What is Hacktoberfest?
"Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software." - DigitalOcean
Hacktoberfest® encourages participation in the open source community.
Official Participation
Register at hacktoberfest.com.
- Register anytime between September 23 and October 31
- Pull requests can be made in any GitHub or GitLab hosted project that’s participating in Hacktoberfest (look for the “hacktoberfest” topic)
- Aim to submit four high-quality pull/merge requests between October 1 and October 31, with project maintainers accepting your pull/merge requests for them to count toward your total
- You’ll unlock a digital badge when you register for Hacktoberfest, and level it up with each of your four pull/merge requests accepted during Hacktoberfest
Opportunities for Swag
In all of the Hacktoberfest excitement, many companies want to join the celebration by rewarding their contributors with swag! That's why we're here!
The purpose of this list is to incentivize meaningful contributions. If you intend to make low-value changes -- just for swag. DON'T.
QUANTITY IS FUN, QUALITY IS KEY
Verified participants 2024
Who | What | How | Additional Details |
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DigitalOcean + Sponsors | How to contribute?You’ll unlock a digital badge when you register for Hacktoberfest, and level it up with each of your four pull/merge requests accepted during Hacktoberfest |
More Details here | |
View some of this cool swag on Twitter.
Open source is changing the world – one pull request at a time.
Support open source
Support your favorite project with a donation.
Contribute by resolving a Hacktoberfest issue on GitHub.
New to contributing? You can look for good first issues or go to Up For Grabs.
Know of another Hacktoberfest swag opportunity? Learn how to contribute to this repository by reading our contribution guidelines.
Maintainers 🛠️
Ben Barth |
Sascha Greuel |
Chandler Weiner |