Tampa Bay Innovation

Bay Hacks 2026 🚀 Tampa Bay's innovation-led Hackathon for students and founders across Florida.

We're getting Florida's most driven students and founders into one room this September, and we want you there. 🙌

Bay Hacks is 24 hours of building, learning, and shipping. Whether you're writing your very first line of code or scaling your next startup, this is where ideas become something real - and where you'll meet the people who'll be in your corner long after the weekend ends.

Here's what's in store:💡 Build alongside some of the sharpest student and founder talent in the state🛠️ Mentorship, workshops, and a room full of people who genuinely love making things🏆 Prizes worth showing up for (announcing soon, and they're good)

How the 24 hours run:

• Friday, Sept 18, 4-6 PM - Check-in, networking, and opening ceremony
• Friday, 6 PM - hacking officially begins⏱️
• Friday 6 PM -> Saturday 6 PM - hack, eat, hit the workshops, watch the sun rise over the bay, repeat
• Saturday, 6 PM - hacking wraps and submissions close
• Saturday, 6-9 PM - demo expo, judging, awards, and celebrating what everyone built 🎉

The details:
📅 When: Friday, September 18, 2026
📍 Where: St. Pete / Tampa Bay - venue announcement coming soon
🏆 Prizes: announcing soon
💻 Submissions: through Devpost, link coming soon

Everyone's welcome here, every skill level, every background, every corner of Florida.

Grab your spot now and you'll be the first to hear the venue, prizes, and workshop lineup. We can't wait to see what you build. 👇