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May 22, 2026 | All Day AI Hackathon - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Google I/O 2026 Hackathon: The 12-Hour Sprint Schedule

10:00 AM: 🚪 Doors Open, Check-in & Refreshments High-energy networking music plays as hackers arrive, check in, and get caffeinated.

10:30 AM: 🎤 Kickoff Keynote & The "Anti-Project" Brief

• The Inspiration: Opening remarks featuring the latest Google I/O announcements and a live demo using Gemini Live to spark build ideas.

• The Rules: Explicitly showing the "Anti-Project" slide - what NOT to build (No basic RAG, No Medical/Mental Health bots).

• The People: Introduction of the Judges and Mentors.

11:15 AM: 🛠️ Environment Setup & Dev Tools Overdrive

• Access: Distribution of Google Cloud Credits and verification of API access to ensure every laptop is primed and ready.

• Crash Course: A rapid-fire introduction to Google’s newest developer tools announced at I/O so teams can maximize their builds.

11:45 AM: 🤝 Speed Networking & Team Formation

• The Activity: "Pitch your skill" (e.g., "I'm a backend dev looking for a creative storyteller").

• The Rule: Teams of 3–4 are preferred. Solo hackers are grouped up or encouraged to join existing ideas to maximize credit usage and project quality.

12:15 PM: 💻 Start Hacking! With teams formed and environments set up, the 6-hour coding sprint officially begins.

1:30 PM: 🥗 Working Lunch Food is served directly to the tables. Hacking continues uninterrupted to keep the momentum going.

6:30 PM: 📤 Project Submission Deadline Tools down! The final push to get code pushed into the portal before the cutoff.

7:00 PM: 👩‍💻 First Round Judging & Presentations Every single team that submitted a project gets exactly 5 minutes to pitch their build to the judges.

8:30 PM: 👩🏻‍💻 Finalist Presentations The top teams from the first round take the main stage to demo their projects in front of the entire room.

9:15 PM: 🏆 Awards Ceremony The ultimate reveal! Highlighting the top projects and announcing the top 3 teams, who will receive the grand prize: An exclusive, private pitch session with the Deals Team of Google’s AI Futures Fund

9:45 PM – 10:00 PM: 🏁 Event Wrap-up Final thank yous, parting swag distribution, and goodbyes as the venue closes.

Stay tuned for judges and mentors announcements!