FOUR GATHERINGS. ONE OCTOBER IN CEBU.
Learn with open-source AI, get mentoring and checkpoints for the project competition, and meet people to build with. New to Cebu? Start here.
CEBU, PHILIPPINES / OCTOBER 2026
01 / THIS OCTOBER / 2026
From your first contribution to deployment.
Learn together, then celebrate what you’ve built.
Opening salvo for the Philippines’ biggest open-source event. Mentoring for Open Source Project Competition joiners, plus talks on why open source matters and how to contribute or create projects.
9 AM – 5 PMlyf Cebu City, E Capitol Rd, Cebu City
Facebook eventWorkshops on using and modifying open-source / open-weight AI models and open-source AI harnesses. Also a checkpoint session for project competition participants.
9 AM – 5 PM · Check-in from 8 AMDOST Region 7 Innovation Hub, S&T Complex, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City
Facebook eventWorkshops on deploying open-source projects and open-source / open-weight AI models to cloud platforms. Last checkpoint session for participants.
Venue & time TBA
Celebration with open-source advocates, community leaders, and builders for the close of the event — awarding and VIP dinner.
Venue & time TBA
Venues, times, and registration appear on each gathering as they’re confirmed.
Calendar entries don’t reserve a place. Registration does.
02 / FIND YOUR PEOPLE
New to Cebu, or new to open source?
Come on your own. Get to know people as you learn.
Bring a question or something you couldn’t get working. October’s talks and workshops are a chance to explore open-source AI models, harnesses, and how to put them to use.
Your first HacktoberfestCode, design, write, or test. Learn how to contribute and deploy a project. Joining the project competition? Mentoring and checkpoints give you places to ask questions along the way.
Explore 2025 projectsShare what you learn at each gathering. Help someone get unstuck, compare approaches, and get to know the people building alongside you.
Meet Cebu’s communities03 / THE IDEA
Hacktoberfest is a month to learn, build, and contribute to open source: projects whose code is available for people to use, improve, and share.
In 2026, the focus includes open-source AI and open-weight models. Cebu’s gatherings turn that into talks, workshops, and time to learn with other people.
Meet the global celebration04 / BUILT HERE. CARRIED FORWARD.
The projects, the people, the “we actually built that” moments.
Our next chapter starts with everything that came before.
CARRYING THE THANKS FORWARD
2025 ORGANIZERS & CO-PRESENTERS
And to every volunteer, mentor, speaker, and contributor who made the 2025 celebration possible: daghang salamat.
05 / THE COMMUNITY, IN MOTION
Behind every project,
someone showed up.
A few things Cebu’s builders have put into the world.
Follow the work. Pick up a thread. Make it your own.
3 community updates shown
Explore the product-verification project from Cebu’s 2025 celebration.
A community contribution improves spacing in the interface.
Setup documentation makes a Cebu transport project easier to contribute to.
Real work, with a trail you can follow. Every update links to its source.
BEFORE YOU COME
Curiosity looks good on you.
No. Open source also needs people who design, write, test, ask good questions, and help others get started. Check each gathering’s details for specific requirements as they’re confirmed.
Absolutely. You can arrive curious, meet people, and find something to work on together. You do not need to bring a team.
Use the Register link on the gathering’s card above. Each link appears once that gathering is confirmed, along with its venue and time. Saving a calendar date does not reserve a place.
The global 2026 program focuses on learning and building with open-source AI and open-weight models. Explore Cebu’s October gatherings above for the announced activities, plus venues, times, and registration as each one is confirmed.
They are part of the story. Start with our 2025 highlights, then explore the original archive for more projects, contributions, and the people behind them.
