Oregon Unlocked Presents
UnlockedHacks
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Nov 14 2026
Oregon’s flagship 12-hour high school hackathon. A hyper-focused day of coding, building, and breaking things. 100% free. No prior experience required.
Sponsors
Who's going to be there?
Prize Pool
Grand Prize Tiers & Tracks Under Selection
We are structuring our hardware track payouts, API rewards, and grand prize placements with our corporate sponsors. Full details and custom categories will be released soon.
Event Tracks
Hacking Challenges under Selection
We are structuring our core hackathon tracks (Software, Hardware, APIs, Design, and AI) to align with our local sponsors. Check back soon for the final challenge blueprints.
FAQ
What about...?
A hackathon is an event where builders collaborate over a short period to build hardware and software projects from scratch. It is a space for learning, testing new technologies, and meeting other developers.
Any high school student (grades 9-12) can participate! Since we are high school only, it provides a safe, level playing field for younger builders.
Nothing! Registration, food, snacks, and hoodies are 100% free, fully funded by our sponsors.
Bring your laptop, charger, a student ID (or proof of high school enrollment), and a signed parental consent waiver.
No. You can work Solo or in teams of up to 3 people. We will host a team-forming session at the beginning of the event if you want to find teammates.
Anything hardware or software! You can build a web app, robot, game, telemetry dashboard, or any engineering prototype you want.
Prizes are evaluated by our guest judges during a science-fair style exhibition. Categories are split across our three primary event tracks.
Yes! We will have experienced industry mentors from Intel, Microsoft, and other sponsors walking around in-person to help answer questions and debug code.
No. Because UnlockedHacks is a localized, student-run regional sprint, we do not have the budget to offer travel or flight reimbursements.