Swell 2026 Side Events
Oct 12 – Oct 29, 2026 — New York, USA
Swell 2026 Side Events runs Oct 12 – Oct 29, 2026 in New York, USA. 500 side events on the schedule.
Side events
- TOSSD
Artists: Kiss Kiss, Simisola, DJ DEADNAME, MORENXXX, Scotia, Blu:sh, Giovannii
- AWSTARS Cold Spring Hike & Reflection
Let's embrace the changing season together. This time, instead of our regular Sunday run, we're heading to Cold Spring for a scenic autumn hike with Mindset Coach Chantha. Once we reach the summit, Chantha will guide us through a reflective session using her Everything Within: Gentle Warrior Deck…
- AI Engineer New York Hackathon
We are still accepting applications! Apply for the waitlist. --------------------- Spend a day building at the inaugural AI Engineer NYC Hackathon! Join AI Engineer and Major League Hacking (MLH) on Sunday, October 11, for a full day of building, experimenting, and meeting fellow AI engineers.…
- Build City x NEAR Legion: Builders Cafe
Builders Cafe #8 — Yoga, Meditation & Consciousness Discussion for Builders 🧘♂️ ✨What if building the future starts with building yourself? This time, Builders Cafe is all about building from within, we're bringing the community together to explore yoga, meditation, and consciousness—because…
- BARRE @ MADE Hotel
Start your Sunday on the rooftop. MADE Hotel is opening the doors to its indoor rooftop for a morning with BESA Movement Studio. Together, we'll move through a 50-minute mat BARRE class with instructor Quetzal, where movement becomes a ritual for reconnecting with yourself and those around you.…
- KNYC OCT 11th Session
Join us for our next practice session! We'll be doing some warm ups, steps, jatis, and maybe an item or choreo. Dress to dance (practice saris, salwars or just yoga pants a tshirt). Session Cost: $20 to be split equally by those that attend the practice.
- Founder Reset
Momentum Coffee ☕️ if you’re a founder, you may have some decision fatigue brewing. Your business has been taking up enough space in your head. Come talk about it. That’s why Momentum Collective is hosting a Sunday morning for ambitious early-stage founders who want to get out of their own heads…
- Coffee & Code: Build with AI in Brooklyn
Bring your laptop, grab a coffee, and turn an idea into something real. Join fellow founders, entrepreneurs, and aspiring freelancers for a hands-on builder session at a Brooklyn coffee shop. We’ll explore how to use AI to build websites, test business ideas, and create practical solutions for…
- Olive Tree Writing Club Fall '26: Part II
OTWC is an NYC-based writing community for writers to write, exchange ideas, and get inspired. Our sessions look like this: 1. Introduce yourselves and talk about what you plan to write 2. Focused writing session 3. Get together in small groups and discuss how the session went Snacks and drinks…
- andsercoffee x superwow cafe pop up
We’re back! And we’re hosting our next NYC cafe pop up, next weekend at Superwow Coffee. Sunday, Oct 11th, 10am - Sold out We’ll be serving 2 new signature drinks from our coffee omakase series: Fire & Spring (Thai Soup Coffee) Smoke & Rice (Dashi & Koji Amazake Flat White) Don’t worry they are…
- NYC VIP | Golf Mobility Training at Noir Yoga BK
SKILLS ACADEMY | BLACK GOLF WEEKEND NYC: Golf Mobility Training Led by Lululemon instructor Ty Daye at Noir Yoga BK Ready to unlock a new level of power and precision on the course? Join Black Golf Club NYC at Noir Yoga BK for an exclusive, hybrid wellness session that merges the core…
- Guided Meditation and Q&A with David Listen
Join us for weekly group meditation, followed by practical guidance and discussion with a former Buddhist monk. David Listen, a longtime instructor at Dharma Drum Retreat Center, will join remotely to answer questions and share insights on sitting meditation and the application of Chan/Zen…
- Wildflower in the Park
🌿 Wildflower at the Park 📅 Sunday, October 11 | 10:30 AM–12:00 PM 📍 McCarren Park — right behind McCarren Parkhouse Join The Mommy Archives and Wildflower Forest BK for a special morning of music, stories, creativity, and outdoor play for little ones ages 2–6. We'll gather in McCarren Park for…
- A World Mental Health Day Rooftop Yoga Class 💖
In honor of World Mental Health Day, Girls Who Meet is coming together with Sunset Park Community Services for a special morning dedicated to movement, connection, and taking care of our minds just as intentionally as we take care of our bodies. Join us on the rooftop at Moxy Chelsea for an…
- 🎾❤️ Play for Love. Find Your Match.
🎾❤️ Play for Love. Find Your Match. What if your next pickleball partner turned into your next great love story? Join us for a morning where friendly competition meets meaningful connection. Whether you’re coming to win a game, make new friends, or meet someone special, this is your chance to…
- In Rotation: Five Record Stores, Five Sets
In Rotation is a vinyl showcase at Car Part Time, bringing together five independent record shops, alongside collectors, and music lovers for a day of digging, listening, company, and cars in a celebration of the analog. Browse records from 690 Woodward Garage, Archivio Records, Buzzed Monkey…
- Coworking [NYC]
no sunday scaries here. come sip coffee and get some work done (optional). for members of the collective.
