Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026, 15:56 (CET)

BornHack has been approached by the French NGO Digijeunes with a generous offer of travel grants to cover travel expenses for some BornHack 2026 participants travelling from the EU.

Digijeunes is offering up to 18 travel grants, each amounting to €150, for participants and volunteers attending BornHack in July 2026.

These grants are made possible through a program funded by the European Commission, which aims to encourage exchanges between individuals from different European countries, with a focus on non-formal education and, more specifically, digital transformation. Digijeunes has chosen BornHack for this purpose.

A total of 18 travel grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please note that the deadline to complete the form to request an individual tavel grant is May 15th, 2026 - two months from now. Digijeunes will be getting in touch with individuals as they apply.

Interested individuals can apply by completing this online application form.

Please note that several requirements need to be fulfilled in order to benefit from the individual travel grant, as Digijeunes needs to report each travel grant to the European Commission.

1. Participants must take part in the full event, from July 15th to July 22nd, 2026.

2. Participants must sign an attendance sheet, including details of their travel itinerary (date of departure, place of departure, etc.), as well as their name and surname. This attendance sheet will be kept by Digijeunes and will be shared with the European Commission only upon request, for example in the event of an audit.

3. Participants must provide personal details, including: name and surname, email address, date of birth. This information is required to register participants in the European Commission’s Beneficiary Module and will therefore be shared with the European Commission. As a result of encoding this data, each person benefiting from a travel grant will automatically receive a survey requesting feedback, for example on what they have learned during the event and how this learning may impact their professional or educational path. Completing the survey shouldn't take more than 20 minutes. All personal details will be collected via a shared spreadsheet hosted on Digijeunes nextcloud.

4. Participants must save all travel documents (train tickets, boarding passes, etc.) and provide copies to Digijeunes. These documents will be stored electronically in Digijeunes nextcloud for a period of five years. Digijeunes will pay out the travel grant by bank transfer after the end of the event.

5. Photos will be taken during the event featuring participants who have benefited from the travel grant. If a participant does not wish to appear in photos, this can be avoided by informing Digijeunes in advance. Photos from the event may be published on Digijeunes website, social media channels, and shared with the European Commission only upon request. The BornHack photo policy and Code of Conduct will of course be respected.

BornHack can not help with questions about the travel grants, please contact Digijeunes directly with any concerns. We hope that the travel grants can help some hackers with tight budgets attend BornHack 2026!

Monday, Mar 9th, 2026, 20:06 (CET)

The BornHack 2026 kickoff meeting will be on Thursday the 14th of May at Hylkedam from 13-18. We booked the venue for the full week like last year, so volunteers are welcome to show up from Monday the 11th of May, and you can stay until Sunday the 17th of May.

The days before and after the main thing on Thursday the 14th are intended as a combination of relaxation, fun and team activities. We only have an official program on Thursday (and a little bit on Friday). We hope many of you want to join us for an early start on this years BornHack fun! It is a great opportunity for existing and new volunteers to select which teams to participate on, and help get those teams started.

You can choose to participate only in the actual kickoff on 14th of May, or you can grab a bed in one of the cabins or bring a tent or caravan and stay for a few nights or the whole week. Expect the whole thing to be a casual combination of team activities and relaxation.

Note: We will no longer be doing introductions of all the teams as part of the kickoff. If you need an introduction to a team in addition to what is on the website you can get it from the team leads.

Food

Participating in the kickoff is free, and food will be available all week. We will need help with cooking and/or clean up around meals. Food is free on Thursday, the other days food will cost 100,- DKK/HAX (around 14€) per person per day. Note that the kitchen in the cabin will not be available for personal cooking, it is exclusively for cooking the shared meals.

