Hacktoberfest Hack Day Guildford x Surrey CompSoc
Hacktoberfest 2026
Stag Hill, University Campus Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH United Kingdom
Event Description
🚀 Hacktoberfest Hack Day Guildford x Surrey CompSoc 💻
Ready to build something awesome in just one day? Join Surrey CompSoc for Hacktoberfest Hack Day Guildford, powered by Major League Hacking (MLH)! 🎃
Whether you're a coding pro, a complete beginner, or just curious about tech, this is your chance to team up, get creative and turn an idea into a working project.
👥 Team up & hack together
Form a team with your friends or meet new people and work together to create your own project. From AI tools and websites to games, apps and completely crazy ideas — there are no limits to what you can build!
⏱️ A mini hackathon, without the pressure
Hack Day is an in-person mini hackathon designed to help you build, experiment and learn in 8 hours or less. With support from MLH, you'll have the chance to explore new technologies, including large language models and AI, and bring your ideas to life.
🎁 And yes… there will be SWAG!
Expect a fun day of coding, creativity, challenges, food, prizes and plenty of MLH goodies. 🏆✨
You don't need to be an expert — just bring your laptop, your ideas and your team spirit!
📍 Guildford x University of Surrey
💻 Powered by Major League Hacking (MLH)
👥 Teams welcome
🔥 Hack. Build. Learn. Have fun.
Think you have the next big idea? Come hack it into existence! 🚀
Who can attend?
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:20 | 📝 Check-in & Welcome |
| 10:20 – 12:30 | 💻 Hacking Session 1 — Find your team, choose your idea & start building |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | 🍕Lunch Break |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | 💻 Hacking Session 2 |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Short Break |
| 15:00 – 15:25 | 💻 Final Hacking Push |
| 15:25 – 15:50 | 🎤 Project Demos & Judging |
| 15:50 – 16:00 | 🏆 Prizes & Closing |
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
Surrey CompSoc
We are a university society for anyone passionate about programming, technology, and all things digital. Whether they're a seasoned coder or just curious about tech, we’re here to help them level up.