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Build it in 48 hours

The Qai × Hugging Face Hackathon: 48 hours, in person in Doha. The challenge drops at kickoff. You bring the team and the energy.

  • Thu 5 to Sat 7 Nov
  • In person at M7, Doha
  • Teams of 2 to 4
  • Application only
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Kickoff is Thursday 5 November 2026 at 5 PM Doha time.
Start your application

Apply

Places are limited and application-based. Tell us why your team should be in the room.

Build

Ideate and build a working solution over 48 hours, in person in Doha. The challenge drops at kickoff.

Pitch

Projects are built with open-source tools on Hugging Face and submitted as a live demo.

When

5 – 7 November 2026
Starts
Thursday, 5:00 PM
Ends
Saturday, 5:00 PM

All times are Doha time.

Where

Nestwork Msheireb - M7

Abdulla Bin Thani St, Doha, Qatar

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Your team

Come as a team, or solo or as a pair and we'll help match you with others.

How many are you?

Skills & experience

Help us see the shape of your team.

Which areas does your team cover? (select all that apply)
What brings you together, and what makes you strong for a 48-hour sprint?
A product, startup, research, uni project or past hackathon. Anything that shows what you can ship.
Your strongest signal for selection. Please share at least one.
Has anyone on the team done a hackathon before?

An idea you'd love to explore

Just to hear how you think. A sentence or two is plenty, and it can totally change once you're in the room.

Answer in your own words. Fully AI-generated responses with no personal voice will likely be rejected.

Logistics & commitment

The practical bits so we can look after you on the day.

The hackathon is in person in Doha for the full 48 hours, from Thursday 5 November at 5:00 PM.
Questions? Email info@trustqai.com. We'd love to have you there.

Application received

Thanks for applying to the Qai × Hugging Face Hackathon. We'll review it and get back to you by email.