Free AI events in Austin

You don't have to spend a dollar to plug into Austin's AI scene. Every free AI event in the city, gathered in one place and verified daily: meetups, workshops, hackathons, and talks with no ticket price.

Meetups Workshops Hackathons Conferences Networking

Oct

Wed

4:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT

Meridian: Quarterly Showcase of AI in Deep Tech

by Texas Futures Coalition

A quarterly Austin showcase from the Texas Futures Coalition and Neon Syndicate, pairing short presentations from AI and climate-driven deep tech companies with extended time for founders, investors, academics and policymakers to talk. Free to register.

NetworkingFreeAll levelsBusinessResearchersDevelopers

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT

AI x Education Austin — October Meetup

by AI x Education Austin

October's meeting of Austin's AI-in-education community — a monthly evening for educators, ed-tech builders, and technologists examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching and learning.

MeetupFreeAll levelsGeneralBusinessDevelopers

Oct

Thu

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

ATX Marketing Innovators Happy Hour

Vacancy Brewingby Wishbone Advisory

A screened Austin happy hour for marketing and e-commerce operators trading notes on what is actually working across the AI stack — generative engine optimization, listing automation, workflow acceleration and AI-run marketing operations. Free with RSVP approval.

NetworkingFreeAll levelsBusiness

Oct

Mon

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Tech Talks | AI Leaders — Austin Tech Week

by Entre

Silverton and Entre convene Austin founders, investors, and operators for a State of AI & VC talk and a fireside with an AI-native company CEO, followed by extended networking, during Austin Tech Week.

NetworkingFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopers

Oct

Tue

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

A Riemannian Geometry Perspective on Foundation Models

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Buildingby Oden Institute

A UT Austin Oden Institute seminar with Yale’s Rex Ying on geometric deep learning, examining how non-Euclidean structures can inform scalable foundation models, transformers, and multimodal systems.

MeetupFreeAdvancedDevelopersResearchersStudents

5:30 PM – 7:15 PM CDT

GSLI Impact Chat: Sustainability & AI

Robert B. Rowling Hallby Global Sustainability Leadership Institute

McCombs' Global Sustainability Leadership Institute devotes its fall Impact Chat to the intersection of sustainability and artificial intelligence, with dinner and networking followed by a moderated conversation and Q&A. Free, in Crum Auditorium at Rowling Hall.

NetworkingFreeAll levelsBusinessStudentsGeneral

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT

AITX Community Monthly Meetup at Austin Tech Week

Antler VCby AITX

AITX's monthly Austin gathering at Austin Tech Week connects AI entrepreneurs, engineers, and explorers for community conversation and local ecosystem building.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessGeneral

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

Austin GILD AI Forum x Tecla: AI and Engineering Leaders Dinner — October

by GILD Events

A Chatham House Rules dinner for 20–25 CTOs, VPs of Engineering and Heads of AI in downtown Austin — no panels or pitches, just senior technical leaders interrogating each other's live AI projects.

NetworkingFreeAdvancedDevelopersBusiness

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

Full Lifecycle AI Software Teams Meetup — October

701 Brazos Stby Full Lifecycle AI Software Teams Meetup

The October session of Austin's monthly meetup on how whole software teams coordinate planning, design, build, review, and shipping once AI agents are part of the process.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusiness

Oct

Wed

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

AI Drop By

Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)by UT Libraries

A free, no-registration drop-in table in the PCL lobby where UT Libraries staff run activities, games and conversations about using generative AI responsibly — come for five minutes or stay for the full two hours.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerStudentsGeneral

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

ACM/IEEE Austin: October Tech Talks & Community Showcase

The Center for Government and Civic Serviceby ACM/IEEE Austin

ACM Austin and IEEE host their monthly Austin technical-community gathering, including technical talks, conversation, and an AI and engineering practitioner audience.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchers

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Austin Robotics & AI

HICAMby Austin Robotics & AI

The fourth-Wednesday Austin Robotics & AI meetup at HICAM — a talk on recent robotics and AI developments plus time to connect with other builders in the local community.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersGeneral

Nov

Tue

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Chapter Four: AI Security Essentials with Javier Garza

Celis Breweryby AI Security Engineers - Austin, TX

A structured, hands-on Austin training session on AI security essentials for practitioners who want to understand and work through security issues in AI systems.

WorkshopFreeIntermediateDevelopers

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST

Austin Deep Learning Journal Club — November

701 Brazos Stby Austin Deep Learning

The monthly journal club where Austin machine learning practitioners present and dissect recent papers, with two talks per session followed by open technical discussion.

MeetupFreeAdvancedDevelopersResearchers

Nov

Wed

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST

AIMUG Monthly Mixer & Showcase

ACC Rio Grande Campusby Austin LangChain AI Group

The November meeting of the Austin LangChain + AI Middleware Users Group — community showcase demos, lightning talks on agent orchestration, and open networking at ACC Rio Grande.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopers

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST

Kleo AI Live: Turning LinkedIn Performance Data into Content That Lands

Capital Factoryby AIAM — AI Automation & Marketing

An AIAM evening session on using AI tooling to read LinkedIn performance data and turn it into content that actually performs, with a speaker presentation, Q&A, and networking at Capital Factory.

