LA Tech Week 2026: the events worth your week
LA Tech Week 2026 runs Oct 12–18, 2026 across Los Angeles — 29 events on the official a16z calendar as of October 10, 2026, 24 of them free. Below: our picks for AI founders and go-to-market people, the biggest rooms, and the full day-by-day schedule with a link to every RSVP.
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Chosen for who is in the room, not for the stage. One reason each, and the reason is about the listing as published — not a promise about what will happen there.
The official calendar for LA Tech Week 2026 opened on 8 September and is still filling in — 29 events listed so far. Picks go here as the listings arrive; the full schedule below already updates daily.
By registrations on the official calendar, as of October 10, 2026
- 1 Los Angeles Design & Development Meetup No.18 · Thu, Oct 15 264
- 2 ⚡ LA Tech Week Vibe Coding Camp : Build Fast. Ship Faster. Learn the Entire AI Dev Stack. · Thu, Oct 15 187
- 3 Acquired LA Tech Week Meet Up · Thu, Oct 15 121
- 4 Kling x Machine Cinema: Kling 4.0 GenJam - #LATechWeek · Thu, Oct 15 114
- 5 Artificially Unintelligent Tech Comedy Show @ LA Tech Week · Wed, Oct 14 112
- 6 The Water-Energy Nexus: Pasadena Edition · Wed, Oct 14 98
- 7 LA UXR Meetup x Dialogue AI Happy Hour · Thu, Oct 15 91
- 8 Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life #LATechWeek · Tue, Oct 13 85
Every listed event, by day
Topics are inferred from the listing title and hosts. Times are local. Everything links to its Luma page — RSVP there, not here.
Monday, Oct 12
- 4pm–6pm Founder & VC Pickleball Party - LA Tech WeekMichael Marra, Entre Team Downtown waitlist FoundersInvestorsSocial
Tuesday, Oct 13
- 8am–10am Dawn Patrol - Companies, Capital & Coffee - #LATechWeekJason Yeh Venice Investors
- 12pm–4:30pm Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life #LATechWeekFred Grinstein, Minh Do Pico waitlist AI & agents
- 6pm–9pm Batter Up LA!Hustle Fund Palms waitlist Investors
- 6pm–7:50pm #LATechWeek Women of SaaS Los Angeles – AI, Talent, and the Future of WorkWomen of SaaS, Cecilia O. Downtown waitlist AI & agentsInvestors
Wednesday, Oct 14
- 10am–2pm Co-Work + Coffee #LATechWeekStephen Barrios, Ariana Davis South Los Angeles
- 1pm–4pm K-Health and Consumer Products Meets LA: Innovation Showcase at Cedars-Sinai Accelerator+Jong Choi, Je Min Yoo Central LA
- 5pm–8pm LA Tech Week: Building Brands for a Global ConsumerAriel Leachman, Warenga Rancho Park GTM & growth
- 5pm–8pm DINNER04: LA TECH WEEK 26Colossus Inc., Rob Auchincloss Downtown Social
- 6pm–8:30pm The Water-Energy Nexus: Pasadena EditionElvira Koliadina, Jeff Simonetti Old Pasadena
- 6pm–9pm Artificially Unintelligent Tech Comedy Show @ LA Tech WeekNeal - Tech Comedy Shows, Diane (CPO @ Fondo) Downtown
- 6:30pm–9pm Live Models Fireside Chat Visko x Google #LATechWeekYing Yang, articuler.ai Venice AI & agents
- 7pm–9:30pm LA Founder & Investor DinnerBrett Perlmutter, Felix Levine Central LA FoundersInvestorsSocial
Thursday, Oct 15
- 8am–10am Walking Talking Dollars: Women Founders + Funders Morning Walk · LA Tech WeekCommunity Associate Lucerne - Higuera paid FoundersInvestors
- 10am–6pm ⚡ LA Tech Week Vibe Coding Camp : Build Fast. Ship Faster. Learn the Entire AI Dev Stack.Toby Founder @ AINative.Studio, Karsten Wade Playa Vista paid AI & agentsFoundersHackathon
- 6pm–9pm Los Angeles Design & Development Meetup No.18Frank Bach Central LA Investors
- 6pm–9:30pm Acquired LA Tech Week Meet UpEdward Jiwon Oh Beachside Restaurant & Bar
- 6pm–11pm Kling x Machine Cinema: Kling 4.0 GenJam - #LATechWeekFred Grinstein, Minh Do Pico waitlist
- 6pm–8pm LA UXR Meetup x Dialogue AI Happy HourLA UXR Meetup, Christian Lansang Lucerne - Higuera waitlist AI & agentsSocial
- 6:30pm–9:30pm Rho x Drive Agency Creator-Operator DinnerRich Simmerman, Patrick Zielinski Creators & mediaSocial
