Banana Hacks 2026 Schedule
Here is the plan for October 9 to 12, 2026, from kickoff to the awards. Times are EDT unless marked otherwise. Live sessions happen on Discord and Zoom, and recordings are shared afterward.
Thu Oct 8
- Deadline
Registration Closes
Fri Oct 9
- Kickoff
Opening Ceremony & Theme Reveal
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Social
Team Formation Social Hour
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
Sat Oct 10
- Workshop
Workshop: Stable Diffusion from Scratch
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Office Hours
Office Hours: APIs & Model Hosting
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Workshop
Workshop: LoRA Fine-tuning Deep Dive
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Social
Mid-point Check-in & Progress Showcase
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
Sun Oct 11
- Office Hours
Office Hours: UX & Prompt Engineering
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Workshop
Workshop: ControlNet & Image Conditioning
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Deadline
Submissions Close
Mon Oct 12
- Ceremony
Judging & Demo Day (live streams)
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Ceremony
Award Ceremony & Closing
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
Notes on timing
- The submission deadline is 11:59 PM AoE (Anywhere on Earth) on Sunday, October 11. If it is still Sunday where you are, you are on time.
- All workshops and office hours are recorded, and links go out to registered participants.
- Rajveer Dharkar is running every workshop during Banana Hacks 2026.
- Judging criteria and award categories are on the prizes page.