This Week in SF AI — October 18, 2026
SF Bay Area AI and tech events for the week of October 18, 2026 through October 24.
Your weekly guide to AI and tech events happening in San Francisco this week.
Sunday, October 18
Builder Odyssey: AI Infra, Multimodal & FDE | Founder Demos & AI F
1:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/seamate-tey7
Monday, October 19
Universal Hackathon - Create Your Own AI Workforce | AWS Builder L
9:30 AM · AWS Builder Loft, First Market Tower, 525 Market St Entrance, San · Build Club
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/lfjtdq6b
The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Monday, Oct 19
9:45 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-tjg3
Agents hunting Agents: Open Source + AI approaches.
10:30 AM · Silicon Valley AI Hub, 135 Constitution Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025, · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aicyber-59x4
Hack for Humanity: Sacramento
12:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/h4h-sacramento
Tuesday, October 20
Web Data for Startups #01 — AI Agents & Automation
5:00 PM · 625 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA · SF Builders Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/web-data-start
Open Source AI Week 2026 | Open Weight Debate Night
5:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/592fcwx2
Filipinos in AI - Let’s Meet
6:00 PM · Corgi Cafe, 9 Claude Ln, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/il2mn1sa
STUDIO WORKS #5/7 | On production
7:00 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/studioworks5
AI, Cyber and Compliance (w/ The AI Collective)
8:30 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/ai-cyber-compl
The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Tuesday, Oct 20
9:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-es4e
Hack for Humanity PHL @ Founders Alley (w/ The AI Collective)
9:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/hack-for-human
AI Collective Chicago - Fall Demo Night 🍂
3:30 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-chi-202610
Kylon Launch Party
4:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/kylonclub-qsyc
Wednesday, October 21
Startup Sprint: Prove you’re fundable
5:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/7ndhdy7n
San Francisco | Claude Code Build Night: Research with Web Data
5:30 PM · San Francisco, CA, USA · SF Builders Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/claude-9gt7
Daytona & Oracle AI Builders - SF, October 2026
5:30 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/ai-builders-sf
Agents in Production: What Breaks, What Works, What You Should Kno
5:30 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/sxuh5nj3
Multiplayer Build Night & Mixer by Party (Peninsula)
6:00 PM · 810 Hamilton St, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/1lmjxg95
Lightning AI Fireside Chat & Happy Hour @ PyTorch Conference
6:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/3thl4zbw
Make-a-thon Stockholm: Build it with Figma Make ( With The AI Coll
8:30 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-sw-figma-m
The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Wednesday, Oct 21
9:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-h97i
AI for Lawyers & Attorneys: A Community Discussion w/ The AI Colle
2:30 PM · Tech North Atlanta, 925 North Point Pkwy Ste 130, Alpharetta, GA · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-at-10-21
Dev & Business Matchmaking (w/ The AI Collective)
2:30 PM · FIAP - Paulista, Av. Paulista, 1106 - 7º andar - Bela Vista, Sã · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-sa-10-21
Building with AI: Vibe2Pitch #2 (w/ The AI Collective)
2:30 PM · University of Connecticut-Stamford Campus, 1 University Pl, Stamf · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-st-10-21
Experiential AI - Data, Security & Safety, AI Transformation (w/ T
3:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-in-10-21
🧠 AI Founders Roundtable with The AI Collective Miami x Avahi
3:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/avahi-mi-1026
Thursday, October 22
Milvus Meetup - San Francisco
5:30 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/0n3ztif1
Durable AI (October Edition)
5:30 PM · 500 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/durable-ai-oct
AI Infrastructure Night
5:30 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/ens8b1qj
AI Infra Engineering Leadership Dinner by Scalekit x BrightData
6:30 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/d1zzymvi
Command Line Music - Auwen Workshop
7:00 PM · 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/fgc5065g
Ship, Then Sell It: Build Club Brisbane x AdaL
12:30 AM · The Precinct, Level 2/315 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 · Build Club
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/qveldpfr
Batchery AI Startup Studio Office Hours (w/ The AI Collective)
7:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-st-10-22
AGNTCon + MCPCon North America
9:00 AM · San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/agentcon-us
The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Thursday, Oct 22
9:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-3btu
Vibin’ Out with Hartford AI Collective (w/ The AI Collective)
9:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-ha-10-22
Open Source AI Summit SF
2:30 PM · The House by Edge & Node, Building 103, 103 Montgomery St, San Fr · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/buildp-ncun
Sandy Springs AI Meetup (w/ The AI Collective)
2:30 PM · Mutation Brewing and Distilling Company, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sand · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-at-10-22
Women Shaping AI - From Conversation to Collective Action
3:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/e14x3s9a
Scrappy AI Founders Play Pickleball (Seed to Series A)
4:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/zi3gxo47
Friday, October 23
ClawMax.ai Build Night Silicon Valley
5:00 PM · Qualcomm, 3165 Kifer Rd, Santa Clara, CA 95051, USA · SF Builders Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/clawmax-build-
AI Remote Hackathon (1 Week for Building)
5:00 PM · SF Builders Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/hackersquad-on
City Lead Town Hall
5:00 PM · Build Club
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/x34syq0f Ho
Own Your AI: Build Your First Model Factory - Hacknight Seattle
5:30 PM · AI Builders SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/9ngtvw3u
Multimodal Engineering Night - SF Community Meetup
5:30 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/a8sc4fa8
Step 5 Preview Launch Night 🚀 & AI Founders Meetup @SF
6:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/12t5e4lc
every thing computer | exhibition opening at TIAT
7:00 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/everythingcomp
Land AI — AI for Smarter Land Decisions
8:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/landai Host
The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Friday, Oct 23
9:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-q5f8
Beta Fund X AWS X OpenAI Multi-Model Hackathon
9:30 AM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/beta-79jb A
The AI Era & What It Means To Be Human: Dinner & Dialogue
3:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/19sc1btx
AI Collective & Suneet Bhatt Presents: Making Sense of Purpose
3:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-ny-10-23
Saturday, October 24
Open Source AI Awards Night (Open Source AI Week)
5:00 PM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/7ebvz0oq
Move with AIC x XCETRA (w/ The AI Collective)
6:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-ch-10-24
computational poetry reading group: game poems co-presented with C
6:30 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/gamepoems A
Find Work Fast 2.0: Singapore-Malaysia Edition
10:30 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-kul-avoc
Hack for Humanity: Islamabad
11:00 PM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/h4h-islamabad
Hack for Humanity: Fredericksburg, Virginia
5:30 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/h4h-fredericks
Hack for Humanity: Detroit
6:30 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/detroith4h
Emergent - VibeCon SF 2026: Vibecode Your Way to a YC Interview
8:00 AM · Y Combinator, 560 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/q5v9a6ak
Win iPhone Duos at Patch the Conference Hackathon
9:00 AM · Bright Data, 625 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/ptc Address
Hack for Social Impact 2026
9:00 AM · 1885 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/59t8euck
Kane CLI Hack Day, supported by OpenAI
9:30 AM · GenAI SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/kane-cli-hack-
Hack for Humanity: Portland, Oregon
10:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/h4h-pdx Add
Build an LED Art Panel!
11:00 AM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/tiat-led-panel
Turn AI into Business Results - A Practical Prompt Workshop (w/ Th
11:00 AM · GenAI Collective
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-at-10-24
See all events on the full calendar.