Coolest Projects UK is a free in-person event for young tech creators in the UK only. It will be held on Saturday 17 May 2025 at the Life Centre, Bradford. Participants can share their projects with family, friends, and their coding community, get fun swag and certificates to celebrate their achievements, and try hands-on coding activities at the event.
First, you’ll need to create an account, or log in if you have one already. Then, tell us your project name and a little bit about it.
Your project doesn’t have to be complete to enter, so you can keep working on it right up until the event!
We’ll get in touch with you by email to confirm your place. Numbers at in-person events are limited by our venue size, so we can’t guarantee that everyone who registers will get a place. Once your place is confirmed, we’ll send all the details you need for event day.
Judges review projects based on the criteria of Coolness, Complexity, Presentation and Communication, and Design and Usability.
Yes! You can enter the same project to both Coolest Projects online and Coolest Projects UK. We strongly encourage it! It’s a great way to share what you’ve made with the world.
Come along, bring your project, and get ready to have fun! We supply a table and power socket, you bring everything you need to display your project. Young people must be accompanied to the event by an adult.
Adult mentors can apply for a partial bursary to support the costs of attending the event, such as travel. You can apply for a bursary in the application form. We will then get in touch by email to confirm if you’ve been allocated a bursary and request your bank details. Bursaries are paid by bank transfer in advance of the event. If you are unable to attend the event, you are required to refund the bursary.
Yes! Family and friends can reserve a free visitor's ticket to come along to the event to view the amazing projects in the showcase. We'll share a link to reserve free visitor tickets the month before the event. Adult mentors who are accompanying young people don’t need to book a ticket. Due to venue size, we have a limited number of visitor tickets available.
Yes! Coolest Projects is open to the public, so if you’re curious you can drop in and see the cool projects on display, meet other makers, and take part in hands-on activities. We'll share a link to reserve free visitor tickets the month before the event. Due to venue size, we have a limited number of visitor tickets available.