- 7pm–10pm Startup Pitch Events Los Angeles: 5 Founders on Stage - #LATechWeekAscent Valley Financial District paid FoundersInvestors
- 7pm–9:30pm Light Dao Salon: Consciousness & AI: A Conversation with Sir Robert Edward Grant - TECH WEEK (LA)Katrina De Angelis, Payam Safa AI & agentsInvestors
- 7pm–10pm Tech Week: Networking Event by Ascent Valley - #LATechWeekAscent Valley Historic Core paid
Friday, Oct 16
- 7:30am–9am Signal Run #LATechWeek | Presented by Wildwood Ventures, Rho, Moss VeniceRun Tech Club, mossvenice Venice waitlist
- 9am–3:30pm UCLA Tech + Society Conference - #LATechWeekEaston Center Westwood
- 2:30pm–5pm Making Money with AI Micro DramaGladys Venice AI & agents
Saturday, Oct 17
- 10am–1:30pm Spooky Cyber CrimeLA Affiliate of WiCyS, Gen A. Playa Vista Deep tech
- 6pm–9pm Dev Night VeniceAI Builders, Angel Pichardo Venice AI & agentsInvestors
- 9pm–2am Tech Week Close Out PartyCarClub Palms paid Social
Nothing matches.
Source: the official LA Tech Week 2026 Luma calendar, pulled October 10, 2026. Listings change daily; the RSVP page is authoritative for time, venue and approval.
LA Tech Week 2026, answered from the calendar
When is LA Tech Week 2026?
LA Tech Week 2026 runs Oct 12–18, 2026, across Los Angeles. It is one of the a16z-run Tech Weeks; SF Tech Week 2026 follows on Oct 5–11, 2026. There is no single venue — events are hosted independently across Santa Monica, Playa Vista and Culver City on the west side, with a Downtown cluster.
Is LA Tech Week 2026 free?
Mostly. 24 of the 29 events listed as of October 10, 2026 are free; the paid ones are typically full-day summits or pitch competitions. There is no wristband or pass for the week itself — each event has its own registration.
How do you get into LA Tech Week 2026 events?
Every event is on Luma (https://luma.com/latw) and most use "apply to attend": you request a spot and the host approves. Approval rates are much higher when your Luma profile has your name, company and role filled in — hosts are screening for fit, not for fame. Apply early; popular events close their lists days before, and some events have waitlists.
Which LA Tech Week 2026 events are best for AI founders?
The LA calendar opened on 8 September and is still filling in; the picks on this page are added as listings arrive. The largest rooms so far: Los Angeles Design & Development Meetup No.18 (264 registered); ⚡ LA Tech Week Vibe Coding Camp : Build Fast. Ship Faster. Learn the Entire AI Dev Stack. (187 registered); Acquired LA Tech Week Meet Up (121 registered); Kling x Machine Cinema: Kling 4.0 GenJam - #LATechWeek (114 registered); Artificially Unintelligent Tech Comedy Show @ LA Tech Week (112 registered).
Where in Los Angeles are the events?
Clustered in Santa Monica, Playa Vista and Culver City on the west side, with a Downtown cluster. By listed neighbourhood as of October 10, 2026: Venice (5), Downtown (4), Central LA (3), Pico (2), Palms (2), Lucerne - Higuera (2). Plan by neighbourhood rather than by event — crossing the city between two evening events usually means missing both.
How is a Tech Week different from a conference?
A conference is one venue, one ticket, a published agenda. A Tech Week is hundreds of independent events in one city in one week, nearly all free, each with its own host and RSVP. You plan it by choosing events, and the value is in the rooms, not the stage. Our full calendar of AI and tech conferences for 2026–2027 is at activibe.ai/insights/conferences/.
How current is this page?
The event list is pulled from the official LA Tech Week 2026 Luma calendar and was last refreshed on October 10, 2026. Hosts keep adding events until the week begins, so the count rises; the page updates daily through the week.
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