Tech, AI & startups in Chicago, week of October 26, 2026
Tech, AI & startups in Chicago, Monday October 26 to Sunday November 1, 2026: 163 events. Picks by day; every event links to its original listing.
Mon Oct 26
- 10 AM Ship and Sip: a coffee meetup for business owners who sell, ship and scale physical products at Nomad Chicago Nomad-Chicago · Free
- 2 PM Professional Head Shot Photographs Legler Regional Library · Free
- 4 PM Why AI is our Ultimate Test and Greatest Invitation Chicago Public Library (Chicago Lawn Branch) · Free
- 6:30 PM Launching Your Lifestyle Creator Career | FREE PANEL The Emily Hotel · Free
- 7 PM BioTech, MedTech, Pharma Networking & Pitch Event Chicago 2403 W Homer St · $9.85-$39.19
Tue Oct 27
- 8 AM City of Chicago's OEMC Whole Community Training Summit 2026 DePaul University - Lincoln Park Student Center · Free
- 9 AM 2026 Supplier Summit: Buy Local Chicago The Sankofa Village Wellness Center · Free
- 8 PM Triage: A Tuesday Industry Night The California Clipper · Free
Wed Oct 28
- Chicago Build McCormick Place
- 9 AM The Resilient Americans Summit 2026 Revel Motor Row · $0-$5,000
- 10 AM Construction Industry Welcome - Panel and Networking Event McCormick Place - East Building / Lake Side Center · Free
- 5 PM Polsky Center College Founders Forum Chicago Booth Harper Center · Free
- 6 PM General Business Networking - Chicago Hubbard Inn · $0-$22.59
- 7 PM Startup Networking Chicago: Founders, Investors & Talent Mixer Joy District · $0-$65.85
Thu Oct 29
- 8:30 AM AFSP Illinois Pride Pathways Conference Center on Halsted · Free
- 10 AM Business Acumen: B2B Growth - Finding Partners, Landing Contracts Polsky Exchange North · Free
- 3 PM Why Are We Racing off the AI Cliff? Harold Washington Library Center · Free
- 6 PM 312 Industry Connection Pitch & Pour Supper Club · $0-$90.48
- 6 PM Chicago Tech Mixer 2026 Arlo Chicago (Formerly Hotel Julian) · $0-$47.90
- 6:30 PM Build, Buy, Bond: ETA Reception, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. CT citizenM Chicago Downtown · Free
Fri Oct 30
- 8 AM 13th Annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference Hyatt Regency Chicago
- 10 AM Chicago Mega Vendor Expo Union Park · Free
- 7 PM Nightmare on Fulton Street! mHUB · $10
- 7 PM UAU 2026 FANCON [Playlist #Your Youth] in Chicago Logan Square Auditorium
Sat Oct 31
- 9 PM Chicago Halloween Party 2026: Haunted Hotel Ball at Congress Plaza Hotel Congress Plaza Hotel Chicago · $29.96-$1165.68
Sun Nov 1
- 8 AM Camp Congress for Girls Chicago 2026 8535 West Higgins Road · $132.60-$139.48
- 12 PM Illinois Tech Men's Soccer vs Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Stuart Field
- 2 PM The Archive Clothing Expo - Chicago 1857 W 16th St · Free
- 2 PM Chicago Business Symposium Chicago Marriott Midway · $23.18
- 6 PM A Private Evening of Cocktails & Social Darts in Chicago — Hosted By Innovaccer & Mastek Flight Club Chicago · Free