--- title: "Discussion on \"My Journey in Hacktoberfest 2021 and Why You Should also Participate\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"My Journey in Hacktoberfest 2021 and Why You Should also Participate\". What is Hacktoberfest?\nHacktoberfest is held in the month of October every year. It is all about getting people to make quality contributions to open-source projects. Those who make 4 pull requests which are valid and get merged, get some swag (t-shi..." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/my-journey-in-hacktoberfest-2021-and-why-you-should-also-participate/617155830f452c1cd94f662f" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [My Journey in Hacktoberfest 2021 and Why You Should also Participate](https://blog.anishde.dev/my-journey-in-hacktoberfest-2021-and-why-you-should-also-participate?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Hacktoberfest? Hacktoberfest is held in the month of October every year. It is all about getting people to make quality contributions to open-source projects. Those who make 4 pull requests which are valid and get merged, get some swag (t-shi... Oct 21, 2021 · 3 min read · blog.anishde.dev Read the article - [#opensource](https://hashnode.com/tag/opensource) - [#hacktoberfest-1](https://hashnode.com/tag/hacktoberfest-1) - [#2articles1week](https://hashnode.com/tag/2articles1week) ## Written by [Anish De](https://hashnode.com/@AnishDe12020) @AnishDe12020 · Bangalore, India [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@AnishDe12020) 15 • 🌐 Fullstack Web Developer • 📝 Blogger • 🚀 Web3 Enthusiast • 📱 Tech Enthusiast I am a high school student, small YouTuber and a developer and recently a blogger too!!! ## Responses 1 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Usman Sabuwala](https://hashnode.com/@usmanwrites) [Oct 27, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-journey-in-hacktoberfest-2021-and-why-you-should-also-participate/617155830f452c1cd94f662f/comment/6179292f913b6d3f08e160b1) Thanks for mentioning the project [Anish De](https://hashnode.com/@AnishDe12020)! Your contributions helped the app improve a lot! [Anish De](https://hashnode.com/@AnishDe12020) [Oct 27, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-journey-in-hacktoberfest-2021-and-why-you-should-also-participate/617155830f452c1cd94f662f/comment/6179292f913b6d3f08e160b1#reply-61792fdc6584fe6ae59843a1) Your project was awesome too!!! I am glad to have contributed to it!!!