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Upcoming AI meetups, hack nights, demo nights and hackathons in the world's tech cities — from Luma, Eventbrite, Meetup, Partiful and community calendars. Searchable by city, as a list, a map or a calendar, refreshed every morning. Lounge's own events live on the Lounge Events tab.

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Every morning the Lounge desk searches Luma, Eventbrite, Meetup, Partiful, AI Tinkerers, Cerebral Valley and community calendars across 30+ cities — Austin to Tokyo — for upcoming in-person AI meetups, adds the new ones here and posts a daily “New in-person AI meetups” update to the feed. RSVPs happen on the organizer's page.

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Lounge events

Our own calendar — the Weekly Member Mastermind on Zoom, topic calls, demo days — is the main Events tab. This page is everything else happening in person.

Weekly Member Mastermind12:00 PM CT · Zoom

Weekly Member Mastermind12:00 PM CT · Zoom

Weekly Member Mastermind12:00 PM CT · Zoom

Where this comes from

Every morning the Lounge desk searches Luma, Eventbrite, Meetup, Partiful, AI Tinkerers, Cerebral Valley and community calendars across 30+ cities — Austin to Tokyo — for upcoming in-person AI meetups, adds the new ones here and posts a daily “New in-person AI meetups” update to the feed. RSVPs happen on the organizer's page.

See the daily updates

Running a meetup?

Post the Luma or Eventbrite link in the feed and tag it Meetups — the desk picks it up the next morning. Or host it on Lounge and it shows on the main calendar.

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October 2026

TUE

6

Startup Pitch & Themed Networking Dubai | Unlock Your IdeaEventbriteFree–$28.52

Oct 6 · 7:00 PM–10:00 PM GST · Dubai · McGettigan's JLT · by Ascent Valley

Ascent Valley themed networking with five live startup pitches at McGettigan's JLT, Dubai.

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TUE

6

AI & Tech Networking Event in Dubai by Ascent ValleyEventbriteFree

Oct 6 · 7:00 PM–10:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · McGettigan's JLT, Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers · by Ascent Valley

Evening networking night for AI founders, engineers and tech professionals in JLT.

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November 2026

THU

5

TechNext AI & Cybersecurity Summit Dubai 2026Eventbrite$417

Nov 5 · 9:00 AM–6:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · Pullman Dubai Downtown, Marasi Drive · by MENA Trade Enterprises

Full-day summit on AI and cybersecurity for enterprise and government technology leaders at Pullman Dubai Downtown.

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TUE

10

AI & Tech Networking Event in Dubai by Ascent Valley (Nov 10)EventbriteFree–$28.52

Nov 10 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai · McGettigan's JLT · by Ascent Valley

Ascent Valley AI and tech networking evening at McGettigan's JLT, Dubai.

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December 2026

TUE

1

Startup Pitch Events Dubai: 5 Founders on StageLumaFree

Dec 1 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai · Fibber Magee’s Irish Pub · by Ascent Valley

Ascent Valley startup pitch night with five founders and AI/tech networking in Dubai.

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SUN

6

Enterprise AI Summit Dubai 2026LumaFree

Dec 6 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM GST · Dubai · Dubai Internet City · by stage-x

Free enterprise AI summit at Dubai Internet City bringing together business leaders, innovators and AI experts on AI reshaping enterprise op…

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THU

8

The DIFC Seminar - AI Governance: No one's cracked it.LumaFree

Oct 8 · 8:00 AM–11:30 AM GST · Dubai, Dubai · DIFC Conference Centre · by Sophie Best

Come for a working conversation on what that looks like once it leaves the policy and hits Monday morning: the verification tax quietly eati…

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FRI

9

AI Agent Builders DubaiMeetupFree

Oct 9 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM GST · Dubai · Hashtag Cafe, Al Barsha · by AI Agent Builders (OpenClaw Dubai)

Community meetup of AI agent builders, developers and founders exploring the latest in agentic AI, at Hashtag Cafe in Al Barsha.

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FRI

9

AI After Hours: AIUMeetupFree

Oct 9 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · Uptown Social, JLT · by AI Underground Dubai

AI Underground Dubai's after-work gathering for founders and professionals to talk honestly about what is actually working with AI.

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FRI

9

AI After Hours: AI UndergroundLumaFree

Oct 9 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai · by AI Underground Dubai

AI Underground after-hours gathering for professionals, founders and builders talking honestly about what is actually working with AI.

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FRI

9

DISCUSSION: Being replaced by AI Acceptable?LumaFree

Oct 9 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · MONDOUX · by The Compass

As AI systems grow more capable, a growing number of people find themselves worrying about what the future holds for their careers.

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SAT

10

BrowserStack Meetup Dubai: Building Local AI Agents for Web Test AutomationMeetupFree

Oct 10 · 11:00 AM–2:00 PM GST · Dubai · by BrowserStack

BrowserStack in-person meetup on building local AI agents for web test automation instead of black-box AI. Check the page for the venue.

