Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT

# AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops at LA Tech Week 2026

> LA Tech Week 2026 lists 79 AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops from Oct 12 to Oct 17, and a host has to approve you for 66 of them, so apply early.

Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 79. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- These run by day. Just 22 of 79 begin after dark, fewer than the week overall.
- Nothing on Sunday. The run stops Saturday, Oct 17, and Tuesday, Oct 13 peaks with 18.
- Santa Monica leads with 18. Amazon Web Services runs 3.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/ai-hackathons-workshops/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/ai-hackathons-workshops/calendar.ics

## Events

Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar.

| Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 12 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Private Fund CFO Breakfast - The AI-Enabled Fund: Reporting, Compliance & Tax Strategy (1 CPE) | Suntera Fund Services, KPMG, Zaharit Greenberg, Ryan Youhan | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/INQgsHlv9aJnyWryWEtU?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 10 AM to 11:30 AM | Hands-on workshop: take your product into the AI chat | Myop, Keren Fanan | Arts District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bHhi9dfoESKf0ZOpH87r?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 10 AM | Tech Founder. Zero to One | David Meltzer Enterprises, David Gastelum | Century City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KenAQvH1XI2e1Zq4w08d?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 12:30 PM | International Founders: The AI & SaaS Pitch Clinic | Jennifer Pawlitschek Consulting, Jennifer J Pawlitschek | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/4x8hKFfZio7CjQm5LJNk?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 3 PM | Everyone says "use AI." Almost no one makes it real | Eboost Consulting, Kris Irizawa | El Segundo | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/2aWKeevuA8PeTjazdD4o?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 3 PM to 5 PM | Hands-on workshop: build an MCP app | Myop, Keren Fanan | Arts District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lkklfcZEmhlVWVHw5bDw?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 3 PM to 5 PM | Vibe Code Mama Presents: AI Creator Salon with Michelle Phan | Vibe Code Mama, Meg Button | Culver City | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | yes | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/r7v1c9CLrRUVdQZRrVVW?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4 PM to 6 PM | AI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck | Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira, Chris Sheng, Tony Yang, Justin Capaldi | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nad2XpTpB2JKsMONI3kT?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5 PM to 7 PM | SpookyAF | FYI.AI (will.i.am), Julie Pilat, Roneal Madlani | Hollywood | RSVP | open | Dinner | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/y8NvWS4N7NvWZWuZun0j?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Reliable Agents Need Evals: A Scale AI Workshop | Scale AI | Arts District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FUFgzDzglxJi7JVLewaL?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM | AI IRL | PwC, Amanda Ritchey, Matthew Albert, Honey Gonzaga, Sayantani Sarkar, Salome Toppo | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VFBMKDxXCicfggY9npuU?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 9 AM to 5 PM | Builders & Brews LA | Tavily, Greta Ernst | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/qYHujLy57sBp0836g3W3?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 9 AM | Claude Code Workshop | Zartis | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/DeapkICHPDcpg3L83zQM?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 10 AM to 4 PM | Self-Improving Agents Hackathon | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins, Karl Jacob, Mayank Kejriwal, Sabrina Sun, Philip Zeng | Marina del Rey | RSVP | waitlist | Snacks | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/WPPQCW6joDGsGTWXHsaL?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 11 AM to 12 PM | EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): Automating CI/CD Compliance with AI | Packablock, LLC, Aaron Bronow | Venice | RSVP | waitlist | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/dv9qSGilcF1gjVTMmYfh?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 12 PM to 4:30 PM | Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life | CG Pro, Fermata, Machine Cinema, Matthew Hayden, Cam, Jacqueline Cooper | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/2wI0hW3QFXONzG4V73T7?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 12 PM to 2 PM | LAGLCC Skills Series: Unlocking AI in Your Business | The Landing Pad, Garrett Kolanda | West Hollywood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bf408qYTVJWeSvelm5OT?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM | Agentic Voice AMA | Cloudonix, Inc, Eric Klein | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/gVF4Mr4SZLPS0GnCgAIm?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM | Launch Your Observability Mission with Dynatrace & AWS | Dynatrace, AWS, Judy Breedlove | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RwQ9uiWjoXt1nSF54ApQ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 1 PM to 2 PM | From AI Features to AI-Powered Products | Streamlogic, Alex Dzenisionak | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/m2rHVuFzY4lJ5Gyl9ZvJ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 2 PM to 6 PM | AI GTM Building Workshop & Show & Tell | Mucker Capital, Lara Bandeira, Tony Yang, Justin Capaldi | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/aNKtrwD19Lr1PiSfpPLm?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 2 PM | Meet Your Future Self : An AI-Powered Mental Wellness Experience by NISSI✨ | NISSI Inc., NISSI, Sayaka Okada | Downtown | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/OrBQHdEKyPsK5FuEl3HM?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 2 PM | What did our AI Agent do?! The Missing Runtime Authorization Layer for Agents and Physical AI | OtisLabs.ai, Marina Piller | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Rsj02AcVSl8SLD92Y8wq?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 3 PM to 7 PM | HubSpot & Blackbird Collective's Hands-on AI Agent Lab for Real Work | HubSpot, Jennifer Nixon, Samuel Siskind, Sarah Jane (sj) Morris, Chris Riley | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5WtkAZ49TdyXbiQ4X4zz?