Updated 19 October 2026 · 42 upcoming
Every upcoming AI event in London worth your evening, in one list: hands-on AI workshops, community meetups, talks, hackathons and conferences for people who want to get better at AI. Checked and refreshed every day.
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This week
Tue 20 Oct to Wed 21 Oct · Olympia London, Olympia, London
Two-day conference and expo with 50-plus speakers covering generative AI, automation, governance and enterprise transformation, including interactive demos and hands-on workshops. Suits AI leaders and practitioners.
Tue 20 Oct, 17:30–22:00
Build AI agents that automate financial operations tasks such as month-end close or payment runs, using a Seapoint sandbox with seeded data. Open to founders, CFOs and operators, solo or in teams of up to three.
Tue 20 Oct, 18:00–21:00 · Inspire St James, Inspire Saint James, Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0EA
Monthly AI meetup with three talks covering LLM product development, AI productivity and applied AI, plus networking with practitioners, founders and enthusiasts. Free to attend.
Wed 21 Oct, 09:30–17:00 · Ham Yard Hotel, 1 Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT
A single-track conference on enterprise AI strategy, deployment and governance. Suits engineering, business and compliance leaders working on real-world AI implementation.
Wed 21 Oct, 17:00–18:00 · InterContinental London - the O2 by IHG, 1 Waterview Dr, London SE10 0TW, UK
A short evening session on AI-driven answer engine optimisation, covering analytics, context and measurement on the agentic internet. Suited to marketers and founders exploring AI search.
Thu 22 Oct, 16:30–21:00 · One Triton Square, 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF, UK
A selective three-hour hackathon where 30 builders form teams to tackle AI agent challenges set by portfolio companies, with access to frontier models and GPU compute. Also includes an Anthropic workshop and a fireside with Anthropic and Google speakers.
Thu 22 Oct, 17:00–21:00 · IFX Payments, 2nd Floor, The Carter, 11 Pilgrim St, London EC4V 6RN, UK
Two practitioner-led panels explore how agentic AI is being deployed in financial services and insurance, covering payments, underwriting, accountability and regulatory oversight. Suited to finance and insurance professionals working with AI.
Thu 22 Oct, 18:00–23:00
An evening hackathon where participants use Grok Bot and Cursor to build community tooling such as bots, collaboration engines or event infrastructure. Open to engineers, DevRels and community builders.
Thu 22 Oct, 18:00 · The Perseverance, 63 Lamb's Conduit St, London WC1N 3NB
A recurring London meetup for people in marketing, sales, and commercial roles using AI to drive business outcomes. Speakers share honest, practical stories of applying AI, with no vendor pitches.
Fri 23 Oct, 08:30–18:30 · 2 Kingdom Street, 2 Kingdom St, London W2 6BD, UK
A one-day generative AI hackathon for university students within 50 miles of London, run by Microsoft and LSEG, focused on solving a real financial services challenge. No prior AI experience required.
Sat 24 Oct, 09:00–17:00 · The Building Centre, 26 Store St, London WC1E 7BT, UK
A one-day buildathon where participants use Lightfern's AI app to build plug-ins and workflows for real workplace problems. Open to all levels of AI experience, from beginners to seasoned builders.
Sat 24 Oct, 10:00–19:00 · Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
A one-day open hackathon at Imperial College London where participants build working demos using open AI models on Nebius Token Factory. Open to all, with prizes, mentors, and around 60 places available.
Next week
Mon 26 Oct, 18:00–21:00
Speakers from Google DeepMind, the Alan Turing Institute and others present live demos on using AI to predict and understand extreme weather events. Suitable for those working at the intersection of machine learning and atmospheric science.
Tue 27 Oct, 18:00–21:00 · London – Venue to be confirmed
An evening AI conference in London for business, product and technology leaders, with talks and networking from 6pm to 9pm.
Wed 28 Oct, 18:30–20:00 · zero2hero Technology Training Center, Unit 15, Castle Square, 40 Elephant Rd, London SE17 1EU
A 90-minute hands-on session showing how to build mobile apps using AI tools without any coding knowledge. Suitable for beginners who want to turn ideas into working apps using generative AI.
Sat 31 Oct, 14:00–15:30
A Halloween-themed afternoon build session using Lovable where attendees make an app, game or creative project and share it with the room. Beginners welcome; a Tech Summit 2026 ticket is required to attend.
