UAE Hackathon 2026 Journey

Explore the full hackathon journey — from registration to finals — with key milestones and daily agendas to keep you on track and engaged.

  1. Online Orientation and Challenge Development Preparation
  2. Gov Challenges Development Workshop
  3. Receiving Challenges Deadline
  4. Registration Opens (Track 1 – Startups)
  5. Pre-training
  6. HackArena – Track 1 Hackathon
  1. Umm Al Quwain & Ras Al Khaimah Physical Evaluation Days
  2. Fujairah Physical Evaluation Days
  3. Dubai Physical Evaluation Days
  4. Track 1 Demo Day
  5. Innovation Summit & Announcement Ceremony
  6. LaunchPad – Track 2 Post Hackathon
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