Free AI events in Denver

You don't have to spend a dollar to plug into Denver'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.

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Sep

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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT

Production-ready Fast with BMAD: Live Demos & Hands-on

Lone Tree Libraryby Agile Denver

A Lone Tree hands-on meetup on AI-assisted software delivery, covering MCP, skills, context engineering, and a multi-agent approach to production-ready work.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusiness

Sep

Sun

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM MDT

Monthly Talks and Presentations

Trimble, Inc.by Denver AI and Machine Learning Group

A recurring Westminster meetup for short community talks and discussion about machine learning, AI workflows, and data science work.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudents

Sep

Mon

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MDT

What AI Can’t Replace: Sovereignty, Intuition, and Discernment

Tivoli Student Unionby Launch Denver Business Startup Group

A Colorado Startup Week workshop at MSU Denver for entrepreneurs examining how to use AI alongside human judgment, values, lived experience, and intentional decision-making.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneral

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM MDT

Fighting Wildfire with AI: Prediction, Detection, Response

The Alliance Centerby AI for Good Colorado

A Denver Startup Week panel on how AI supports wildfire risk modeling, detection, response, and community resilience in Colorado.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessResearchersDevelopersGeneral

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MDT

Blurred Lines: CSW Edition

Code Talentby AI & Product Colorado

A Denver AI and product community conversation on how AI is changing the boundaries between product management, design, research, development, and operations.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Sep

Tue

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM MDT

AI Builders Denver: Colorado Startup Week Edition

The Linkby Ombud

A free downtown Denver AI builder meetup with community demos, food and drinks, and networking for people developing AI products in Colorado.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessGeneral

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM MDT

Data Dudes & Dudettes × OpenWater × CO Startup Week Convergence Meetup

Number Thirty Eightby Denver Data Dudes and Dudettes

A Denver happy-hour gathering for data engineers, scientists, ML engineers, AI builders, analysts, founders, and researchers to connect during Colorado Startup Week.

NetworkingFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersBusinessGeneral

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM MDT

Data Governance and Metadata Architecture for Agentic AI

City Park Tavernby Denver Data Dialogues

A Denver Data Dialogues evening on governance and metadata foundations for agentic AI, with practitioner talks and a panel for data and analytics leaders.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchersBusiness

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MDT

September CSA Meetup: It's Just an API Call: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

The Building Formerly Known as Bank One Towerby Colorado Cloud Security Alliance

A Denver cloud-security meetup examining the risks that emerge when cloud-hosted AI systems receive tools, identities, credentials, and autonomous capabilities.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusiness

Sep

Wed

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT

Longmont AI Meetup

MMM HQby Longmont - AI for Business Owners and Creators

A biweekly Longmont gathering for business owners and creators to share practical AI tools, demos, automation ideas, and peer learning.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneralDevelopers

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT

The AI Workflow Clinic: Fix One Broken Process

The Village Workspaceby Agile Denver

A Centennial hands-on workshop for operators and team leaders to map a real workflow, assign AI roles, and identify adoption and trust handoffs.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneral

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT

Colorado Startup Week: Community Building In The AI Era

The Village Work, Wellness, & Event Centerby Girl Tech HQ

A Centennial Colorado Startup Week conversation for founders and community leaders on using AI while building the trust, visibility, relationships, and sustainable growth that technology alone cannot create.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneral

Sep

Thu

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM MDT

Mile High OWASP September Meetup

Dave & Buster'sby OWASP Denver Chapter

A Denver OWASP technical meetup featuring a practical talk on building reliable AI tools, plus application-security community networking.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersStudentsResearchers

Sep

Sat

9:30 AM – 1:00 PM MDT

Build & Automate Your AI Assistant

WK Real Estateby Women in AI Colorado

A free Boulder hands-on lab for women to design a private AI assistant, learn a reusable prompting method, and automate a recurring part of their work.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Sep

Mon

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM MDT

Secure AI & DevOps Boulder Monthly

Rule4, Inc.by Secure AI & DevOps Boulder

A Boulder community meetup on securing AI environments, automation, and DevOps practices, with time set aside for peer connection.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusiness

Sep

Wed

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MDT

MCP, Skills & Context Engineering: Building Real AI Agents (Hands-On)