November 2026
Mon 2 Nov to Fri 6 Nov · etc.venues Fenchurch Street, 8 Fenchurch Place, London
A five-day event combining workshops and a main conference focused on responsible data and AI, aimed at data leaders, AI innovators and analytics professionals. Runs 2 to 6 November 2026.
Tue 3 Nov, 17:00–21:30 · CodeNode, 10 South Pl, London EC2M 7EB, UK
An evening for developers and founders exploring how AI agents can operate through customer communication channels, including a talk and a hands-on build challenge. Suits developers building AI-powered communication tools.
Wed 4 Nov, 18:30–21:30
A fireside event bringing founders, engineers and researchers together to discuss inference, compute and scaling AI in production, co-hosted with OpenAI. Suits technical builders and researchers working on AI infrastructure.
Fri 6 Nov, 09:30–17:00 · BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 25 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BP
A paid one-day event with talks on AI in medical diagnosis and mental healthcare, AI regulation, quantum tech for health, and a hands-on low-code AI agents tutorial. Open to anyone interested in AI for health.
Sat 7 Nov to Sun 8 Nov · Institution of Engineering and Technology
A two-day event for filmmakers, creatives and AI professionals featuring panel discussions, workshops, film screenings and networking on the first day, followed by a gala awards ceremony on the second.
Mon 9 Nov to Tue 10 Nov
A two-day in-person hackathon where participants build consumer AI projects using partner tools and models. Suits developers and creators who want hands-on experience with AI products and a chance to win prizes.
Tue 10 Nov to Wed 11 Nov · HERE EAST, Olympic Park, Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
Two-day conference on AI in video games with talks aimed at game AI developers, researchers, and enthusiasts. Tickets start at £75 and the event accommodates over 500 attendees.
Tue 10 Nov, 18:00–21:00 · Civo Tech Junction, First Floor, 32-37 Cowper St, London EC2A 4AW
Informal evening meetup for AI builders and developers in Shoreditch, featuring AI tool demos, agent framework discussions and networking over pizza. Topics include RAG, vibe coding and Claude Code.
Wed 11 Nov, 09:00–19:00 · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XT
A one-day event on AI in media and broadcast, with masterclasses, technical workshops and tool demonstrations across three streams. Suits creative and technical professionals working with AI in media.
Wed 11 Nov, 09:30–17:00 · Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ
A conference for digital practitioners exploring how AI is used in practice today, covering both the benefits and pitfalls of real-world AI adoption.
Thu 12 Nov, 09:00–17:30 · The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering - LIHE, 100 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7AR
A free one-day summit on AI agents in research and innovation, covering trust, safety, governance and human oversight. Open to researchers, technologists, healthcare professionals and innovators.
Tue 17 Nov, 18:00–21:00 · Inspire St James, Inspire Saint James, Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0EA
Mindstone's monthly AI meetup with three talks on building with LLMs, AI productivity and applied AI, followed by networking. Open to anyone via the Mindstone community platform.
Tue 17 Nov, 18:00–20:30
An evening hackathon at Granola HQ where GTM and marketing professionals use Gemini API credits to build AI-powered tools, no coding background required. Teams demo their work to judges at the end of the night.
Thu 19 Nov, 08:15–17:30 · Venue Announced Soon, Central London, London SW1A 2DR
A full-day paid conference in central London on how enterprise AI moves from experimentation to real business impact, with expert speakers and networking opportunities.
Sat 21 Nov, 09:30–17:30
A one-day hackathon where participants pitch and prototype their most ambitious or unconventional hack concept, with team formation on the day and prizes for the best pitches. Open to solo hackers and small teams.
Sat 21 Nov, 19:00–20:30 · The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS
An evening talk at the Royal Institution examining how small-scale AI can make environments safer and more responsive. Suits anyone curious about the future of embedded and physical AI.
Wed 25 Nov to Thu 26 Nov · The Great Hall, Kensington Conference and Events Centre, Hornton St, Kensington, London W8 7NX
Two-day AI conference with keynotes, panels, demos and networking at the Kensington Conference and Events Centre. Paid tickets at various price points include sessions, materials and lunch.
Wed 25 Nov to Fri 27 Nov · Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
A multi-day summit where researchers, founders and policymakers discuss open problems in AI, safety and productivity. Speakers come from Google DeepMind, Meta, Microsoft and leading universities.
