#TechWeek2026
Hackathons
- 72 in SF, Oct 5 to 11
- 27 in LA, Oct 12 to 18
SF Tech Week, Oct 5 to 11: 72 events
- Join waitlist
Hack Alcatraz with Cloudflare and Kling AIWaitlist
· Cloudflare · Embarcadero · 300 going
- Apply
SpeedHacks: The Official speedrun HackathonFeatured
· speedrun + speedrun Alpha, Mei +2 · Jackson Square
- RSVP
AI Native Summit
· Toby Founder @ AINative.Studio, Ayori Selassie +1 · FiDi · 438 going
- Apply
Builders & Brews SFFree
· Tavily Events, Xaviera Ho +2 · Union Street · 249 going
- Apply
AI Video Hackathon: Build with Qwen × Vizard AgentFood
· Vizard.ai, Alibaba +1 · Presidio Heights · 232 going
LA Tech Week, Oct 12 to 18: 27 events
- Join waitlist
Self-Improving Agents HackathonWaitlist
· USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) +6 · Marina del Rey · 107 going
- Apply
Tech Founder. Zero to One
· David Meltzer Enterprises, David Gastelum · Century City · 99 going
- RSVP
Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️
· USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) +3 · Marina del Rey · 92 going
- Apply
Builders & Brews LA
· Tavily, Greta Ernst · Santa Monica · 68 going
- RSVP
Civic Tech DayFood
· Visic, Rehaan Anjaria | Visic +1 · Venice · 55 going
Hosts in both weeks
At a glance
- 4% of SF Tech Week's events are on this list, and 3% of LA Tech Week's.
- Busiest days: Wednesday, Oct 7 in SF (14), Saturday, Oct 17 in LA (9).
- 4 hosts run them in both weeks, led by Field Lab (1 in SF, 1 in LA).
Questions
Does SF or LA Tech Week have more hackathons?
SF Tech Week has more: 72 in SF and 27 in LA. As a share of each week, that is 4% in SF and 3% in LA.
When are the hackathons at SF and LA Tech Week 2026?
SF Tech Week runs Oct 5 to 11 and LA Tech Week runs Oct 12 to 18, back to back: SF has them on 7 days, LA on 7.
Do I need to apply for hackathons at SF and LA Tech Week?
60 in SF and 19 in LA ask you to apply; 12 in SF and 8 in LA are open RSVP.
Who hosts hackathons at both SF and LA Tech Week?
Field Lab, Hackathon Company, Openbase, ProtoLive.xyz host them in SF and again in LA.
Listings from the official SF Tech Week and LA Tech Week calendars and each event’s own page. Tech Week is a community event; Chancity is not affiliated with it. Every number is that week’s own count.
All of Tech Week 2026