What’s coming up.
Matches, practice, road games — here’s everything on the calendar right now. Click into any of them for the full details.
Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM
Ansir Innovation CenterVibeCraft Slopathon & Project Showcase - Will YOU be crowned be the A.I. GOAT?
One night, one surprise challenge, and a room full of San Diego builders racing to make the sloppiest AI thing possible before the clock runs out. Win and you get a shot at a Cadre AI interview, plus a year of bragging rights that will never once appear on LinkedIn.
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Build TrainingPaidWed, Aug 26 · 1:30 PM
Software Engineering for Non-Technical Builders
Bring the app your coding agent already half-built and a real engineer will help you figure out what it actually did. Ideal for anyone who's shipped vibes but not yet a mental model.
San Diego, CA
EventFreeThu, Aug 27 · 9:00 AM
Great Pitch, Wrong Room
Founders love answering questions nobody asked, and this event exists to catch them doing it live. Watch a real pitch get dissected by an investor and a buyer who want completely different things, then bring your own deck and find out what each of them actually heard.
Downtown Works - Coworking Office Space Mission Valley, San Diego, CA
NetworkingPaidThu, Aug 27 · 5:00 PM
SD Networking Events - August Business Mixer 2026 - North County Edition
North County business owners cram into a room to swap business cards and pretend they're not checking LinkedIn under the table. Allegedly sells out, so decide fast whether "meaningful connections" is worth leaving the house.
Biergarden Oceanside, Oceanside, CA
Weekly MeetupFreeWed, Sep 2 · 7:45 AM
THIS WEEK: Build challenge review, Tech-talk and Spec Workshop intro
Same prompt, wildly different outputs — this week we dissect why. No building, just judging, questioning, and shamelessly borrowing other people's better ideas.
Ansir Innovation Center, San Diego, CA
NetworkingPaidThu, Sep 10 · 5:00 PM
SD Networking Events September 2026 Business Networking Mixer
A San Diego mixer for the entrepreneurs, corporate refugees, and nonprofit crowd who all show up to swap business cards and pretend that's not exactly why they came. Location TBA 30 days out, so mystery is apparently part of the networking journey.
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, CA
NetworkingPaidWed, Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Mini Mingle 2026
Two hundred San Diego founders, investors, and developers in one room, no stage, no keynote, just burgers from Eat Your Feelings and whatever connections you manage to make before the food runs out.
Aero Club Bar, San Diego, California
NetworkingPaidWed, Sep 23 · 4:00 PM
Leadership Summit - SD Networking Events 2026
A room full of San Diego founders and executives networking under the banner of "leadership," speaker lineup TBD but the eye contact will be aggressive. Come for the AI-and-influence talks, stay for the business cards you'll never actually follow up on.
UC San Diego Park & Market, San Diego, CA
NetworkingPaidThu, Sep 24 · 5:00 PM
SD Networking Events - Sept Business Mixer 2026 - North County Edition
North County's business crowd descends for another round of business cards and small talk that occasionally turns into something useful. No AI required to network, but we hear it helps with the follow-up emails.
Biergarden Oceanside, Oceanside, CA