Moonhack brings kids together from all over the world to code, create, and make a difference! This year marked 10 amazing years of Moonhack. The challenge is over for this year, but mark your calendars for October 2026 when Moonhack returns with brand new projects, and a new theme, and some amazing changes to the challenge!
🎉 6 brand-new Moonhack projects!
This year’s challenge is packed with fresh, fun, and inspiring ways to code — and we’re launching them on the same day registrations open!
Sep 1 – Registrations open
Oct 14 – Moonhack begins!
Oct 14 – Submission button will go live
Nov 22 – Project submissions close
Dec 1 – Winners announced!
Code an animation using voices from global Code Club members.
Tell space jokes in a 3 step project. Complete one step or all 3!
Program an escape room inside a space shuttle.
Turn your micro:bit into a DJ mixing board.
Moonhack is a free international event bringing kids from across the world together for two weeks of coding!
Suitable for kids ages 8-15, it’s a free, easy and hands-on way to get coding, no matter where you are.
Over the last 9 years over 275 000 children have been coding Moonhack projects.
Moonhack is organised and run by Code Club Australia. Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led coding clubs with a mission to #getkidscoding! We are a charity with the aim of giving every child the skill, confidence and opportunity to shape their world.
🚀 Host your own Moonhackathon – anytime, anywhere!
Whether you’re a household, classroom, library, office, or Code Club, anyone can gather a group and take part in the global Moonhack fun.
These events are independently run — but don’t worry! We’ve got easy steps to guide you from launch to landing.
✨ Ready to blast off?
Complete the registration form.
Decide on when and where your event will be held, and send out invitations.
View the 6 new projects and select which ones you will offer your coders. Practice the project before it all starts.
Hold your event and celebrate at the end. Will you submit your projects and enter the competition?
Telstra Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Telstra. We back initiatives that enable young people to thrive in their connected world including Code Club Australia. Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led coding clubs with a mission to #getkidscoding! All Code Clubs are free to join, and are supported by volunteers, parents, educators and our partners.
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