Hacktoberfest Hack Day — Nairobi

A one-day Hacktoberfest Hack Day hosted by Build54 Africa Foundation in partnership with Major League Hacking. Builders gather at Makerspace254 in Upperhill, Nairobi from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM (EAT) to ship open-source contributions and complete their Hacktoberfest pull requests. Open to working professionals, university students, and secondary school students.

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24October 2026

Time: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM EAT
Venue · Nairobi, Kenya: Makerspace254, Manga House, Upperhill
Format: In person · One day

Photo record

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7 photographs

Two builders talking through their project over their laptops.

A builder in a beanie following along beside a teammate, a Build with Gemini page open on his laptop.

A stack of Hacktoberfest T-shirts ready for the day.

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Two builders working side by side at their laptops.

A builder in a beanie and a teammate in a headwrap at their laptops.

Builders gathered round a laptop at Makerspace254.

Two builders heads-down at their laptops.

The hack

Start with the brief.

Build54 ran a one-day Hacktoberfest Hack Day at Makerspace254 in Upperhill, Nairobi, on 24 October 2026, in partnership with Major League Hacking. Builders spent the day on open-source contributions and Hacktoberfest pull requests.

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Who took part

Working professionals and university students.
Secondary school students.

What teams built

Open-source contributions and Hacktoberfest pull requests.

The programme

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It ran as a one-day, in-person Hacktoberfest Hack Day hosted by Build54 Africa Foundation in partnership with Major League Hacking.

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Behind the hack.

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Who took part

What teams built

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