EVERY MEETUP, HACKATHON, AND DEMO DAY
SF tech events, every week.
We track the San Francisco tech calendar for a living: it tells us where crews are needed next. Here is what is coming up across the city and the wider Bay Area, refreshed every night. Hosting one of these? We cover it.
Tomorrow

9:00 AM
Cloud Coffee: "Durable Objects"
Cloud Coffee is a two-floor pop-up by Cloudflare. Start with coffee and light bites. Then head upstairs, where Durable Objects leave the cloud and take physical form. Part coffee shop.

5:00 PM
Founders' Ballot Explainer, hosted by Garry's List and Open Batch
Join us for a conversation about what's on California's November ballot and what the major statewide measures actually mean for founders.

6:00 PM
GTM Series #02: Kai Mak, Together AI
Continuing our GTM Series where we bring in the best GTM leaders to chat with Granola's VP of Sales, Bardia Shahali! Joining us for our second chat will be Kai Mak from Together AI.

6:30 PM
Extraordinary Founders Dinner (hosted by Andrew Yeung)
Hey! Andrew Yeung here. On Oct 15, I'm returning to SF with my friends at Attio and Whop to host a dinner for extraordinary founders. The tastemakers of SF.

7:00 PM
Fit Check: A Very Chinese Time in Your Wardrobe
For centuries, the West dressed itself in fantasies of China: silk as a symbol of the far-away, jade as a mark of mystery, the qipao as an Orientalist costume.
Friday, October 16

10:00 AM
THE RUNWAY 🛫 a morning founder run (An Nayal at TechCrunch Disrupt Week)
your startup has a runway. so does this route. join us friday morning for a flat, easy run along the embarcadero waterfront, starting by the ferry building with the bay bridge in view 🌉 the...

1:00 PM
Crusoe Field Day: Build, Train, Deploy
Event: Crusoe Field Day: Build, Train, Deploy Date: Friday October 16th Time: 1:00 - 5:00 PPM Location: Civil War Parade Lawn in the Presidio, Graham St, San Francisco JJoin Crusoe for an af...

5:45 PM
Video as Code: Should AI Generate Pixels, or Write Programs?
Media is becoming generative: made on demand, for one person and one question. There are two ways to make it: - A video model generates the pixels directly.

6:00 PM
Open Together: AI Builders Unite
Calling all AI Builders to San Francisco. Let's come together. Show strength in numbers. Celebrate open models. And dance for AI freedom.

6:00 PM
ambient qi-gong @ TIAT #chinamaxxing co-presented with Culture Slop
Inspired by the meeting of ancient wellness practices and contemporary nightlife in China, this evening pairs qigong and ambient music for a collective exercise in slowing down—somewhere bet...
Saturday, October 17

9:00 AM
Arm + ExecuTorch: Edge AI Challenge
How to take part Places are limited. Register your interest, and we’ll send you the next step to complete your free Arm + ExecuTorch: Edge AI Challenge registration.

9:30 AM
San Francisco | Physical AI for Science Impact Lab
Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude!

12:00 PM
Gong Fu Cha (工夫茶) Tea Ceremony Fundraiser
Calling all China-maxxers with big hearts and an appreciation for tea. Join us for an afternoon of 工夫茶 — gongfu tea in support of David Lee Hoffman, a tea collector, artist, and environmenta...

12:30 PM
Build Something AI Cannot Do Alone @ Cal
AI can write code, but it can't decide what's worth building. This hackathon is about taste, creativity, and judgment: the human side of building with AI.

1:00 PM
Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD) by Lawrence Lek | Screening @ TIAT for Chinamaxxing
In conjunction with our Chinamaxxing exhibition, we're excited to screen Lawrence Lek's iconic Sinofuturism video essay.

2:00 PM
#Chinamaxxing | Exhibition Closing Reception @ TIAT
Join us for the closing night of Chinamaxxing. New performers (tba!) will bring fresh work into the space for one night only, alongside your final chance to explore the exhibition.
Sunday, October 18

12:00 PM
Cybersentics Book Club October 2026: Here/There
**HYBRID IN-PERSON / ONLINE** Join us for October's Cybersentics Book Club, where we'll discuss a chapter on artists' work with telepresence, focusing on the Satellite Arts Project—pioneerin...

4:00 PM
InclusionAI Tech Night: Your AI Reality Check
Join inclusionAI for happy hour during Open Source AI Week 2026. Grab a drink, enjoy some food, and meet the developers and researchers building open models and agent systems.
Monday, October 19

10:00 AM
Arm Create: Hands-on AI with Google, Renesas & Nota AI
Learn how to deploy and optimize AI workloads on Arm from cloud to edge through technical sessions, demos, and interactive experiences.

5:00 PM
Open Source AI Week 2026 | Open Weight Debate Night
Open Source AI Week 2026 | Open Weight Debate Night The Open Weight Debate is where Open Source AI Week gets into discussion, opinions, and fun.
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