HACKTOBERFEST26 - Hack Day KL 🇲🇾
Hacktoberfest Hack Day Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾
The world's biggest open-source celebration comes to Malaysia for the first time: a free, in-person AI hack sprint with open-source and open-weight AI.
Saturday, 31 October 2026 · 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (MYT) DOJO Coworking Space, Level 1, Menara Amplewest, No. 6, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
⚠️ Register on MLH to take part
Your place is confirmed through the official MLH registration: https://events.mlh.com/events/14817-hacktoberfest-hack-day-kuala-lumpur
Who it's for
Working professionals and university students. Up to 150 builders. Register as an individual: on the day you're matched at random into a team of 4.
The challenge
Every team picks one of two Startup ASEAN problem statements (powered by Cradle):
Outcome Conversion: turning ecosystem connections into measurable outcomes (investments, partnerships, market expansion, cross-border POCs)
Ecosystem Gateway: making Startup ASEAN the single gateway to opportunities, programmes, funding, talent and partners across ASEAN
Two categories, one pool
Best Open-Source AI Project (sponsored by DigitalOcean)
Best Use of Gemma 4 (sponsored by Google)
Everyone builds with Gemma 4. All teams are judged together, and the top 5 teams win an exclusive Hacktoberfest 2026 Winner Pin/Badge and an MLH Swag Bag.
What's included
Free food, drinks and refreshments all day, plus swag from Hack Day, MLH, Cradle, TalentLabs and Kracked Devs.
Bring
Your laptop and charger
Extension cords
The tools, accounts and dev environments you need
Your ideas and curiosity
Getting there
Monorail: MR7 Raja Chulan, a 3 to 5 minute walk (closest)
Parking: Menara UMW / Wisma Nusantara basement next door, RM 6.00 an entry on Saturday
Organised by
Powered by Major League Hacking (MLH) and Hacktoberfest. Organised by MyStartup Cradle, Kracked Devs and TalentLabs. Sponsor: Odra Venture. Venue partner: DOJO Coworking Space.
All attendees follow the MLH Code of Conduct.