Banana Hacks 2026 Schedule
Every session across October 9–12, 2026, from the opening ceremony to the award ceremony. All times are EDT unless noted, everything runs virtually on Discord and Zoom, and every session is recorded for participants in other time zones.
Fri Oct 9
- Kickoff
Opening Ceremony & Theme Reveal
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Social
Team Formation Social Hour
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
Sat Oct 10
- Workshop
Workshop: Stable Diffusion from Scratch
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Office Hours
Office Hours: APIs & Model Hosting
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Workshop
Workshop: LoRA Fine-tuning Deep Dive
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Social
Mid-point Check-in & Progress Showcase
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
Sun Oct 11
- Office Hours
Office Hours: UX & Prompt Engineering
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Workshop
Workshop: ControlNet & Image Conditioning
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Deadline
Submissions Close
Mon Oct 12
- Ceremony
Judging & Demo Day (live streams)
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
- Ceremony
Award Ceremony & Closing
Virtual via Discord + Zoom
Notes on timing
- The submission deadline is 11:59 PM AoE (Anywhere on Earth) on Sunday, October 11 — the most generous possible interpretation of “Sunday night”.
- All workshops and office hours are recorded, and links go out to registered participants.
- Judging criteria and award categories are on the prizes page.