Google & GitCloud AI Mini-Hackathon

Overview📆Friday, May 1st, 2026⏰1:00 PM – 4:00 PM📍Google, King East Toronto HQThis isnot a traditional hackathon, your project should have no market-fit and no practicality. We want chaotic, weird, funny, and oddly brilliant ideas that make people say, “wait… why does this actually make sense?”Note:This is a solo hackathon,no teams, just individual builders.TimelineHacking Starts (Online):Monday, April 27th at 5:00 PMSubmission Deadline (Devpost):Thursday, April 30th at 10:00 PMFriday, May 1st (In-person @ Google Toronto Office): AI Workshop + Demo Day1:00 PM – 1:20 PM:Attendee check-in(no entry after 1:20 PM)1:20 PM – 2:00 PM:Google AI workshop, led by Google Engineers2:00 PM – 3:00 PM:Final hacking + project refinement3:00 PM – 3:30 PM:Demos + awards3:30 PM – 4:00 PM:Networking & wrap-upRulesProjects must be original and created for this hackathon (no fully pre-built old projects).You can use open-source tools, APIs, and libraries, but your main idea and implementation should be your own.Some Project Ideas (Don't Use These)Cursor Companion: your mouse has emotions, gets tired, and reacts to what you clickFridge That Judges You: camera + AI that roasts your food choices in real time with dramatic commentarySocial Credit for Your Friends: ranks your friends based on how fast they reply, cancel plans, etc.