Hacktoberfest Meetup Dayton x gemcity.TECH & Code for Dayton
Hacktoberfest 2026
31 S Main St. Dayton, OH 45402 United States
Event Description
Code for Dayton is about building open source software to improve Dayton area by addressing local social and civic challenges. Hacktoberfest has always been about empowering people to build open software together.
One night only: Code for Dayton Hacktobeerfest!
This year, Hacktoberfest is focused on high-value, meaningful learning: giving everyone the tools and knowledge to experiment and build with open artificial intelligence.
We will focus on using AI tools for civic uses. AI belongs to everyone, prior experience in AI is not needed. This year Hactoberfest is about meeting you wherever you are in your open source AI journey and see how AI can be used to help strength Dayton.
Who can attend?
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Schedule
We are working on the schedule.
The first half will be a tutorial.
Additional Information
Please check out Code 4Dayton or Gemcity TECH discord to stay connected.
Links & Resources
Agent Skills Explained: What They Are, What They Aren't, and How to Use Them
Overview of the Agent Skill Open Standard and SKILL.md authoring.
Open link →A Developer's Guide to Open-Weight LLM API Integration
Guide to deploying and integrating large open-weight LLMs.
Open link →How to Run Google's Gemma 4 Locally with Ollama
Local setup and edge execution for models under 10B parameters.
Open link →Hermes Agent: A Practical Guide
Setting up and orchestrating workflows using open-source agent harnesses.
Open link →Hosted by
Working to improve the Dayton and Miami Valley area through civic technology. Code for Dayton addresses local social and civic challenges through creative uses of technology.