Free AI events in Los Angeles

You don't have to spend a dollar to plug into Los Angeles'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 PDT

AI Just Broke Your Strategy. Here's How To Fix It.

ADP Innovation Centerby ProductTank Los Angeles

ProductTank Los Angeles hosts Martin Eriksson in Pasadena on why falling build costs move the binding constraint in product work from execution to strategic clarity.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopers

Sep

Fri

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

AI, Art & Vibecoding: StrangeNew.World

310 Coffeeby StrangeNew.World

A weekly Mar Vista gathering that combines discussion of generative technology and creative work with an open laptop session for AI, art and vibe-coding projects.

MeetupFreeAll levelsGeneralDevelopers

Sep

Tue

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT

Physical AI Pitch Night @ Beckhoff

by SoCal Deep Tech

Four startups applying AI to the physical world pitch a live venture capital panel in El Segundo, with immediate investor feedback, as part of SoCal Deep Tech Week.

NetworkingFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopers

Oct

Thu

8:45 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

AI Cafe: ScrAIped Knees: 4 Years of Hard Lessons on How To Get AI to Work For You

The KINNby The KINN

A Venice morning talk and networking session on the realities of moving companies beyond AI demos, led by AI founder and security veteran Chris Grayson.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessGeneral

Oct

Tue

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

LA Agentic AI Meetup hosted by Pinecone: LA Tech Week Edition

Gulp Restaurant & Brew Coby Pinecone

A casual Playa Vista meetup during LA Tech Week for agentic-AI builders, engineers, founders and the AI-curious, with live demos and unstructured networking.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessGeneral

Oct

Wed

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT

Rust LA October: AI & Rust w/ Oxen.AI & Origin Lab

by Rust Los Angeles

Rust Los Angeles hosts talks from Oxen.AI and Origin Lab on where the Rust language is being used to build machine learning data infrastructure and AI systems.

MeetupFreeAdvancedDevelopers

Oct

Sat

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT

AI Hackathon 2026 by LA Hacks

James West Alumni Center, UCLAby LA Hacks

A two day in person machine learning hackathon for college students at UCLA's James West Alumni Center, run by the LA Hacks student organisation with tracks tied to real world challenges.

HackathonFreeAll levelsStudentsDevelopers