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#LATechWeekStarts Monday, Oct 12, in 12 days

AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops

  • 79 events
  • 6 days, Oct 12 to Oct 17
  • 11 need no approval
  • Busiest Tue, Oct 13
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  • Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWSFeatured

    · Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel +1 · Santa Monica · 180 going

    Apply

  • Vibe Code Mama Presents: AI Creator Salon with Michelle PhanFeatured

    · Vibe Code Mama, Meg Button · Culver City · 50 going

    RSVP

  • Google Codelabs atFeatured

    · Google for Developers, Marty +1 · Venice

    Apply

  • AI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck

    · Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira +3 · Santa Monica · 193 going

    Apply

  • Build AI Agents on AWS

    · Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel · Santa Monica · 166 going

    Apply

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Most RSVPs

  • AI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck

    · Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira +3 · Santa Monica · 193 going

    Apply

  • Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWSFeatured

    · Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel +1 · Santa Monica · 180 going

    Apply

  • Build AI Agents on AWS

    · Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel · Santa Monica · 166 going

    Apply

  • AI GTM Building Workshop & Show & Tell

    · Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira +2 · Santa Monica · 158 going

    Apply

  • Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life

    · CG Pro, Fermata +4 · Santa Monica · 126 going

    Apply

Updated Sep 30 · from the official Tech Week calendar and each event’s own page

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AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops at LA Tech Week 2026: all 79 events by day, Pacific time
TimeEventHostNeighborhoodAccessFoodPrice
Monday, Oct 1210 events
to 11 AMPrivate Fund CFO Breakfast - The AI-Enabled Fund: Reporting, Compliance & Tax Strategy (1 CPE)Suntera Fund Services, KPMG, Zaharit Greenberg +1 moreEl SegundoApply
to 11:30 AMHands-on workshop: take your product into the AI chatMyop, Keren FananArts DistrictApply
Tech Founder. Zero to One99 goingwith Jenna Reback, Aria Han, Richie O’Halloran, David Gastelum, David Meltzer, Andrii RyzhokhinDavid Meltzer Enterprises, David GastelumCentury CityApply
International Founders: The AI & SaaS Pitch Clinicwith Jennifer PawlitschekJennifer Pawlitschek Consulting, Jennifer J PawlitschekVirtualOpen RSVP
Everyone says "use AI." Almost no one makes it real30 goingwith Kris IrizawaEboost Consulting, Kris IrizawaEl SegundoApplySnacks
to 5 PMHands-on workshop: build an MCP appMyop, Keren FananArts DistrictApply
to 5 PMVibe Code Mama Presents: AI Creator Salon with Michelle Phan50 goingwith Michelle PhanVibe Code Mama, Meg ButtonCulver CityOpen RSVPSnacks
to 6 PMAI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck193 goingwith Chris ShengMucker Capital, Lara Bandeira, Chris Sheng +2 moreSanta MonicaApply
to 7 PMSpookyAFFYI.AI (will.i.am), Julie Pilat, Roneal MadlaniHollywoodOpen RSVPDinner
to 8:30 PMReliable Agents Need Evals: A Scale AI Workshopwith Brad Kenstler, Ryan KappedalScale AIArts DistrictApply
Tuesday, Oct 1318 events
to 10:30 AMAI IRL11 goingPwC, Amanda Ritchey, Matthew Albert +3 moreEl SegundoApply
to 5 PMBuilders & Brews LA68 goingwith Jacquie CapurTavily, Greta ErnstSanta MonicaApplySoft drinks
Claude Code WorkshopZartisDowntownApply
to 4 PMSelf-Improving Agents Hackathon107 goingwith Mayank KejriwalUSC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal +5 moreMarina del ReyWaitlist or fullSnacks
