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Cursor Hackathon Riga 2026

A 24-hour weekend hackathon in Riga where developers, designers and makers build working AI products with Cursor, organised by Magebit and Shipyard AI.

Cursor Hackathon Riga

Arturs KruzeDavis Benefelds

Event Location

Shipyard AI, Krišjāņa Barona iela 30A, Riga

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Date

8–10 May 2026

Time (GMT+3)

18:00

Registration closed

Cursor Hackathon Riga

About Cursor Hackathon Riga 2026

Cursor Hackathon Riga was a 24-hour hackathon held on 8–10 May 2026 at the Shipyard AI space on Krišjāņa Barona iela in Riga, the first Cursor hackathon in the city. It was organised by Magebit and Shipyard AI with Cursor as a partner, for developers, designers and makers with an idea they wanted to ship.

Places were by application, and 81 people registered. Friday evening opened with an inspiration keynote and team formation; hacking ran from Saturday morning to Sunday’s code freeze. Each team then had three minutes to present before judging and awards. Event details were published on Luma.

Magebit at Cursor Hackathon Riga

Role: Co-organiser, with Shipyard AI

Hosts from Magebit: Artūrs Krūze and Dāvis Benefelds.

Why we ran it: It followed the Cursor Meetup Riga in March, where it was clear Latvian builders wanted more hands-on events. Shipping a working product in a weekend with an AI coding agent is the same approach Magebit takes to AI-powered builds for clients, just compressed.

Highlights

  • The brief: Build something real in 24 hours, from an AI agent or micro-SaaS tool to a Chrome extension or customer service bot, with Cursor at the centre of every workflow.
  • Winners: Helpdesk AI, Volt Recovery and Visiondev were the top three teams.
  • The prize: The winning teams were fast-tracked into Shipyard AI’s three-month AI Builders Program.
  • Workshops: Saturday included two workshops, Prompt Engineering Essentials and Building with LLM APIs, alongside the hacking.

Attendees

  • Arturs Kruze

    Arturs KruzeSpeaker

    CEO & Co-founder at Magebit

    Magebit
  • Davis Benefelds

    Davis BenefeldsSpeaker

    Community builder at Shipyard AI

    Shipyard AI

Photos from Cursor Hackathon Riga

Cursor Riga banner beside the open-plan Shipyard AI space where teams worked during Cursor Hackathon RigaThree hackathon participants with laptops on a sofa, waving at the camera at Cursor Hackathon RigaA team pitching its Lexu Care clinic assistant on a large screen during the Cursor Hackathon Riga presentationsA speaker introducing Cursor Riga Hack, 8–10 May 2026, to participants at the Shipyard AI spaceA presenter showing a slide on AI build tools to a seated audience under the Shipyard banner at Cursor Hackathon RigaGroup photo of Cursor Hackathon Riga participants and organisers between the Cursor Riga banner and screenThe top three teams lined up in front of a screen naming Helpdesk AI, Volt Recovery and Visiondev as winnersA four-person team presenting its project at Cursor Hackathon RigaParticipants gathered by the Cursor Riga banner in the Shipyard AI spaceParticipants applauding a speaker at Cursor Hackathon Riga

Cursor Hackathon Riga FAQ

The next date has not been announced yet. The most recent was Cursor Hackathon Riga on 8–10 May 2026.

Cursor Hackathon Riga is a weekend hackathon in Riga organised by Magebit and Shipyard AI, with Cursor as a partner. Developers, designers and makers build working products with Cursor over 24 hours at the Shipyard AI space and present them in a final round where the winning projects are picked.

Participants apply through the event page on Luma, and applications are reviewed for a mix of skills and motivation. Accepted applicants form or join teams on the first evening, build with Cursor through the weekend and give a short demo at the end; experienced developers and people with a strong idea are both welcome.

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