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December 6, 2025 · 118 King St, SF

Event
Schedule

One day. Twelve hours. From first commit to final demo — here's how it all goes down.

12.5
Hours of Innovation
3
Hands-on Workshops
7.5
Hours of Hacking
Morning — Kick-off 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
8:00 AM
Doors Open
Check in, grab your badge, find your table, and settle in. The energy starts building.
9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
Welcome remarks, guest speaker, and the moment you've been waiting for — the theme reveal.
Ceremony
Build Phase — Hack 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
9:30 AM
Hacking Begins
The clock starts now. Form your team, brainstorm your idea, and start building something incredible.
Hacking
10:30 AM
API Workshop 45 min
Level up your project — learn how to integrate real-world APIs and connect to external services.
Workshop
12:00 PM
Lunch
Take a break, refuel, and network with other hackers. Free food provided for all participants.
Break
2:30 PM
Min-Max Algorithm Workshop
Dive into game theory and decision-making algorithms. Perfect for AI and game dev projects.
Workshop
5:00 PM
Hacking Ends
Keyboards down! All projects must be submitted on Devpost by this time. No exceptions.
Deadline
Afternoon — Showcase 5:15 PM – 8:30 PM
5:15 PM
Chatbot Workshop 1 hr
Build an LLM-powered chatbot from scratch. Great intro to prompt engineering and AI tooling.
Workshop
6:15 PM
Judging Round 1
Judges circulate through the tables for the first round of project evaluations and demos.
Judging
7:00 PM
Top Ten Announced
The finalists are revealed. If your team is called, get ready to present on stage.
Judging
7:15 PM
Presentations Begin
Top teams take the stage to pitch their projects to the full panel of judges.
Presentations
8:15 PM
Deliberation
Judges deliberate on final standings. Hang tight — winners are almost here.
Judging
8:30 PM
Closing Ceremony
Winners announced, prizes awarded, and a final celebration of everything you built today.
Ceremony
That's a Wrap
12.5 hours · 3 workshops · Countless lines of code