to 12 PMEU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): Automating CI/CD Compliance with AI26 goingwith Aaron BronowPackablock, LLC, Aaron BronowVeniceWaitlist or full
to 4:30 PMBuild-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life126 goingCG Pro, Fermata, Machine Cinema +3 moreSanta MonicaApply
to 2 PMLAGLCC Skills Series: Unlocking AI in Your Businesswith Garrett KolandaThe Landing Pad, Garrett KolandaWest HollywoodApply
to 1:30 PMAgentic Voice AMA23 goingCloudonix, Inc, Eric KleinVirtualOpen RSVP
to 3:30 PMLaunch Your Observability Mission with Dynatrace & AWS47 goingDynatrace, AWS, Judy BreedloveSanta MonicaApplyLunch
to 2 PMFrom AI Features to AI-Powered Products35 goingStreamlogic, Alex DzenisionakVirtualApply
to 6 PMAI GTM Building Workshop & Show & Tell158 goingwith Tony Yang, Jonathan Martinez, Chris Sheng, Petros HongMucker Capital, Lara Bandeira, Tony Yang +1 moreSanta MonicaApply
Meet Your Future Self : An AI-Powered Mental Wellness Experience by NISSI✨49 goingNISSI Inc., NISSI, Sayaka OkadaDowntownOpen RSVP
What did our AI Agent do?! The Missing Runtime Authorization Layer for Agents and Physical AI28 goingwith Marina PillerOtisLabs.ai, Marina PillerVirtualApply
to 7 PMHubSpot & Blackbird Collective's Hands-on AI Agent Lab for Real Work41 goingHubSpot, Jennifer Nixon, Samuel Siskind +2 moreCulver CityApply
to 6 PMBeyond Burnout: Designing for the SensesInnovatorX, Sike LiPasadenaApply
AI Agent Tech Talkswith Swamy NarayanaswamyTriggerWare, Dave Nielsen, Matt Ramage +1 moreEl SegundoApplySnacks, Soft drinks
to 7:30 PMInterview an Agentwith Matt HassettDeliberate, Deliberate StudioSanta MonicaApply
to 8 PMAI-Powered Site Selection: From Search to Development OpportunityArchiWise AIApply
Wednesday, Oct 1417 events
to 5 PMGoogle Codelabs atGoogle for Developers, Marty, Brittney GlassVeniceApply
Your company adopted AI. What data is it attached to and what can it do?Outhora AI, Michael WalkerVirtualApply
to 12 PMQuantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️92 goingwith Itay HenUSC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal +2 moreMarina del ReyOpen RSVP
to 12 PMFrom AI Experimentation to AI Adoption61 goingwith Emily Woodman-NanceParadigm Systems, Emily Woodman-NanceWestsideApply
AI visibility is every agency's goal. But getting cited by AI is only half of the win.DragonflyAIVirtualApply
Don't Give Your Agent the Keys: Put a Check-Blocker Between Your Apps and the LLMOuthora AI, Michael WalkerVirtualApply
to 2 PMFounder meets Marketing105 goingAim-Hi, Tuljai ParkarSanta MonicaOpen RSVP
to 12 PMFrom Noise to Knowledge: A Free Generative AI Deep Dive13 goingwith Yuri PlotkinVariational media, yuriOpen RSVP
to 5 PMFrom Efficiency to Expansion: Optimizing Models, GTM, and Growthwith David White, Nikao Yang, Colin CarrierGoogle for Startups, Brittney Glass, Victoria +1 moreVeniceApplyLunch
to 5 PMMUSA Capital x L4L :: Circular Economies Meet-upwith Allen SmithLooks For Lease Technologies inc., Musa Capital, Nyleve Henry +1 moreBeverly HillsApply
Ai MarkeThon 2026 - 💰 $13K cash prize5 goingArriv Technology Inc., Arriv, Ai MarkeThon 2026HollywoodApply
GO Scout Hackathon: Your Production Cheat Code to Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency41 goingGlobal Objects, ISS Studios, Microsoft +2 moreApplyDrinks
Built Fast. Secured Smart. Cybersecurity for the Vibe-Coded EraGenfinity Cyber, Deshawn EdwardsInglewoodApply
GENERATIVE VS. AGENTIC AI What's the Difference & How Builders Are Using Them Today62 goingTutorD LLC, Stripe, The Kinn +1 moreSouth LAOpen RSVP
to 8:30 PMAI WRITES A MOVIE (WITH ADULT SUPERVISION)59 goingStorybrain Corp, Jon StewartWestsideApply
to 8:30 PMDigital Discipleship: Navigating AI with WisdomPauline Books & Media, Daughters of St PaulCulver CityApplySnacks
