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Hacktoberfest Hack Day Manchester x Open Source Society UoM

Hacktoberfest 2026

Sunday October 11, 2026
12:00PM to 7:15PM UTC+00
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Manchester Students' Union
Manchester Students' Union, Oxford road
Steve Biko Building, Ground Floor
Manchester, Greater Manchester  M13 9PR
United Kingdom
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Event Description

UoM Hacktoberfest 2026 is officially live! 🎃

We're hosting an in-person hack day on Sunday 11th October at the SU Theatre, doors open at 12pm. Spend the day building with open source tools, exploring new technologies, and shipping something you're proud of alongside fellow hackers.

We've got a guest talk from Cloud Native Manchester, lunch provided, and a closing ceremony to celebrate what we've all built.

All skill levels welcome — bring your laptop, bring your curiosity, and let's build something together.

Register now, spots are limited!

Who can attend?

Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:

Schedule

12:00 - Doors open & check-in
12:15 - Welcome & opening ceremony
12:30 - Hacking begins
13:30 - Guest talk: Encouraging OSS contribution (Cloud Native Manchester)
14:00 - Open hacking continues
16:00 - Food
18:00 - Project submissions close
18:30 - Prizes & wrap up
20:00 - Venue closes

Additional Information

Join our Discord, follow us on Instagram, and star our GitHub repos before the event! Everything you need to get involved with UoM Open Source Society is on our Linktree — including links to good first issues to look at before the day so you hit the ground running 🛠️ https://linktr.ee/opensourcesocUoM

Links & Resources

Gemma 4 Resources

General hub and documentation overview.

Open link →
Gemma Quickstart

Getting started guide and rapid API setup.

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Gemma API Docs

Endpoint specifications and API references.

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Gemma Beginner Guide

Step-by-step introduction for new developers.

Open link →

Hosted by

Talen Mudaly

The open source society at the University of Manchester.

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