Fri 27 Nov, 18:30 · Warren Centre Basement, Basement 1 - 8 Suffolk House, London W1T 5JU
A free in-person meetup covering how to build with generative AI, including a keynote, market trends and open discussion. Suits developers and tech professionals curious about getting started with GenAI.
Sat 28 Nov, 14:00–18:00
A free build night where participants are paired with a stranger, identify a real problem that person has, and use Lovable to build a working solution for them in one session. No technical background needed.
Sun 29 Nov, 09:00–12:00 · Cavendish Venues - 1 Basinghall Avenue, 1 Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V 5DD
A large international forum bringing together AI researchers, policymakers, investors and startups to discuss AI across healthcare, education, cybersecurity and other sectors, with 80+ speakers.
December 2026
Tue 1 Dec · InterContinental London – The O2, 1 Waterview Drive, London
A paid AI summit for engineers, developers, and executives covering generative AI, agentic AI, and enterprise AI strategy, with workshops, breakout sessions, and networking.
Thu 3 Dec, 09:00–17:30 · Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, London
A practical AI conference for business owners and leaders, with masterclasses from speakers at Anthropic, PwC and UpSkill Universe on applying AI in real contexts.
Thu 3 Dec to Sat 5 Dec · Imperial College Business School
A three-day hackathon run by Imperial College Business School where participants work together on challenges around how AI is reshaping the future of work. Runs 3 to 5 December 2026.
Thu 3 Dec, 18:00–21:00
A recurring London meetup for developers, tech leads and founders building with AI, featuring short tech talks on conversational AI and networking over food and drinks.
Mon 7 Dec, 10:00–21:00 · Senna Building, Shoreditch Exchange with Oneder, Gorsuch Pl, Senna Building, Shoreditch, London E2 8JF
One-day hackathon focused on knowledge retrieval, vector search, and AI agents with over £5,000 in prizes. Teams of up to four build original projects on the day; applications are open but reviewed on a rolling basis.
The most hands-on way to build AI skills: you bring a laptop and leave having made something. Courses run across several sessions for structured training.
Practitioner talks, founder evenings and informal community nights. The easiest first step into London’s AI scene, and the best place to meet people building with AI.
An evening with researchers and practitioners on stage, or one or more days of speakers, workshops and an expo. Good for the bigger picture and what is coming next.
A few hours or a full day building with new models and tools in small teams. Where London’s AI builders ship, often with sponsor credits to spend.
18 of the 42 upcoming AI events in London on this page are free to attend, from community meetups to full-day hackathons. The AI Floor is free too.
The groups behind London’s AI events, with what they have coming up.
Before you go
AISA’s free AI fluency assessment is a 20–40 minute conversation that shows where you stand and what to learn next, with a full report and a certificate. Take it before your next event and you will know which workshops will stretch you.
Take the free AI fluency assessmentThis week there are 12 AI events in London on this page, including AI LIVE: The London Summit (Tue 20 Oct), FinOps Hackathon (Tue 20 Oct) and Mindstone London October AI Meetup (Tue 20 Oct). Use the "This week" filter to see them all.
Yes. 18 of the 42 upcoming AI events in London on this page are free to attend, including FinOps Hackathon, Profound Platform Deep Dive and Moonfire • Build Night Hackathon. Tick "Free only" to see every free event.
Workshops and hackathons are the most hands-on AI events in London: you build something rather than listen. There are 15 coming up on this page, including FinOps Hackathon (Tue 20 Oct) and Moonfire • Build Night Hackathon (Thu 22 Oct). The AI Floor also runs free hands-on sessions.
London AI communities with meetups coming up include Mindstone, AI in the Wild: Practical AI for Marketing & Business | London, AI Builders Club and Bincom Dev Center, alongside The AI Floor. The communities section on this page lists every organiser with an upcoming event.
Every event listed is in person in London, open to the public, and about learning, building or working with AI. The list is checked and refreshed every day, and past events drop off automatically.
The Science Behind AISA
In 2026, Anthropic published the AI Fluency Index — the largest empirical study of AI fluency to date, analysing nearly 10,000 conversations. AISA covers 93% of the behaviours Anthropic identified as markers of AI fluency and goes even deeper with 4 additional criteria. The U.S. Department of Labor's AI Literacy Framework (TEN 07-25) defines what every worker needs to know about AI — AISA covers 100% of its 25 sub-competencies.Read our analysis: Anthropic's AI Fluency Study & AISA · DOL AI Literacy Framework & AISA
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