💻 Hacktoberfest Jam 2025 🌐 is a month-long, beginner-friendly coding jam 🧑‍💻 designed to help students explore open source 🔧, practice GitHub workflows ⚙️, and build creative tech projects 🚀 — all while celebrating DigitalOcean’s global Hacktoberfest initiative 🌍.

Whether you’re committing for the first time 🐣 or already merging like a pro 🏆, this jam gives you everything you need to learn, create, and collaborate — with guidance 📖, support 🤝, and plenty of pizza 🍕.

🎯 Event Goals:

• 📂 Introduce students to Git, GitHub, and open-source contribution basics
• 🧭 Build confidence with version-control workflows and collaboration
• 🌎 Encourage exploration of real-world tech communities and teamwork
• 💡 Inspire creativity through hands-on coding challenges
• 🎉 Create a fun, welcoming environment for learning, sharing, and experimentation

🛠️ What to Expect:

• ⚡ Quick tutorials on GitHub workflows (clone, commit, push, pull request)
• 🧩 Beginner-friendly starter tasks to get comfortable with open source
• 🧠 Optional Tech or Treat Challenge 🎭 — design a playful or “tricky” project for bonus creativity points
• 👥 Work solo or with teammates on real-world projects
• 🧑‍🏫 On-site guidance from CS Club officers and experienced students
• 🍕 Free pizza, stickers 🏷️, and Hacktoberfest-themed swag 🎁

🤝 Vibe:

Supportive 💡, creative 🎨, and collaborative 🤖.

This isn’t a high-pressure hackathon ⏳ — it’s a jam session 🎶.

Students are encouraged to experiment 🧪, ask questions ❓, and contribute at their own pace 🐢. Whether you push one line of code 💻 or several commits 📊, you’re making real progress and building confidence 📈.

🚀 Why Attend:

• 🧩 Learn or strengthen your Git and GitHub skills
• 🔄 Make your first open-source contribution in a supportive space
• 💻 Build projects that showcase creativity and technical growth
• 🌍 Collaborate with the global developer community
• 🎁 Walk away with confidence, experience, and awesome swag