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Hacktoberfest Hack Day Lucknow x REIMAGINE(IT)
Hacktoberfest 2026
BBDITM Sector-1, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Faizabad Road, Chinhut, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226028, India E-Block 2nd Floor Stepper's Hall Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh 226028 India
Event Description
Welcome to Hacktoberfest Hack Day Lucknow x BBDITM x REIMAGINE(IT)!
Join us on October 23, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM IST for a one-day, in-person Hacktoberfest event where you'll build a project with open-source or open-weight AI, submit it through the Challenges tab on this event page, and compete in the Best Open-Source AI Project and Best Use of Gemma 4 challenges. Open to BBD students only. A valid college ID card is required for entry.
🚀 What to Expect
• Hands-on building time, solo or in teams, with help from organizers and mentors
• Demos and judging on-site, followed by a closing ceremony with winner announcements
• Official Hacktoberfest swag and digital badges, subject to availability
🏆 Prize Challenge
There are two challenges, and the winning team in each receives swag, subject to availability.
Best Open-Source AI Project: Projects must use open-source or open-weight AI as an important part of how they work, be published in a public GitHub repo, and carry an open-source license. Teams can build something new or meaningfully improve an existing open-source project.
Best Use of Gemma 4: Build with Gemma 4, Google's open-weights model, accessed through the Gemini API. Work with text and images to create an assistant, a focused AI tool, or a quick prototype.
Full rules are on the Challenges tab. Submissions close before demos begin.
🎒 What to Bring
Your laptop and charger, a GitHub account, your college ID card, and a project idea.
Supported by Major League Hacking (MLH), DEV, and DigitalOcean.
Who can attend?
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Schedule
📅 Event Details
• Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
• Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM IST
• Location: BBDITM E Block Stepper Hall, Lucknow, UP
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
BBDITM x REIMAGINE
BBDITM IT Student Club