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SF Bay Area Events: Wed Evening + All of Thursday
Wednesday's three evening events (Mango Maxxing, Agents & APIs, SkillsBench) are status-updated with current RSVP counts — Mango Maxxing has closed at 701. Thursday coverage spans 13 curated tech events from 8 AM through 9 PM: AI DevSummit Day 2 (South SF, DevNetwork, 70+ speakers, $195 OPEN Pass) anchors the day; two free morning breakfast mixers (Agent Builders Breakfast in SOMA and SF Breakfast Club for AI Leaders) are still accepting approvals; the evening window offers the Frontier Residency Demo Day (investor-only, 995 Market St), Hardware Pitch Night at Studio 45 (226 going, 6 climate hardware startups), Lightning Talks on real-world AI workflows at Productboard (333 Bush St), and more. Four cultural picks close the article including the free Yerba Buena Gardens Festival concert and SOMA Nights block party.
Wednesday's three big evening events are effectively closed — Mango Maxxing hit 701 RSVPs and shut registration, Agents & APIs is still technically open at 451, SkillsBench is approval-only. If you missed today, Thursday more than compensates: AI DevSummit Day 2 runs all day in South SF, two morning breakfast mixers are still taking approvals, and the evening stacks six events into a four-hour window from 5 PM to 9 PM.
Coverage: Wednesday, May 27 evening (status update) and Thursday, May 28 all day.
Wednesday evening — status update
Three events from yesterday's digest are running tonight. New registrations are effectively closed on two of them.
- Mango Maxxing (PromptQL × Gully Labs, 5–8 PM): RSVP count surged from 568 to 701 (+133 since this morning) and registration is now closed. 1 If you're in, enjoy the mangoes.
- Agents & APIs SF Developer Meetup (Postman, 6–9 PM, CANOPY Jackson Square): RSVP climbed from 415 to 451; still accepting registrations as of this writing. 2 Limited space — if you want in, move fast.
- SkillsBench 1.1 Launch Party (Google DeepMind, 7–9 PM): RSVP grew from 258 to 269; approval required, limited spaces. 3
Thursday, May 28 — all day
AI DevSummit 2026 Day 2 ⚠️ South San Francisco
| Time | Thu May 28, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 S Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080 ⚠️ |
| Host | DevNetwork |
| Category | AI engineering & management conference |
| Access | Paid — OPEN Pass $195; free OPEN passes (sales ended) |
| Register | aidevsummit.co 4 |
Day 2 of the two-day conference organized by DevNetwork. Seven tracks cover AI executive leadership, AI ops & technology management, AI strategy & case studies, ML models & architectures, data access & management, AI frameworks & tools, and AI enterprise development. 4 Speakers come from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple, AWS, Salesforce, IBM, Meta, LinkedIn, and YouTube — 70+ total across the two days. OPEN Pass is $195; the previously available free OPEN passes through Eventbrite have ended. 5 ⚠️ South San Francisco, not SF proper — BART + Caltrain shuttle or drive to 255 S Airport Blvd. Official site is aidevsummit.co (not .com — that domain now redirects elsewhere).
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Thursday morning — breakfasts
Two separate breakfast events run within 45 minutes of each other, both free with approval. Neither shares a venue (both are undisclosed until approved), so you can't realistically attend both — pick based on who you want in the room.
Agent Builders Breakfast
| Time | Thu May 28, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT |
| Venue | SOMA neighborhood, San Francisco (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | Michael Ducker (former PM at Mercury, Chime, and Twitter); sponsored by Valet.dev |
| Category | AI agents · breakfast mixer |
| Access | Free — approval required (48 going) |
| Register | lu.ma/8m57zdnc 6 |
Casual morning gathering for people actively using Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenClaw to build AI agents inside companies. 6 No agenda, no pitches — breakfast tacos (with gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan options) provided by Valet.dev at a SOMA Mexican restaurant opening exclusively for the group. Hosted by Michael Ducker, former PM at Mercury, Chime, and Twitter; he's positioning this as a recurring series for people "deep in the same work."
"No agenda. No pitches. Just good conversation with people deep in the same work you are." 6
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SF Breakfast Club for AI Leaders
| Time | Thu May 28, 8:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT |
| Venue | San Francisco (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | Tech Breakfast Club & Baseten |
| Category | AI leadership · breakfast mixer |
| Access | Free — approval required |
| Register | lu.ma/uyxzmng9 7 |
Co-hosted by Tech Breakfast Club and Baseten (an inference platform for AI engineers), this one targets CTOs and AI engineers rather than agent builders broadly. 7 Format is pastries, lattes, bacon, and eggs with technical peer networking — no agenda.
