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ETHRome 2026

Schedule

Three days, one screen. Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September at Urbe Hub. Screenshot this page.

The numbers

What matters

Four things to keep in your head. Everything else is detail.

40 hoursHacking window, Fri 18:00 to Sun 10:00
24/7Venue access during the hackathon
Sun 10:00Submission deadline, no extensions
Sun 16:00Closing, everyone out standing

All times are Europe/Rome (CEST).

Friday 11 September

Arrive, check in, start building. The clock starts before the ceremony, not after it.

16:00
Doors open, check-inCome early, get your badge, claim a desk.
16:30
Sponsor desks openSwarm hands out gift codes that cover storage for the whole weekend. Pick one up now and you never touch a token to build on them.
18:00
Hacking startsThe 40-hour clock starts here. Sharp.
18:30
Opening ceremonyFormat, rules, themes, sponsor bounties, plus a short keynote by Arkiv. Stop typing for this one, it is where the bounties get explained.
19:00
Workshop: ArkivFrom Postgres to Arkiv: web2 to web3 database in 20 minutes. Santiago Trujillo Zuluaga, live build, 20 minutes.
19:30
Workshop: Team1Build the Proof, Not the Pitch: shipping a verifiable Avalanche project. Giacomo Barbieri, 20 minutes.
20:00
DinnerAt the venue, included.
00:00
Midnight Roman street foodA late refuel, on us.

Saturday 12 September

Full hacking day. Venue open 24/7, come and go as you need.

09:00
BreakfastFuel up before the long stretch.
13:00
LunchStep away from the keyboard for twenty minutes.
20:00
Dinner, and the Arkiv cut-offLast full meal before the final push. Going for Arkiv? Your friction report and the ten-minute conversation with their team close now, not on Sunday.
00:00
Midnight Roman street foodThe one that carries you to sunrise.

Sunday 13 September

Ship it, demo it, celebrate it.

09:00
BreakfastThe last hour is the fastest. Eat first.
10:00
Submission deadlineHands off the keyboard. Late entries do not count.
10:30
Judging sessionProject reviews plus sponsor bounty reviews.
13:00
LunchBreathe. The hard part is done.
15:00
Closing ceremony and awardsDemos on stage, then the overall winner and the sponsor bounties.
16:00
EndSee you at the next one.
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Both Friday workshops are confirmed. Arkiv at 19:00 migrates a Postgres database to Arkiv live, and leaves you with the schema file their bounty asks for. Team1 at 19:30 walks through turning a hackathon idea into a build you can prove, plus their bounty requirements. Twenty minutes each, and the cheapest forty minutes of your weekend if you are going for either bounty. This schedule is locked.

Good to know

How the weekend works

The venue stays open around the clock from Friday doors to Sunday closing. Sleep when you want, hack when you want, nobody will kick you out at midnight. Meals are included for approved hackers, so plan around the meal times above instead of hunting for food in Testaccio at 3 AM.

The two deadlines with teeth are Sunday 10:00 (submissions close) and Sunday 15:00 (awards). Everything in between is judging, so keep your team reachable on Sunday morning.

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