Applications for HackZurich 2023 open on June 12th. Sign up for the newsletter to hear about the application launch first!

You will team up to create a web, mobile, or desktop application during a 40 hours non-stop hacking marathon.

The event takes place at Halle 550 in Zurich, Switzerland, from Friday, September 15 to Sunday, September 17, 2023. This year, a number of remote participants will also join the fun from around the world.

HackZurich is completely free! We will provide food, cool swags and awesome tech gadgets as prizes. We also provide travel costs reimbursement, as you can see below.

Teams need to have 2 to 5 members when submitting a project.

Participants need to register individually, but you are free to team up with people you already know at the event if all of you are accepted as participants.

You can join any team or create your own. If you don't have an idea yet, other hackers and the workshops of our sponsors will inspire you.

We work hard to get you to Zurich as cheap as possible. We offer transportation reimbursement accordingly: Coming from … we get you … … less than 350 km … reimbursement up to CHF 50 … from 350 to 700 km … reimbursement up to CHF 100 … more than 700 km … reimbursement up to CHF 150 … outside of Europe … reimbursement up to CHF 300 (According to lutflinie.org) Please bring your receipts to the event to get reimbursed. Reimbursements will only be granted if a project is completed and submitted.

Travel costs will only be reimbursed if you attend in-person in Zurich and submit a project at the end of the hackathon. Therefore, we can't cover your travel costs if you cancel your participation or decide to switch to attending virtually.

Of course you can take a break to refresh your mind! We will provide a nice venue and some facilities to sleep. However, you will prefer working as much as you can – so sleep in! To ensure a fresh working environment and your personal hygiene we’ll provide showers as well.

Definitely! You submit the code for the pure purpose of evaluation and awarding, you do not transfer any rights of your work. Registering a patent after showing a demo could be difficult, but patents are so 2001 anyways. You’ll hack two apps in the time of filing one patent.

You have to be at least 18 years old at the time of the event.

You simply find them at the event or online. Anyone who has an idea can pitch it to the crowd. Moreover, sponsors and partners will also provide their APIs and some challenges that they are facing. You team up with people around you to work on any idea you like!

If you come willing to learn and full of ideas there will be people eager to teach you what you need to know and put you to work.

We want to make sure that everyone who attends is eager to hack and share knowledge, therefore we will briefly review your registration and come back to you as fast as possible. Please do not book your transportation before you get a final confirmation.

You have to come with an idea that you have not worked on before. If you use any code written specifically for this idea in advance, or work on a new project that is somehow related to an already existing company, you might be asked to leave the event. However, we would be happy to see you as a sponsor – and then you can propose your ideas to the hackers! We cannot allow participants or guests with a commercial interest in the event itself or other participants.

The main thing to take is your computer and a charger and if necessary an adapter for the Swiss plug type J. Take some clothes to change. We will provide free food and anything else you might need during the event like sleeping rooms and showers. Please make sure you bring a sleeping bag and sleeping mat with you. The sleeping rooms are only available on Friday and Saturday night. We will inform you about anything additional you need to bring closer to the event.

HackZurich is completely for free. In order to visit the Digital Festival please check www.digitalfestival.ch.

Aw shucks. Well, if you really must thank us, or you have questions about anything we've not covered here, shoot us an email at info@hackzurich.com