Tech, AI & startups in Austin, week of October 26, 2026
Tech, AI & startups in Austin, Monday October 26 to Sunday November 1, 2026: 227 events. Picks by day; every event links to its original listing.
Mon Oct 26
- 8 AM Austin Tech Week Off-Campus
- 8 AM AITX & MLOps World Community Hackathon @ Austin Tech Week Antler VC · Free
- 9 AM PROMPT. AI Innovation Series Texas Science & Natural History Museum · $299-$508.30
- 10 AM AllModern Austin’s 3-Year Anniversary Celebration AllModern · Free
- 11:30 AM TEI & EY- Sales & Use Tax Trends, Legislation, and Planning Strategy Ernst & Young · Free
- 12 PM The Speaker Lab | Pitch Practice Creative Collective · $25
Tue Oct 27
- 12:30 PM Zoning the AI and Cloud Data Center Boom: How Local Governments Are Regulating Data Centers EER 3.646 or online via Zoom or YouTube
- 5 PM ICON - Private Tour (Principled Business Summit) 220 E St Elmo Rd · Free
- 5:30 PM Impact Chat: From Semiconductors to Sustainability with Alyson Freeman Robert B. Rowling Hall · Free
- 6 PM Austin Tech Mixer 2026 Higbie's · $0-$47.03
- 7 PM Dave Chappelle Live | A Private Suite Evening with HubSpot for Startups Moody Center · Free
- 7 PM Real Estate & Construction Industry Networking Event Austin 2211 Webberville Rd · $10.66-$42.42
Wed Oct 28
- 7 AM CISO Café 1205 Rio Grande St · Free
- 7:45 AM Rise & Thrive: Connecting Business Owners at Live Oak BNI Waterloo Ice House Escarpment
- 8:30 AM DRON8 Summit 2026 Austin · $188-$899
- 2 PM Principled Business Summit 2026 Hilton Austin · $199-$999
- 5 PM SideHustle® LIVE Comedy Game Show for Entrepreneurs in Austin, TX | Oct 28 Pershing Hall · $35-$99
- 7 PM FBR Summit | Franchise Social w/ Harmonyze, Qvinci, and Opus Foxy's Proper Pub · Free
Thu Oct 29
- 8 AM COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Morning Mixer for Founders & Investors Rivian · Free
- 8:30 AM Wake Up! CPG Austin Cosmic Pickle · Free
- 9:30 AM Austin Small Business Expo 2026 Palmer Events Center
- 4 PM Autonomy in Motion: Drones, UAV, USV, UUV & Beyond - Austin Physical AI Meetup Little Woodrow's Domain Northside
- 6 PM Design Review Night: Get Feedback & Network Austin Community College: Rio Grande Campus
- 7:30 PM Pitch-a-Friend Austin: Find Your Boo! Cabana Club
Fri Oct 30
- 8 AM AI Startup Rodeo: Machine-to-machine payments · Austin Tech Week, Oct 30 Q-Branch - Global Accelerator · $25
- 8:30 AM Austin Female Founders & Friends Cosmic Saltillo · Free
- 9:30 AM Creative Founder Co-work Stargazer Cocktails & Coffee · Free
Sat Oct 31
- 8 AM Founders Running Club Estacionamiento Edward Rendon Park · Free
Sun Nov 1
- 4 PM AI Coffee Club Radio Coffee & Beer · Free
- 6 PM Kiz Summit Exchange - Kage Edition Factory on 5th