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NY App Week 2026 side events

The master side event list for NY App Week in New York, October 19 to 22, 2026. Every founder, investor and startup event around the week, in one place.

31 side events · October 19 to 22, 2026 · Updated October 21, 2026

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Meetups 8 · Conferences 3 · Demo Days 2 · Pitch 1 · Workshops 1

Wed, Oct 21 · 15 Thu, Oct 22 · 16

Today, Wednesday, October 21

15 events

8:00 AM

Pitch and Run - Central Park

Pitch and Run · 1800 Broadway · Register ↗

Meet at Le Pain, 1800 Broadway Intros 8am - 8:10 Run 4.5 miles in Central Park https://www.strava.com/routes/3314367143117942620

8:00 AM

See Kevin's Route on Strava

Pitch and Run · 1800 Broadway, 1800 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, USA · Register ↗

Strava connects millions of runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers and other active people through the sports they love – all on our mobile app and website.

9:30 AM

Squarespace Circle Day 2026

Squarespace Circle · 8 Clarkson St · Conferences · Register ↗

An in-person day at Squarespace's New York headquarters for professional web designers and agencies. Squarespace Circle brings together leading creators and previews what's next for the platform. Registration is waitlisted.

9:30 AM

Wednesday Coworking - Founders, Builders, Creatives, Researchers, and Supporters

Cohort NYC · Moxy NYC Lower East Side, 145 Bowery · Register ↗

Cohort Wednesday Coworking is a weekly working session in NYC for everyone making something. Spend the day alongside passionate people in different fields and…

4:30 PM

Speed Pitch: Guaranteed 1:1 Meetings With Investors

Yorkseed partner · Pitch · Register ↗

Pre-seed to Series A startups get pre-matched, eight-minute 1:1 meetings with investors. Organized by The Startup Station with Pearl Cohen as sponsor and host. Founders apply; selected founders pay an admission fee.

5:00 PM

Net 30 - applied AI summit on the future of finance

Monk · The Times Center · Conferences · Register ↗

A free, invite-only applied AI summit on the future of finance at The Times Center, presented by Monk. About 150 CFOs, operators, founders and researchers, with speakers from AI-native firms and large enterprises. Attendance by application.

5:00 PM

Net30

Monk · The Times Center, The Times Center, 242 W 41st St, New York, NY 10036, USA · Register ↗

Net 30 is brings together finance leaders, operators, and academia to discuss the impact of AI on cash.

5:30 PM

The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase by Startup Grind

Startup Grind · The Yard Herald Square, 106 W 32nd St · Demo Days · Register ↗

Startup Grind NYC's live demo night at The Yard in Herald Square. Each startup gets six minutes to pitch and demo working product, then four minutes of audience questions. $5 tickets; startups apply to present.

6:00 PM

Built in Person: How Great Companies Scale IRL

Corgi NYC · Corgi Cafe, 121 E 27th St · Meetups · Register ↗

An evening at Corgi Cafe for founders, operators and real estate people. Drinks, then a founder-led talk on scaling teams and offices in person, with CBRE on leases. Registration needs approval.

6:00 PM

Building & Scaling a Successful UGC Program with Amazing Margins

scale v · Manhattan · Meetups · Register ↗

A hands-on NY App Week workshop for consumer app founders and growth leads planning a creator content program with healthy margins. Participants map out costs, creator rates and formats. Hosted by Sophia Vinasco and scale v; registration needs approval.

6:00 PM

Robots That Care Summit

Brooklyn Navy Yard · Conferences · Register ↗

The first of a quarterly series on care robots that take on repetitive clinical tasks under staff supervision. Keynotes, a panel and demos, with speakers from Norbert Health and Wandercraft. For operators, clinicians, roboticists, payers, regulators and investors; currently waitlisted.

6:00 PM

AI Tinkerers NYC: Agentic Loops Demo Day ft Conveo

AI Tinkerers NYC · Register ↗

Agents that keep working while you sleep

6:00 PM

AI AFTER: NYC Founders & Entrepreneurs Afterwork Rooftop Hangout

AI CIRCLE for Entrepreneurs · 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, 1150 Broadway · Register ↗

**4th EDITION!** An informal AFTERWORK meetup for **entrepreneurs, founders, and builders working with AI** — or simply excited about where it’s heading. **LOCATION: 230 F

6:30 PM

Hacktoberfest Hack Day

Astoria Tech Meetup · Our House, 23-71 31st St, Astoria · Register ↗

Please register at https://events.mlh.com/events/15192-astoria-tech-meetup-x-hacktoberfest-hack-day Join Astoria Tech Meetup for a 4-hour mini-hackathon celebrating Hackto

6:45 PM

You Can See Everything: Private Screening, presented by Concentrate AI × RRE Ventures

Concentrate AI · Lower East Side · Meetups · Register ↗

A private screening of A24's documentary on Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, hosted by Concentrate AI and RRE Ventures. For AI founders, CTOs, engineers and builders. Request to join; approval required.

