come to the largest high school hackathon in the world!
For 24 hours, you'll have world-class resources and mentors right at your fingertips to bring your groundbreaking ideas to life. You bring your imagination, technical expertise, and ambition to Los Altos Hacks. We'll take care of everything else.
Catered Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
You don't ever have to worry about going hungry at Los Altos Hacks. We'll cater breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and we'll always have snacks on hand.
Beginner-Friendly
You don't have to have experience with coding at all to attend Los Altos Hacks. Just bring your great ideas, and with our workshops and talented mentors, we'll help you learn how to bring them to life.
Awesome Swag
For simply attending our hackathon, you’ll have the chance to pick up one-of-a-kind swag like t-shirts and stickers. Throughout the hackathon, we’ll also be raffling out hoodies, hats, license keys for software, and more from our sponsors.
Great Prizes
In past years, our prizes have included iPads, AirPods Pros, 3D Printers, Amazon Echos, Google Homes, and $1000 in cash.
schedule
9:00 AM Check-In
10:00 AM Waitlist Check-In
11:00 AM Opening Ceremony
12:00 PM Hacking Begins
12:05 PM Team Mixer
12:30 PM Lunch
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Cup Stacking
11:00 PM Capture the Flag
12:00 AM Midnight Surprise
1:00 AM Smash Bros. Tournament
7:30 AM Hacking Ends
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Judging Begins
11:00 AM Closing Ceremony
12:00 PM End of Hackathon
sponsors
Interested in sponspring Los Altos Hacks IX? View our prospectus.
faq
if you enjoy Los Altos Hacks, consider joining us next year!
Hudson Etkin
lead director
Roshan Mahesh
operations director
Rohan Desai
tech director
Racheal Wang
outreach director
Kai Etkin
design director
Dhruv Aron
sponsorship director
Khush Shah
Ben Asanbekov
Parker Woo
Raymond Liu
Ambar Vig
Mckayla Kao
Joseph Gerdyman
Anastasia Marinopoulos
David Feldman
Abby Zhou
Shouyo Tan
Caroline Yu
Ameena Shafiyeva
Ziana Merchant
Serra Kozat
