15 tech events worth your calendar

1. SEP26-27
   01

   IndiaFOSS 2026

   26-27 Sep · NIMHANS Convention Centre

   FOSS United's open source festival.

   Official site ↗
2. SEP30
   02Invite-only vibe

   Inc42 CTO Summit

   30 Sep · JW Marriott, Bengaluru

   For VP-and-above tech leaders.

   Official site ↗
3. OCT7-8
   03

   Open Source India 2026

   7-8 Oct · NIMHANS Convention Centre

   India's big open source event, 20+ years running.

   Official site ↗
4. OCT7
   04Networking

   VC World Summit Bengaluru

   7 Oct · COWRKS, Ashok Nagar (MG Road)

   Founders meet investors. Pitch and networking format, from 1 PM.

   Official site ↗
5. OCT7-9
   05

   Cypher 2026

   7-9 Oct · KTPO, Whitefield

   AIM's big AI summit and expo.

   Official site ↗
6. OCT13-15
   06Top pick

   TechSparks 2026

   13-15 Oct · Bengaluru

   YourStory's flagship. Great panels, talks and crowd.

   Official site ↗
7. OCT17
   07Hackathon

   Ignite With Bangalore

   17 Oct · Bengaluru

   Full-day hackathon by Ignite Room.

   Official site ↗
8. NOV17-19
   08Top pick

   Bengaluru Tech Summit

   17-19 Nov · BIEC

   29th edition, theme 'AI & Beyond'. The big one.

   Official site ↗
9. NOV24
   09

   Civo Navigate India

   24 Nov · Bengaluru

   Cloud, AI and DevOps. In person only.

   Official site ↗
10. NOV25-26
    10

    WeAreDevelopers India

    25-26 Nov · BIEC

    First India edition of the big dev conference.

    Official site ↗
11. NOV26
    11

    Next Gen Testing & AI Conference

    26 Nov · Bengaluru (listings say Radisson Blu, Palace Road)

    Software QA and AI testing, with the Indian Testing Awards.

    Official site ↗
12. NOV28
    12No official site

    The Messy UX Conference

    28 Nov · Trinity Whitefield, EPIP Zone

    By Friends of Figma Bangalore. Design and UX community day.

    Event listing ↗
13. DEC4-5
    13Venue TBA

    The Fifth Elephant Winter Edition

    4-5 Dec · Venue TBA

    Hasgeek's data science and AI conference.

    Official site ↗
14. DEC9-10
    14

    GAINS 2026

    9-10 Dec · NIMHANS Convention Centre

    Great International AI Native Summit. AI engineering.

    Official site ↗
15. OCT-DECTBA
    15Date TBA

    Google DevFest Bengaluru

    Date TBA (Oct-Dec season) · Bengaluru (GDG Bangalore)

    DevFest 2026 runs worldwide Oct 1-Dec 31. Bengaluru date not out yet.

    DevFest 2026 info ↗

Dates and venues checked on each official site, 23 Sep 2026. Original list by @thedevification on X.