Streaming

We will do our best to make the kickoff available virtually, but the internet connection at Hylkedam is not very good between BornHacks, so no promises. If all goes well you can follow the live-stream at xgsobitduxv7gcc5qlveigwiku7qcjn5exf4ayusw4mwq7kfrapmrjyd.onion or live.bornhack.dk

Tentative agenda:

Monday the 11th of May:

12-15 Orga arrives
18-19 Dinner

Tuesday the 12th of May:

09-10 Breakfeast
12-13 Lunch
19-20 Dinner

Wednesday the 13th of May:

09-10 Breakfeast
12-13 Lunch
19-20 Dinner

Thursday the 14th of May:

09-10 Breakfeast (free)
10-12 Arrive for meet'n'greet
12-13 Lunch (free)
13-18 Kickoff
18-20 Dinner (free)
20- Social / party

Friday the 15th of May:

09-10 Breakfeast
10-12 Team breakout sessions
12-13 Lunch
13-19 Team breakout sessions
19-20 Dinner

Saturday the 16th of May:

09-10 Breakfeast
12-13 Lunch
19-20 Dinner

Sunday the 17th of May:

09-10 Breakfeast
10- Cleanup and leave

Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026, 14:42 (CET)

It is now possible to register your BornHack 2026 village!

Registering your village is an excellent way to make sure people can find you, advertise your interests, and attract new people to the village.

Villages are clusters of tents typically built by a group of friends, a hackerspace, a group with a shared interest (like the best programming language in the world, or the niche operating system you run that everybody else should switch to ASAP, and so on.) It is not a requirement to stay in a village when you place your tent at BornHack, but it can be an excellent way to meet new people.

You can see a list of villages from BornHack 2025 here.

Remember that our Code of Conduct applies to village names and descriptions.

You can register your village here

Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026, 14:19 (CET)

Do you have an artistic or fun project you would like to exhibit at BornHack? Let us know in advance and get some input on placement, materials, and any other help you can get from us.

Remember that BornHack is an outdoor event, so your project should be able to withstand the weather. You can also join the art or light team and help make everything blink, sparkle, shine, and entertain without bringing your own project.

Note that if you want to see a project of your own realized, you need to drive it yourself. Volunteers can give a hand, we can provide some advice on implementation, and contribute a part here and there, but we will not "adopt an idea" and realize it.

Since we have a strict photo policy, no recording devices, such as cameras or microphones, are allowed, even if they are not recording to a disc or connected to the internet. It is simply a matter of our participants not being able to verify this for every installation.

Drop us a mail at art@bornhack.org to pitch your project or ask questions related to art projects at BornHack 2026.

We're looking forward to seeing your ideas and projects come to life!

Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026, 14:54 (CET)

The BornHack 2026 Call for Participation (CFP) is open!

We are looking for passionate, humorous, inspiring, and/or provocative contributors to host talks, lightning talks, music acts, and workshops at BornHack 2026. We welcome first-time speakers!

If you have something interesting to say, play, or host, we want to hear it! Read our Call for Participation to learn more and submit your content today. The deadline is 1st of June, 2026.

We prefer submissions as early as possible to have more time to plan the final program and coordinate with hosts. Please submit it sooner rather than later.

Monday, Feb 9th, 2026, 14:46 (CET)

We are looking for sponsors who want to help make BornHack 2026 another great event in the long series of annual BornHack events!

As part of BornHack's community values, we firmly believe that people's financial situation should not affect their ability to participate in hacker community events. Consequently, we keep BornHack ticket prices low so everyone can attend. But venues, tents, internet, and electricity cost money, so we rely on sponsors to make ends meet.

BornHack sponsors are loyal; they usually remain sponsors for several years. Some sponsors provide specific equipment for the event, but most sponsorships are cash. Typical cash sponsorships range from 10,000 to 30,000 DKK, enough to make a big difference in our small event budget!

Some are sponsors simply because they recognise the value of a great recurring event that strengthens the community. Others sponsor so they can get a shot at recruiting among the talented BornHack participants. Whatever the reasons, we are very grateful for the help we are getting. Knowing that so many fine organisations want to see BornHack succeed makes us all work extra hard!

Over the coming months we will contact existing sponsors to finalize the details for 2026. If you hear about an organisation in a position to financially support BornHack, please get in touch with us. More information about sponsor packages can be found in our Call for Sponsors.

Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026, 16:33 (CET)

As some of you have already noticed, the webshop is now open for BornHack 2026!

This year we have improved the webshop, so all of the products are available now. No more checking back in later for getting your merchandise or fridge shelves.

A standard ticket is 1337 DKK. If you can pay more than the standard 1337 DKK for a ticket, please do so; it is highly appreciated. It allows us to have cheaper tickets available in the shop for hackers with smaller budgets.