Tampa, Florida • Saturday April 11
Hack The Bay
Launch
About
Hack the Bay: Launch is a 12-hour hackathon on Saturday, April 11th at the University of South Florida. Build, learn, and ship alongside Tampa's most driven student developers.
This spring event kicks off something bigger, the full Hack the Bay hackathon returns in Fall 2026. Consider this your launchpad.
Where?
Join us at the University of South Florida's Nault Center for 12 hours of building, mentoring, and cosmic inspiration.
CTF Tournament
CTF Tournament
Powered by WhiteHatters and Cyber Herd, the CTF Tournament is a high-stakes cybersecurity competition featuring both red team and blue team challenges. Participants will think like attackers and defenders while tackling real-world scenarios across web exploitation, cryptography, reverse engineering, and forensics as part of your Hack the Bay mission.
Hackathon Tracks
Build the next wave of finance experiences, from payments to fraud detection for the bay economy.
Schedule
Mission Timeline
April 11 @ USF Nault Center
Frequently Asked Questions
Answer
Hack The Bay Launch starts on April 11th at 8:00 AM at the University of South Florida.
Uranus
Sponsors
Prizes
To Be Announced