Democracy Week
Innovating and co-creating our collective future
San Francisco (SFDW) Oct 5-11
Los Angeles (LADW) Oct 12-18
We’re a cross-partisan group inviting people and organizations from across the political spectrum to connect, celebrate, discuss in good faith, and take action to build the American democratic republic we all want to live in.
Two weeks of events, hosted by whoever wants to host them, running alongside Tech Week in both cities. Serious, and seriously fun.
Helping organize? Join a planning call on Aug 26:
San Francisco · Oct 5-11, 2026
SF Democracy Week
Running the same week as SF Tech Week.
Los Angeles · Oct 12-18, 2026
LA Democracy Week
Running the same week as LA Tech Week.
We’re organizing Democracy Week alongside and interwoven with Tech Week to open up more conversations about the links between tech, AI, venture capital, democracy, and the kind of future we’re building. Not every Democracy Week event needs to be tech related. The ones that are, we encourage to cross-post on the Tech Week calendar.
Come co-create with us
Democracy Week is decentralized, and we’re working to bring joy and energy to the democracy movement. There’s no single ticket and no main stage. People and organizations bring their own events, in whatever format works for them, and we help you reach new audiences, collaborate with other organizers, and boost our collective impact.
We think democracy efforts should be both serious, and seriously fun, so we especially encourage events that intertwine music, arts, food, good times, and civic action. Anyone want to pull together a constitutional comedy night? Civic improv? A cross-partisan paddle tournament? We’d love to support.
We’re building on the energy from festivals, the AI & Democracy Unconference, InterdepenDance Day, GoodGov LA unconference, the cross-partisan bridging movement, civic jams, and more, to help build this movement and groovement! Join us!
Pick the one that fits you
Six ways in, from a two minute form to running a whole week in your own city.
Speaking or moderating, showing what you’ve built at the innovation showcase, and nominating for the Democracy Awards all open soon. See everything.
What is democracy anyway?
It’s a bit nuts, but still, after 250 years, we still don’t share a working definition of the foundations of our democratic republic, and even that term is up for debate. Some say democracy, some say republic, some want to argue about that, when in reality we’re both. The lack of a shared definition has pushed us off course though, so we’re drafting a framework: five pillars to reflect on together, align on, and guide action across party lines.
01
A Culture of Liberty & Democracy
02
Economic Liberty & Shared Prosperity
03
Free Speech & Information Integrity
04
Free & Fair Elections
05
A Government That Works for the People
It’s a work in progress, and we’ll keep working at it until it’s something the vast majority of Americans would agree on, celebrate, sign, and defend. We’d rather hear from someone who disagrees now than defend something broken later.
Applications open now
The Democracy Accelerator
Three months of mentorship, network access, and a cohort, for people building tools, campaigns, and institutions that strengthen and revitalize our democratic republic. Free to join, no equity. Rolling selection from early September.
Democracy Week and Accelerator Partners & Collaborators
Let’s build this together
Whether you have an event idea, want to join as a partner organization, can offer a venue, have a question, or are just curious: add your event, come to a planning call on Aug 26, or grab a time for a short call with us.
Planning calls on Aug 26: