State Capacity Hackathon: Public Engagement · Sept 30 Sign up ↗
State Capacity Ecosystem / Events

Events

Hackathons, demo nights and salons where the people working on state capacity get in the same room. Open a past event to see what got built or sign up for the next one.

NEXT · State Capacity Hackathon: Public Engagement · Wednesday, September 30 · NYC · free · dinner provided

Sign up ↗
Explore events
HACKATHON · NYC · 80+ BUILDERS A Civic Tech Build Night AI for inclusive rapid prototyping in government June 24, 2026 20 TEAMS · 20 TOOLS · HIGHLIGHTS 311 teaching video game Procurement record search Transit reliability MCP (1K+ dl) Civic data index NYC business health map
Build events
Hackathons
Large open build nights and targeted single-agency builds. The first flagship, A Civic Tech Build Night, put 80+ builders in 20 teams and produced 20 working tools in under two hours.
1 flagship run · June 2026 See hackathons →
RESOURCE · PRINTABLE Sponsors Checklist Who owns what when a hackathon comes together Venue and space Judges and problem statements Prizes and amplification Food, drink, and budget
Resource
Sponsors Checklist
What a Lead Sponsor, a Cosponsor, and the SCE team each own when a hackathon comes together, phase by phase, on one printable page.
Print / Save PDF Host or sponsor an event →
SHOWCASE · AFTER THE BUILD Demo Nights Builds meet the people who can adopt them COMING SOON
Showcase
Demo Nights
Teams show what they built to the practitioners and decision-makers who can adopt it. The first follows our September 30 hackathon.
Coming soon See what to expect →
DISCUSS · BETWEEN BUILDS Salons & Meet-ups Speakers, office hours, and meet-ups COMING SOON
Discuss
Salons & Meet-ups
Speaker nights, monthly office hours, and smaller meet-ups: how the community thinks together between hackathons.
Coming soon See what to expect →
The kinds of events we run

Every format here exists to do a different job for the field:

Large hackathons

Big, open build events that show what this community is capable of when it gets in one room.

Build

Targeted hackathons

Smaller builds working directly with a single agency on one specific problem, where focused effort drives real impact.

Build

Demo nights

Evenings built to get the output in front of decision-makers, so the work reaches the people who can act on it.

Showcase

Speaker & salon nights

Speaker and salon-style discussion nights that connect real experience on the ground to the desire to act on it.

Discuss

Want to sponsor, host, or co-organize an event? If you have a venue, an agency partner, or a problem worth a room full of people, reach out and we'll build it with you.

Sponsors Checklist → Get in Touch →