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Hacktoberfest Hack Day Lucknow
Hacktoberfest 2026
, Lucknow Public School Rd, near Katauta Jheel, Vinamra Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010 Lucknow, Uttarpradesh 226026 India
Event Description
Hacktoberfest - AI Community Lucknow,
Saturday, 31 October 2026 · Lucknow · In person
Hosted by AI Community Lucknow, in collaboration with Major League Hacking
The last day of Hacktoberfest. One room, one day, and whatever it takes to get your pull requests merged before the month runs out.
Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source, and most people start it with good intentions and finish it at 11 PM on the 31st. This is that night, except you're not doing it alone. Bring your laptop, find an issue, and ship it with maintainers and experienced contributors sitting next to you.
Who this is for
Complete beginners who have never opened a pull request and want their first one merged, and experienced contributors closing out their final PRs. Both work here. If you have never touched open source before, the first session is built for you.
What happens on the day
Onboarding for first-timers: Git and GitHub basics, how to fork, branch, commit and open a pull request, and how to read a contributing guide
Issue matching: we help you find issues that fit your skill level and language, from documentation to real bug fixes
Contribute to UPAI Labs projects: our own open-source repositories, including NAWAB AI, LucknowLLM, UPAI RAG, Sign Language Translator and lucknow-live-events, with maintainers in the room to review your PR on the spot
Contribute anywhere: work on any Hacktoberfest-participating project you like
Maintainer support: experienced contributors help you unblock, review your work and improve your PR before you submit
Live leaderboard: track merged PRs through the day
What you need to bring
A laptop with Git installed and a GitHub account
A Hacktoberfest registration. Register at hacktoberfest.com and check this year's rules and PR requirements before you arrive.
Any language or stack. Documentation contributions count too.
What you leave with
Merged pull requests, your name in project histories, the confidence to contribute again in November, and a network of people who do this regularly. Contributors to UPAI Labs projects who keep going are invited into our maintainer group.
Free to attend. Limited seats.
Who can attend?
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Schedule
Hacktoberfest Finale, Lucknow · 31 October 2026 · 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Time Block What happens
9:00 – 9:30 Registration and setup Check-in, seating, Wi-Fi. Volunteers verify Git, GitHub login and Hacktoberfest registration before anyone sits down.
9:30 – 10:00 Opening What Hacktoberfest is, this year's rules, how the day runs, and introductions to the maintainers in the room.
10:00 – 10:45 Two parallel tracks First-timers: fork, branch, commit, pull request, and how to read a CONTRIBUTING.md, ending with everyone opening a practice PR. Experienced: skip straight to issue selection and start.
10:45 – 11:15 Issue matching Maintainers and volunteers help each person pick an issue that fits their language and level. UPAI Labs project issues are introduced here.
11:15 – 1:15 Contribution sprint 1 Heads-down work. Maintainers circulate. First PRs start going up.
1:15 – 2:00 Lunch Maintainers keep reviewing during lunch so the queue doesn't build up.
2:00 – 2:15 Check-in Live leaderboard update, common blockers called out from the front, and a reminder of the 5:00 PM submission cut-off.
2:15 – 4:30 Contribution sprint 2 The main working block. Review and merge runs continuously alongside.
4:30 – 5:00 Final push Last PRs opened. Maintainers prioritise anything close to merging.
5:00 – 5:30 Review and merge window No new PRs. Maintainers clear the queue and give feedback on anything that can't merge today.
5:30 – 6:00 Wrap and recognition Final leaderboard, first-time contributors recognised, certificates, group photo, and an invitation to keep contributing to UPAI Labs projects.
Links & Resources
Hosted by
Prashant Shukla
Lucknow AI Labs is a nonprofit AI and developer community focused on advancing AI skills, research and hands-on innovation in Lucknow. We bring together students, developers, researchers and enthusiasts through workshops, meetups, paper discussions, open-source initiatives and collaborative projects to build a stronger technology ecosystem in the region.