Two Days Left to Apply for a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Only 48 hours remain to submit your application for a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
If you have been considering organizing a meetup, happy hour, cocktail party, workshop, panel, or any other gathering during Disrupt week, this is your moment to act.
Applications to host an official Disrupt Side Event close September 4 at midnight PT.
Apply to host your Side Event before September 4 ends >
Integrate your event into “Disrupt Week”
From October 10–16, San Francisco will host founders, investors, builders, and tech leaders who come together to connect, learn, and witness tomorrow’s innovation. A Side Event allows you to bring your community into this momentum and foster meaningful conversations that extend well beyond the conference floor.

Image Credits:Herbert Damien Creative
Benefits of hosting a Disrupt Side Event
Amplify your brand: Approved Side Events are featured on the Disrupt Side Events page, agenda, mobile app, newsletters, articles, and social channels.
Engage your community: Connect your audience with thousands of Disrupt attendees, potential investors, partners, and fellow innovators.
Leave a mark on Disrupt week: Host an experience that aligns with your brand, community, and vision.
Incentivize your network: Hosts receive a 25% discount on Disrupt tickets to share with their community.
You do not need to limit your engagement with tech leaders to the three days of the main conference. Side Events can take place throughout the Bay Area on October 10–16, providing ample opportunities to find the perfect time to bring people together.
Apply now. Be at the center of Disrupt.
You have 48 hours left to secure your spot in the official Disrupt Side Events lineup.
Applications close tomorrow, September 4, at midnight PT.
Do not wait until Disrupt week to regret not hosting something. Bring your people together. Own a moment during Disrupt. Make your event part of the conversation.
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Only 48 hours remain to submit your application for a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
If you have been considering organizing a meetup, happy hour, cocktail party, workshop, panel, or any other gathering during Disrupt week, this is your moment to act.
Applications to host an official Disrupt Side Event close September 4 at midnight PT.
Apply to host your Side Event before September 4 ends >
Integrate your event into “Disrupt Week”
From October 10–16, San Francisco will host founders, investors, builders, and tech leaders who come together to connect, learn, and witness tomorrow’s innovation. A Side Event allows you to bring your community into this momentum and foster meaningful conversations that extend well beyond the conference floor.

Image Credits:Herbert Damien Creative
Benefits of hosting a Disrupt Side Event
Amplify your brand: Approved Side Events are featured on the Disrupt Side Events page, agenda, mobile app, newsletters, articles, and social channels.
Engage your community: Connect your audience with thousands of Disrupt attendees, potential investors, partners, and fellow innovators.
Leave a mark on Disrupt week: Host an experience that aligns with your brand, community, and vision.
Incentivize your network: Hosts receive a 25% discount on Disrupt tickets to share with their community.
You do not need to limit your engagement with tech leaders to the three days of the main conference. Side Events can take place throughout the Bay Area on October 10–16, providing ample opportunities to find the perfect time to bring people together.
Apply now. Be at the center of Disrupt.
You have 48 hours left to secure your spot in the official Disrupt Side Events lineup.
Applications close tomorrow, September 4, at midnight PT.
Do not wait until Disrupt week to regret not hosting something. Bring your people together. Own a moment during Disrupt. Make your event part of the conversation.
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