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Participate in These 15 Open-Source Events During Hacktoberfest and Win Exciting Swag 🎁

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What’s Hacktoberfest

It’s a month long Open-Source Event Organized by DigitalOcean where you can contribute to Open-Source throughout the October month whether you are Seasoned Contributor or Regular Contributor you can come and Contribute to Open-Source Whether you are a Programmer or not a Programmer you can Contribute to many cool Projects out There.

Here’s How you can Participate

  • Register on Hactoberfest Website

  • Find Repos With “Hacktoberfest” tag laballed

  • Make 6 Valid Contributions before 31st October

  • There’s a Website for good-first-issue where you can find begginer’s level issues to contribute to

Rewards:

  • Get 6 PR Merged the first 10,000 Contributors will get a Hacktoberfest T-shirt

  • After 6 PR Merged a Tree will be planted on your Name

It’s a great time to start your Open-Source journey in these Month Who Knows you will become a long-term Contributor

1. Hyperswitch Hacktoberfest

HyperSwitch is an open-source payment switch by Juspay that lets developers connect multiple payment gateways through one simple API. It helps make online payments faster, smarter, and more reliable. A perfect Hacktoberfest project if you’re curious about fintech and backend systems.

How to Participate

  • Go to thier Hacktoberfest page

  • Find the options to Contribute to

  • Go to github and find “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed issues to Contribute

Rewards:

  • 1 PR Merged Will get a T-shirt

  • 3+ PR Merged Will get T-shirt and Hoodie

Contribute to HyperSwitch this Hacktoberfest and dive into the world of payments! It’s a great way to learn how modern fintech systems connect and power global transactions.

2. dodopayments Hacktoberfest

Dodo Payments helps businesses accept payments worldwide with one simple integration. It’s open, developer-friendly, and perfect for anyone who wants to explore fintech projects this Hacktoberfest.

How to Participate

  • Go to their Hacktoberfest page

  • Pick the Repo according to your Skills in the page

  • Go to github and find “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed issues to Contribute

Rewards:

  • Major Contributors will recieve a swag pack T-shirt, Caps & Stickers

  • you will also get to mention in their Hall of Fame and get shout-outs across their Socials

Join Dodo Payments this Hacktoberfest to explore how global payments work. Contribute to docs, SDKs, or integrations and learn how fintech systems come together behind the scenes!

3. Appwrite Hacktoberfest Hackathon

Appwrite is hosting a fun Hacktoberfest-themed hackathon this October You can build anything a web app, mobile app, game, or something totally new. It’s all about fresh ideas, learning, and creating cool projects from scratch with Appwrite.

How to Participate

  • Register with your github account

  • Teams can have 1 member only

  • Build and deploy a project from scratch using Appwrite Cloud

  • Add project submission to these site

Rewards:

  • Top 5 Projects will recieve a Appwrite Swag kit

  • Swag kit includes Customized hoodie, T-shirt, Mouse pad, and Stickers

Join the Appwrite Hacktoberfest Hackathon and build something from scratch a web app, mobile app, or even a game. It’s all about fresh ideas, learning, and having fun creating with Appwrite!

4. CopilotKit Hacktoberfest

CopilotKit lets you easily add your own AI copilot to any app — like giving your users a built-in ChatGPT that understands your product. It’s open source, beginner-friendly, and a great project to explore this Hacktoberfest if you love building with AI.

How to Participate

  • Go t their Hactoberfest page

  • Project Setup - go to CONTRIBUTION.md to get started

  • Pick a Issue in github with “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed

  • Open a PR after Completing the task

  • Post on X with @CopilotKit + #CopilotKitHacktoberfest - top liked Projects win

Rewards:

  • Every Merged PR will get a CopilotKit Hacktoberfest Certificate

  • Top 5 Projects by Twitter likes will win Copilotkit Swag

This Swag is from 2024 Hacktoberfest. Build your own AI copilot with CopilotKit this Hacktoberfest! It’s a fun way to explore AI integrations and create something truly interactive. Ready to start building?

5. Cloudinary Hacktoberfest

Cloudinary makes it super easy to upload, manage, and optimize images and videos for the web. They’re joining Hacktoberfest to welcome contributors to improve docs, demos, and SDKs - perfect if you love working with media and web projects.