So, you want to sell your startup in the era of AI?with Isaac BabbsHandmadeSanta MonicaApply
Thursday, Oct 1516 events
Build AI Agents on AWS166 goingAmazon Web Services, Sunil ParamelSanta MonicaApply
to 11:30 AMCourses Are Dead: Women Content Creators Talk Selling AI Apps4 goingIndie SaaS Builders, Linsy CardosoKoreatownApplySoft drinks
to 11 AMScale Client Delivery, Not Headcount: The AI-Native Agency Workshop36 goingwith Samir PatelJuliet AI, Inc., Samir Patel @ www.juliet.spaceVirtualApply
to 1:30 PMFast AI Sales29 goingEgregora GlobalSanta MonicaApply
to 4:30 PMThe Mix of Modern Finance: Leadership, AI & the Future of FP&A4 goingPigmentSanta MonicaApplyDrinks
"Prove It Wasn't the AI": A Live Agent Incident Post-MortemOuthora AI, Michael WalkerVirtualApply
to 10 PMPrompt to Premiere - Kling AI x Machine CinemaKling AI, Machine Cinema, Tony Pu +2 moreApply
Microsoft Copilot AI for Biz WorkshopBlack LA Tech Week, Black L.A. Tech WeekPlaya VistaApply
to 6:30 PMVibe Code Lab by Female Founder Collective x Vibe Code Mama7 goingwith Alison Wyatt, Jenna Cao, Kendall CrockerFemale Founder collectiveSanta MonicaOpen RSVP
THE CUSTOMER IS IN THE ROOM Live AI Focus Groups for DTC Brandswith Michael Ronen, Domenick Ciminowww.Actionsignal.ai, Michael RonenVeniceApply
to 7 PMVerifying AI-authored code: Teaching your agents how to correct their own output35 goingAnithesis, Anithesis Events, Uwe LieckfeldtSouth LAApplyDrinks
to 8 PMBring a Bottleneck, Leave With a Claude Workflowwith Perry AstonCrowdBoost Marketing, Perry AstonBurbankApplySnacks
Personal Branding + Media for Founderswith Lisa WinningVS Winning, Lisa WinningSanta MonicaApply
The Future of PublishingThe Future We BuildBeverly HillsApply
to 8:30 PMMeta-Harness and AI App Build Day36 goingRocketRide, Mansi MoreDowntownApply
to 8:30 PMSip & Startup with ProtoLive.xyz10 goingProtoLive.xyz, ProtoLiveSanta MonicaOpen RSVPSnacks
Friday, Oct 169 events
to 10 AMWhere, not How: a Roundtable on Scaling AI Adoptionwith Mariena Quintanilla, Katya DavydovaMellonhead, Gamma, Mariena QuintanillaCulver CityApplyBreakfast
to 6 PMAI LAX Summit - Culture meets AIGovernlayer.AI, AILAXSUMMIT.com, Google, Emi Wayner, Sarah KatyalPlaya VistaApplyLunch
to 5 PMAWS Expert Booth - Startups@AWS3 goingAmazon Web services, Sunil ParamelSanta MonicaApply
Gen AI Observability for Engineering Leaders80 goingAmazon Web Services, Sunil ParamelSanta MonicaApply
to 12 PMVibe Marketing in the Age of AI Agents: Live Workshop81 goingJuliet AI, Inc., Samir Patel @ www.juliet.spaceVirtualApply
Rocket Launch: A USC Builders Night by TroyLabs1 goingTroyLabs - USC's premier startup accelerator, Pola Malkowska, Anastasia RamirezDowntownApply
Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWS180 goingAmazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel, Bailey ChoSanta MonicaApply
SEP HacksSigma Eta Pi @ USC, Adhish Chakravorty, Ava Rathenberg +2 moreUSCApply
Token economics for AI-assisted engineering23 goingTentaro, Aleksandra BuryDowntownApply
Saturday, Oct 179 events
to 7 PM0 to ShippedLavaLab, Sonya AlexisUSCApply
touch ./SAND - The Voice Agent OUTDOOR Hackathon36 goingOpenbase, Zoky Zhou, Gabe MontagueVeniceApplyBreakfast
to 1 PMSip & Ship: The Un-HackathonYour Next Win, Angelina MillareVirtualApply
to 5 PMLovable Hackathon Competition10 goingLucky Day LabsVeniceApply
to 4:30 PMInner Alignment: Experience Self-trust in Navigating Complexity9 goingMeridian Collective, mariaDowntownApply
to 5 PMGraphic Design & Digital Printing Meetup11 goingBig Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of West LA, Lizzy ChristianWestsideApply
to 10:30 PMBuild a voice agent in 3 minutes47 goingGuavaCulver CityApplySnacks
Build an AI workflow editor, natively in Angular10 goingWorkflow Builder, Mateusz MasiczakMarina del ReyApply
HackathonBuilderbase, AI Collective, Sean Chiu +5 moreSanta MonicaApply