MeetupFreeBeginnerBusinessGeneral

Nov

Mon

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Austin | Claude Code Workshop

Capital Factoryby Claude Community Events

A community-run Austin workshop for people who want to build with Claude Code, learn alongside local enthusiasts, and connect with other AI practitioners.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsDevelopersGeneral

Nov

Tue

5:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST

The Future of Robot Learning

111 Congress Aveby PyTorch ATX

PyTorch ATX convenes an Austin evening on robot learning timed to coincide with CoRL, the Conference on Robot Learning — technical talks on how machine learning is reshaping robotics and embodied systems.

MeetupFreeAdvancedDevelopersResearchersStudents

Nov

Wed

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

AI Drop By

Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)by UT Libraries

WorkshopFreeBeginnerStudentsGeneral

Nov

Thu

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST

ACE November Meetup: Data, Analytics & the Creative Pivot

701 Brazos Stby AI for Creatives & Entrepreneurs

AI for Creatives & Entrepreneurs takes on data and analytics in November — how creative professionals read the numbers behind their work and use them to steer a pivot, with peer discussion and networking.

MeetupFreeAll levelsGeneralBusiness

Nov

Tue

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST

ATX Marketing Innovators Happy Hour

Pinthouse Brewing — Ben Whiteby Wishbone Advisory

NetworkingFreeAll levelsBusiness

Nov

Wed

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST

AI x Education Austin — November Meetup

by AI x Education Austin

The November session of Austin's monthly AI-in-education meetup, bringing together educators, ed-tech builders and technologists working on what artificial intelligence changes about teaching and learning.

MeetupFreeAll levelsGeneralBusinessDevelopers

Nov

Tue

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST

Full Lifecycle AI Software Teams Meetup

701 Brazos Stby Full Lifecycle AI Software Teams Meetup

The November edition of the monthly Austin meetup for engineers, PMs, designers, QA, and founders rethinking how whole teams — not just individual developers — build software when agents are part of the process.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusiness

Nov

Wed

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Austin Robotics & AI

HICAMby Austin Robotics & AI

The November meeting of Austin's robotics and AI community at HICAM — talks, project show-and-tell, and networking for engineers, researchers, and builders working on intelligent physical systems.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchersStudents

Dec

Wed

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST

How to Build Voice AI Bots that Sound Human

Capital Factoryby AIAM — AI Automation & Marketing

An AIAM session on building conversational voice agents that avoid the stilted, obviously-synthetic feel — speaker presentation and Q&A at Capital Factory, with networking beforehand.

MeetupFreeIntermediateBusinessDevelopers

Dec

Thu

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST

Understanding AI — Austin Public Library (December)

Austin Central Libraryby Austin Public Library

A free beginner session at the Central Library's Innovation Lab covering how AI actually works, where it is already part of daily life, and a hands-on exercise in writing better prompts.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerGeneral

Dec

Mon

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST

AIMUG Monthly Mixer & Showcase

ACC Rio Grande Campusby Austin LangChain AI Group

Austin LangChain AI Middleware Users Group’s December mixer and showcase brings local practitioners together for an evening of AI and LLM community programming, with a meetup followed by an optional after-party.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessGeneral

Dec

Thu

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST

Austin GILD AI Forum x Tecla: AI and Engineering Leaders Dinner — December

by GILD Events

The December sitting of GILD's Chatham House Rules dinner for 20–25 CTOs, VPs of Engineering and Heads of AI in downtown Austin — no panels or pitches, just senior leaders working through each other's live AI projects.

NetworkingFreeAdvancedDevelopersBusiness

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST

ACE December Meetup: Annual Review & Future Proofing for 2027

701 Brazos Stby AI for Creatives & Entrepreneurs

AI for Creatives & Entrepreneurs closes the year with a look back at how AI reshaped creative practice in 2026 and what independent creatives should prepare for heading into 2027.

MeetupFreeAll levelsGeneralBusiness

Dec

Wed

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST

AI x Education Austin — December Meetup

by AI x Education Austin

The December session of Austin's monthly AI-in-education meetup — an evening for educators, instructional designers, ed-tech builders and researchers working on what AI changes about teaching and learning.

MeetupFreeAll levelsGeneralBusinessDevelopers

Dec

Tue

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST

Full Lifecycle AI Software Teams Meetup

701 Brazos Stby Full Lifecycle AI Software Teams Meetup

The December edition of the monthly Austin meetup on how whole software teams — engineers, PMs, designers, QA, and founders — coordinate their work when AI agents are part of the build process.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusiness

Dec

Wed

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Austin Robotics & AI

HICAMby Austin Robotics & AI

The December meeting of Austin's robotics and AI community at HICAM — talks and project show-and-tell for engineers, researchers, and builders working on robotics, perception, and embodied AI.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchersStudents