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Hacktoberfest Hack Day Raleigh x Hack_NCState & Applied AI Club at NC State
Hacktoberfest 2026
890 Oval Drive Room 1231 Raleigh, North Carolina 27596 United States
Event Description
Bring your Halloween costume for our Hack Day! Taking place during MLH's Hacktoberfest, we are hosting a Hack Day in collaboration with the Applied AI Club at NC State! Come join us both to get project experience using AI models to make your projects come alive! This Hack Day will be seven-and-a-half hours long from the start of check-in to the planned time of closing ceremony. We will also be judging costumes throughout the event and will announce winners for organizers' favorite costumes.
Please note that the Hack Day may extend past the planned end time, but we will do our best to meet our goal of 4:30 PM.
About Hacktoberfest Events:
Hacktoberfest events are happening all month long so you can join your friends day or night, from dusk to dawn, as you work to complete your pull/merge requests. Whether your event is physical, digital or a combination of both, make sure you let the community know about it! Set up and share your Hacktoberfest event with the community.
Visit hacktoberfest.com/events for more information about how to run and promote your event. Be sure to share pics and screenshots of your event with the community and tag #Hacktoberfest !
Happy hacking!
Who can attend?
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Schedule
Day-Of Schedule:
9:00 AM–4:30 PM · 7.5 hours
• 9:00–10:00 AM — Check-in
• 10:00–10:30 AM — Welcome and opening remarks
• 10:30 AM–2:45 PM — Build time
↳ 11:45 AM–12:15 PM — Food available
↳ 2:15–2:45 PM — Project submissions
• 2:45–3:45 PM — Project demos
• 3:45–4:15 PM — Judging Finalization
• 4:15–4:30 PM — Winners and closing
Schedule and location listed may be subject to change. Please check regularly to stay informed.
Additional Information
Opening Remarks Slideshow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18Yb9nOd--k8Ym7AqKdw11dC-1GOxdUfTHdK-r6I1LSs/edit?usp=sharing
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
The Hack_NCState Planning Committee is a student-led organization on NC State's campus that runs Hack_NCState, the largest hackathon on campus. We aim to let hackers hack and give the best hacking experience at NC State.