There are 48 hours left to sign up for a side event on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 side event lineup.
If you’ve been thinking about hosting a meetup, happy hour, cocktail party, workshop, panel discussion, or other gathering during Disrupt Week, now is the time to make it happen.
Applications to host an official Disrupt side event close on September 4th at midnight PT.
Apply to host a side event before September 4th ends >
Make your event part of “Disrupt Week”
From October 10th to 16th, founders, investors, builders, and technology leaders will gather in San Francisco to connect, learn, and get a front row seat to tomorrow’s innovations. Side events give you the opportunity to involve your community in the momentum and create conversations that last long after the conference floor has closed.
Disrupt side event benefits
Extend your brand: Approved side events can be featured on your Disrupt Side Events page, agenda, mobile app, newsletter, articles, and social channels.
Engage your community in action: Connect your audience with thousands of Disrupt attendees, potential investors, partners, and fellow innovators.
Make your mark with Disrupt Week: Host an experience that reflects your brand, community, and vision.
Give them an additional reason to join your network. Hosts receive a 25% discount on Disrupt tickets they share with the community.
You also don’t have to squeeze your time into building connections with technology leaders during the three days of the main conference. Side events will be held across the Bay Area from October 10th to 16th, giving you even more opportunities to find the right time to bring people together.
Apply now. Standing at the center of disruption.
You have 48 hours left until your event is included in the official Disrupt Side Events lineup.
Applications close tomorrow, September 4th at midnight PT.
Don’t wait until Disrupt week to wish you had hosted something. Gather your friends. Own the moment of disruption. Make your event part of the conversation.
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