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 22

16 events

7:30 AM

Pitch and Run 730am Early Bird Battery Park

Pitch and Run · Le Pain Quotidien · Register ↗

We meet at 730am - at Le Pain 395 S End Ave, New York, NY 10280, USA Intros 730am Paces from 9min/mile to party pace 11min/mile+ 4.5 miles up the piers and…

7:30 AM

See Kevin's Route on Strava

Pitch and Run · Le Pain Quotidien, Le Pain Quotidien, 395 S End Ave, New York, NY 10280, USA · Register ↗

Strava connects millions of runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers and other active people through the sports they love – all on our mobile app and website.

10:00 AM

Shipaton Times Square Demo Day

RevenueCat · Times Square · Demo Days · Register ↗

RevenueCat's Shipaton winners demo their apps under the Times Square billboards. Drop in through the day, try the apps and vote for a People's Choice winner. Part of NY App Week; free with registration.

10:00 AM

NYAW – Lickability Presents: Software Sommelier

Lickability · Midtown Manhattan · Meetups · Register ↗

A casual morning design lab during NY App Week: bring an app or prototype and get quick design, product and UX feedback over coffee and breakfast. Hosted by Lickability's Thomas DeVuono; currently waitlisted.

10:02 AM

Englewood Mastering Claude Code Workflow Essentials

The Claude Code Weekly Connection Group · 7520 Polo Ridge Dr, 7520 Polo Ridge Dr, Englewood, NJ · Register ↗

We are hosting a casual, in-person session in Englewood to walk through the essentials of using Claude Code. This is a chance for members of our weekly con

3:00 PM

Coffee & Apple Ads Masterclass: Maximum ROI, End to End

asapty · Garment District · Workshops · Register ↗

A morning masterclass from Asapty and RevenueCat that walks through a real client case linking Apple Ads spend and ROAS to subscription and paywall data. For UA managers, growth leads and subscription app founders, with coffee and pastries. Part of NY App Week; approval required.

6:00 PM

Nanonite Social: NYC Nanotechnology Meetup

Nanonite · Harlem Tavern, 2153 Frederick Douglass Blvd · Meetups · Register ↗

A casual recurring meetup at Harlem Tavern for people in nanotech, semiconductors, biotech and deep tech: researchers, engineers, founders, students and the curious. No talks or agenda, just conversation. Organized by Nanotech NYC; free.

6:00 PM

Appstore Connect - NYC

Appstore Connect · Meetups · Register ↗

An invite-only Brooklyn evening for mobile app and game founders: drinks and frank talk about growing consumer apps. Part of NY App Week; approval required.

6:00 PM

ops what's cooking? - NYC ops engineering dinner

running things · Lotic · Register ↗

Bring your build. We'll bring the dinner (and a pretty great room). Behind every great consumer brand is a slightly chaotic collection of spreadsheets,…

6:00 PM

Build Your First App with Replit!

Prompt Engineers Society · Register ↗

Learn how to build your first app with Replit! Hosted by the Prompt Engineers Society in collaboration with Replit and CUNY, we’re bringing together a curated…

6:00 PM

Double Diamond ⬩ October 2026

Double Diamond · Register ↗

Double Diamond, NYC's favorite live design podcast and event series, is BACK with another night of conversations about designing and building at the…

6:00 PM

Honcho x Variant Happy Hour - NYC agent builders

Plastic Labs · Register ↗

Honcho Happy Hour is coming to Manhattan. Meet the people shipping agents in NYC. Trade what's actually working in production. Bring your agent's weirdest…

6:00 PM

Variant

Plastic Labs · New York · Register ↗

We invest in technology that expands human autonomy.

6:30 PM

A/B or Not to Be

Apptuitive · Meetups · Register ↗

An interactive NY App Week evening where founders, marketers and developers vote on real app growth experiments, debate industry tradeoffs and watch audience apps get roasted live. Drinks served. Hosted by Apptuitive; approval required.

7:00 PM

Startup Scaries

Fonzi, NYC AI Engineers · Fonzi, 25 Kent Ave, Williamsburg · Meetups · Register ↗

A Halloween party at Fonzi's Williamsburg office for NYC engineers, founders and friends: costumes, drinks, games, music and fortune telling. Hosted by Fonzi, sponsored by Menlo Ventures. Approval required.

7:00 PM

NYC Ecommerce Founders - Networking Party and Social Mixer

New York Ecom Network · The Folly · Register ↗

***Tickets must be purchased in advance:*** https://luma.com/ecomNY2610?utm_source=meetup ***(limited early bird & discounted tickets available)*** \-\-\- Surround yourse

Questions about NY App Week side events

What are the best NY App Week 2026 side events?

The Yorkseed List tracks 31 side events around NY App Week in New York, October 19 to 22, 2026, from founder and investor meetups to dinners, parties and pitch events.

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