Dark Factory hackathon 2026
WeAreDevelopers and BAND run an online hackathon from September 26 to October 5, 2026. You build a software factory of coding agents in BAND Desktop.
Dark Factory is the official online hackathon of WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, presented by BAND and hosted on lablab.ai. The build window runs from September 26 to October 5, 2026. You can take part from anywhere. You do not need to be in San Jose.
For one week, participants build a software factory in BAND Desktop: a band of coding agents that plans work, implements it and checks its own results. The event page does not state a cash prize amount.
People who sign up are eligible for a free ticket to WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America in San Jose from September 23 to 25. The page says that if you go, you can stop by the BAND booth.
The listing page on lablab.ai marks the event as live and points to a sign up button. Register on the lablab.ai event page.