Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Hackathons at LA Tech Week 2026 > LA Tech Week 2026 has 27 hackathons from Monday, Oct 12 to Sunday, Oct 18, peaking on Saturday, Oct 17 with 9, and 70% need host approval to take part. Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 27. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Mostly daytime: 30% start in the evening, below the week's share. - The peak is Saturday, Oct 17, with 9 of 27. - Smaller than the week overall: median 24 RSVPs. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/hackathons/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/hackathons/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 | 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 | 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 | 6 PM to 9 PM | T4BH HACKATHON | T4BH, Shahab Mirzai | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/I8rpEhFOqb8JquV30VmJ?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 | 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) | | 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 | 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) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 2 PM | The City Hacks the State... Beach Edition!! | InsureMEP, Inc., Casey Potenzone | Long Beach | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/28RWvQC59uuxSQm6cVW3?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 | 10:30 AM | MOLTEN hackathon - build the space around you | Field Lab, Iana Lin, Sissi Wang | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AgP5K9z8FR9TTWVMJIVC?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 11 AM to 8 PM | Civic Tech Day | Visic, Rehaan Anjaria / Visic, David Munir Nabti | Venice | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/AuaFMVG4f5INWGNk9zZ6?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 | 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 | 5 PM | The Dual Use Hackathon at USC Viterbi | Innovate x LA, Alex Bartolomei, Jainam Jain, Mitchell, aashna | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KIbFeMFfXAYA0RI0UjUR?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM | Hardware Hackathon | Sigma Eta Pi at UC Irvine, Kyle Spink, Victoria Hoang | - | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/oZbC6xMY6fyEe18U79V3?ref=chancity) | | Sat, Oct 17 | 9 AM | ACM@USC TrojanHacks | ACM@USC, Dominic Woetzel, Alethea 🤩 | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IRjknl6D3rnw5catDmK3?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 6 PM | Community Build: Tech 4 Good Hackathon | The Sameritan Project, Val Wimes | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1ZeubF1a2wvnbfPj3S3o?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 | 2 PM | [DFA Designathon] | Design For America + USC, aanya lall | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Vq6GdF8nwFwe9kwdpbYb?ref=chancity) | | Sat, Oct 17 | 2 PM to 5 PM | LA Traffic Crisis Hackathon: Build the Future | Equity Learning, Brooke Li | East LA | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/hFYpwyGRRmLFlpnqWlqC?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 | 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) | | Sun, Oct 18 | 10 AM to 8 PM | LA Creatives Buildathon | Hackathon Company, Mason Arditi | Venice | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/7tp5Ox4TcA558QS5XjID?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: Jessica Madrigal (2); Karen Rawlins (2); Karl Jacob (2) ([X](https://x.com/karl)); University of Southern California (USC) (2); USC Information Sciences Institute (2); aanya lall (1); aashna (1); Adhish Chakravorty (1); AI Collective (1); Ai MarkeThon 2026 (1) ([X](https://x.com/aimarkethon)); Alethea 🤩 (1) - Speaking: Jenna Reback; Aria Han; Richie O’Halloran; David Gastelum; David Meltzer; Andrii Ryzhokhin; Jacquie Capur; Mayank Kejriwal; Itay Hen ## FAQ ### Which hackathons can I join without applying? 8 of the 27 are open RSVP; the other 19 ask you to apply. Self-Improving Agents Hackathon (Tue 10 AM, USC Information Sciences Institute); Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️ (Wed 10 AM, USC Information Sciences Institute); Civic Tech Day (Fri 11 AM, Visic); LA Creatives Buildathon (Sun 10 AM, Hackathon Company); LA Traffic Crisis Hackathon: Build the Future (Sat 2 PM, Equity Learning). ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 19 hackathons with an application form, 19 ask for a job title, 19 for a company, 19 for LinkedIn and 18 for GitHub. ### What are the main hackathons on Monday, Oct 12? 3 hackathons are listed for Monday, Oct 12, led by Tech Founder. Zero to One and SpookyAF. Near the top are Tech Founder. Zero to One (Mon 10:00 AM), SpookyAF (Mon 5:00 PM) and T4BH HACKATHON (Mon 6:00 PM). ### What are the main hackathons on Friday, Oct 16? 6 hackathons are listed for Friday, Oct 16, led by Civic Tech Day and The Dual Use Hackathon at USC Viterbi. ### Which hackathons have food? 8 of the 27 mention food (6 snacks, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner). Among them are Self-Improving Agents Hackathon (Tue 10:00 AM), "We'll have food, prize money"; Civic Tech Day (Fri 11:00 AM), "Food, drinks, and good conversation"; Build a voice agent in 3 minutes (Sat 4:00 PM), "food and drinks on us"; touch ./SAND - The Voice Agent OUTDOOR Hackathon (Sat 10:30 AM), "Breakfast and arrival"; LA Traffic Crisis Hackathon: Build the Future (Sat 2:00 PM), "light snacks and drinks throughout". ### Which hackathons have drinks? 2 mention drinks: 1 alcohol, 1 coffee or soft drinks. ### Which hackathons have the most RSVPs? Self-Improving Agents Hackathon has the most, 107 going. ### Who hosts the most hackathons? University of Southern California (USC) hosts 2, USC Information Sciences Institute 2. ## Same page at the other tech week - At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 72 Hackathons: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/hackathons Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/hackathons --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/hackathons Full LA Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/agent