This Week in SF AI — November 8, 2026

SF Bay Area AI and tech events for the week of November 8, 2026 through November 14.

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Weekly What's happening in Bay Area AI this week.

Your weekly guide to AI and tech events happening in San Francisco this week.

Monday, November 9

Rally: Visa Pathways & Pickleball for Immigrant Founders (Seed–S

4:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aivalley-6491

The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Monday, Nov 9

9:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-mn5j

AI Roundtable #29: Work Rewritten: AI, Jobs, Opportunity, and Impa

10:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-kc-roundta

Tuesday, November 10

5K Run with Apify

4:45 PM · Fort Point National Historic Site, 201 Marine Dr, San Francisco, · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/run-with-apify

Side Quest Hotline Vapi Hackathon

5:00 PM · 150 Spear St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA · Build Club

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/buildclub-lugq

Build Day: OpenRouter x Meta

5:30 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/openro-lu9g

Music Hardware Is a Fashion Accessory: A Design Workshop

6:30 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/tlbsclk1

STUDIO WORKS #7/7 | On selling

7:30 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/studioworks7

AI Deathbots : A harmless way to live eternally?

2:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-ta-11-10

Built with AI: The Defensive Pedal Story (w/ The AI Collective)

7:00 AM · Centrul de Afaceri, Transfer Tehnologic și Incubator de Afaceri · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-br-11-10

After Tokens

8:00 AM · TERRA, 511 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/after-tokens

The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Tuesday, Nov 10

9:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-xy5g

Run by Apify

10:00 AM · The Pearl, 601 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA · SF Builders Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/run-by-apify

Akamai AI Summit

12:00 PM · Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA · AI Events SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/iuq2p3fy

AI Book Club: Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF)

1:00 PM · AI Builders SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/5w7avnra Ho

Culture Slop Live!

2:30 PM · AI Tinkerers SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/cultureslopliv

⚡ US Grid Instability Threatens AI Growth (w/AI Collective Hartf

2:30 PM · 10 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103, USA · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-ha-11-10

Vibe Night Midtown - Claude + Codex (w/ The AI Collective)

3:00 PM · Hudson Grille Midtown, 942 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, US · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-at-11-10

Wednesday, November 11

Terna Innovation Zone Forum 2026 | Innovating the Grid: Next-Gen P

4:00 PM · Mind the Bridge, 450 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA · AI Events SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/svtaeqxu

[SV] AWS AWS Partner Showcase Extended with Anthropic, Caylent, Te

4:30 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/vh39ye03

Biryani Maxxing: A Diwali Feast & Multiplayer AI Mixer

5:00 PM · AI Events SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/biryanimaxxing

Agents Need Solid Ground: An Archil Hackathon

6:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/t9hsthtk

Agentic AI Hermes Advanced Setup (Use Cases & Dashboard)

9:00 PM · Build Club

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/e35o59ry

7:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-du-11-4

The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Wednesday, Nov 11

9:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-3qom

AI 201: Why the Prompt Was Never the Problem (w/ The AI Collective

2:30 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-at-11-11-1

The Human Side of AI

3:00 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/human-side-ai

3:00 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-in-11-11

AI Collective Detroit x Codalio : Building apps with Codalio

3:30 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-de-11-11

Thursday, November 12

Notion Presents: The Software Factory Debate

5:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/gb4qi4co

Meridian № 06

6:00 PM · AI Tinkerers SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/meridian06

Payments & Growth: Founder Mahjong Night | AI Valley × Antom

6:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aivalley-bqfk

Put AI to Work with ChatGPT Dots

6:00 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/e9q4tcbr Ho

Your Move: What Ukrainian Drone Operators Taught NATO

6:30 PM · AI Events SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/seldon-3yvu

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/wzstr7tt

Build Club Canberra Weekly Meetup

11:00 PM · Workspace by black vc, Level 3/4 Mort St, Canberra ACT 2601, Aust · Build Club

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/wydtrpou

Beer and bots (w/ The AI Collective)

11:30 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-ad-11-12

Lovable night: Not just vibe idea but live it! (w/ The AI Collecti

2:30 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/LovableTaipeiN

Vibin’ Out Mornin’ | AI Collective - Stamford | w/ The AI Collecti

7:00 AM · Shippan Landing, 262 Harbor Dr 1st Floor, Stamford, CT 06902 · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-st-11-12

SGLang Summit 2026 by LMSYS

9:00 AM · Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/sglang-summit

The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Thursday, Nov 12

9:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-lr6x

Lunch & Hack: The Browser Is Becoming an AI Runtime (w/ The AI Col

11:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-gl-11-12

How an AI Token Meets the best Product？@Microsoft GCR Incubator

1:30 PM · Microsoft, 1045 La Avenida St, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/seamate-sb6k

Embed payments into your platform or marketplace

2:30 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/stripe-connect

Friday, November 13

Diwali Festiverse Agent to Agent Hackathon (SF Edition)

4:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/bc8etq9q

[SF] AWS Partner Showcase Extended with Anthropic, Grafana, Supaba

4:30 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/6efhv90q

Keeping Pace With AI: The Skills and Workflows Teams Need Now

5:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/f0lufgmr

BeyondFest 2026

5:00 PM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aic-kul-beyond

The Build Boutique: Base44 x AI Valley Women’s Build Night

6:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/aivalley-8ysz

SpaceX AI x Byteport Executive Dinner

6:30 PM · Toy Soldier, 52 Belden Pl, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/cvo8uqwi

Cut + Paste = Collage Workshop: Imagining a World of Devices

7:00 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/cutpaste

9:00 AM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/beta-3ue5 A

The AI Collective Podcast with AJ & Catherine: Friday, Nov 13

9:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/genai-wmhn

BAND Dark Factory Buildathon: San Francisco & Remote

10:00 AM · AWS Builder Loft, 2nd floor, 525 Market St, San Francisco, CA 941 · SF Builders Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/band-ai-hacks-

Full-Stack Agents Hackathon

2:00 PM · FOCUS Innovation Studio, 181 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/adalagent-i97q

Saturday, November 14

On-Device AI Hackathon: Cleared for Takeoff ✈️

5:00 PM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/0nsdnkoa

AI Software Factories in the Enterprise: Panel Discussion with BAN

5:30 PM · AWS Builder Loft, 2nd floor, 525 Market St, San Francisco, CA 941 · SF Builders Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/band-buildatho

Hack for Humanity: Salt Lake City

8:00 AM · GenAI Collective

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/h4h-salt-lake-

Day 1: NASA Space Apps Mountain View Hackathon

9:00 AM · AI Events SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/9ndjo3rj Ho

DNAForge & MTC Berkeley: AI × Biology Hackathon

9:00 AM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/xdzhu4tn

AI Research Hackathon

9:00 AM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/sht6n8du

Physical AI Hackathon 🦾 [with X Square Robot]

10:00 AM · GenAI SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/21palhfw

1:1 with execs from OpenAI, NVIDIA, NEA, Cisco | Unstuck your star

12:30 PM · Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA · AI Events SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/1raijfsw

Perverting the Everyday: Co-speculating a Strange Product Catalogu

1:00 PM · tiat, 151 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA · AI Tinkerers SF

Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/strangeproduct

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