Q-SITE Hackathon 2026

Online Event

About

The Quantum Hackathon is a weekend-long event where developers, researchers, and enthusiasts come together to explore the frontiers of quantum computing. Participate in hands-on workshops led by experts to enhance your skills. Tackle Challenges designed by industry giants like Classiq, Haiqu, AWS, qBraid, Xanadu and IBM.

Challenges

Engage with interesting quantum algorithm challenges, solve intricate coding puzzles, and explore questions by our partners that push your boundaries.

Coding Challenge

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  • Beginner friendly
  • Code quantum circuits to solve problems
  • Complete a challenge to proceed to the next one
  • Battle it out on the live leaderboard

Open Challenge

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  • Flexible project Implementation
  • Innovate on Research Ideas
  • Showcase Your Work to the Community
  • Work at Your Own Pace

Timeline

All times are in EST (UTC-5)

Saturday

9/19

Coding and Open Challenges Open

10:00am EST

Workshops

Xanadu

Workshop session

Sep 19

Time TBD

Pinq

Workshop session

Sep 19

Time TBD

MORE WORKSHOPS TBD

Friday

9/25

Coding and Open Challenges Submission Deadline

11:59pm EST

Prizes

$5,000+

in prizes to be won

$3,000+

in cash prizes

More prizes and opportunities await.

Challenge prize details coming soon

Frequently Asked Questions

No prior knowledge is necessary. Participants are recommended to attend the Q-SITE workshops to learn the basics of the quantum softwares used in the challenges.
Each team can consist of 1-4 members.
Sorry, but no. Once a team is registered, its members cannot be changed.
Yes, if you registered on eventbrite for the conference, you will also need to complete the signup process here. Click here to create an account for the hackathon so you can access the dashboard and participate in the challenges!
Yes, however you can only win a prize in one section.
Yes, in-person and online participants can form a team.
In-person Participants get to attend the conference, present their projects to judges and win exclusive in-person prizes
Yes! We also have an in-person conference, click here to register for it. Note that the registration is seperate for the in-person conference and the online hackathon.