Welcome to OCSEFHacks 2026

Welcome to OCSEFHacks! If you attended last year, welcome back! We are an In-Person hackathon hosted in Southern California! We are partnering with the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair and the Discovery Cube to provide an unforgettable hackathon experience.

OCSEFHacks will take place on April 18th - 19th at the Discovery Cube @ Santa Ana. We are using their 10,000-square-foot theater as our venue for this hackathon.

This hackathon is a beginner-friendly, high school hackathon hosted to foster science literacy and critical thinking skills. Students will need to brainstorm, create, and pitch a project that fits one of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Students can participate individually or in teams up to 4. 

This hackathon is 100% free to attend!

Check out our website @ https://ocsefhacks.org 

Requirements

Coming Soon!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

9 non-cash prizes
1st Place - Senior Track
1 winner

Coming Soon

2nd Place - Senior Track
1 winner

Coming Soon

3rd Place - Senior Track
1 winner

Coming Soon

Best Solo Hack - Senior Track
1 winner

Coming Soon

1st Place - Novice Track
1 winner

Coming Soon

2nd Place - Novice Track
1 winner

Anker Power Bank for each team member

3rd Place - Novice Track
1 winner

Pi Pico Starter Kit for each team member

Best Solo Hack - Novice Track
1 winner

Coming Soon

Best Environmental Hack
1 winner

IFixIt Pro Tech Toolkit for each team member
1 Desktop Mini Fridge

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

OCSEF Judges

OCSEF Judges
OCSEF

OCSEFHacks Team

OCSEFHacks Team

Judging Criteria

  • Rubric
    Coming Soon

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