Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Events in Hayes Valley at SF Tech Week 2026 > Hayes Valley has 25 SF Tech Week 2026 events from Monday, Oct 5 to Saturday, Oct 10, and every one needs an application, so apply before you plan the day. Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 25. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Food is thin: only 3 listings mention it, well under the rate for the whole week. - Stri Health hosts 4 events here, more than anyone else in the neighborhood. - Cyberglam NFC Nail Party leads with 469 RSVPs, against a median of 59. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/hayes-valley/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/hayes-valley/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 5 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Cyberglam NFC Nail Party | hallucinate LLC, Benjamin Jay Barber, Abby Morse-Golub | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cMV0MP8PxuhXIAFt4QIo?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 5 | 2:30 PM to 5 PM | AI Readiness Audit Workshop | Lini, Sylvia | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IfMep5yj41894MORbQly?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 5 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Trust in the Age of AI: Cross-Industry Perspectives on Risk and Regulation | Lini, Sylvia | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7m7zf8bKN0CkBUHBVYjp?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM | Female Founders Panel | Stri Health, Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/10XKL9jbgODuUBmJ7LUR?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM | Founders & Funders Breakfast with Qapita | Qapita | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/oLm1MfvjxtOAMkwLHagD?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 1 PM to 3 PM | Venture Fight Club #6 | Venture Fight Club, Brant Meyer, Kevin Li | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/adAoR401HuPqGJbuprac?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Women Leaders in FP&A: The Art of Transformation with Figma, Chime, & Once Upon a Farm | Pigment | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/LvSoPnPYKQS0eDzT3nny?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Physical AI Happy Hour: Plug and Play x Wittington Ventures | Wittington Ventures, Plug and Play, Tarek El Naggar, Jerry, Yukino Suzuki | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wEsNrKqVGgtmWFsOaMS0?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM | Health Tech Panel | Stri Health, Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/xsgByODwHXmWAE8Crez0?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Solving 'voice' as an interface | Aqua Voice, LiveKit, Speechmatics, Pablo, LiveKit Events, Sam Sykes | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Qfb44oJOo4cYvr64J7Kw?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 7 PM | How Great Companies Win the Best Talent - The Hiring Factory Book Launch | The Hiring Factory, Ryan Silvers | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/G4pnX8Bxd3VctmvxzQgA?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM | AI-Native Founders Dinner | Kylon, Christina Bowllan | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GEe0U3pwCiRBTWVaGqI7?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30 PM to 8 PM | Byteport Pizza Night | Byteport | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jnj7mdpi8DvdkD8eSXez?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 7 PM | Social Impact SF Mixer | Social Impact SF / RemotelyGood.us, Theresa Anoje | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Cj1DC1F0Aft5rf6Izdc2?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 2 PM to 5:30 PM | ALSO TEST SPIN | ALSO | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hBK3xzGOw76cd0BGnB8P?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM | Vibe Coach Hack Night | HackerSquad, AJ | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Bf0TMraTNeY26TPeNebe?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM | Healthtech for Students | Stri Health, Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/sKunL3eKWtcQ4m92jxSa?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 8 PM | How Do I Lead Through Change and Uncertainty? | Insightsout, Nima Imani | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/l4aovuRVQLdzTKmevQ2t?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 6:30 PM | Peak Career and Fertility: Women Founders x VCs panel | Fertility Intelligence Company, Jahnavi | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hS97r3HIDhEGufkMSmLx?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 8 PM | [SWANSONG] | Plugged Founders, TOWNSQUARE | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/By9aN1WAoiQd84fTmtjc?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 8 PM to 9:30 PM | LongeviTEA: A Tech Week Reset | FutureBuilderZ, Founders Bay, Yifei, Mariane Bekker | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NvPIVVvHZujkDU8jvtMx?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 4 PM to 6 PM | AI Is Changing the Job. Who Are You Becoming? | Zhennovate | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/zg2J0jhN8NNwW1x4fZTd?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 5:30 PM | Female-Led Startups | Stri Health, Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1RMa143jHmTK7aIn4ztS?ref=chancity) | | Sat, Oct 10 | 11 AM | Behind the Angel Check: A Fireside Chaat | Get the Check Podcast, Brown Girl Angels, Brown Girls Money Moves, Victoria O | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/I8onz31CBvjneMxV9qY0?ref=chancity) | | Sat, Oct 10 | 2 PM to 4:30 PM | What Should Stay Human? | Insightsout, Nima Imani | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wzUazN1wpCTG55JxFhed?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri (4); Stri Health (4); Insightsout (2); Lini (2); Nima Imani (2); Sylvia (2); Abby Morse-Golub (1) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-morse-golub-346557169)); AJ (1) ([X](https://x.com/itsajchan)); ALSO (1); Aqua Voice (1); Benjamin Jay Barber (1); Brant Meyer (1) - Speaking: Ryan Silvers; Nima Imani; Jaya Gupta; Bhargavi Varma ## FAQ ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 25 events in Hayes Valley with an application form, 25 ask for a job title, 25 for a company, 25 for LinkedIn and 18 for GitHub. ### Are Hayes Valley events free or paid? None of the 25 events list a price or say they're free on the event's page. ### What are the main events in Hayes Valley on Monday, Oct 5? 3 events in Hayes Valley are listed for Monday, Oct 5, led by Cyberglam NFC Nail Party and AI Readiness Audit Workshop. Near the top are Cyberglam NFC Nail Party (Mon 10:00 AM), AI Readiness Audit Workshop (Mon 2:30 PM) and Trust in the Age of AI: Cross-Industry Perspectives on Risk and Regulation (Mon 5:30 PM). ### What are the main events in Hayes Valley on Wednesday, Oct 7? 10 events in Hayes Valley are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by Founders & Funders Breakfast with Qapita and Solving 'voice' as an interface. ### Which events in Hayes Valley have food? 3 of the 25 mention food (2 snacks, 1 breakfast). Near the top are Founders & Funders Breakfast with Qapita (Wed 9:00 AM), "a fresh breakfast"; Solving 'voice' as an interface (Wed 5:30 PM), "drinks, food, and conversation"; Social Impact SF Mixer (Wed 7:00 PM), "Enjoy free food". ### Which events in Hayes Valley have drinks? 4 mention drinks: 2 alcohol, 2 coffee or soft drinks. ### Which events in Hayes Valley have the most RSVPs? Cyberglam NFC Nail Party has the most, 469 going. Near the top are Cyberglam NFC Nail Party (Mon 10:00 AM), Founders & Funders Breakfast with Qapita (Wed 9:00 AM), Solving 'voice' as an interface (Wed 5:30 PM) and How Great Companies Win the Best Talent - The Hiring Factory Book Launch (Wed 6:00 PM). ### Who hosts the most events in Hayes Valley? Stri Health hosts 4, Insightsout 2, Lini 2. --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/hayes-valley Full SF Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/agent