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Register your project, validate the idea, and prepare the checkpoints for the showcase.
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Coolest Projects Argentina 2026
A free festival where children and young people across Argentina can share what they have made with technology, creativity, and curiosity.
Saturday, 28 November 2026
FCEFyN, Ciudad Universitaria
Aged 6 to 19
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Everything you need for the day
Coolest Projects Argentina 2026 is an in-person celebration in Córdoba, where young makers can share digital projects, discover new ideas, and meet their community. Registration opens on 1 July and closes on 23 October 2026.
Date
Saturday, 28 November 2026
Venue
Faculty of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, UNC, Ciudad Universitaria
Age
Aged 6 to 19 and attending primary or secondary school
Cost
Free
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Information for families, teachers, and attendees who want to explore the exhibition.
How to attendQuestions
Requirements, age range, registration deadline, checkpoints, and frequent questions.
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Register your projectBring your idea to life
Registration opens on 1 July and closes on 23 October. To share your project at the event, complete the idea-validation and preparation checkpoints.
1
Choose your project
It can be a website, game, app, robot, digital artwork, AI prototype, or an idea in progress. The idea is validated before moving on to the next steps.
2
Build it solo or as a team
Children and teenagers aged 6 to 19 can take part if they are attending primary or secondary school, including technical secondary schools with an additional school year.
3
Register it
Share the project information, category, team members, and technical needs. Registration closes on 23 October 2026.
Your project journey
From first idea to showcase day
A clear path from your first idea to sharing your project at the celebration, with support and key checkpoints along the way.
1 July - 23 October 2026
Registration period
Registration is not a project stage. During this period, participants submit their project information, category, team members, and technical requirements.
From registration until 15 November 2026
Phase 1: Idea Validation and Concept Refinement
Mentors review registered ideas and provide feedback. This stage must be approved before stage 2 can begin.
Available from registration
Deadline: 15 November 2026
Key tasks:
- Receive mentors' feedback
- Refine project concept based on feedback
- Checkpoint 1: Idea Validation (MUST PASS)
- Create project scope and objectives
- Plan development timeline
After stage 1 approval until 15 November 2026
Phase 2: Development and Prototyping
This stage requires the idea to have been approved in stage 1. Teams develop and test their projects with mentor support and guidance.
Starts after stage 1 approval
Deadline: 15 November 2026
Key tasks:
- Develop and build the project
- Checkpoint 2: Prototype Progress (MUST PASS)
- Create visual documentation
- Prepare technical demo
- Gather all required materials
Presentation until 15 November · Stands from 15 to 26 November
Phase 3: Presentation Preparation and Stand Configuration
Presentation preparation can run in parallel with stages 1 and 2 and remains available until 15 November. Stand configuration is defined from 15 to 26 November, although guidelines for possible configurations are provided from the first day of registration.
Presentation: in parallel, until 15 November
Stand configuration: 15-26 November
Key tasks:
- Prepare the project explanation and demonstration in parallel
- Checkpoint 3: Presentation Prepared (MUST PASS)
- Review possible configuration guidelines from registration onwards
- Define the final stand configuration between 15 and 26 November
- Prepare the poster, materials, and technical requirements
- Test the hardware, software, and demonstration
Saturday, 28 November 2026
Phase 4: Demonstration and Evaluation Day
The in-person project demonstration and evaluation day at Coolest Projects Argentina 2026.
28 November 2026
28 November 2026, 18:00
Key tasks:
- Arrive early for stand setup (10:00-11:00)
- Checkpoint 4: Final Validation and Presentation
- Showcase project from 11:00 to 18:00
- Talk with visitors and explain ideas
- Participate in community closing session
- Celebrate achievements
29 November - 31 December 2026
Phase 5: Project and Favourites Publication
Participating projects and each category's favourites are published. At the start of the new year, every project moves into the reference project catalogue.
Sunday, 29 November 2026
31 December 2026
Key tasks:
- Publish the participating projects
- Announce each category's favourites
- Keep the results available until the end of the year
- Add every project to the reference catalogue when the year changes
Requirements to Present at the Event
All four checkpoints must be completed and approved:
1
Checkpoint 1: Validated Idea - Project concept is clear, feasible, and addresses a real need or interest
2
Checkpoint 2: Prototype Progress - Significant development has been made; the project is functional or nearly functional
3
Checkpoint 3: Presentation Prepared - The demonstration is ready; the explanation is clear and engaging
4
Checkpoint 4: Final Validation - Project meets all technical and presentation requirements
Categories
Many ways to create
The technology used determines the project's category. These are the seven official Coolest Projects categories.
Find the right category for your project
Explore every category and discover which one best represents your project's technology, tools, and idea.
View all categoriesInspiration
Real projects, ideas in action
The showcase celebrates finished projects, prototypes, and work in progress. What matters is giving an idea a go, making something, and sharing how it works.
Hardware
School environment sensor
#1
Games
Educational game
#2
News
What is happening
Follow the latest news as the event takes shape, from registration to the people supporting the community.
Registrations
Registration opens on 1 July and closes on 23 October 2026.
UNC - FCEFyN venue
The showcase will take place in the faculty's covered courtyard in Ciudad Universitaria.
Mentors and community
Meet the volunteers, dojos, schools, and organisations supporting the event.
Registration
Register your project
Fill out the official form with your team's details and project idea to participate in Coolest Projects Argentina 2026.
Organisers and partners
Who makes Coolest Projects Argentina possible
Coolest Projects Argentina is locally organised by Fundación Hiperactiva and CoderDojo Córdoba. The licence to run Coolest Projects in Argentina is held by Fundación Hiperactiva.
Fundación Hiperactiva
CoderDojo Córdoba
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Our community
Code of Conduct
Coolest Projects Argentina is a space for celebration, inclusion and respect where young people can create, learn and share without limitations.
Inclusion and diversity
We celebrate all ideas, backgrounds, genders, orientations, abilities and experiences. Everyone belongs here.
Mutual respect
We treat others as we want to be treated. There is no place for discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind.
Creativity without barriers
We encourage experimentation, mistakes and learning. Nobody judges here; we all celebrate effort and passion.
Safety
We care for everyone’s physical and emotional well-being. Participants under 18 are supervised by responsible adults.
Community over competition
We help, inspire and celebrate together. The goal is to grow as a maker community.
Digital responsibility
We protect personal data and respect privacy. We use technology ethically and safely.