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SAT

10

AI Tinkerers Dubai — October Demo DayAI TinkerersFree

Oct 10 · 11:30 AM–2:30 PM GST · Dubai · by AI Tinkerers

Builders show what they've been tinkering with — live demos, no slides, application required.

SAT

10

Dubai AI MeetupMeetupFree

Oct 10 · 7:30 PM–10:30 PM GST · Dubai · DIFC Food Court, Gate Avenue · by DubAI AI

Casual DubAI AI community meetup on AI and business at the DIFC Food Court, Gate Avenue.

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TUE

13

Make AI & Automation DayLumaFree

Oct 13 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM GST · Dubai · by Make

Hands-on intensive workshop by Make to prototype and deploy automations and AI agents for real business challenges.

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TUE

13

AI & Quantum Pitch Day (International Quantum Month)LumaFree

Oct 13 · 10:00 AM–12:30 PM GST · Dubai · Dubai AI Campus · by AI and Quantum International Hub

Pitch day at Dubai AI Campus in DIFC where AI and quantum startups meet investors and partners, part of International Quantum Month.

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THU

15

Software Development with AI - Lessons from Dubai HealthMeetupFree

Oct 15 · 5:00 PM–7:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · Dubai (venue TBC) · by ProductTank Dubai

ProductTank Dubai evening on how Dubai Health's teams build software with AI, with speaker talks and networking (venue to be confirmed).

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FRI

16

The CFO Agenda: Two new challenges in 2027 E-Invoicing & AI adoption in financeLumaFree

Oct 16 · 8:30 AM–11:00 AM GST · Dubai, Dubai · AXD Space - Membership Club · by Rayhan Aleem

Every CFO is hearing the same thing: you need to adopt AI.

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SAT

17

STOP LISTENING TO PEOPLE TALK ABOUT AI! Come and actually use it.LumaAED 379

Oct 17 · 9:30 AM–12:30 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · DIMO'S Cafe and Restaurant Dubai - All-Day Italian and Mediterranean-Inspired Bistro · by No ifs Or Bots Ai

Join No Ifs or Bots for a practical AI workshop where you bring your laptop, work on your own business and put what you learn into use strai…

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SAT

17

AI Founder Hub - Build & Sell: AI Call AssistantsMeetupFree

Oct 17 · 4:00 PM–7:00 PM GST · Dubai · 25hours Hotel Dubai One Central · by AI Founder Hub

Hands-on in-person build session where founders build a real AI voice call assistant and learn how to sell it, at 25hours Hotel One Central.

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TUE

20

Red Hat: AI Visibility NightLumaFree

Oct 20 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai · One&Only One Za'abeel · by AI with Z.A.I.N

Networking evening on how companies are graded and surfaced by AI search, at One&Only One Za'abeel.

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WED

21

Dubai Co-Founder Matching: Find a Partner by Solving Real ProblemsEventbriteFree–$22.11

Oct 21 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai · Lock, Stock & Barrel · by Ascent Valley

Ascent Valley co-founder matching session for AI and tech founders at Lock, Stock & Barrel, Dubai.

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THU

22

AI Builders DubaiLumaFree

Oct 22 · 5:30 PM–8:30 PM GST · Dubai · by AI Builders

Launch edition of the aibuilders.club community in Dubai: an informal meetup for AI nerds, vibe coders and automation addicts. Check the pag…

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THU

22

AI Builders and Databases DubaiLumaFree

Oct 22 · 6:30 PM–9:30 PM GST · Dubai · Media One Hotel · by ClickHouse

ClickHouse evening on real-time analytics and the data layer behind AI applications, with talks and networking at Media One Hotel.

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FRI

23

AI After Hours: AIU (October 23 edition)MeetupFree

Oct 23 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · Uptown Social, JLT · by AI Underground Dubai

Second October edition of AI Underground Dubai's after-work meetup for founders and professionals comparing notes on real AI use.

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SAT

24

GDG DevFest 2026 (Dubai)LumaFree

Oct 24 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM GST · Dubai · Heriot-Watt University · by GDG Sharjah

Google Developer Groups DevFest at Heriot-Watt University Dubai: community-run tech conference with AI, Gemini and cloud sessions.

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MON

26

Dubai AI Festival 2026 (Decoding Data Science community pass)LumaFree

Oct 26 · 9:00 AM–7:00 PM GST · Dubai · by Decoding Data Science

Two-day Dubai AI Festival (Oct 26-27) attended via the Decoding Data Science community partnership; venue details on the page.

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TUE

27

AI & Tech Networking Event in DubaiEventbriteFree

Oct 27 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM GST · Dubai · McGettigan's JLT · by Ascent Valley

Founder, investor and builder mixer with a short startup-pitch segment; free general admission, paid tiers optional.

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THU

29

Dtec Innovators Forum: Sales & Marketing in the Age of AILumaFree

Oct 29 · 8:30 AM–12:00 PM GST · Dubai, Dubai · Digital Park A5 Building · by Dtec - Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus

AI is redefining how businesses approach sales and marketing.

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