Join or host a Fest
Hacktoberfest.com now directs people to local and online events instead of an individual four-PR sign-up.
Visit the official siteIndependent community directory
Find work worth doing.
Explore current rewards, read every project’s rules, and put useful open-source work ahead of the prize.
Community listings
Find a contribution worth making.
Every listing points to its own rules. Read them, respect the maintainers, and choose work you can improve.
Open space
The next listing could be yours.
Know a project offering a thoughtful 2026 contributor reward? Help the community find it.
Hacktoberfest works differently now.
The official event now centers on organizer-led Fests and hands-on learning with open-source AI.
Contribute for project rewards
Projects can still run independent programs for meaningful pull requests. This directory tracks those offers.
Explore the directorySwag is a thank-you, not the task.
Read the issue. Understand the project. Leave the codebase better than you found it.
Contribution guidelinesRunning a real reward program?
Share the rules, reward details, and a stable link. We will validate the entry before it joins the directory.