AI BuildFest 2026

About the hackathon

Overview 48-Hour Online AI Hackathon Organized by Frontend Arena | In collaboration with Adaption Event Dates: December 10–12, 2026 Format: Online Duration: 48 hours Team Size: 2–4 members About AI BuildFest 2026 AI BuildFest 2026 is a 48-hour online hackathon focused on building AI-powered solutions for real-world challenges. It brings together students, developers, and AI enthusiasts to explore how custom-trained AI models can be developed and applied to practical problems. Participants will work in teams to understand a challenge announced during the hackathon, prepare or generate a suitable dataset, train their own model using Adaption’s platform, and build a working solution that demonstrates its capabilities. The event emphasizes practical model development, problem-solving, experimentation, and the creation of useful AI applications. Hackathon Theme Own Your AI: Train a Model That Solves a Real Problem Participants will be challenged to build an AI solution in which a trained model plays a meaningful role in addressing a real-world problem. The official problem statements and challenge requirements will be announced to registered participants during the hackathon. Teams will then have the event period to understand the challenge, develop their approach, train a model, and implement their solution. Challenge Format AI Bu…

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Timeline

1. Registration closes

   Tue, 08 December 2026

   43 days left

2. Hacking begins

   Thu, 10 December 2026

3. Submissions close

   Thu, 10 December 2026

Prizes & benefits

• Certificates

Eligibility & rules

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