Monday, October 12 ·
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LA Tech Week 2026 · Oct 12–18
Hackathons at LA Tech Week
44 hackathons at LA Tech Week 2026, Oct 12–18.
LA Tech Week 2026 (Oct 12–18) has 44 hackathons (42 open for registration, 1 with a waitlist). Highlights include Builders & Brews LA (hosted by Tavily), LA CLAUDE COMMUNITY CREATOR SUMMIT by TechSpace (hosted by Anthropic), The City Hacks the State... Beach Edition!! (hosted by InsureMEP, Inc.).
Listings updated from Tech Week Oct 8, 6:40 PM PDT.
Hackathons
44 events
Monday, October 12 ·
SpookyAF
Hosted by FYI.AI (will.i.am) · Hollywood
The FYI SpookyAF event on 10/12 is a Spookathon at The FYI Campus. It's not a hackathon It is a horror film festival, speculative design lab, and technology buildathon where…
OpenMonday, October 12 ·
T4BH HACKATHON
Hosted by T4BH · Beverly Hills
Tech for Beverly Hills Hackathon More infos soon! This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
AI IRL
Hosted by PwC · El Segundo
AI is moving fast. The best way to understand what’s possible is to roll up your sleeves and put it to work.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Builders & Brews LA
Hosted by Tavily · Santa Monica
Builders & Brews, our flagship builder community event series, is getting a hands-on build-day twist and going global.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Self-Improving Agents Hackathon
Hosted by USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) · Marina del Rey
Join GRAIL and 18VC at LA Tech Week for a hands-on hackathon focused on building recursive self-improving (RSI) agents.
WaitlistTuesday, October 13 ·
Software founder’s go to market strategies and networking
Hosted by Aim-Hi, Mojave cloud · Santa Monica
Building clean code and solid infrastructure is only half the battle—the real challenge is taking your software live and putting it in front of paying customers without burning…
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Build-A-Bachelor Workshop: Bring AI characters to life
Hosted by CG Pro, Fermata, Machine Cinema · Santa Monica
LA Tech Week is back, and this time we're building a whole cast of characters literally.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Launch Your Observability Mission with Dynatrace & AWS
Hosted by Dynatrace, AWS · Santa Monica
Welcome to the Lunar Grand Casino (LGC) the Moon's premier hospitality destination, where exceptional guest experiences depend on flawless digital services.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
HubSpot & Blackbird Collective's Hands-on AI Agent Lab for Real Work
Hosted by HubSpot · Culver City
HubSpot is partnering with Blackbird Collective to host this hands-on building event at their space in Culver City.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Women in STEM Hackathon
Hosted by Women in STEM Comedy · Virtual (LA)
Do you have an idea for an app or a website, but have no idea where to begin? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the AI tools coming at you from every direction?
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Find a Cofounder, Help or Join a Startup
Hosted by Startup Oasis · Long Beach
Welcome to Startup Oasis! #LATechWeek If you are a startup founder, investor, developer, marketer, or anyone else in the tech ecosystem looking to start, join, or help a tech…
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
CLAYDATE
Hosted by Independent · Culver City
Claydate @ Product.ai What if you met the person before you met their résumé? Claydate is a hands-on social experiment for LA Tech Week.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Live Hackathon: Put Agents to Work on a Real Brand
Hosted by Deliberate · Venice
A hands-on session on getting AI agents to do real marketing work, using ready-made assets from a real brand, VeryVery Good Tea, so there's nothing to prep.
OpenTuesday, October 13 ·
Genflick AI Film Fest
Hosted by genflick.com · Playa Vista
Genflick.com is an Agentic AI Film Making Platform for creatives and people with an idea a like.
OpenWednesday, October 14 ·
PRE-INCORPORATION TRAINING: Form Your Own H-1B Cap Exempt Employer Similar to OPENAI FOUNDATION
Hosted by WHO MENTORS YOU INC. · Virtual (LA)
Rauhmel Fox, CEO, WHO MENTORS YOU INC., will review and discuss the Certificate of Incorporation for (1) OPENAI FOUNDATION, (2) OPEN RESEARCH LAB, INC., and (3) SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY…
OpenWednesday, October 14 ·
Ai MarkeThon 2026 - 💰 $13K cash prize
Hosted by Arriv Technology Inc. · Hollywood
💰 $13K cash prize AI Markethon brings together 50–100 selected AI builders, marketers, creators, and founders to turn working AI products into real market opportunities.
