Hack the Nest

Hackathons are collaborative multi-day events where participants (also called hackers) bring their ideas to life by building innovative projects from scratch using software development principals. Aside from just being coding events/competitions, hackathons offer several fun mini-events, educational workshops, sponsor fairs, and an overall great atmosphere to hang out in!

Absolutely nothing! We'll take care of food, prizes, swag, and more :)

That's completely fine - in fact, many participants are first time hackers and beginners!

You definitely don't need to have an idea beforehand! Remember that your project can come in any form you want - creative, funny, innovative, and more - and you'll have teammates to help ideate during the weekend! You're not required to make a project to attend, but we recommend that you do in order to get the full hackathon experience.

There are up to four people per team and you get to choose who you work with, so bring your friends along! Don't worry if you don't have a team; we have a dedicated team formation Discord channel as well as a team formation session at the beginning of the event.

Hack the Nest was built by high schoolers from River Hill and Glenelg High School in Howard County, Maryland. We are supported by MLH, Hack Club, and our generous teachers and sponsors.

Hack the Nest is open to all high school students of all experience levels from anywhere. If you're not in high school, we'd love to have you as a mentor, volunteer, or sponsor!

We will be able to provide travel reimbursements thanks to Hack Club's new Gas Fund initiative!

Feel free to arrive, leave, and come back at any time!

We'll have a dedicated sleeping room and a very limited supply of air mattresses and sleeping bags on a first come first serve basis. Feel free to bring your own blanket, bed, or... bouncy castle?

Please direct any other questions to [email protected] and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!