OpenClaw Live Workshop — full-day hands-on
| Time | Thu May 28, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | San Francisco (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | mesibo & Sahar Mor (Bond AI) |
| Category | Workshop — AI agent integration |
| Access | Free (includes $100 in mesibo credits) — approval required |
| Register | lu.ma/7x7jsej2 8 |
Full-day hands-on session on embedding OpenClaw (an AI agent tool) into mobile and web apps as a real-time AI participant — covering the full plugin architecture, configuration, and production-ready patterns using mesibo as the communication layer. 8 Every attendee gets $100 in mesibo credits and leaves with a working integration. Food and drinks included. Hosted by mesibo and Sahar Mor of Bond AI (a 120k+ member in-person AI events community). Separate sessions also run in Mountain View.
Thursday afternoon & evening
Six events open between 4 PM and 6 PM. Ranked below by relevance and selectivity.
Frontier Residency Demo Day — investors only
| Time | Thu May 28, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | Frontier Tower @ Spaceship, 995 Market Street, San Francisco |
| Host | Frontier Tower SF (Katia Yakovleva, Lucas) |
| Category | AI / frontier tech demo day |
| Access | Investor-only — approval required (229 going) |
| Register | lu.ma/frontier-residency-demo-day 9 |
First demo day from the Frontier Tower × Superhero Hotel residency — a 16-floor co-living/co-working building in SF. Batch 0 is 6 founders across AI, health data, longevity, and crypto, who have been building in SF for two months. 9 The founders are described as repeat builders running approximately $1M ARR pipelines, backed by Balaji and other angels. Mark yourself as an angel investor or VC to get through approval.
How AI Startups Go Viral in 2026
| Time | Thu May 28, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | San Francisco (near Crane Cove / UCSF Muni / 22nd St Caltrain; disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | Workato Developer Events; organized by Yelaine Wang |
| Category | Founder talk · growth & distribution |
| Access | Free — approval required (214 going) |
| Register | lu.ma/hakgo7h1 10 |
Speaker session on viral content formats, UGC creator strategies, and AI avatar distribution. 10 Two featured speakers: Andrew Meng (Yorby AI, 800k+ followers, helped AI startups generate 300M+ impressions) and Thomas Kim (ex-Google engineer, 400k+ followers, built and monetized 10+ apps). Yorby AI is an organic social growth platform targeting sub-$1 CPM. Organized by Yelaine Wang, former YC-backed startup founding team member and Bay Area MLOps community organizer. Agenda: 5–5:30 PM arrival, 5:30–6:30 PM speaker session, 6:30–7 PM moderated Q&A, 7–8 PM networking.
Edge Cases #002 — AGI, Inc. (15 seats, researchers only)
| Time | Thu May 28, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | AGI HQ, San Francisco (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | AGI, Inc. (Div Garg, C K, Steve Frey, Naman Garg, Juliana C) |
| Category | Technical research talk — LLM systems architecture |
| Access | Free — approval required; AI researchers and students only; 15 seats |
| Register | lu.ma/ny79q2ow 11 |
The second installment of a recurring biweekly series covering AI research that is "pre-print or too niche" for mainstream conferences. 11 This edition: Mochamad Asri (Lead Architect at NVIDIA, PhD in ECE from UT Austin) on system architectures for near-memory execution — bandwidth, latency, and end-to-end QoS for serving generative AI and LLMs. Format is one paper, one presenter, 45 minutes, off-the-record Q&A, drinks after. Only 15 seats; restricted to AI researchers and students.
Enterprise AI & Agentic Security Dinner ⚠️ Los Altos Hills
| Time | Thu May 28, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Los Altos Hills, CA ⚠️ (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | The CISO Community (Murray Newlands, Yvonne Newlands, Den Jones) |
| Category | Executive dinner — AI security & governance |
| Access | Invite-only — approval required (67 going, ~50 senior operators) |
| Register | lu.ma/zgwn07o9 12 |
Curated dinner for senior enterprise leaders on AI security, identity, and governance. 12 Keynote by Paulina Xu (CEO & Founder, Agentic Fabriq); panel with Karthik Suresh (Sr. Director, Agentic AI, ZoomInfo), Manjush Menon (Sr. Director Global Product & Standards, Visa), and Paulina Xu, moderated by Murray Newlands. Topics: securing AI agents, identity and permissions for agent-based systems, governance models, and CISOs' 12–24 month horizon. Strictly curated — no pitching, minimal vendor presence. ⚠️ Los Altos Hills — outside SF proper.
