5th Youth Tech Fest Cyprus 2027

The Youth Tech Fest Cyprus is an annual youth-focused technology, education and innovation festival held in Limassol. The 5th edition takes place on 6 February 2027 at The Warehouse by IT Quarter, Limassol. Its flagship coding competition is the Roblox Games Hackathon, where young participants (ages 9+) design and build their own games in a fun, mentored and supportive environment. The wider programme includes a Cubing Tournament, Chess Festival, Formula1/4x4 STEM Racing and the Youth Unicorn StartUp pitch competition, alongside hands-on edutainment zones covering XR/VR, robotics, gaming, science and art. Organised by Exec Club Cyprus (Alstrad International Ltd) and founded by Sean Alimov, the festival offers free access with a strong focus on social inclusion.

Competen.CY 2026

Competen.CY is Cyprus's competitive, beginner-friendly hackathon - a fast, high-energy sprint where students, developers and designers build, solve and compete live. Over the event you'll take on three back-to-back games: The Quiz (CTF) on web and backend fundamentals, Fix Me, a race to squash bugs in a broken codebase, and the flagship CyTiles Gamethon, a real-time territory battle on a hex map. Everything runs online and streams live, with mentors, a buzzing Discord community and a helpful bot at your side. It closes with a broadcast awards ceremony - podium, interviews and surprise prizes. All Passion. No Pause. Come to invent, connect and launch something amazing.

BoC Fintech Hackathon 7.0

The Bank of Cyprus runs its 7th innovation marathon for application development on 27-29 November 2026, in person at the IDEA Innovation Center in Nicosia. Teams build fintech solutions up to MVP stage, with AI running through most of the challenge areas. Announced tracks include AI for Good, Fintech for Smart Cities, Open Banking & Embedded Finance, Fintech for SMEs & Entrepreneurship, Cybersecurity & Trust in Fintech, Sustainable Finance & Green Banking, RegTech & Compliance Automation, Inclusive Fintech & Financial Wellbeing, Energy Fintech & Smart Grid Finance, Fintech for Insurance, Fintech for Health, Fintech for Social Innovation, and AI & Fintech for Real Estate. Open to developers, startups, professionals and students. The open call started in August 2026. An Open Day is scheduled for 30 September 2026 and the technical specifications are published in October 2026. Partners include Jinius by Bank of Cyprus, Nicosia Municipality, IDEA Innovation Center, University of Cyprus, UNIC, Kyndryl, Microsoft and Cyta Business. Organised with technological and organisational support from Crowdpolicy.

DevFest Cyprus 2026

DevFest Cyprus 2026 takes place on Saturday 31 October 2026, 09:30-17:00 in Nicosia (venue to be confirmed by the organisers). It is the Cyprus edition of the global, community-run DevFest conference series hosted by Google Developer Groups. Programme: expert-led talks on Google's current developer stack — AI and machine learning, Firebase, Flutter, Web and Cloud — plus a hands-on workshop session alongside Google engineers, keynotes and networking breaks across the day. Who it's for: developers at any level, from seasoned engineers to newcomers moving into tech. The full speaker line-up and detailed agenda are still to be announced. Tickets and RSVPs go through the GDG Cyprus event page and the group's Meetup listing.

EUDIS Defence Hackathon Autumn 2026 — Cyprus

Registrations are open. The 5th edition of the EUDIS Defence Hackathon runs on 15–17 October 2026 as eight simultaneous onsite hackathons across Europe — Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Portugal and Sweden. Cyprus was selected by the European Commission (DG DEFIS) as one of the eight host locations; the local node runs in Nicosia, organised by C.D. Multimedia Services Ltd under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence and the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Theme: "Autonomy on the Battlefield." The Cyprus node runs three challenge tracks:

• GNSS-denied navigation — autonomous systems that keep operating without satellite positioning, using onboard sensors and real-time perception.
• Swarm coordination — multi-agent drone or robot swarms that complete a mission together with minimal human control.
• C-UAS interceptor — the locally defined challenge: protecting critical infrastructure against hostile unmanned aircraft.

Field testing. Unusually for a hackathon, work is taken outdoors: testing takes place at the USRL Orounda Airfield with military personnel present, so teams see their system run in conditions closer to the ones it is built for. Prizes and support: over €10,000 in prizes at the Cyprus node, plus access to the EUDIS mentorship programme and extended ecosystem support running through 2028, followed by the EU-wide pitching competition. Who can take part: teams of two or more — engineers, startups, SMEs, researchers, developers and defence professionals. Teams are expected to arrive with an existing prototype, MVP or working demonstrator (roughly TRL4 and above); this is not a from-scratch weekend build. Every team member registers individually. Ukrainian teams qualify without the EU residency requirement, and selected teams from outside Cyprus may receive travel and accommodation support. How to apply: registration is via the organisers' form at tally.so/r/eqOPAE; places are limited and applications close on 2 October 2026. Participation is free. EUDIS is the EU Defence Innovation Scheme, run under the European Commission. The Spring 2026 edition, themed "Defending Airspace," drew 582 participants across eight European cities.

EU-CONEXUS ENABLES Hackathon (Cyprus)

The EU-CONEXUS ENABLES Hackathon at Frederick University, Cyprus runs over two days, 13–14 October 2026, as the Cyprus node of the EU-CONEXUS European university alliance's network-wide hackathon series. This edition's confirmed theme is "Decarbonising Port Operations through Smart Energy and Digital Twin Solutions", challenging teams to develop innovative, practical and scalable approaches to cutting emissions in port and maritime operations. Teams are made up of 3–5 multidisciplinary participants drawn from academia, industry, government and civil society. Registration details are to be announced by the organisers.

European Researchers' Night 2026 — Cyprus (CELEBRATE 2.0)

European Researchers' Night 2026 returns to the Cyprus State Fair (Halls A & B), Nicosia on Friday 25 September 2026, running from 08:30 through to 22:00. The Cyprus edition is organised by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) together with organisations from across the island's research and innovation ecosystem, and is funded by the European Commission. This year marks the initiative's 20th anniversary, under the theme "CELEBRATE 2.0 – Two Decades of STEAM-Powered Inspiration". What's on:

• 75+ interactive stands staffed by researchers, scientists, academics and R&I organisations.
• 80+ hands-on activities — experiments, live demonstrations, workshops, games, quizzes, simulations and competitions.
• Science Unfold 2026, the pupils' competition, on the theme "STEAMing Through Time! How research and innovation changed our world".
• Robotics and engineering demos from the ecosystem, including the Cyprus Computer Society's EnviroBot.
• An Artistic Creation Activity and the Researchers in Schools programme for 2026-2027.

The programme is aimed at families, students and anyone curious about science and technology; parts of the day are also streamed on the organisers' YouTube channel.