30,000 runners. 26.2 miles. It's Boston Marathon Monday, and the city is already running.
And while the streets are packed, there's a full week of tech, AI, and innovation events happening across Boston and Cambridge. I've rounded up everything worth knowing about — April 19 through May 6.
Here's your guide:
Apr 19 — Sunday
➨ Harvard Urban AI Conference — Inaugural conference exploring how AI is shaping cities, urban planning, and infrastructure. Hosted by Harvard Urban AI.
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Apr 20 — Monday
➨ From Lab to Launch: Commercializing AI Research — Panel with top VCs on the path from research to product. Hosted by Samsung Next & Engine Ventures.
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➨ 2026 Spring Harvard SEAS Tours — Campus tours of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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Apr 21 — Tuesday
➨ Vibe Code for Finance — Boston — Learn from CFOs and Controllers who built and shipped. Hosted by Rillet.
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➨ Building in Real Time with AI — Interactive workshop with Michael Bryzek. Hosted by MIT Alumni.
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➨ EmTech AI 2026 — 14th annual MIT Technology Review flagship AI conference: from pilots to production.
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Apr 22 — Wednesday
➨ Tech and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential — Networking for tech and business professionals. Hosted by Strive Networking.
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➨ MIT Kuo Sharper Center Conference: Innovation in Global Growth Markets — 400+ entrepreneurs and academics exploring innovation ecosystems.
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Apr 23 — Thursday
➨ PHYSICAL AI HAPPY HOUR, BOSTON — Networking mixer for AI and robotics enthusiasts. Hosted by Daniel Pelaez & Lenora LoFrisco.
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➨ Underscore VC Pitch Competition — High-stakes pitch for early-stage startups. Hosted by Underscore VC.
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➨ AI Startup Showcase: 2026 Edition — Emerging AI startups and networking. Hosted by Boston New Technology.
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➨ Fireside Chat with Suno CEO Mikey Shulman — Generative audio, what's possible and what's next. Hosted by TNT Fireside.
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Apr 24 — Friday
➨ Boston Tech Mixer and Social — Large networking event for tech/AI/data professionals at Elephant & Castle. Hosted by Networking Social.
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➨ Boston Tech & Finance Networking Event — At the intersection of technology and finance. Hosted by Bar Moxy.
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➨ SustainaVille / Climate Forward Plan Unveiling — City officials unveil Boston's new Climate Forward plan with interactive art and live music. Hosted by Greentown Labs.
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Apr 25 — Saturday
➨ Neuroscience of Vitality and Aging (NOVA) Conference — Speakers from MIT, Biogen, Eli Lilly and more. Hosted in Boston/Cambridge.
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Apr 27 — Monday
➨ Building an AI Research Copilot with Hybrid Search and Knowledge Graphs — Tech talk and workshop on advanced AI search architectures. Hosted by MLOps Community.
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➨ Serendipity @ MIT/Harvard — Cofounder Matching for Builders — Meet technical and non-technical founders from MIT and Harvard. Hosted by TNT Community.
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Apr 28 — Tuesday
➨ Investor Breakfast: Angel to VC to PE — Funding pathways with Josko Silobrcic, Ali Mahmoud, and Al Browne. Hosted by NEVCA.
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➨ Whiskey, Wine & Whiteboards — April 2026 — Networking and whiteboarding for startups. Hosted by Venture Lane.
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➨ Fireside Chat with Tulip Interfaces CEO Natan Linder — Frontline operations tech for manufacturing. Hosted by TNT Fireside.
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➨ ODSC East 2026 — Major 3-day AI/ML conference: LLMs, generative AI, machine learning. Hosted by ODSC.
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Apr 29 — Wednesday
➨ Zerve × ODSC AI: Datathon — AI datathon focused on data science and ML. Hosted by ODSC AI. RSVP
➨ ClawCon Boston — Tech community gathering. Hosted by Michael Galpert, Matt Graham & Ashish Bhatia. RSVP
➨ MIT Water, Food & Agriculture Innovation Prize 2026 — Final pitch competition for startups tackling global resource challenges. Hosted by MIT Water Club. RSVP
➨ Boston Founders Mixer with Stanford Entrepreneurs & StartX Boston — Co-hosted with Stanford and StartX. Hosted by TNT Community. RSVP
➨ MIT $100K Launch — Semifinals — Teams present full business plans to advance to finals. RSVP
➨ Guppy Tank — Harvard OTD Pitch Event — Shark Tank-style pitch for life science innovators. Hosted by Harvard OTD. RSVP
Apr 30 — Thursday
➨ Scale Enterprise AI Agents — Implementing and scaling AI agents in the enterprise. Hosted by OpenHands Events. RSVP
➨ Ramp @ MIT: What It Means to Build Now — Building startups in the current economic and tech landscape. Hosted by Richard Noguchi. RSVP
➨ AI Tech Mixer Boston 2026 — AI-focused networking for developers and founders. Hosted by Networking Social. RSVP
➨ Fireside Chat with Akamai CEO Tom Leighton — Co-founder delivering 30% of global web traffic. Hosted by TNT Fireside. RSVP
Looking further ahead:
➨ May 1–3 | Techstars Startup Weekend Boston 2026. Founders, developers, designers, operators, and mentors will come together for a weekend of team formation, idea testing, and real startup building. RSVP
➨ May 2 — Fireside w/ Bumble and Slack CEO Lidiane Jones — Growth and leadership. Hosted by Harvard Undergraduate VC Group. RSVP
➨ May 3 — ClimaTech 2026 / Boston Climate Week — Breakthrough solutions in energy storage and mobility. RSVP
➨ May 4 — IBM Think 2026 — Global enterprise tech conference on AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and automation. RSVP
➨ May 4 — Fireside Chat with Fireflies.ai CEO Krish Ramineni — One of the most widely used AI meeting tools. Hosted by TNT Fireside. RSVP
➨ May 5 — Fireside Chat with Kayak Co-founder Paul English — Built Kayak from startup to $1.8B acquisition. RSVP
➨ May 6 — Harvard President's Innovation Challenge Awards ($500K+) — Finalists pitch for $25K and $75K prizes. RSVP
➨ May 6 — EnergyBar: Place to Build (Boston Climate Week) — Free networking with climatetech founders and investors. Hosted by Greentown Labs. RSVP