A young creator holding up their hardware creation at Coolest Projects UK 2024.

Coolest Projects is open!

Whether it's big, small, weird, wonderful, a work-in-progress, or a world-beating idea, we'll give you the opportunity to show your project to our incredible community of makers.

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What is Coolest Projects?

Coolest Projects celebrates young digital creators and the amazing things they make with technology. There's an annual worldwide, online Coolest Projects showcase as well as in-person Coolest Projects events in several countries.

Entry for Coolest Projects is open – check out events near you!

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How does it work?

  • Find the Coolest Projects showcase for you – there’s a worldwide online showcase open to all and in-person events in some countries.
  • Make your project – digital and computing projects of any level and any kind are welcome. You can make something new or choose something you’ve already made and are proud of.
  • Register your project – tell us about you and your project. An adult needs to register for young people under 13. Over 13s can register themselves, or an adult can do it.
  • We moderate your project – we check every entry, and then we’ll let you know when your project is in our online gallery or has a place at an in-person event.
  • Celebrate what you’ve made – join your in-person event or the online celebration and share your project with the world.

What can I make?

You can enter your project into one of seven categories:

  • Scratch
  • Games
  • Web
  • Mobile apps
  • Hardware
  • Advanced programming
  • Artificial Intelligence NEW for 2025

Webinars and make-alongs

If you’re brand new to Coolest Projects, need some inspiration, or just want to have fun making, our webinars are for you. We’re running a hands-on session for each category to give you step-by-step guidance on making your own project! Join each session live to have your questions answered by our expert makers, or watch back later.

"A participant and two mentors looking at a mobile app project at Coolest Projects UK"
A Coolest Projects team standing by their project.

“I love to see the different projects and the people from all over the world, who come to show the things that inside are very similar but in practice are very different and have many different uses.”

Raul, Madrid

“I think it's a really good way to see other people’s projects and I think it has really helped me get a view of how much there is involved in building technology.”

George, UK

“To any kids that are looking to enter a project in Coolest Projects, I would definitely encourage them to go in with an open mind.”

Kavi, USA

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The Broadcom Coding with Commitment® Special Award is inspiring young creators to use code to help their community.

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