Los Angeles · Oct 12-18, 2026
LA Democracy Week
A week of events across Los Angeles, running the same week as LA Tech Week. The calendar is still growing, and there’s plenty of room to add yours.
What’s happening in LA
LA Democracy Week is a decentralized community-created event. This is a quick pilot, we launched just a few weeks ago, but we knew these conversations were too important to neglect. New events are still being added, so subscribe to the calendar to hear as they land, or subscribe to the newsletter (at the bottom of the page), or add your own event.
Civic Tech Day
Where civic tech meets city hall. The day opens with civic tech founders and government leaders talking about how technology is changing government, and what’s still in the way. Then small-group unconference sessions on the themes you pick, a mini hackathon on open data and problems straight from the speakers, and food, drinks, and conversation to close it out. Come for one part or stay for all of it.
Part of LA Tech Week. Space is limited, so RSVP early.
Ways to take part in LA
LADW is wide open, and there’s room for almost anything. You don’t need a venue, a budget, or a finished plan to start.
If a call isn’t your thing, you can add an event or sign up as a partner without ever getting on Zoom.
Ideas you can just take
We think democracy should be both serious, and seriously fun. If you like the idea of hosting but don’t have an idea yet, feel free to steal and adapt any of these ideas.
Constitutional comedy nightStand-up, but make it federalism.
Civic improvAudience proposes a local problem, the cast plays out the city council meeting.
Cross-partisan paddle tournamentTeams drawn at random. Talk politics only at the net.
Ballot measure potluckBring a dish, work through the measures nobody understands.
Local news triviaRun it with a local newsroom. Loser buys the subscriptions.
A neighbors dinnerOne rule: nobody talks about national politics.
Precinct seat clinicHow to actually get onto a local party committee, either party.
A civic jamA day of building things that make local civic life work better.
Tell us which one you want and we’ll help you find a room and a crowd. Add your event.
Hey LA, let’s do this
LADW is still taking shape, and there’s room to help shape what it becomes. Neighborhoods, formats, events, energy … let’s make this amazing.
We’re looking for LA co-organizers
People with venues, people who know their neighborhoods, the civic scene, people who’ve run events in LA before, and organizations with a local community to bring. You don’t need to run the whole week, this is like a potluck, everyone can bring a particular event, or dish, or contribution, and together we’ll make a feast.
Running alongside LA Tech Week is deliberate. Democracy Week events that touch on tech can cross-post to both calendars and reach both crowds. And LA brings something San Francisco doesn’t: the people who make what the rest of the country watches. Storytelling is civic infrastructure too.
Democracy Week & DW Accelerator Community Partners
Let's build LA Democracy Week together
An event idea, an organization, a venue, a question, or just curiosity. All of it is welcome, and none of it needs to be figured out before you get in touch.
In San Francisco instead? SF Democracy Week runs Oct 5-11.