Events

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From Vancouver meetups to regional hackathons, summits, and art+tech jams our events fuse creativity, ethics, and innovation. Open to all, hype-free, and grounded in community.

Events

New to the Vancouver AI community? Start with the Vancouver AI guide. Looking for earlier gatherings? Browse Past Events

Upcoming Events

AI Film Club: 06/11
Jun 11, 2026 · AI Film Club

AI Film Club: 06/11

Screen the experiments. Break down the workflows. Keep the human in the loop. AI filmmaking is moving fast enough that a tool demo can feel old…
AI in Education Meet-up #10
Jun 18, 2026 · Event

AI in Education Meet-up #10

ED + AI is our monthly room for educators, students, parents, builders, researchers, and curious neighbours figuring out what AI means for learning.
Vancouver AI Meetup #30: June 24 at the Space Centre
Jun 24, 2026 · Community Meetup

Vancouver AI Meetup #30: June 24 at the Space Centre

Vancouver AI Meetup #30 brings Rick Glumac, community ceremony, demos, and the local AI ecosystem to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre on June 24.
Mind, AI, & Consciousness - Deepdive #013
Jun 25, 2026 · Event

Mind, AI, & Consciousness – Deepdive #013

Topic: The Blind Spot – Can Science Account for Consciousness? Format: 2 hours, in-person, downtown Vancouver Maximum 20 – must be registered with
AI Ethical Futures Lab #5
Jul 8, 2026 · Event

AI Ethical Futures Lab #5

AI Ethical Futures Lab #5 For July, the lab sets the rest-of-year cadence: a focused working room for people who want practical AI ethics to shape…
AI Film Club: 07/09
Jul 9, 2026 · AI Film Club

AI Film Club: 07/09

Monthly screenings, technical deep-dives, and creative experiments with AI tools transforming film and media production.
AI in Education Meetup #10
Jul 23, 2026 · Event

AI in Education Meetup #10

AI in Education Meet-up #6: Imagine & Build What's broken in education and what could we build to fix it?
AI Ethical Futures Lab #6
Aug 5, 2026 · Event

AI Ethical Futures Lab #6

AI Ethical Futures Lab #6 For August, we will work with summer signal: what AI is changing in work, learning, culture, governance, and community…
AI in Education Meetup #11
Aug 20, 2026 · Event

AI in Education Meetup #11

AI in Education Meet-up #6: Imagine & Build What's broken in education and what could we build to fix it?
AI Ethical Futures Lab #7
Sep 2, 2026 · Event

AI Ethical Futures Lab #7

AI Ethical Futures Lab #7 For September, we will turn back-to-school and back-to-work energy into a practical ethics session.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #8
Oct 7, 2026 · Event

AI Ethical Futures Lab #8

AI Ethical Futures Lab #8 For October, the lab looks at public-interest AI through the lens of governance, rights, and civic imagination.
Futureproof Festival by BC + AI
Oct 28, 2026 · Event

Futureproof Festival by BC + AI

A week-long gathering where the big wide AI community comes together… artists and engineers, educators and ethicists, filmmakers and founders.
2nd Annual BC + AI Film Festival
Oct 30, 2026 · Event

2nd Annual BC + AI Film Festival

Last year, 250 of us gathered to watch creation costs drop from $200K to $100. We confronted IP theft, job displacement, and what happens when…
AI Ethical Futures Lab #9
Nov 4, 2026 · Event

AI Ethical Futures Lab #9

AI Ethical Futures Lab #9 For November, we will use the room to separate real risk from noise and turn concern into practical next steps.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #10
Dec 2, 2026 · Event

AI Ethical Futures Lab #10

AI Ethical Futures Lab #10 For December, we will close the year by gathering the patterns that keep coming back: agency, accountability, creativity…