LA Tech Week 2026: the events worth your week
LA Tech Week 2026 runs Oct 12–18, 2026 across Los Angeles — 4 events on the official a16z calendar as of September 22, 2026, 3 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 — 4 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 September 22, 2026
- 1 Global Allied Aerospace & Defense Forum + I2A Expo · Thu, Oct 15 64
- 2 ⚡ LA Tech Week Vibe Coding Camp : Build Fast. Ship Faster. Learn the Entire AI Dev Stack. · Thu, Oct 15 30
- 3 DINNER04: LA TECH WEEK 26 · Wed, Oct 14 17
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.
Tuesday, Oct 13
- 5pm–7pm LA Agentic AI Meetup hosted by Pinecone: LA Tech Week EditionPinecone, Gavin Johnson Playa Vista AI & agents
Wednesday, Oct 14
- 5pm–8pm DINNER04: LA TECH WEEK 26Colossus Inc., Rob Auchincloss Downtown Social
Thursday, Oct 15
- 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 AI & agentsFoundersHackathon
- 1pm–8pm Global Allied Aerospace & Defense Forum + I2A ExpoTHE BR-DGE paid Deep tech
Nothing matches.
Source: the official LA Tech Week 2026 Luma calendar, pulled September 22, 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. 3 of the 4 events listed as of September 22, 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: Global Allied Aerospace & Defense Forum + I2A Expo (64 registered); ⚡ LA Tech Week Vibe Coding Camp : Build Fast. Ship Faster. Learn the Entire AI Dev Stack. (30 registered); DINNER04: LA TECH WEEK 26 (17 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 September 22, 2026: Playa Vista (2), Downtown (1). 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 September 22, 2026. Hosts keep adding events until the week begins, so the count rises; the page updates daily through the week.
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