Democracy Week events
Events
Civic events in Greater LA
What’s coming up in Los Angeles
Forums, ballot explainers, public meetings, party and community events, gathered from public calendars and updated daily.
Monday, October 19 · 7–9 pm
October Central Committee Meeting (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Hotel Zessa, 201 E MacArthur Blvd, Santa Ana · Republican Party of Orange County
Tuesday, October 20 · 7–8:30 am
American Values Survey Release (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Online · Brookings Institution, PRRI
Tuesday, October 20 · 10:30 am–1 pm
Cal State Channel Islands - Register Democrats to save the world! (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Ekho's Cafe (CI Student Union), Ventura Street & Los Angeles Avenue · Field Team 6
Tuesday, October 20 · 12–1:30 pm
Everything is Gender: Midterm Election Edition (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
University Hall, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045 · Loyola Marymount University
Tuesday, October 20 · 1–2:30 pm
Fontana Business & Community Roundtable (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Brandon's Diner, 17132 Slover Ave · Joz for Fontana Mayor & Fontana United
Tuesday, October 20 · 2–3:30 pm
AI & Election Integrity: Community Discussion and Rapid Response Initiatives (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Online · Democracy Week
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Civic events in the SF Bay Area
What’s coming up around the Bay
The same kind of listing for all nine Bay Area counties and Santa Cruz. SF Democracy Week returns in Spring 2027; the events continue in the meantime.
Tuesday, October 20 · 10 am–12 pm
School Walkout to Freeze AI & Stop The AI Race (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Ucsf / Chase Center (16th Street) · Stop The AI Race
Tuesday, October 20 · 11 am–12 pm
Podcasting for Democracy Weekly Hangout (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Online · Resist Trump Campaign
Tuesday, October 20 · 11 am–12 pm
Virtual Neighbors Forums (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Online · Indivisible
Tuesday, October 20 · 12–1:30 pm
2026 Shorenstein Journalism Award: Shibani Mahtani on Democratic Backsliding in Southeast Asia (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Encina Hall, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305 · Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC)
Tuesday, October 20 · 12–1 pm
Bagels and Ballot Measures with the League of Women Voters (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Mechanics' Institute · Mechanics' Institute, League of Women Voters of San Francisco
Tuesday, October 20 · 12–1:15 pm
Wendy Salkin, "Speaking for Others," in conversation with Daniela Tolchinsky (opens the host’s page in a new tab)
Building 360, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 360, Stanford, CA 94305 · Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Jump to an area: San Francisco · Alameda County · Contra Costa County · San Mateo County · Santa Clara County · Marin County · Sonoma County · Napa County · Solano County · Santa Cruz County · Online
Coming up
Upcoming weeks and events
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 2–3:30pm PT · Zoom
AI & Election Integrity
A cross-partisan community discussion, and a first look at a rapid response campaign to help keep our elections trustworthy as AI changes them.
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 2–5pm PT · Silicon Valley
Capital for Democracy
The day after the election, a roundtable for investors, funders and philanthropists on how capital and innovation can better protect and revitalize our democracy.
Spring 2027
SF Democracy Week
SF Democracy Week returns in Spring 2027. We’re looking for partners, and the Bay Area listing keeps going until then.
Apr 26–May 2, 2027
Boston Democracy Week
Save the date. Details are taking shape, and we’re looking for co-organizers, venues, and partners in Boston.
Jun 7–13, 2027
NYC Democracy Week
Save the date. A second NYC week follows in September 2027, alongside UNGA and Climate Week NYC. We’re looking for co-organizers, venues, and partners in New York City.
Already happened
Past weeks and events
Oct 12–18, 2026
LA Democracy Week
A week of events across Los Angeles, alongside LA Tech Week, and a listing of civic events across Greater LA that keeps going, updated daily.
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · 11am–8pm PT
LA Civic Tech Day
Where civic tech meets city hall. Founders and government leaders, unconference sessions, and a mini hackathon on open data. Part of LA Democracy Week.
Oct 5–11, 2026
SF Democracy Week
A week of events across San Francisco, alongside SF Tech Week. Talks, civic jams, dinners, screenings, workshops, and demos.
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · UC Law SF
SF Innovators & Investors for Democracy Forum
A one-day, cross-partisan convening for funders, founders, and civic leaders on how capital and innovation can help revitalize our democracy.
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · Los Angeles
LA Civic Jam
A day of building things that make local civic life work better, in Los Angeles.
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 · Los Altos
Los Altos Tech & Democracy Breakfast
Private event
A private breakfast in Los Altos on tech and democracy.
Jul 4–5, 2026 · Oakland and nationwide
InterdepenDance Day Festival & Civic Jam
Partner-led event
A new kind of 4th of July. Community-led celebrations across the country, and a festival and civic jam in Oakland, with music, art, food and co-creation.
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 · Frontier Tower, San Francisco
SF AI & Democracy Unconference
About 80 people at Frontier Tower, making sense of what AI means for our democracy and what we can do about it, in sessions the participants set themselves.
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Organize Democracy Week in your city or campus
Every Democracy Week is put together by local people and groups. It starts with two other people and three partners who say yes.
The Democracy Week calendar
Democracy Week events on Luma
Events hosted as part of a Democracy Week, from every city. These also appear in the LA and Bay Area listings above.