · Wed–Thu
On-siteEN / FR
Hackathon: Learn with the AI Loop
Louvain-la-Neuve · The POD, Rue de Rodeuhaie 4
AIOpen to all
29Oct · Thu–Fri
On-siteEN
European AI Challenge: From Data to Policy
Brussels · FARI (day 1) and European Commission JRC premises (day 2)
AIStudents
29Oct · Thu
On-siteNL
FTI Hackathon Hasselt-Genk
Genk · Thor Park (T2 Campus), Thor Park 8040, 3600 Genk
AIOpen to all
03Nov · Tue–Sun
On-siteEN
EUROAVIA Ideathon
Bruges
aerospaceStudents
20Nov · Fri–Sun
On-siteEN
Odoo Hackathon #6
Ramillies · 9 Rue des Bourlottes, 1367 Ramillies
softwareOpen to all
21Nov · Sat–Sun
On-siteEN / NL
MoMu Hackathon
Antwerp · MoMu Library & Dries Van Noten Study Center, Nationalestraat 28
fashionBy application
24Nov · Tue–Wed
On-siteNL
Hack The Future
Antwerp
ITStudents
11Dec · Fri–Sun
On-siteFR / NL
CrossTechXperience Hackathon #3
Kortrijk · Howest, 8500 Kortrijk
immersive techOpen to all
12Mar · Fri
On-siteFR
Hacking Health Liège
Liège
healthOpen to all
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From the floor
Photos from hackathons across Belgium.
First time?
Teams. A deadline. Something real by Sunday night.
Hackathons started as coding sprints. Today they power product development, entrepreneurship and innovation — in companies, cities and communities all over Belgium. Here's how a typical weekend goes.
Fri · 18:00
Pitch & team up
Ideas go on the wall. Teams form around the ones with pull.
Sat · all day (and most of the night)
Build
Prototype, test, throw away, rebuild. Mentors drop by; pizza appears.
Sun · 17:00
Demo & jury
Every team shows what actually works, live, in front of a jury.
A typical weekend format. Formats range from 24 hours to a full week — check each event.
No team? No problem.
Most people arrive alone. Teams form on the spot, around ideas.
Not a developer? Still welcome.
Designers, marketers, domain experts and first-timers make teams work.
Leave with people, not just a prototype.
Mentors, founders and future colleagues — networking by building together.
Free resources
Two things we made for you. Both free.
Whether you're joining your first hackathon or organising your tenth.
Free tool · For organisers
The Hackathon Canvas.
A free framework to plan and organise your hackathon, from first idea to demo day.
Download the canvasThe curators
Kept alive by two people who keep showing up.
Hackathon Belgium is curated by Michel and Jean-Christophe, who organise, facilitate and attend hackathons across the country. Spotted an event we missed? Tell them.
Since 2011 150+ hackathons tracked 20 cities
For organisers
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Listing is free. Tell us the what, when and where — it goes on the calendar and out to the community.