Hackathon Overview

Welcome to the participant guide for the Solana global hackathon, presented by Colosseum! This guide provides all the information you need to participate, compete, and succeed in the world's largest web3 hackathon.

Solana Global Hackathons 2026

The Frontier hackathon (April 6 – May 11, 2026) has concluded — the largest crypto hackathon to date. See Frontier 2026 Results for the full numbers, winners, and what happens next.

Next: Fall Hackathon 2026

Period: September 28 – November 2, 2026
Registration: colosseum.com/arena
Official information: colosseum.com/hackathon
Year-round: the Eternal Challenge (colosseum.com/eternal) — launch a product in 4 weeks, any time; winners advance to the accelerator with $250k pre-seed funding.
Brazil site/track for the fall cycle: TBD (hackathonsolana.com and the Earn listing still show the concluded spring cycle — updated links will be published here when Superteam Brasil announces them).

Prizes (Summary)

Global Hackathon (Frontier edition): $250,000 ($30k Grand Champion, 20x $10k winners, $10k University Award, $10k Public Goods Award)
Colosseum Accelerator: $250,000 pre-seed for each accepted team
Brazil Track: $10,000 (Frontier edition concluded — see results)