Questions

Which AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops can I join without applying?

13 of the 79 are open RSVP; the other 66 ask you to apply. They include Vibe Code Mama Presents: AI Creator Salon with Michelle Phan (Mon 3:00 PM), Self-Improving Agents Hackathon (Tue 10:00 AM), Founder meets Marketing (Wed 11:00 AM), Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️ (Wed 10:00 AM) and GENERATIVE VS. AGENTIC AI What's the Difference & How Builders Are Using Them Today (Wed 6:00 PM).

What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 66 AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops with an application form, 66 ask for a job title, 66 for a company, 66 for LinkedIn and 52 for GitHub.

What are the main AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops on Tuesday, Oct 13?

18 AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by AI GTM Building Workshop & Show & Tell and Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life.

What are the main AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops on Wednesday, Oct 14?

17 AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by Google Codelabs at and Founder meets Marketing.

  • Google Codelabs atFeatured

    · Google for Developers, Marty +1 · Venice

    Apply

  • Founder meets Marketing

    · Aim-Hi, Tuljai Parkar · Santa Monica · 105 going

    RSVP

  • Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️

    · USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) +3 · Marina del Rey · 92 going

    RSVP

  • GENERATIVE VS. AGENTIC AI What's the Difference & How Builders Are Using Them Today

    · TutorD LLC, Stripe +2 · South LA · 62 going

    RSVP

  • From AI Experimentation to AI Adoption

    · Paradigm Systems, Emily Woodman-Nance · Westside · 61 going

    Apply

Which AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops have food?

14 of the 79 mention food (8 snacks, 3 lunch, 2 breakfast).

Which AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops have drinks?

6 mention drinks: 3 alcohol, 3 coffee or soft drinks.

  • Builders & Brews LA

    · Tavily, Greta Ernst · Santa Monica · 68 going

    Apply

  • GO Scout Hackathon: Your Production Cheat Code to Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency

    · Global Objects, ISS Studios +3 · 41 going

    Apply

  • Verifying AI-authored code: Teaching your agents how to correct their own output

    · Anithesis, Anithesis Events +1 · South LA · 35 going

    Apply

  • Courses Are Dead: Women Content Creators Talk Selling AI Apps

    · Indie SaaS Builders, Linsy Cardoso · Koreatown · 4 going

    Apply

  • The Mix of Modern Finance: Leadership, AI & the Future of FP&A

    · Pigment · Santa Monica · 4 going

    Apply

Which AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops have the most RSVPs?

AI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck has the most, 193 going.

  • AI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck

    · Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira +3 · Santa Monica · 193 going

    Apply

  • Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWSFeatured

    · Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel +1 · Santa Monica · 180 going

    Apply

  • Build AI Agents on AWS

    · Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel · Santa Monica · 166 going

    Apply

  • AI GTM Building Workshop & Show & Tell

    · Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira +2 · Santa Monica · 158 going

    Apply

  • Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life

    · CG Pro, Fermata +4 · Santa Monica · 126 going

    Apply

Who hosts the most AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops?

Amazon Web Services hosts 3, Outhora AI 3, Juliet AI, Inc. 2.

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Hosts 12

Speakers 39

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