A month-long celebration of all things open-source
Now’s the time; now’s the hour—Hacktoberfest is on!
Register and start contributing your four pull/merge requests today!
Preptember
September is prep time for Hacktoberfest. Spend September getting a jump start on your four pull/merge requests by tracking down projects to contribute to, adding the ‘hacktoberfest’ tag to your own projects, or familiarizing yourself with Git so you can hit the ground running when Hacktoberfest begins on October 1.
Keep your connection to open source strong! Join other members of the open-source community in lively discussion on the Hacktoberfest Discord.
Join the DiscordSponsors and Awards for 2024
This year, Hacktoberfest is sponsored by DigitalOcean, Cloudflare, and Quira. We thank them for their ongoing support of open source ❤️
When Hacktoberfest started in 2014, 676 participants showed up to contribute. In 2023, nearly 98,000 people participated. To help ensure we can keep the Hacktoberfest party going for another decade, this year you’ll get an evolving digital badge for participating.
Event Spotlight
Events that bring the community together to learn and explore are a cornerstone of Hacktoberfest. Save these dates and come connect with other lovers of open source!
[Virtual]
From Code to Community: Hacktoberfest 2024 Begins!
The official kickoff of Hacktoberfest, hosted by DigitalOcean, where open-source advocates come together to celebrate a month of code, collaboration, and community. This session is packed with insightful talks and hands-on demonstrations, featuring expert speakers from various domains who will share their knowledge on the latest tech trends, AI advancements, and open-source contributions. Learn about the integration of AI with cloud technology and see how powerful tools like LLMs and GPUs are being utilized to enhance developer workflows and open-source projects.
- Date: Oct 01
- Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
[In Person]
Hacktoberfest Bengaluru Meetup: A Day of Open Source Collaboration
Join us for an exciting in-person meetup in Bengaluru as part of Hacktoberfest 2024, hosted by DigitalOcean! This event brings together developers, tech enthusiasts, and open-source advocates to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another in an interactive, hands-on sessions
- Date: Oct 12
- Time: 11:00 AM India Standard Time
[Virtual]
Closing the Hack: Hacktoberfest 2024 Finale and Highlights
Join us on October 31 for the Hacktoberfest 2024 virtual wrap-up session, where we celebrate a month of coding, collaboration, and community. This finale event brings together speakers, participants, and contributors from around the globe to reflect on the achievements, share insights, and look forward to the future of open source.
- Date: Oct 31
- Time: 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Support Open Source
Open-source projects, maintained by community-minded coders, make the modern internet function. Supporting that essential work, and the folks behind it, is what Hacktoberfest is all about.
DigitalOcean is proud to support open-source projects of all kinds. We offer credit grants to projects, assist with development, infrastructure, and testing, so open-source projects like yours can get a boost. Learn more and apply now
You have skills that can help keep these projects continue running—let’s get to it.