Agentic Engineering Leadership Dinner — SOLD OUT (for reference)
| Time | Thu May 28, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Ozumo Pine Room (Bay Bridge view), San Francisco |
| Host | Port (Port.io); CEO Zohar Einy |
| Category | Executive dinner — agentic engineering |
| Access | SOLD OUT |
| Register | lu.ma/iod1jf08 13 |
Private dinner by Port (the "agentic IDP" for enterprise engineering, trusted by GitHub, British Telecom, Yum!, dLocal, and LG) at Ozumo's Pine Room overlooking the Bay Bridge. 13 Topics cover moving from AI-assisted to AI-led engineering and operationalizing agentic workflows. No presentations, no demos, no pitches — peer-level conversation only. Already sold out; listed here for awareness.
Female Founder Vibe Coding Workshop
| Time | Thu May 28, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | San Francisco (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | AI Snack Club (Monica Abrams) in partnership with Lovable |
| Category | Workshop — no-code app building |
| Access | Free (includes Lovable credits) — open registration (67 going) |
| Register | lu.ma/a4ui6g00 14 |
Hands-on workshop for female founders — build real prototypes with natural language, no coding experience required. 14 Part of Lovable's global Future Founder Series (Lovable is valued at $6.6B, backed by Accel and CapitalG, with 2.3M+ active users). Every attendee gets Lovable credits to keep building after the session. Hosted by AI Snack Club, a community for women learning AI together, founded by Monica Abrams. No approval barrier — open registration.
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Lightning Talks: Real-World AI Workflows for Product Teams
| Time | Thu May 28, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT |
| Venue | Productboard, 333 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 |
| Host | Productboard SF |
| Category | Lightning talks — product management × AI |
| Access | Free — approval required (134 going) |
| Register | lu.ma/2gzg4i35 15 |
Four 15-minute lightning talks from PMs using AI in practice — not vision decks. 15 Speakers:
- Anthony Amenta (Principal Product Ops Manager, Productboard): measuring product value and impact in the AI era, with live demo
- Aoife Mornard (PM, Gorgias): using Claude Code to ship customer-facing analytics 3x faster; when to augment vs. automate
- Chris Ivester (Founder, Dialog): Claude Design — idea to clickable prototype in under 15 minutes
- Dominic Williamson (Group PM, Atlassian): designing agent workflows as the core PM skill
Agenda: 6 PM doors + snacks, 6:30 intro, 6:45 talks, 7:45 networking + demos + happy hour. Pizza, beverages, raffle. Address is publicly listed.
Hardware Pitch Night — Physical AI
| Time | Thu May 28, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT |
| Venue | Studio 45, Mission/Bernal area, San Francisco (disclosed post-approval) |
| Host | Studio 45, informal, informal fund (Nate Padgett, Kyle Valiton) |
| Category | Hardware pitch night — physical AI |
| Access | Free — approval required (226 going) |
| Register | lu.ma/dchl54jz 16 |
Live pitches and demos from hardware founders at the frontier of AI for the physical world. 16 Six climate hardware startups confirmed:
- HYARKS — autonomous tuna scouting vessels
- Carbon Origins — AI/VR-assisted industrial machines
- Bimotal — high-performance motors for robotics, health, and mobility
- AUTOGENBOT — agricultural automation with +40% yield claims
- Itemfarm — orchard microfactory for local additive manufacturing
- èlevit — smart surfaces for post-touchscreen physical UI
VC judges: David Merrill (co-founder, Elroy Air), Finn Meeks (GP, South Park Commons), Leon Zhang (Head of Storytelling, Fictiv). Format: 5:30–6:30 PM networking, 6:30–7:30 PM pitches + feedback, 7:30–8:30 PM networking. Open call for additional pitches via Airtable.
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Thursday cultural picks
Non-tech options for May 28.
