Main Description
BeachHacks is CSULB’s largest annual 24-hour hackathon, bringing together students from around the world to design and develop innovative projects as part of this year’s BeachHacks 9.0.
Schedule
(Saturday) March 21, 2026 Hacker Schedule
| WHAT | WHEN | WHERE |
| Check-In | 10 AM - 11 AM | The Pointe |
| Opening Ceremony | 11 AM | Stage |
| Team Formation | 11:30 AM | Stage |
| Hackathon Begins | 12:00 PM | Stage |
| Fetch.ai Workshop | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | COB |
| Lunch | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | The Pointe |
| Code & Coffee Workshop | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | COB |
| RTX x IEEE Workshop | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | COB |
| RTX Networking | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | COB |
| Neal Terrel Workshop | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | COB |
| MLH Github Co-pilot Workshop | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | COB |
| Mentors / Debugging | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | The Pointe |
| Dinner | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | The Pointe |
| SHPE Club Workshop | 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | The Pointe |
| Google Resume w/ Bradley | 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | COB |
| Recreational - Clash Royale Tournament | 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | COB |
| Check-Out | 10:30 PM | The Pointe |
| Close Venue | 11:00 PM | The Pointe |
(Sunday) March 22, 2026 Hacker Schedule
| WHAT | WHEN | WHERE |
| Check-In | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | The Pointe |
| Breakfast | 11:00 AM | The Pointe |
| Project Submission | 11:30 AM | Stage |
| Judging Begins | 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM | The Pointe |
| Lunch | 3:00 PM | The Pointe |
| Closing Ceremony | 3:30 PM | Stage |
| Hackathon Ends | 4:30 PM | The Pointe |
Get started
Attend the event to connect with others, strengthen your teamwork skills, and explore opportunities to build your own project while gaining valuable technical experience.
Learn more at https://beachhacks.com
Requirements
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Title of Project (under ‘Project overview’ )
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Table Number (Mandatory)
- Details for table number ensuring table numbers don't coincide with others.
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Elevator pitch
- What's your idea? This will be a short tagline for the project
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Built with ( TECH STACK )
- Provide a detailed overview of the technologies, frameworks, tools, and platforms used to design and implement the project. Invite your team (if you're in a team)
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Thumbnail image
- JPG, PNG or GIF format, 5 MB max file size. For best results, use a 3:2 ratio.
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About the project
- Be sure to write what inspired you, what you learned, how you built your project, and the challenges you faced. In About the Project:
- Track Category
- Inspiration
- What it does
- How we built it
- Challenges we ran into
- Accomplishments that we’re proud of
- What we learned
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Video Demo of Project Features & Functionality
- Participants must submit a 2-minute project demonstration, uploaded to YouTube.
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Link to Source Code ( MANDATORY )
- Include a public Git Repositoy Link (mandatory) to allow judges to review code quality, structure, and development process. Have your team member full names and the README file
- Live Deployment( optional )
- Provide a functional deployment link where judges can access and test the working project.
Prizes
Best Overall
128 GB Ipad
Best Use of fetch.ai
1st place. 300$ + an interview opportunity.
2nd place. 200$ + an interview opportunity.
Runner Up
50$ Amazon giftcards
Sustainability
1080p vga monitor, 144 Hz
Entertainment
AULA F75 Mechanical Keyboard
Mental Health
Razer Viper V3 Hyperspeed Mouse
Best Gag
Bella PRO Airfryer
[MLH] Best Use of Gemini API
Google Swag Kits
It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?
[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabs
Wireless Earbuds
Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI.
Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!
[MLH] Best Use of Solana
Ledger Nano S Plus
The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.
Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.
Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.
Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!
[MLH] Best Use of Vultr
Portable Screens
Vultr empowers hackers to bring their high-performance projects to life instantly; providing everything from the speed of one-click deployment and scalable cloud compute, to specialized Vultr Cloud GPUs that can power AI-driven applications. We want you to push the limits of what can be built when infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck!
Sign up for a Vultr account today and claim your free cloud credits! Take your next hack to the cloud with Vultr for a chance to win some awesome portable screens for you and your team!
[MLH] Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
M5Stack IoT Kit
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5Stack IoT Kit for you and each member of your group.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Dave Winter
Professor @ CSULB
Asif Mansoor
Data Engineer @ Apple
Tejaswi Chaudhari
Full Stack Developer @ Sumeru
Mani Khanuja
AI Specialist @ Amazon
Bradley Gallon
SWE @ Google
Tyler Goodman
SWE @ Google
Anvit Patil
Software Developer MLOps @ Lykas, Inc.
Rajashekar Vennavelli
AI Engineer @ Fetch.ai
Judging Criteria
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TBD
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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