About us
Welcome to Boston AI Week.
Boston AI Week is the annual festival where Massachusetts convenes around artificial intelligence: the technologies, ideas, algorithms, startups, investments, and businesses shaping our AI-driven future. Our purpose is to innovate, inspire, inform, and lead.
Boston AI Week 2026 runs September 24 through October 2, with events across the Commonwealth organized into one unified calendar. Last year, the festival brought together 125 events and 249 organizations, and tallied tens of thousands of attendees across 23 days and 8,000 square miles of Massachusetts.
This Meetup is home to our core events, including the Opening and Closing Parties at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, an annual tradition, the Boston Generative AI Meetup, the AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development and Career Fair, and the new Boston AI Summit. Most hosts run their own registration, and all of the hundreds of festival events are posted on the Boston AI Week site: https://aiweek.boston
2026 anchor events:
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Opening Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, Seaport, Friday, September 25: https://www.meetup.com/boston-ai-week/events/315063562/
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AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development and Career Fair, Metcalf Ballroom at Boston University, Tuesday, September 29: https://aiweek.boston/massachusetts-workforce-in-ai
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Boston AI Summit, our flagship executive conference in the Seaport, Thursday, October 1: https://aiweek.boston/summit
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Closing Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, Seaport, Friday, October 2: https://www.meetup.com/boston-ai-week/events/315063405/
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Contribute to The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026 by taking the survey: https://aiweek.boston/survey
Whether you are a seasoned AI professional or just beginning to explore the field, this community is for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding and their impact.
Ways to take part:
Join the community to RSVP, build a personal agenda, and follow announcements: https://aiweek.boston/join
Host an event, always free: https://aiweek.boston/host-event. The Host Guide covers everything from planning to promotion: https://aiweek.boston/hostshttps://aiweek.boston/hosts
Apply to speak: https://aiweek.boston/apply-to-speak
Volunteer: https://aiweek.boston/volunteer
We are the "Humans in Control" of AI. We define the loops for AI. We harness the power of AI for the betterment of humanity, starting in Boston, Massachusetts.
Upcoming events
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Boston AI Week 2026 Opening Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar in Seaport
Island Creek Oysters Pop-up Raw Bar Seaport, 99 Autumn Lane Boston, MA 02210, Boston, MA, USBoston AI Week 2026 Opening Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar
Date: Friday, September 25, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - Close
Location: Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, Seaport, BostonJoin us for the official Opening Party of Boston AI Week 2026, presented by Seaport by WS Development, the Island Creek Foundation, Boston AI Week, and Squark AI.
We open the festival the way Boston does best: fresh oysters on the waterfront, great food and drinks, and high-energy networking with the founders, executives, investors, researchers, students, and builders of the Massachusetts AI ecosystem. At 7:00 PM, a panel of AI experts will share what is ahead for AI in Boston and beyond.
An annual tradition, the Opening and Closing Parties bookend the festival at the same waterfront raw bar.About Boston AI Week: Boston AI Week 2026 runs September 24 through October 2, with events across the Commonwealth organized into one unified calendar. Last year, the festival brought together 125 events and 249 organizations, and tallied tens of thousands of attendees across 23 days and 8,000 square miles of Massachusetts. This year will be bigger.
Explore the festival:
Full schedule: https://aiweek.bostonAI in Massachusetts Workforce Development and Career Fair, Metcalf Ballroom at Boston University, Tuesday, September 29: https://aiweek.boston/massachusetts-workforce-in-ai
Boston AI Summit, our flagship executive conference in the Seaport, Thursday, October 1: https://aiweek.boston/summit
Closing Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, Friday, October 2: https://www.meetup.com/boston-ai-week/events/315063405/
Contribute to The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026 by taking the survey: https://aiweek.boston/survey
Ways to take part:
Join the community to RSVP, build a personal agenda, and follow announcements: https://aiweek.boston/joinHost an event, always free: https://aiweek.boston/host-event
The Host Guide covers everything from planning to promotion: https://aiweek.boston/hosts
Apply to speak: https://aiweek.boston/apply-to-speak
Volunteer: https://aiweek.boston/volunteer
Space is limited and this event fills. RSVP now to open Boston AI Week 2026 with us.
73 attendees
Boston AI Week 2026: Closing Party at Island Creek Oyster Raw Bar Seaport
Island Creek Oysters Pop-up Raw Bar Seaport, 99 Autumn Lane Boston, MA 02210, Boston, MA, USBoston AI Week 2026 Closing Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar
Date: Friday, October 2, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - Close
Location: Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, Seaport, BostonJoin us for the official Closing Party of Boston AI Week 2026 at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar in the Seaport, the same waterfront location as the Opening Party, an annual tradition that bookends the festival.
After nine days of talks, workshops, demos, and gatherings across Massachusetts, we end the festival the way we started it: fresh oysters, great food and drinks, and plenty of networking with the founders, executives, investors, researchers, students, and builders who made the week. The Closing Party is where the week's connections become lasting ones.About Boston AI Week: Boston AI Week 2026 runs September 24 through October 2, with events across the Commonwealth organized into one unified calendar. Last year, the festival brought together 125 events and 249 organizations, and tallied tens of thousands of attendees across 23 days and 8,000 square miles of Massachusetts. This year will be bigger.
Explore the festival:
Full schedule: https://aiweek.bostonOpening Party at Island Creek Oysters Raw Bar, Friday, September 25: https://www.meetup.com/boston-ai-week/events/315063562/
AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development and Career Fair, Metcalf Ballroom at Boston University, Tuesday, September 29: https://aiweek.boston/massachusetts-workforce-in-ai
Boston AI Summit, our flagship executive conference in the Seaport, Thursday, October 1: https://aiweek.boston/summit
Contribute to The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026 by taking the survey: https://aiweek.boston/survey
Ways to take part:
Join the community to RSVP, build a personal agenda, and follow announcements: https://aiweek.boston/joinHost an event, always free: https://aiweek.boston/host-event
The Host Guide covers everything from planning to promotion: https://aiweek.boston/apply-to-speakhttps://aiweek.boston/hosts
Apply to speak: https://aiweek.boston/apply-to-speak
Volunteer: https://aiweek.boston/volunteer
RSVP now to secure your spot and close Boston AI Week 2026 with us.
37 attendees
Past events
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