Welcome to the Minibadge Community! A place to trade, learn, and ask questions about all things minibadges. Bring your own minibadges to our official museum for everyone to see.
Minibadges have been a SAINTCON staple for years. These small circuit boards serve as badges of honor, earned by learning a skill, hacking a website, picking a lock, or participating in an event. They’ve become collector’s items and a true favorite among seasoned attendees. Many now create their own boards to trade, give away, or build with a specific purpose in mind.
Come visit the official community to
- Trade minibadges. Swap with fellow enthusiasts.
- Display your work. Visit the minibadge museum and add your own to the collection.
- Learn and connect. Talk with designers and discover how to make your own.
- Play Minibadge Bingo. Grab a card and start collecting. Fill a line across your card and you’ll score an exclusive minibadge prize made just for Bingo winners. Feeling ambitious? Go for full blackout: the first three attendees to fill their entire card walk away with an awesome grand prize.
🚀 MISSION: THE SECRET MINIBADGES 🪐
🌟 Attention, Space Explorers! 🌟
In this cosmic age of rockets and flight, secret treasures are hidden out of sight.
Among the stars and galaxies wide, mysterious minibadges are waiting inside.
Your mission, cadet, if you dare to explore, is to search through your guide for a little bit more.
Turn every page and study each clue, four hidden minibadges are waiting for you!
So fire up your engines and blast off today, the secrets of space are just pages away!
MISSION CONTROL: Your minibadge guide holds the key. 🛸
Assembly guide
The SAINTCON 2026 MiniBadge Assembly Guide covers the official, sponsor, and personal minibadges known for this year. Each badge has its difficulty, rarity, parts list, and step-by-step assembly instructions, and the front of the guide has an LED orientation reference and a hand-soldering walkthrough.
Download the assembly guide (PDF, 21 MB, 285 pages)
For video walkthroughs of building minibadges, see the minibadge instruction videos on YouTube.
Workshops
Three minibadge workshops run in Community Classroom 2, in the Expo Hall next to the Hardware Hacking Community:
- Minibadge Design 101: Tuesday, October 27, 3:30 to 4:30 PM, Community Classroom 2
- Minibadge Graphic Design: Wednesday, October 28, 3:30 to 4:30 PM, Community Classroom 2
- Badge Lifecycle Framework App: Thursday, October 29, 3:30 to 4:30 PM, Community Classroom 2
All three are on the schedule.
Want the full story on the badges themselves? Head to the MiniBadges page.
