# Coolest Projects sets 2027 UK dates in Bradford and Cardiff

> The Raspberry Pi Foundation's event for young coders will hold free UK days in May 2027. Pupils up to 18 can enter projects online from 13 January 2027.

The Yoink Report (CodeYoink) | UK | Schools | News of 28 October 2026 | Published 5 November 2026

The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the 2027 dates for Coolest Projects, its event for young people's coding projects, on 28 October 2026.

In [a blog post](https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/thats-a-wrap-coolest-projects-2026/) looking back on this year, the foundation said there will be two events in the UK. Coolest Projects UK Bradford will take place on 15 May 2027 at the Life Centre in Bradford. Coolest Projects UK Cardiff will follow on 22 May 2027 at the Wales Millennium Centre.

The foundation also said online entries will open in January. Its [Take part page](https://online.coolestprojects.org/take-part) gives the date as 13 January 2027 and lists both UK events as free. The online celebration will be streamed on 23 June 2027.

Pupils up to the age of 18 anywhere in the world can enter online, according to the foundation's [help page](https://online.coolestprojects.org/help). Its [website](https://online.coolestprojects.org/) says learners aged 13 or over can register a project themselves, but an adult must register for anyone younger. It lists seven categories, including Scratch, games, web, hardware and artificial intelligence. Every entry is checked before it appears in the online gallery or gets a place at an event.

Teachers and coding clubs can sign up to the foundation's newsletter to hear when entries open. The foundation said more than 15,000 young people from 40 countries shared over 4,500 projects online in 2026. It has not said when entries for Bradford and Cardiff will close and said the full calendar of events will follow soon.

## Sources

- Raspberry Pi Foundation: [That's a wrap! Coolest Projects 2026](https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/thats-a-wrap-coolest-projects-2026/)
- Coolest Projects: [Take part](https://online.coolestprojects.org/take-part)
- Coolest Projects: [Help and FAQs](https://online.coolestprojects.org/help)
- Coolest Projects: [Coolest Projects online showcase](https://online.coolestprojects.org/)

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