- Tricky @ Brooklyn Steel
- MC Lyte @ Brooklyn Bowl
- GENESI & Guests
Artists: GENESI
- Ball x Ball
Do you know ball? Ball x Ball is a celebration of the evolution of Black queer ballroom - from drag balls in 1880s DC, Cake walks in Paris to Hamilton Lodge in Harlem to Crystal LaBeija and the birth of ballroom as we know it today. The official after-party ball for "Queer Thinking On...The Gilded…
- Battle Hymn - Holiday weekend
Artists: Kim Anh, Tedd Patterson
- AI Engineer NYC
A technical conference & expo gathering AI engineers, VPs of AI, founders, and CEOs building the future of AI
- Sunday Sunday: Axel Boman, Rebolledo
Axel Boman and Rebolledo headline Sunday Sunday in The Ruins on Oct 4. The party series has become a major community hub for house and techno in CDMX, with a reputation that extends far beyond its hometown. Boman and Rebolledo similarly are artists who’s discographies have become synonymous with…
- G-Rex Grant Tour New York City
To build off the incredible momentum of the $42M G-Rex Grant Program, the ScaleReady team and the Emily Whitehead Foundation are organizing an event series around the country and will bring together leading physicians, scientists, engineers, patient advocates, clinical trial sponsors, drug product…
- Monday Founders Coworking Pod
If you're an early stage founder, building alone is hard. You lose momentum, get stuck with no one to ask, and there's no one checking if you actually did what you said you'd do this week. We're a small group of founders working together for the month — think study group, but for building. We help…
- Micro Monday's Coworking
Micro Monday's is a Coworking session for founders, indie hackers, investors, builders, and anyone interested in startups and technology. The goal is simple: create a space where people can get work done, meet interesting people, and build genuine relationships. This isn't a formal networking…
- GG Day of Service
Join the GG team for a Day of Service. We will write cards and make friendship bracelets for seniors living in care. Please bring your government ID for building access.
- Celebrate Italian Heritage Together!
Join COMITES New York at the Columbus Day Parade! Bring your family, your children, and your Italian pride as we come together to celebrate Italian Heritage Month, our traditions, and our wonderful community. We look forward to marching, celebrating, and having fun together on Fifth Avenue!…
- Ali Dineen @ New York Botanical Garden
- Quilt Block Challenge Workshop for Homeschoolers
- Langfuse @ AIE NYC
we're at @aiDotEngineer NYC next week, oct 12–14 mon 2:20pm: langfuse workshop, the AI engineering loop end to end on deployment gates for AI agents in financial services Come by the booth too https://ai.engineer/nyc/2026/schedule
- NEN Challenge — Yeshiva University
Pitch Ronnen Harary. Walk away with $500 to start your business. Ronnen Harary, co-founder of Spin Master and author of No Experience Necessary, is touring North American campuses in an Airstream, and he's stopping at Yeshiva University. Bring a business idea. No experience necessary. How it works…
- Defi Lending and Institutional Adoption
- The Chicks (US) @ Beacon Theatre
- Brand New @ Barclays Center
- Brand New: The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Brand New Venue: Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Date: Oct 12, 2026 - 08:00 PM
- The Chicks
Experience the legendary sound of The Chicks as powerful harmonies, timeless hits, and fearless storytelling take center stage. A perfect blend of country roots, pop crossover classics, and unforgettable live energy creates a truly special night. Get ready to sing along to iconic songs and celebrate
- BCPC Open Gym
This BCPC Open Gym event is Monday October 12, 8-10pm. Dates and times for other BCPC Open Gyms may differ so please check listings individually. BCPC’s Open Gym offers a welcoming space for lesbians, queer, trans, and nonbinary folks to shoot around, play, and build community on and off the…
- Brand New Tickets
Brand New delivers an emotionally powerful live experience with introspective lyrics, dynamic performances, and a sound that has defined alternative rock for a generation. Experience a night of unforgettable music and raw energy. #BrandNew #AlternativeRock #LiveMusic
- Ghost Mic: An Open Mic for Poems by Dead Poets
Join us for an evening of poetry by dead poets at Conwell Hall.As the veil thins and spooky season falls upon us, you’re invited to join us for a seance of sorts, to call in the ghosts of our favorite dead poets 🖤This year we
- Off The Record Tuesday Sessions
Get tickets for Off The Record Tuesday Sessions in New York, NY at Public Arts on October 13, 2026.
- Deep Listening
Get tickets for Deep Listening in Brooklyn, NY at Moondog HiFi on October 13, 2026.
- Jus-Ske
Get tickets for Jus-Ske in New York, NY at Little Sister Lounge on October 13, 2026.
- Grid City: Scaffolding
Grid City is a project to explore the design, architecture and planning of New York City through running. Each month features a new topic, route and subject-matter guide who leads the group’s run and education. This month will be led by Thomas Guerra (SOM) and topic will be the scaffolding that…
- Empanada Entrepreneurs
We're closing out Hispanic Heritage Month at First Citizens Innovation Banking. We're hosting venture-backed founders in one room with coffees & empanadas. Past editions have brought together close to 200 founders from pre-seed to Series E, along with active investors. Our Empanada partner is…
- Arch | Family Office Breakfast
Join us for a morning of coffee, conversation, and market commentary with Ryan Eisenman, CEO of ARCH, along with Ben Birnbaum and John Rapaport of Keyframe Capital, a leading investment firm focused on technology and regulatory changes in energy transition and their impact on related markets. This…
- The Morning Round: Early Stage Coffee & Connection
Join us for morning coffee bringing together pre-seed through Series A investors and founders. No structure or agenda — just coffee, bagels, and real conversations with people worth knowing! Meet the hosts: MGV is a top-quartile SaaS venture fund helping extraordinary founders build…
- Tuesday Coworking @ Oasis Cafe
- Tech for Small Business Workshop
Bronx Tech Hub Presents: The Inaugural Bronx AI Week Powered By JP Morgan Chase Join Bronx Tech Hub for an interactive Tech for Small Business Workshop designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners understand how artificial intelligence can help them save time, improve operations…
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