AI builders, founder conversations and Halloween hackathons across the Bay Area, online and beyond.
This week brings AI engineering at ODSC, developer conversations around GitHub Universe, and founders connecting at One Way Summit. The weekend turns ideas into projects with Halloween build sessions.
Learn how teams make agents reliable, meet people building with AI, or bring a project and make progress together. Pick the rooms that fit what you want to learn.
Prices, capacity and access below are as each organizer lists them. Check the event page before you go. All times are Pacific unless noted.
Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA
An in-person conference in Atlanta covering AI, data, hybrid cloud and infrastructure, with labs, workshops and certifications. HashiConf is integrated into this year’s event. Travel is required from the Bay Area; check pass inclusions before booking.
Book Passage, One Ferry, Building 37a, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
A panel and Q&A on turning AI prototypes into dependable products, alongside the launch of Building Reliable AI Systems. Meet founders and engineering leaders at Book Passage.
Sentry, 45 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Technical talks and an open discussion about whether adding more agents actually improves software development. The organizer currently offers a waitlist; admission is not guaranteed.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
A workshop with Rob Snyder on finding real customer demand and turning early sales into repeatable business. For founders seeking paying customers. Age 21+; valid ID required.
Hyatt Regency Burlingame, 1333 Old Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame; virtual options available
AI and data science talks, demos and workshops. The free expo and free virtual passes cover October 27 and 28; training and broader conference access depend on the pass. In-person expo registration requires approval.
SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
incident.io brings SREs, engineering leaders and CTOs together for a day on incident management and reliability. Existing incident.io customers can ask their account manager about complimentary registration.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Dan O’Leary discusses opportunities for agencies, consultants and implementation partners building with Lovable. Approved guests only; the organizer cannot accommodate pending, waitlisted or late arrivals.
SPIN San Francisco, 690 Folsom St #100, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Meet the Inference and Depot developer communities over ping pong, food and drinks. Tournament and casual tables are available. A social evening with no demos or presentations.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Cline and OpenRouter discuss open versus closed AI coding ecosystems, model choice and developer autonomy, followed by Q&A and networking.
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, 2530 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
Catie Cuan explores how movement shapes trust and interaction with robots. A free public Design Field Notes talk at UC Berkeley’s Jacobs Institute.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Leaders from Rootly AI, NVIDIA, Replit and WorkOS discuss agents in incident response, testing and production operations. A panel and networking evening for reliability and infrastructure teams.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Factory, Sapienne and Sequoia host a workshop, fireside chat and networking evening for women building with AI. Bring a laptop; no prior coding experience is required.
Online; in-person conference at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco is sold out
Watch GitHub’s developer keynotes and virtual programming on AI agents and software development. Virtual registration includes streamed content and recordings when available. Register for the online option.
The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
A gathering for immigrant founders, investors and startup operators, with AI discussions and a startup pitch competition. Standard admission excludes workshops; premium and VIP inclusions vary.
Terra Gallery & Event Venue, 511 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
VentureBeat convenes technical leaders for research-led discussions on agent orchestration, memory, inference costs and AI infrastructure. Admission is subject to approval; review the organizer’s eligibility criteria.
Lobalita, 2231 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
Heavybit, Sanity and Omnara host a social evening for DevOps, infrastructure and AI engineers during GitHub Universe, with food, drinks and a werewolf game.
Palette Tea House, 900 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
Databricks and Sentry host dim sum, developer conversations and a panel with Kent C. Dodds and the Syntax hosts. Age 21+.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Mintlify and Entire bring engineering and technical leaders together for mini golf, arcade games and conversation. The guest list is curated; apply through the organizer.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Cartesia, Lorikeet and Speak discuss building voice AI and conversational experiences, with a fireside chat, interactive demos and networking.
Gray Area / Grand Theater, 2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Explore AI and computational art at Gray Area’s exhibition opening with Modal. Opening night is currently full with a waitlist; the exhibition continues through November 1 with free admission during gallery hours.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Thomas Dohmke and Gergely Orosz discuss Git hosting, pull requests, CI and memory for coding agents. Coffee and pastries precede a 9:30 AM fireside chat.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
AssemblyAI celebrates its text-to-speech launch with live voice-powered animatronics, networking and a Halloween happy hour. Costumes are encouraged.
Corgi Cafe, 9 Claude Ln, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
A startup launch and founder gathering at Corgi Cafe, with pancakes and a planned world-record attempt. Hosted by Pancake AI and Corgi; approval is required.
Sports Basement, San Francisco; confirm the exact address through registration
A community panel, demos and networking for people exploring coding agents. No coding background is required. Speaker and volunteer roles have separate application requirements.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
Five short demos from designers experimenting with AI and machines. The organizer asks applicants to share project links; places are limited.
Gray Area / Grand Theater, 2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Artists and builders discuss AI inference as a creative medium, with perspectives from Runway and Modal. The panel is followed by Q&A and time to explore the exhibition.
Google Event Center (MP7), 1160 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Explore client-side AI, local models, browser agents and computer vision. The official GDG listing advertises free seats with code GDGBAYAREA and links to Google’s registration site. Registration may require sign-in; the code does not guarantee a place.
Digital Jungle SF, 972 Mission St, San Francisco
Build a working go-to-market automation with a team, then give a live demo. The organizer assembles teams of three to five; the Halloween party starts at 6:30 PM.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
A five-hour building sprint followed by live demos. Bring a laptop and charger. Solo builders or teams of up to four may apply; every teammate needs individual approval. Hardware requires advance review.
San Francisco, CA; exact address shared through registration
An AI-themed Halloween costume party for builders and founders. Age 21+ with photo ID; approval required. The event header lists 6:30 PM to 11 PM, while the description lists 6:59 PM doors and a 9 PM wrap. Confirm arrival and finish times with the host.
San Francisco; exact address after approval. Separate online edition available.
Start a project at the Halloween build day, then continue online for seven days to ship and find users. The organizer also offers a separate online edition linked from the event page.
