Free AI events in Dallas–Fort Worth

You don't have to spend a dollar to plug into Dallas–Fort Worth'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

Today

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Using AI for Business

Prosper Community Libraryby AI for Busy Business Owners

A free Prosper meetup for business owners and professionals to bring a real problem, compare practical AI uses and leave with an approach they can apply in their work.

MeetupFreeBeginnerBusinessGeneral

Sep

Thu

Tomorrow

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

From Noise to Decision

The Constellation Clubby Hexaview Technologies

An Irving breakfast workshop for business leaders on practical AI governance, trustworthy adoption and using agentic AI in day-to-day operations.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneral

Sep

Fri

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

AI Biz Club at UT Dallas: Fall 2026 Kickoff and Recruiter Panel

The University of Texas at Dallasby AI Biz Club at UT Dallas

An AI Biz Club at UT Dallas kickoff that combines an introduction to the fall community with a recruiter panel, connecting students interested in applied AI and business careers with local employers.

NetworkingFreeBeginnerStudentsBusinessGeneral

Sep

Mon

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT

AI Unfiltered @Texas LIVE! Real Talk, Real People, Real AI.

Texas Live!by Structured Thinking

An open Arlington conversation for people using, building, questioning or simply curious about AI, with peer discussion, practical examples and space to bring current work.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Sep

Tue

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM CDT

Presidio TechX Dallas 2026

Hilton Anatoleby Presidio

A free Dallas conference on practical AI architecture, certification, security and infrastructure transformation, with expert sessions, peer discussion, partner demonstrations and networking for technical decision-makers.

ConferenceFreeIntermediateBusinessDevelopers

Sep

Thu

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

AWS JAM Event: A Gamified, Hands-On Learning Experience

Dallas College Brookhaven Campusby Dallas AI

A Farmers Branch hands-on AI challenge where teams work through real-world generative AI scenarios in live AWS environments using tools including Bedrock and open-source frameworks.

WorkshopFreeIntermediateDevelopersStudents

Sep

Tue

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM CDT

Snowflake World Tour Dallas 2026

Hyatt Regency Dallasby Snowflake

A one-day Dallas program on making AI real for business, covering data foundations, AI readiness, enterprise agents, technical sessions, demos and conversations with Snowflake experts and local practitioners.

ConferenceFreeIntermediateBusinessDevelopers

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

AI+IM Regional Exchange: AI Governance in Practice

Aloft and Element Dallas Love Fieldby AIIM

A complimentary Dallas exchange for information leaders who need practical approaches to AI governance, including inventories, accountability, risk assessment, policy and responsible adoption.

NetworkingFreeIntermediateBusinessResearchers

Sep

Thu

10:30 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

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Omni PGA Frisco Resortby Harness Inc.

A Frisco conference for engineering leaders and software practitioners examining AI software delivery, autonomous engineering, adoption patterns, security and the operating changes around AI-assisted development.

ConferenceFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusiness

Oct

Tue

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT

IntegrateAI 2026 Dallas

Amazon Dallas Office (DFW15)by SnapLogic

An afternoon Dallas forum for enterprise leaders on connecting AI initiatives to real business systems, featuring practical sessions on agentic AI, integration strategy, governance and moving from pilots to production.

NetworkingFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusiness

Oct

Sat

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

AI Biz x SSF: IBM Z Datathon 2026

The University of Texas at Dallasby AI Biz Club at UT Dallas

A 24-hour UT Dallas-area datathon combining AI and IBM Z with a large international student challenge, open to participants with varied technical backgrounds and offering substantial prizes.

HackathonFreeAll levelsDevelopersStudentsResearchers

Oct

Tue

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT

Exploring Search, AI & Observability with Elastic

Improving Dallasby Elastic

A Plano technical meetup for Dallas-area developers and Elastic users, covering search, artificial-intelligence applications and observability, with time for peer conversation over refreshments.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersGeneral

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

FaithTech Dallas: AI Hack Night

710 Presidential Drby FaithTech Dallas

A Dallas-area AI hack night for builders at every level to bring a project, receive feedback from AI architects and learn alongside the local FaithTech community.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsDevelopersStudentsGeneral

Nov

Fri

4:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST

UTD's Biggest No Code Hackathon

The University of Texas at Dallasby AI Biz Club at UT Dallas

A 24-hour UT Dallas AI product hackathon for students to use Lovable and other AI tools to build, launch and pitch a working product without coding experience.

HackathonFreeBeginnerStudentsDevelopers

Nov

Mon

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST

DataSecAI 2026

Hyatt Regency Dallasby Cyera

A three-day Dallas conference for security, data, governance and AI leaders building trustworthy AI systems and stronger protection for data and agents.

ConferenceFreeAdvancedBusinessDevelopersResearchers