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Halloween hackathons and competitions are an annual tradition on the element14 Community. This year's competition challenges creators of all kinds to use their skills to build a suitably spooky project using electronic components.
Create a project using electronic components that ties into Halloween and however you plan on celebrating the occasion…and surviving the night.
Show us what you can do!
Example projects could include:
- Electronic halloween decorations
- Zombie defenses
- Witch detection
- Automatic spooking machines
- Electronic costumes and props
There are plenty of prizes to be won with a First-Place spot, three Second-Place spots and three Runner-Up places available. Each winner will have their choice of one prize from a selection of three for each category.
Read on to see the prizes, how to win, the submission deadline, and the rules.
THE PRIZES
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Don't worry if a prize is out of stock in your region or does not have the right plug for you. We can ship from global stocks, include a plug adaptor, or find a local equivalent of a prize.
How To Win
To be in the running to win, submit a write-up of your project here sharing how you finished your project by midnight (UK time) on 9th November 2025.
Submit An Entry
Just one write-up covering all the aspects of your project is required.
Want to get inspired? Past years have seen all sorts of amazing projects which could be useful inspiration such as…
All our Halloween competitions are designed to be open to new community members as well as community regulars. Even if your project does not end up how you wanted it to, we still strongly suggest submitting it.
We are all learning together as we go, so discuss with other community members and tell us about your successes, your challenges and your learnings.
Your hard work will not go unnoticed regardless whether your project is working as intended or not.
The Dates:
| Competition opens | 29th September 2025 |
| Competition closes | 9th November 2025 (midnight UK time) |
| Winners announcement | 16th November 2025 |
The Rules:
Submit your creation as a project using the button below. Whatever electronics project you share with the Community:
- Explain step-by-step how you built it.
- Explain how your creation relates to the theme of creating a Halloween-related project using electronic components.
- Originality, innovation, and technical merit are all considered when evaluating each project.
- Demonstrate your project's capabilities with a video and pictures. High-quality images and videos are always appreciated.
When submitting images and videos, do not post content that shows realistic violence or would be rated as Mature, PEGI 18, 18-rated etc. All images are automatically checked for moderation purposes. All decisions on images and videos are final and at the absolute discretion of the Community staff.
Submit An Entry
Use the forum here to discuss your progress, challenges and solutions with other participants 
Go To The Forum
Check out the full Terms and Conditions below, happy creating!
