Happy Columbus Day, techies! As you sit back, relax and take the day off, now is the perfect time to plan the rest of your week. And since it’s a short one, with what’s supposed to be great weather, we’ve picked some laid-back events perfect for a holiday week. Even better? Almost all of them include a good amount of beer drinking. So mark these down on your calendar, and go grab a friend.
Monday 10/13
Happy Columbus Day, Boston!
Tuesday 10/14
The Business of Beverage Tech — Join representatives from Branchfood, Drync, Drizly, onthebar and Pintley to discuss the challenges and opportunities in starting a beverage tech company in Boston, as well as learn about how each are changing the industry. There will also be networking sessions before and after the event, featuring craft brews from Clown Shoes to share. Snag your ticket here.
Wednesday 10/15
Oktoberfest Networking and Pitch Night — Join NGINational for an afternoon of networking, food and beer at the NGIN workplace in Cambridge. Contact NGIN here to sign up your company for a five-minute pitch session at the event.
Thursday 10/16
BigR.io Beer Night — Join big data and software company BigR.io for networking, appetizers and beer at Meadhall. The meetup is free to attend, but those who want to participate should register here.
Code & Coffee — It’s the third Thursday of the month, meaning coders of all experience levels have a place to work together in a causal setting. Bring your laptop, your projects and your programming problems; experts will be on hand to help anyone — even newbies! — with problems they’re having. Register here!
EdTech Oktoberfest — Celebrate Oktoberfest with the LearnLaunch community by sampling pumpkin beers and hard ciders over live music, all while networking with the ed-tech community. Register here.
Friday 10/17
Hacking Pediatrics — Join other hackers in a great event that focuses on creating solutions to problems faced in the pediatric healthcare system. Sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with MIT’s Hacking Medicine, teams will spend 36 hours improving the lives of children with illnesses. Apply here.
Weekend Special: Saturday 10/18
pubEngage’s Fourth Annual Halloween Costume Party & Pub Crawl in Faneuil Hall — pubEngage is launching a new app that makes pub crawls more fun. Use the app to share and vote on event photos, participate in scavenger hunts, trivia and, of course, drink beer! Download the app and register here.
Looking for even more, non-tech-related events to attend? Check out this week’s BostInno Approved.
Image via Hacking Pediatrics