OpenWednesday, October 14 ·
GO Scout Hackathon: Your Production Cheat Code to Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency
Hosted by Global Objects, ISS Studios, Microsoft · Other
Global Objects, Microsoft, and ISS invite you to an #LATechWeek event like no other! Location Scouting Hackathon + Networking + Cocktails!
OpenWednesday, October 14 ·
PROOF L.A.™ — Build It. Prove It. Deploy It.
Hosted by HTCJ Venture Studio Inc · Marina del Rey
DON’T PITCH THE FUTURE. PROVE IT. PROOF L.A.™ is an HTCJ innovation activation bringing together founders, technologists, local businesses, investors, corporate leaders, creators…
OpenThursday, October 15 ·
LA CLAUDE COMMUNITY CREATOR SUMMIT by TechSpace
Hosted by Anthropic · Venice
Claude Creators Summit LA Tech Week Hosted at by LA Claude Community and TechSpace. The creator economy is being rebuilt by people who ship.
OpenThursday, October 15 ·
The City Hacks the State... Beach Edition!!
Hosted by InsureMEP, Inc. · Long Beach
The City Will Hack the State. The Beach Version. Coming to Manhattan Beach, California for LA Tech Week 2026: a high-stakes 4-hour sprint hosted by InsureMEP, the makers of…
OpenThursday, October 15 ·
The Brick Room - Where the Best Ideas get built Twice
Hosted by Fine Line Consultants · East LA
You've pitched your idea a hundred times. But have you ever built it? The Brick Room is a one-night-only experience during LA Tech Week where founders, investors, and builders…
OpenThursday, October 15 ·
The Great American Egg Drop
Hosted by Amca, Neros Technologies · El Segundo
Amca presents The Great American Egg Drop competition. We are calling on LA's finest to participate.
OpenThursday, October 15 ·
Sip & Startup with ProtoLive.xyz
Hosted by ProtoLive.xyz · Santa Monica
Be one of the first users to build something beautiful with ProtoLive.xyz.
OpenFriday, October 16 ·
Civic Tech Day
Hosted by Visic · Venice
Civic Tech Day Where civic tech meets city hall. One day, three parts: 1.
OpenFriday, October 16 ·
Rocket Launch: A USC Builders Night by TroyLabs
Hosted by TroyLabs - USC's premier startup accelerator · Downtown (LA)
Rocket Launch: A USC Builders Night by TroyLabs Think of one thing you wish existed. The script that would save you an hour every week. The tool you’d use every day.
OpenFriday, October 16 ·
From Story to Revenue: How AI Is Reshaping Microdrama
Hosted by Storyverse, Soulscape · Downtown (LA)
AI is changing how microdrama gets developed, produced, localized, and distributed.
OpenFriday, October 16 ·
SEP Hacks
Hosted by Sigma Eta Pi @ USC · USC
Inviting all builders, hackers & tinkerers to USC's premier AI Hackathon! Description SEP Hacks 2026 is USC's premier AI hackathon and an official LA Tech Week event.
OpenFriday, October 16 ·
The Dual Use Hackathon at USC Viterbi
Hosted by Innovate x LA · USC
The Dual-Use Hackathon, hosted by Innovate x LA and the Grand Challenge Scholars Program at USC, is the premier event to innovate for resiliency, safety, and infrastructure.
OpenFriday, October 16 ·
Hardware Hackathon
Hosted by Sigma Eta Pi at UC Irvine · Other
U-2 can build. One day. One theme. Open to engineering and CS students or recent alumni across Southern California: UCI, UCLA, USC, UCSD, Caltech, LMU, CSULB.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
ACM@USC TrojanHacks
Hosted by ACM@USC · USC
Welcome to Trojan Hacks 2026, where builders, dreamers, and problem-solvers come together to create impactful solutions across three exciting verticals: Healthcare, Social Good…
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
MOLTEN - Spatial hackathon (ElevenLabs, AssemblyAI, Rokoko, Datafeel...)
