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

Sep

Wed

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT

Admin Night: Create an AI Chief of Staff

Austin, TXby Planoly

An Austin evening session from Planoly focused on creating an AI chief-of-staff workflow, for professionals exploring practical agentic support for administrative work.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusinessGeneral

Sep

Mon

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

AI Assistants for Your Business — Meet Your First AI Team Members

701 Brazos Stby The Rising Trend of One-Person Businesses

A hands-on workshop for solopreneurs on structuring AI assistants as defined roles across research, content, operations, client onboarding, and communications. Includes brief-writing and prompt-flow exercises. Free, 25 seats.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusiness

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

The Larger Half: AI at Work, Community Meetup

701 Brazos Stby The Larger Half

A September Austin meetup for working professionals who use AI in their jobs but do not write code, focused on practical use across common business tools and workflows.

MeetupFreeBeginnerBusinessGeneral

Sep

Wed

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT

Navigating AI in Your Classroom

Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)by UT Libraries

A free 90-minute UT workshop where instructors move from discussing responsible AI to actually drafting the artefact they need — a syllabus AI statement, an accommodation policy, or a redesigned assignment — with facilitators on hand.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerResearchersStudents

Oct

Thu

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

Understanding AI — Austin Public Library (October)

Austin Central Libraryby Austin Public Library

A free beginner-friendly hour at the Central Library's Innovation Lab covering what AI actually is, how large language models work, common myths, environmental impacts, and hands-on prompt writing.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerGeneral

Oct

Wed

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

How to Build and Use Custom GPTs for Real Business Tasks

Capital Factoryby AIAM — AI Automation & Marketing

An AIAM presentation and networking session on creating and applying custom GPTs to practical business work, designed for AI entrepreneurs, developers, founders, marketers, and digital specialists.

MeetupFreeBeginnerBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Oct

Fri

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

AI and Your Best Self — Hot Science, Cool Talks

Robert A. Welch Hallby UT Austin Environmental Science Institute

A free public lecture by UT computer vision researcher Kristen Grauman on AI that steps off the screen — systems that watch, understand, and coach you through real tasks — preceded by a hands-on activities hour.

ConferenceFreeBeginnerGeneralStudentsResearchers

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

Nov

Wed

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

Wed

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

AI Drop By

Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)by UT Libraries

WorkshopFreeBeginnerStudentsGeneral

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