How to Participate

  • Go to their Hacktoberfest page

  • There a lots of Repos choose the repos according to yours

  • Go to the repos and read the CONTRIBUTING guide

  • Pick a Issue in github with “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed

  • Make a meaningful contributions don’t spam

Rewards:

  • 30 swag kits for contributors based on first-come, first-served basis

  • Swag kit includes -

  • 1 Cloudinary Hacktoberfest T-shirt

  • 2 Cloudinary Hacktoberfest Stickers, 3 Cloudinary Stickers

  • 1 Cloudinary Unicorn

Join Cloudinary this Hacktoberfest to explore how images and videos power the web. It’s a great chance to improve docs, demos, and tools while learning about media optimization!

6. Goose Hacktoberfest

Goose is an open-source AI agent that runs locally on your machine. It can edit files, run commands, integrate with APIs - basically automating parts of your dev workflow. Ideal for anyone curious about AI agents and wants to build cool tooling during Hacktoberfest.

How to Participate

  • Go to their Hacktoberfest Project Hub page

  • Pick the one of the issue to contribute to

  • You can only work on one issue at a time

  • You can directly assign the issue by yourself just comment .take in the issue

  • You can check leaderboard in these leaderboard page

Rewards:

  • Rewards on the basis of Points System

  • The More Points you have the more swag you are going to take home

  • Top 5 - Will get $100 gift card of their goose swag shop and $100 of LLM credits!

  • Top 6-10 - Will get $50 gift card of their goose swag shop and $50 of LLM credits!

  • Top 11-20: $25 of LLM credits!

Try out Goose this Hacktoberfest! It’s all about building local AI agents that can automate your dev tasks. Fun, hands-on, and perfect for anyone curious about AI + coding.

7. Flexprice Hacktoberfest

Flexprice is an open-source billing/usage-tracking tool made for AI and API-based teams. It helps you do things like charge by usage, give promo credits, control feature access — without building your own billing system. Great for anyone who hates spending too much time wrangling invoicing or pricing logic.

How to Participate

  • Join their Slack community and go to Hacktoberfest announcement page

  • Go to the repo and read the CONTRIBUTING guide

  • Pick the issue in github with with “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed

  • Comment on issue “I’m on it”

  • Open a PR that passes checks & follows the template

Rewards:

  • Top 5 Contributors will get flexprice swag pack

  • Shoutout on our X, LinkedIn & Slack community

Join Flexprice this Hacktoberfest to explore how usage-based billing really works. It’s a great pick if you’re into APIs, SaaS, or building cool backend tools. Ready to contribute?

8. Robo.js Hacktoberfest

Robo.js is a framework for building Discord Bots, Discord Activities, and Web Apps—with batteries included. It streamlines your workflow via plugins, sensible defaults, and a smooth DX so you can ship faster.How to Participate

How to Participate

  • Go to Their announcement page

  • You can contribute by making Plugins, Video Content, Feature for Framework

  • Pick the issue in github with with “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed

  • They have points system the more point you earn the swag will be yours

Rewards:

  • Top 3 contributors will recieve Robo.js Hacktoberfest 2025 T‑Shirt

  • For every meaningful contributions will get Free Discord Nitro

  • Alternative for top contributors will recieve $25 USD

  • The more number of contributors the more rewards will be stretch

This Swag is from 2023 Hacktoberfest Get creative with Robo.js this Hacktoberfest! Build smart automations, try out new ideas, and have fun bringing little coding bots to life. Ready to roll?

9. iTop Hacktoberfest

iTop is an open-source tool that helps teams manage IT assets and support tickets. It’s great for anyone curious about IT systems — plus, there are beginner-friendly doc and translation issues for Hacktoberfest!

How to Participate

  • This is Their official announcement page

  • The link of their full list of repos

  • Choose the project you’d like to contribute for

  • Create a Pull Request of the issue

Rewards:

  • iTop Hacktoberfest stickers

  • iTop insulated bottle after reaching 3 valid PRs

  • Combodo offers voucher for extensions for best contributor with 6 accepted PRs

This Hacktoberfest, give iTop a try! It’s a great way to explore how IT teams actually manage their systems and you’ll pick up some real-world skills along the way. Ready to jump in?

10. Ballerina Hacktoberfest

Ballerina is an open-source language for building cloud apps and APIs. It’s easy to learn and fun to explore during Hacktoberfest.

How to Participate

  • This is Their official announcement page

  • You can contribute both code & non-code contributions

  • Explore and pick the issues on their github page

  • Submit a PR on the issue you are working on

  • For non-code contributions publish your work & submit the URL here

Rewards:

  • Top Contributors Will recieve Amazon voucher according to credits you earn

  • A Swag pack for top contributors

  • Free vouchers for WSO2 & Certifications

  • USD $1000 worth credits for WSO2

Build something cool with Ballerina this Hacktoberfest! It’s simple to pick up and a fun way to explore cloud and API development. Ready to give it a shot?

11 Lamatic.ai Hacktoberfest

Lamatic.ai helps you build AI agents that can automate tasks and connect with your tools. It’s open-source and a fun pick if you want to tinker with AI projects this Hacktoberfest.

How to Participate

  • Make 4 valid PRs to any of the three repositories.

  • PRs must be valid and follow project guidelines.

  • Add hacktoberfest tag to PR title or description.

  • This is their official announcement page

Rewards:

  • Lamatic swag,T-shirt, stickers for active contributors

  • Top contributors will be featured on our Contributors Hall of Fame

  • Community spotlight for outstanding contributions

Try out Lamatic.ai this Hacktoberfest! It’s a fun way to experiment with AI agents and automation while making real open-source contributions. Ready to build something smart?

12. ServiceNow Hacktoberfest

ServiceNow is a platform that helps companies manage workflows — from IT support to HR tasks — all in one place. It’s a good project to explore if you’re into automation and enterprise tools.

How to Participate

  • You need to complete 6 PRs of main “Hacktoberfest” event

  • You need to Post a comment on this blog post detailing your contributions and sharing your experience

  • You will need a ServiceNow community account to comment register here

Rewards:

  • Contributors will recieve ServiceNow merch store codes. You can pick CreatorCon T-shirts & Other miscellaneous ServiceNow merch

  • Contributors will recieve a Community Badge

This Swag is from 2024. Join ServiceNow this Hacktoberfest to explore how automation powers real-world workflows. It’s a great way to learn, build, and contribute to something that helps teams work smarter!

13. QuestDB Hacktoberfest

QuestDB is an open-source database built for speed — perfect for handling real-time data and analytics. Great pick if you’re into performance, data, or backend projects this Hacktoberfest.

How to Participate

  • Contribute to open issues at one of the three participating repositories:

  • QuestDB Core

  • Web Console

  • Documentation

  • Pick the issue in github with with “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed

Rewards:

  • T-shirts and Stickers for every contributor successfully contributed

Dive into QuestDB this Hacktoberfest! It’s perfect if you love speed, data, and building tools that handle real-time information. Ready to contribute?

14 devICT Hacktoberfest

devICT is a friendly developer community that runs open-source projects, meetups, and events. It’s a great place to learn, contribute, and connect with other devs during Hacktoberfest.

How to Participate

Rewards:

  • Stickers for every contributors

15. LambdaTest Hacktoberfest

LambdaTest is a cloud platform that lets you test websites and apps across different browsers and devices. It’s a great pick for Hacktoberfest if you’re into QA, automation, or web development.

How to Participate

  • You need Have 3+ merged PRs into a LambdaTest project

  • You can start contributing by fixing bugs, improving documentation, or adding features.

  • Pick the issue in github with with “Hacktoberfest” tag Laballed

  • You need to submit your PRs

Rewards:

  • After 3 Contributions – Amazon Vouchers (up to $10) and a LambdaTest License (90 days).

  • After 5 Contributions or More – Amazon Vouchers (up to $20) and a LambdaTest License (90 days).

What’s Next ?

I have curated these 15 amazing open-source events you can contribute thus october!

Now it’s time to get started. Pick an event, dive in, and let’s make this Hacktober one to remember! 🎉

Which Open-source events you are most excited about?

I’d love to hear what you’re planning to dive into—drop a comment below and let me know!👇

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