Hosted by Field Lab · Santa Monica
MOLTEN is a one day hackathon for prototyping the tools of spatial creation.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
0 to Shipped
Hosted by LavaLab · USC
A one-day hackathon for students who have a startup idea but have never actually built or shipped a product.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
[CreatorThon]
Hosted by Intuition Intelligence, Inc. · USC
CreatorThon is a fast-paced event where creators produce compelling social media videos inspired by emerging viral topics.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
touch ./SAND - The Voice Agent OUTDOOR Hackathon
Hosted by Openbase · Venice
🌊 touch ./SAND The Voice Agent Hackathon Openbase is bringing voice-first building to Venice Beach for LA Tech Week.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
Community Build: Tech 4 Good Hackathon
Hosted by The Sameritan Project · Venice
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
LA Hacks AI Hackathon
Hosted by LA Hacks · UCLA
LA Hacks AI Hackathon 2026 is a student-focused hackathon centered around building with AI.
ClosedSaturday, October 17 ·
Sip & Ship: The Un-Hackathon
Hosted by Your Next Win · Virtual (LA)
Watch modern tools and workflows turn ideas into real, testable products—and build along, LIVE!
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
Lovable Hackathon Competition
Hosted by Lucky Day Labs · Venice
frankly, the Lovable Hackathon Competition is a fast-paced daytime build sprint where you’ll have a few focused hours to create something real using Lovable.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
[DFA Designathon]
Hosted by Design For America + USC · Downtown (LA)
West Coast Best Coast! Join us as the Southern Californian chapters of Design for America gather together in a design-athon + panel session! (+ more).
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
LA Traffic Crisis Hackathon: Build the Future
Hosted by Equity Learning · East LA
LA Has a Traffic Problem. You Have 3 Hours. Go. The 2028 Olympics are coming to Los Angeles whether we're ready or not and right now, we're not. Two years.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
Build a voice agent in 3 minutes
Hosted by Guava · Culver City
One evening, one working voice agent. Show up with a laptop, leave with something that places real calls.
OpenSaturday, October 17 ·
Hackathon
Hosted by Builderbase, AI Collective · Santa Monica
This is a hackathon brought to you by Builderbase and The AI Collective. Sponsors in communication: Openai/Nebius, Base44, Supabase, Matrix OS, Prelint, and Apify.
OpenSunday, October 18 ·
LA Creatives Buildathon
Hosted by Hackathon Company · Venice
The premier hackathon for creatives in Los Angeles This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best hackathons at LA Tech Week?
- There are 44 hackathons at LA Tech Week 2026. Highlights include Builders & Brews LA (hosted by Tavily), LA CLAUDE COMMUNITY CREATOR SUMMIT by TechSpace (hosted by Anthropic), The City Hacks the State... Beach Edition!! (hosted by InsureMEP, Inc.). Featured events are marked with a star in the list.
- When is LA Tech Week 2026?
- LA Tech Week 2026 runs from Monday, October 12 to Sunday, October 18, 2026, with events across Los Angeles. The busiest day is Tuesday, October 13, with 203 events.
- How many events are there at LA Tech Week?
- This guide lists 817 LA Tech Week events, including breakfasts, panels, dinners, happy hours, hackathons and demo days, hosted by startups, investors and tech companies.
- How do I register for LA Tech Week events?
- Each event is registered with its host. Sign up once on TikTechno (name and email) to unlock registration links for every event in this guide; each link takes you to the event's official page, where you RSVP or apply.
- Where do LA Tech Week events take place?
- Events are spread across Los Angeles. The neighborhoods with the most events are Santa Monica, Venice, Downtown (LA), Culver City, Beverly Hills.
- Is this the official Tech Week website?
- No. This is an independent guide made by TikTechno, an event planning and design studio. Tech Week is presented by a16z, and official event pages and RSVPs are on tech-week.com.
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