- Yerba Buena Gardens Festival — CMC Older Adults Choirs: Free outdoor concert at the Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens (Mission St. between 3rd & 4th), 12:30–1:30 PM. Two CMC choirs — the CMC Openhouse LGBTQ+ Choir (conducted by Zahra Rothschild) and the CMC 30th Street Choir (conducted by Martha Rodriguez-Salar) — perform popular and folk music from the Americas with piano accompaniment. Part of the 2026 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (26th season, 100+ free events May–November). No registration needed. 17
- SOMA Nights Neighborhood Block Party + Night Market: 5 PM onwards, SOMA district, free. Same evening: Chinatown After Dark Meets SOMA Nights, also free. 18
- 25th San Francisco Documentary Festival — Opening Night: 6 PM, Roxie Theater / Vogue Theater, SF. SF DocFest's 25th edition opens tonight. Tickets: $25 (opening night), $17–19 (standard), $10 (online). 18
- Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night ⚠️ Oakland, 21+: 7–8:30 PM, Mesa Maguey (4031 Broadway, Temescal). Organized by HellaFunny, featuring 4–5 comedians from the SF circuit (Cobb's, SF Sketchfest, Punch Line), at a mezcal bar with Oaxacan kitchen. Free with RSVP on Eventbrite. Runs every Thursday through December 17. 19
Quick-reference — Thursday, May 28
| Event | Time (PDT) | Location | Access | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Builders Breakfast | 8:00–9:30 AM | SOMA, SF | Free / approval | lu.ma/8m57zdnc |
| SF Breakfast Club for AI Leaders | 8:45–11:00 AM | SF | Free / approval | lu.ma/uyxzmng9 |
| OpenClaw Live Workshop | 9:30 AM–5:00 PM | SF | Free + $100 credits / approval | lu.ma/7x7jsej2 |
| AI DevSummit Day 2 ⚠️ | 8:00 AM–4:00 PM | S. San Francisco CC | $195 OPEN Pass | aidevsummit.co |
| Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | 12:30–1:30 PM | Yerba Buena Gardens, SF | Free | No RSVP needed |
| Frontier Residency Demo Day | 4:00–7:00 PM | 995 Market St, SF | Investor-only / approval | lu.ma/frontier-residency-demo-day |
| How AI Startups Go Viral | 5:00–8:00 PM | SF | Free / approval | lu.ma/hakgo7h1 |
| Edge Cases #002 (AGI, Inc.) | 5:00–7:30 PM | AGI HQ, SF | Free / approval; 15 seats, researchers only | lu.ma/ny79q2ow |
| Enterprise AI & Agentic Security Dinner ⚠️ | 5:00–8:30 PM | Los Altos Hills | Invite-only | lu.ma/zgwn07o9 |
| SOMA Nights Block Party | 5:00 PM+ | SOMA, SF | Free | No RSVP needed |
| Agentic Engineering Leadership Dinner | 5:30–8:30 PM | Ozumo, SF | SOLD OUT | lu.ma/iod1jf08 |
| Female Founder Vibe Coding Workshop | 5:30–7:30 PM | SF | Free / open | lu.ma/a4ui6g00 |
| SF DocFest Opening Night | 6:00 PM+ | Roxie / Vogue Theater, SF | $25 | sf.funcheap.com |
| Lightning Talks: AI Workflows | 6:00–8:30 PM | 333 Bush St, SF | Free / approval | lu.ma/2gzg4i35 |
| Hardware Pitch Night | 6:00–9:00 PM | Studio 45, SF | Free / approval | lu.ma/dchl54jz |
| Founders, Investors & Friends ⚠️ | 6:00–7:30 PM | BJ's Restaurant, Cupertino | Free / open | lu.ma/vzpagxwx |
| Oakland POC Comedy Night ⚠️ 21+ | 7:00–8:30 PM | Mesa Maguey, Oakland | Free / RSVP | Eventbrite |
⚠️ = outside SF proper (Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, South San Francisco, Oakland). "Disclosed post-approval" = address visible after registration is accepted. Verify capacity status before heading out — Lu.ma events can close fast.
Cover photo: Matheus Bertelli / Pexels
References
- 1Mango Maxxing — Luma
- 2Agents & APIs SF Developer Meetup — Luma
- 3SkillsBench 1.1 Launch Party @ ACM CAIS — Luma
- 4AI DevSummit 2026 — Eventbrite
- 5Free OPEN Passes to AI DevSummit 2026 — Eventbrite
- 6Agent Builders Breakfast — Luma
- 7SF Breakfast Club for AI Leaders — Luma
- 8OpenClaw Live Workshop — Luma
- 9Frontier Residency Demo Day — Luma
- 10How AI Startups Go Viral in 2026 — Luma
- 11Edge Cases by AGI, Inc. #002 — Luma
- 12Enterprise AI & Agentic Security Dinner — Luma
- 13Agentic Engineering Leadership Dinner — Luma
- 14Female Founder Vibe Coding Workshop — Luma
- 15Lightning Talks: Real-World AI Workflows for Product Teams — Luma
- 16Hardware Pitch Night — Physical AI — Luma
- 17SF's Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026 w/ CMC Older Adults Choirs — Funcheap
- 18Funcheap SF — May 28 events
- 19Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night — Funcheap
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