Kiln Co-Working Spaceby Agile Denver

A hands-on Boulder session on Model Context Protocol, reusable skills, context engineering, and practical multi-agent workflows for AI-enabled software delivery.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusiness

Sep

Sun

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM MDT

Build with AI: Learning and Coworking

Trimble, Inc.by Denver AI and Machine Learning Group

A Westminster collaborative session for local people working with AI, machine learning, and data science, combining peer learning with coworking.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudents

Sep

Wed

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT

Longmont AI Meetup

MMM HQby Longmont - AI for Business Owners and Creators

A biweekly Longmont gathering for business owners and creators to share practical AI tools, demos, automation ideas, and peer learning.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneralDevelopers

Oct

Thu

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM MDT

Data Basecamp: The Impact of AI on Data Engineering

The Banshee Houseby Estuary

A Denver practitioner evening on what has reached production in AI-enabled data engineering, including LLM governance, agentic migrations, and lessons from real initiatives.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchers

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MDT

AI Demos & Beers: Oct 1st

Thrive Workplace Cherry Creekby AI Demos and Beers

A Denver AI demo night featuring practical examples of AI transformation and AI-assisted sales activity tracking, followed by conversation with local practitioners.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessGeneral

Oct

Thu

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MDT

Michael Carducci: Architecting the AI Semantic Layer

Denver Marriott Westminsterby Boulder Java Users Group

A two-day Westminster technical workshop on semantic layers, enterprise truth, and architecture patterns for more reliable AI systems.

WorkshopFreeAdvancedDevelopersResearchers

Oct

Sun

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM MDT

Monthly Talks and Presentations

Trimble, Inc.by Denver AI and Machine Learning Group

A recurring Westminster meetup for concise community talks on AI, machine learning, data science, and practical technical work.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudents

Oct

Tue

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MDT

AI, Strategy & the Future of Work

Washington Street Community Centerby Denver Data Dialogues

A Denver Data Dialogues session for data and analytics leaders on setting AI initiatives up for success through strategy, governance, organizational change, and discussion.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Oct

Wed

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM MDT

Craig Walls: AI Superpowers: Model Context Protocol in Java & Spring AI

Denver Marriott South at Park Meadowsby Denver Java Users Group

A Lone Tree Java meetup on building MCP servers and clients with Spring AI so LLM applications can use enterprise data, APIs, and tools.

MeetupFreeIntermediateDevelopers

Oct

Thu

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT

Still Human: How Trust, Teams, and Technology Win Together

Lone Tree Libraryby Agile Denver

A Lone Tree workshop on human-centered AI adoption, helping leaders strengthen trust, collaboration, AI readiness, and purposeful decision-making as workplace technology changes.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Oct

Mon

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM MDT

ML Visions

denhacby denhac

A hands-on Denver community meetup for exploring machine learning, computer vision, hardware, creative technology projects, and peer collaboration.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudentsGeneral

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM MDT

Secure AI & DevOps Boulder Monthly

Rule4, Inc.by Secure AI & DevOps Boulder

A recurring Boulder evening meetup focused on securing AI environments, automation, and DevOps, with community networking.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusiness

Oct

Sun

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM MDT

Build with AI: Learning and Coworking

Trimble, Inc.by Denver AI and Machine Learning Group

A Westminster collaborative gathering for local people learning, building, and working on AI, machine learning, data, and algorithm projects.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudents

Oct

Wed

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT

Longmont AI Meetup

MMM HQby Longmont - AI for Business Owners and Creators

A biweekly Longmont gathering where business owners and creators share practical AI tools, demos, automation ideas, and peer learning.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessGeneralDevelopers

Nov

Sun

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Monthly Talks and Presentations

Trimble, Inc.by Denver AI and Machine Learning Group

A recurring Westminster meetup featuring community lightning talks on machine learning, AI applications, and data science work.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudents

Nov

Tue

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST

The Real Work: How Managers Are Leading Teams Through AI

Lone Tree Libraryby Agile Denver

An Agile Denver panel on the practical human and organizational work of guiding teams through AI adoption, with experienced managers sharing lessons from the field.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersGeneral

Nov

Mon

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM MST

Secure AI & DevOps Boulder Monthly

Rule4, Inc.by Secure AI & DevOps Boulder

A recurring Boulder meetup for practitioners working on AI security, automation, and DevOps, with informal networking after discussion.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusiness