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Five hack nights on Saturday to explore tech, build fun projects, and grow together.
Beyond Gesture
Our Philosophy
Learn by Doing
“The project you shipped at SHN will teach you more than the course you almost finished.”
— TinkerHub Foundation
Your Path to the Finale
Build. Ship. Get Invited.
Register & Attend
Show up on Saturday at 6 PM IST — online, no travel needed. Free and open to all builders.
Build Solo or in Pair
Max 2 per team. Any language, framework, hardware, or API. Stack suggestions are starting points.
Ship & Push Code
Build something real, push code to GitHub before midnight, and submit your project proof.
Get Invited to Finale
Top teams from the 5 online build sprints get direct invitations to the 24-hour in-person hackathon at TinkerSpace Kochi.
What Happens Next
After You Register
Confirmation email
You'll get a confirmation from hub.tinkerhub.org. Check spam if not seen within 5 minutes.
Confirmation email
You'll get a confirmation from hub.tinkerhub.org. Check spam if not seen within 5 minutes.
Discord invite + theme preview
Join the SHN Discord. The Saturday theme is announced 24 hours in advance.
Discord invite + theme preview
Join the SHN Discord. The Saturday theme is announced 24 hours in advance.
Let's Explore
A study jam on the week's stack, the night before hack night. Meet the mentors, ask questions and dig deeper into the topic.
Let's Explore
A study jam on the week's stack, the night before hack night. Meet the mentors, ask questions and dig deeper into the topic.
Theme drops. Hacking starts.
Full challenge brief goes live. Mentors come online. Build — no check-ins, no progress reports.
Theme drops. Hacking starts.
Full challenge brief goes live. Mentors come online. Build — no check-ins, no progress reports.
Push and submit
Push to a public GitHub repo and submit via hub.app. A working prototype is enough.
Push and submit
Push to a public GitHub repo and submit via hub.app. A working prototype is enough.
Projects reviewed
The TinkerHub team reviews all submissions. Standout projects featured in Discord and the archive.
Projects reviewed
The TinkerHub team reviews all submissions. Standout projects featured in Discord and the archive.
Finale invitations sent
Top teams receive direct invitations to the 24-hour offline hackathon at TinkerSpace Kochi.
Finale invitations sent
Top teams receive direct invitations to the 24-hour offline hackathon at TinkerSpace Kochi.
Season 02 · 2026
Upcoming Hack Nights
Beyond Gesture
Your hands are the interface. MediaPipe tracks hands, faces and body pose straight from a webcam, with no model training needed. This hack night is about going beyond the mouse and keyboard and building something you control with gestures.
Mentors: Joseph Shibu
Night 02 · Locked
Cooking
Night 03 · Locked
Cooking
Night 04 · Locked
Cooking
Night 05 · Locked
Cooking
Beyond Gesture
Your hands are the interface. MediaPipe tracks hands, faces and body pose straight from a webcam, with no model training needed. This hack night is about going beyond the mouse and keyboard and building something you control with gestures.
Mentors: Joseph Shibu
Night 02 · Locked
Cooking
Night 03 · Locked
Cooking
Night 04 · Locked
Cooking
Night 05 · Locked
Cooking
The Offline Finale Venue
TinkerSpace: The Final 24-Hour Build
TinkerHub Foundation's physical maker lab. Where hardware meets software. Where ideas become prototypes overnight.
Overnight Sprint in Kochi
The SHN finale is a 24-hour hackathon held at TinkerSpace — selected teams arrive in the evening, hack through the night, and present in the morning.
TinkerSpace, Kochi
TinkerSpace, Kochi, Kerala, India — ~30 min from Kochi Central Railway Station.
By The Numbers
Builders Speak
The Vibe
Quotes and feedback from makers who shipped at Saturday Hack Night.
I built my first deployed app in 6 hours. The vibe is unmatched.
TinkerSpace Kochi felt like a second home during the finale.
SHN pushed me to stop procrastinating and actually ship.
Join the Network
2,400+ Builders
Zero gatekeeping. Pure building.
Real-time help, build logs, and event announcements. Jump in, ask questions, find a teammate, and show off your work.
Common Questions
Everything You Need to Know
Event Archive
Moments
Photographic memory of Saturday nights, build sprints, and TinkerSpace Kochi.