Web3 Hackathons to Join in May 2026: Open Applications & Key Details

May 2026 is one of the strongest builder months of the year. In-person sprints in Miami and Prague, privacy-focused online builds, Bitcoin-native challenges, and a growing wave of agentic AI events with on-chain components — the opportunities are spread across ecosystems, time zones, and skill levels. This guide covers every open application window.
Rayls ClubHaus · Consensus Miami

Rayls ClubHaus is a private-access event during Consensus Miami designed for institutional investors, builders, and senior leaders in digital assets and financial infrastructure.
Blockchain’s Return to Innocence

Blockchain’s Return to Innocence is a free virtual session exploring Geniīverse, a DAO-run K-12 school built on Base, and the tokenomics behind BeMeToken. It is aimed at blockchain builders and long-term community members interested in on-chain applications in education.
TRON Whale Night presented

TRON Whale Night is a networking and entertainment event at OMNIA Nightclub in Las Vegas, co-hosted by TRON, Securitize, MetaMask, DSA, and B.AI during Bitcoin Vegas 2026.
Cocktails & Confidentiality with Fhenix, Crypto Nomads and ETHGlobal

Cocktails & Confidentiality is a casual evening networking event in Miami Beach for Web3 founders, VCs, and builders, co-hosted by Fhenix, Crypto Nomads, and ETHGlobal.
Open Agents by ETHGlobal

Async Hackathon is a two-week online build event focused on decentralized AI, identity, and DeFi, with participation open remotely and supported by multiple ecosystem sponsors.
after hours with zerion and payy

After Hours with Zerion and Payy is an informal evening event for Web3 builders and professionals, hosted alongside Digital Asset Summit in New York.
House of AI: After Dark

House of AI: After Dark is an informal networking event in Cannes during Ethereum Community Conference week, connecting participants working in AI and decentralized infrastructure.
Starknet Party

Starknet Party is an informal networking event in Cannes during Ethereum Community Conference week, bringing together builders and operators in a social setting.
Scaling DeFi: Cannes Edition

Scaling DeFi: Cannes Edition is a half-day event in Cannes focused on discussions around decentralized finance, followed by a networking reception during Ethereum Community Conference week.
STARK Café

STARK Café is a daytime gathering space in Cannes offering seating for remote work, meetings, and networking during Ethereum Community Conference week.
Lido Day

Lido Day is a full-day event in Cannes during Ethereum Community Conference week focused on Ethereum staking, Lido modules, and upcoming ecosystem developments.
Consensus on the Coast: A Curated Dinner for Founders & VCs

Consensus on the Coast is a small, invitation-style dinner at EthCC[9] designed for founders and venture capitalists seeking focused, off-stage conversation. Curated Dinner
Blockspace Forum Cannes

Blockspace Forum Cannes is a one-day event during Ethereum Community Conference week focused on Ethereum transaction flow, block construction, and protocol-level discussions.
Builders Breakfast: Canton x Zenith

Builders Breakfast: Canton x Zenith is an informal morning gathering in Cannes focused on conversations among developers and infrastructure teams building on Ethereum and EVM ecosystems.
Onchain Dev City

Onchain Dev City is a curated event during Ethereum Community Conference week where participants engage in onchain activities, complete quests, and connect across themed zones.
Tplus Product Day: Launching the First Decentralized CEX

Tplus Product Day is an invite-only session for traders, DeFi developers, and protocol researchers interested in the technical design of the Tplus orderflow execution platform
Privy Home: IRL

Privy Home: IRL is a one-day event in Cannes for developers and builders working with crypto and fintech infrastructure, featuring office hours, short talks, and lightning demos from teams using Privy
DeFi in the Sky 3.0

DeFi in the Sky 3.0 is an invitation-only rooftop event during EthCC, intended for professionals building and shaping decentralized finance infrastructure
Founder X VC Happy Hour @EthCC[9] Cannes 2026

Founder X VC Happy Hour is an approval-required networking event at EthCC[9] designed for early- to growth-stage founders, active investors, and ecosystem operators
Pitchathon at EthCC[9]

Pitchathon at EthCC[9] is a pitch competition open to builders, student founders, designers, and technical teams who can present a crypto use case and commit to shipping on testnet within 30 days
Quote 5km Seaside Liquidity Run – EthCC

The Quote 5km Seaside Liquidity Run is a morning running event during EthCC, open to participants from the Ethereum and Hyperliquid communities regardless of experience level
Lido Institutional – EthCC VIP Dinner

Lido Institutional is hosting a private dinner in Cannes on April 1, 2026, for institutional professionals interested in staking and the Ethereum ecosystem
Free Cannes Walking Tour with Ambire

The Ambire walking tour is a 90-minute guided walk through Cannes during EthCC week, open to founders, operators, and crypto professionals seeking a break from the conference floor
ETHGlobal Finalists & Founders Brunch Cannes

A closed brunch for past ETHGlobal finalists and Pragma speakers and judges, held on the opening day of ETHGlobal Cannes