Startup Week Calendar 2026: Every Major Event in One Place

If you are a founder, operator, or investor, your calendar is your competitive advantage. The right startup week can lead to your next co-founder, your lead investor, or the partnership that changes your trajectory. This is the most complete calendar of startup weeks, tech summits, and major networking events in 2026 — updated quarterly so you never miss a deadline.

Bookmark this page. Share it with your team. We update it every quarter with new dates, registration links, and city guides.

What Is a Startup Week?

A startup week is a concentrated series of events — panels, pitch nights, hackathons, dinners, and happy hours — that brings together founders, investors, operators, and talent in a single city over 3–7 days. Think of it as a conference without the conference center. Events happen across coworking spaces, restaurants, rooftops, and offices throughout the city.

The biggest ones — like SF Tech Week, NYC Tech Week, and Austin Startup Week — attract thousands of attendees and hundreds of side events. Smaller city-specific weeks are often better for making real connections because the community is tighter.

2026 Startup Week Calendar

Here is every major startup week and tech event confirmed for 2026. Dates marked TBD are estimated based on historical patterns. Click the city name to see all events on 47Hz.

Q1 2026 (January – March)

• CES (Las Vegas) — January 6–9, 2026. The consumer electronics mega-show. Side events have become the real draw for founders.
• SXSW Interactive (Austin) — March 13–22, 2026. Startup culture meets film and music. The startup track runs March 15–18. Best for consumer, media, and creator economy startups.
• Miami Tech Week — March 2026 (TBD). Coincides with Bitcoin Miami and the broader Web3 community gathering. Growing fast as a finance-meets-tech hub event.

Q2 2026 (April – June)

• LA Tech Week — April 2026 (TBD). Entertainment, creator economy, and DTC brands. Strong media and influencer presence.
• NYC Tech Week — May 2026 (TBD). Finance meets tech. The best week for fintech, enterprise SaaS, and meeting East Coast VCs. Hundreds of side events across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
• London Tech Week — June 9–13, 2026. Europe's largest tech gathering. Great for expansion-stage companies looking at the UK and EU markets.
• Viva Technology (Paris) — June 2026 (TBD). Europe's biggest startup and tech event. Strong corporate innovation presence.

Q3 2026 (July – September)

• SF Tech Week — September 2026 (TBD). The biggest startup week in the world. 500+ events, 10,000+ attendees. Every major VC firm hosts something. If you go to one startup week, make it this one.
• Chicago Startup Week — September 2026 (TBD). The Midwest's strongest startup gathering. Underrated for B2B SaaS and logistics tech.

Q4 2026 (October – December)

• Austin Startup Week — October 2026 (TBD). Austin's startup community is tight-knit and welcoming. Great for early-stage founders looking for their first investors and advisors.
• Web Summit (Lisbon) — November 11–14, 2026. Europe's largest tech conference. 70,000+ attendees. Good for exposure but hard to make deep connections unless you are intentional about side events.
• TechCrunch Disrupt — October/November 2026 (TBD). The launchpad event. If you are raising a seed or Series A, the Startup Battlefield competition is worth applying to.

How to Get the Most Out of a Startup Week

1. Register early. The best events — intimate dinners, invite-only happy hours, and VC office hours — fill up weeks in advance. Sign up for the main event and immediately start scanning side events.
2. Pick 3–5 must-attend events. Do not try to go to everything. Choose events where your target investors, customers, or partners will be. Quality over quantity.
3. Prepare your pitch. You will be asked "What are you working on?" a hundred times. Have a crisp 30-second answer ready. Practice it until it sounds natural.
4. Follow up within 48 hours. The connections you make are worthless if you do not follow up. Send a short, personalized message within two days of meeting someone.
5. Host a side event. The best way to meet people is to be the host. Even a small dinner of 8–10 founders puts you at the center of the network. Use 47Hz to list it.

City Guides on 47Hz

We curate events in 18+ cities. Each city page has a live feed of upcoming tech, startup, and networking events.

• San Francisco & Bay Area — the densest startup ecosystem in the world
• New York City — fintech, enterprise, media, and the largest VC market after the Bay Area
• Austin — fastest-growing startup hub, strong in SaaS, defense tech, and creator tools
• Miami — crypto, fintech, and Latin American bridge
• Los Angeles — entertainment, media, DTC, and creator economy
• Chicago — B2B SaaS, logistics, and Midwest manufacturing tech

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to attend a startup week?

Most startup week side events are free or under $50. Main conference badges range from $200 to $2,000 depending on the event. Many of the best networking events — dinners, happy hours, rooftop parties — are free with RSVP.

Which startup week should I attend if I can only go to one?

SF Tech Week in September is the single highest-density startup event in the world. If you are based in the US and can only travel once, that is the one. For East Coast founders, NYC Tech Week is the clear choice.

How do I find side events during a startup week?

Use 47Hz. We aggregate side events for every major startup week and organize them by date, neighborhood, and type. You can filter for dinners, panels, pitch nights, and happy hours.