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Beyond Burnout: Designing for the Senses | InnovatorX, Sike Li | Pasadena | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/A58F2DNp8FZJ5gEEYSkJ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM | AI Agent Tech Talks | TriggerWare, Dave Nielsen, Matt Ramage, Swamy Narayanaswamy | El Segundo | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NYxIFsEnvF9W3Y0vPymC?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Interview an Agent | Deliberate, Deliberate Studio | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/oZGqUJAYe5W7ilY0M320?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:30 PM to 8 PM | AI-Powered Site Selection: From Search to Development Opportunity | ArchiWise AI | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UmJIYhj8CWRsCbfh5HVj?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 9 AM to 5 PM | Google Codelabs at | Google for Developers, Marty, Brittney Glass | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uhrRUGdyFEPqH8eGTAiG?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 9:30 AM | Your company adopted AI. What data is it attached to and what can it do? | Outhora AI, Michael Walker | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/X9xGfFI5fi3AQQblLS4z?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 10 AM to 12 PM | Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️ | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins, Karl Jacob | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/jM2OWddM5naAQMmv7d3b?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 10:30 AM to 12 PM | From AI Experimentation to AI Adoption | Paradigm Systems, Emily Woodman-Nance | Westside | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/SNm5mrNOcOgvP1osPRp0?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM | AI visibility is every agency's goal. But getting cited by AI is only half of the win. | DragonflyAI | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AZwoeeKG4rY7dcbXPV8C?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM | Don't Give Your Agent the Keys: Put a Check-Blocker Between Your Apps and the LLM | Outhora AI, Michael Walker | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/TH9cb0hMd8siGAp5LwFr?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 2 PM | Founder meets Marketing | Aim-Hi, Tuljai Parkar | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/IwYbJqcFsvRd7wQA3zWX?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 12 PM | From Noise to Knowledge: A Free Generative AI Deep Dive | Variational media, yuri | - | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/W29dLpY8i4cHySW34GLc?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 12:15 PM to 5 PM | From Efficiency to Expansion: Optimizing Models, GTM, and Growth | Google for Startups, Brittney Glass, Victoria, Monica | Venice | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/yBLkC3PBclCFl6k43xYe?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 3 PM to 5 PM | MUSA Capital x L4L :: Circular Economies Meet-up | Looks For Lease Technologies inc., Musa Capital, Nyleve Henry, Allen Smith | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/u8gA5XeSgAv06MUZZ9Lc?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM | Ai MarkeThon 2026 - 💰 $13K cash prize | Arriv Technology Inc., Arriv, Ai MarkeThon 2026 | Hollywood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/glEtaD1eT56FxJauteGO?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5 PM | GO Scout Hackathon: Your Production Cheat Code to Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency | Global Objects, ISS Studios, Microsoft, Justin DiSandro, Jess Loren | - | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ajwQu9cd2GqV734HBsdn?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM | Built Fast. Secured Smart. Cybersecurity for the Vibe-Coded Era | Genfinity Cyber, Deshawn Edwards | Inglewood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Mb2CCPQ3NL6pguIYaHLY?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM | GENERATIVE VS. AGENTIC AI What's the Difference & How Builders Are Using Them Today | TutorD LLC, Stripe, The Kinn, Brandon Bailey | South LA | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/D43jCb29LUxYA1JMuG3P?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | AI WRITES A MOVIE (WITH ADULT SUPERVISION) | Storybrain Corp, Jon Stewart | Westside | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GwNCJ1QYpMirPNjbVAQ1?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Digital Discipleship: Navigating AI with Wisdom | Pauline Books & Media, Daughters of St Paul | Culver City | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/6loVw87SXWaROw85PDZo?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30 PM | So, you want to sell your startup in the era of AI? | Handmade | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/rT89XBXmYnt1H5tpBVya?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 10 AM | Build AI Agents on AWS | Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ux1I2xzFU6XivS22muFG?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 10 AM to 11:30 AM | Courses Are Dead: Women Content Creators Talk Selling AI Apps | Indie SaaS Builders, Linsy Cardoso | Koreatown | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EoVaTMfmOofDushT6aRf?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 10 AM to 11 AM | Scale Client Delivery, Not Headcount: The AI-Native Agency Workshop | Juliet AI, Inc., Samir Patel @ www.juliet.space | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/zfsZkItUSPDfuVscQJOa?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 11 AM to 1:30 PM | Fast AI Sales | Egregora Global | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/q9F5hf3IuOmzXIZ9ho9f?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 1:45 PM to 4:30 PM | The Mix of Modern Finance: Leadership, AI & the Future of FP&A | Pigment | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ma92myKET3NKAt9shveO?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 2 PM | "Prove It Wasn't the AI": A Live Agent Incident Post-Mortem | Outhora AI, Michael Walker | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/TgzLxv2l7D6lqnqaDJbi?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 3 PM to 10 PM | Prompt to Premiere - Kling AI x Machine Cinema | Kling AI, Machine Cinema, Tony Pu, Minh Do, Affan Imran | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Q42cj7byomkeX7VfQFcM?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM | Microsoft Copilot AI for Biz Workshop | Black LA Tech Week, Black L.A. Tech Week | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/b7f3FnrhOoYW3x5dvqbY?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:15 PM to 6:30 PM | Vibe Code Lab by Female Founder Collective x Vibe Code Mama | Female Founder collective | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/1gcVu1hc4yjA9eQFh5iD?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM | THE CUSTOMER IS IN THE ROOM Live AI Focus Groups for DTC Brands | www.Actionsignal.ai, Michael Ronen | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/z4kEYaWRPxFl8zyxv2xM?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM to 7 PM | Verifying AI-authored code: Teaching your agents how to correct their own output | Anithesis, Anithesis Events, Uwe Lieckfeldt | South LA | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4dg1qei3QVCjyGlKlndU?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Bring a Bottleneck, Leave With a Claude Workflow | CrowdBoost Marketing, Perry Aston | Burbank | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7Xq6YyqdaiUeSqDfeUJz?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | Personal Branding + Media for Founders | VS Winning, Lisa Winning | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/kclvFs1ylpQzSG7rlYNA?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | The Future of Publishing | The Future We Build | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0UEBLYzkQyFJk8LNMCir?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Meta-Harness and AI App Build Day | RocketRide, Mansi More | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FOdvZaSs588qxH1ZAQOf?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Sip & Startup with ProtoLive.xyz | ProtoLive.xyz, ProtoLive | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/mRhp5WswNb4DWTeMCIPP?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:30 AM to 10 AM | Where, not How: a Roundtable on Scaling AI Adoption | Mellonhead, Gamma, Mariena Quintanilla | Culver City | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/w7PURTxX9An8kxqWj0Ya?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 10 AM to 6 PM | AI LAX Summit - Culture meets AI | Governlayer.AI, AILAXSUMMIT.com, Google, Emi Wayner, Sarah Katyal | Playa Vista | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VDWgSKRvAkhwn7AhH3gW?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 10 AM to 5 PM | AWS Expert Booth - Startups@AWS | Amazon Web services, Sunil Paramel | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cJIIYDK0Z3LkijrrAakv?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 10 AM | Gen AI Observability for Engineering Leaders | Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5LRoanQ1sdaNDZrAMUWB?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 11 AM to 12 PM | Vibe Marketing in the Age of AI Agents: Live Workshop | Juliet AI, Inc., Samir Patel @ www.juliet.space | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/icA9R6WUBGrHGTpi4vyG?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 12:30 PM | Rocket Launch: A USC Builders Night by TroyLabs | TroyLabs - USC's premier startup accelerator, Pola Malkowska, Anastasia Ramirez | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AK0FMV5lu2PmfSyxuXwY?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 1 PM | Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWS | Amazon Web Services, Sunil Paramel, Bailey Cho | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mTKAkgCuYkCLn9tkoTem?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5 PM | SEP Hacks | Sigma Eta Pi @ USC, Adhish Chakravorty, Ava Rathenberg, Rodin S, kari wu | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IINM0gR38HKBmgtDJ3kK?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6 PM | Token economics for AI-assisted engineering | Tentaro, Aleksandra Bury | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JuW3SdmtEiDLtZtsuEWf?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 10 AM to 7 PM | 0 to Shipped | LavaLab, Sonya Alexis | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EsiIgFkD5fer1Zijgiqq?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 10:30 AM | touch ./SAND - The Voice Agent OUTDOOR Hackathon | Openbase, Zoky Zhou, Gabe Montague | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/i612VPqpD5glFJcIo1Ln?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 11 AM to 1 PM | Sip & Ship: The Un-Hackathon | Your Next Win, Angelina Millare | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VsJ7ST7ZvAcWiE5VLLYe?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 12 PM to 5 PM | Lovable Hackathon Competition | Lucky Day Labs | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XQbdWDZQtlsEN5CgDLZv?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Inner Alignment: Experience Self-trust in Navigating Complexity | Meridian Collective, maria | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uO0Bacp7DzdTOhDz71ZH?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Graphic Design & Digital Printing Meetup | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of West LA, Lizzy Christian | Westside | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/l0vBMP3ckQVr8ATG71EE?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4 PM to 10:30 PM | Build a voice agent in 3 minutes | Guava | Culver City | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/U1GHA0ZkKdgLTZXRGyGJ?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6 PM | Build an AI workflow editor, natively in Angular | Workflow Builder, Mateusz Masiczak | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/zYpQyYK67Anpp2VAp59u?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7 PM | Hackathon | Builderbase, AI Collective, Sean Chiu, Michael Agustin, Jens Ingelstedt, Brandon Hoffman, Claire Xie, Tanya | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BgGauw25faUj0toqV40C?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: Amazon Web Services (4); Sunil Paramel (4) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilpadmanabhan/)); Michael Walker (3); Outhora AI (3); Brittney Glass (2); Jessica Madrigal (2); Juliet AI, Inc. (2); Justin Capaldi (2); Karen Rawlins (2); Karl Jacob (2) ([X](https://x.com/karl)); Keren Fanan (2); Lara Bandeira (2)
- Speaking: Jenna Reback; Aria Han; Richie O’Halloran; David Gastelum; David Meltzer; Andrii Ryzhokhin; Jennifer Pawlitschek; Kris Irizawa; Michelle Phan; Chris Sheng; Brad Kenstler; Ryan Kappedal; Jacquie Capur; Mayank Kejriwal; Aaron Bronow; Garrett Kolanda; Tony Yang; Jonathan Martinez; Petros Hong; Marina Piller; Swamy Narayanaswamy; Matt Hassett; Itay Hen; Emily Woodman-Nance; Yuri Plotkin; David White; Nikao Yang; Colin Carrier; Allen Smith; Isaac Babbs; Samir Patel; Alison Wyatt; Jenna Cao; Kendall Crocker; Michael Ronen; Domenick Cimino; Perry Aston; Lisa Winning; Mariena Quintanilla

## FAQ

### 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 at (Wed 9 AM, Google for Developers); Founder meets Marketing (Wed 11 AM, Aim-Hi); Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️ (Wed 10 AM, USC Information Sciences Institute); GENERATIVE VS. AGENTIC AI What's the Difference & How Builders Are Using Them Today (Wed 6 PM, TutorD LLC); From AI Experimentation to AI Adoption (Wed 10:30 AM, Paradigm Systems).

### 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 (Tue 9 AM, Tavily); GO Scout Hackathon: Your Production Cheat Code to Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency (Wed 5 PM, Global Objects); Verifying AI-authored code: Teaching your agents how to correct their own output (Thu 5 PM, Anithesis); Courses Are Dead: Women Content Creators Talk Selling AI Apps (Thu 10 AM, Indie SaaS Builders); The Mix of Modern Finance: Leadership, AI & the Future of FP&A (Thu 1:45 PM, Pigment).

### 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 (Mon 4 PM, Mucker Capital); Self-Host Frontier AI: Running Open-Weight Models on AWS (Fri 1 PM, Amazon Web Services); Build AI Agents on AWS (Thu 10 AM, Amazon Web Services); AI GTM Building Workshop & Show & Tell (Tue 2 PM, Mucker Capital); Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life (Tue 12 PM, CG Pro).

### Who hosts the most AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops?

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

## Same page at the other tech week

- At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 185 AI hackathons, buildathons and workshops: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-hackathons-workshops
  Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/ai-hackathons-workshops

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