Hack for Humanity × Hacktoberfest 2026 | Silver Spring

Inside the event

HACK FOR HUMANITY × HACKTOBERFEST: FALL 2026

AI Collective Maryland is joining Hack for Humanity × Hacktoberfest 2026, and we're bringing it to Silver Spring! It's the continuation of the Humans in AI Week conversations we held this summer, where we identified real problems in our local community... and now is our chance to build the solutions.

📌 Two-step registration: please complete both! This event is part of MLH's official Hacktoberfest Hack Days. To attend, you need to: 1. Request to join here on Luma (this saves your spot with AI Collective Maryland) 2. Register on MLH: [link] MLH registration is how you get checked in and receive your stickers. It only takes a couple of minutes. Join us for a one-day hackathon where you'll build open-source AI tools for social good. Bring an idea or join a team on the spot, build with open-weight models and open-source AI tooling, and demo what you made by the end of the day.

The schedule 30 mins· Networking 15 mins · Problem briefing 3 hours · Hack 45 mins · Demos and judging The focus here is exactly what the name says. Every problem statement and every project should solve something local to your community, with the purpose of benefiting humanity. All types of builders are welcome at this event. Winners may be asked to showcase their products in our global newsletter, which reaches 300k+ subscribers! Hacktoberfest t-shirts and stickers are provided.

Hack for Humanity: Silver Spring is brought to you in partnership with Creative Colony, who is generously hosting us in the heart of downtown Silver Spring.

Creative Colony is a coworking community in downtown Silver Spring where entrepreneurs, creatives, developers, and small business owners grow their businesses independently, but not alone. With private offices, dedicated desks, and flexible coworking, it's been a home for Montgomery County's builders for over a decade. Stop by and see the space!

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events, and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously, and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress. All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct.