{"source":"https://gridzae.com/numbers/2026-09","summary":"So far in September 2026, GRIDZ has listed 43 tech and startup events in the UAE: 36 in Dubai, 3 in Abu Dhabi, 3 online and 1 in Sharjah. 86% were free to attend, from 35 different organisers. Wednesday was the busiest day of the week, and 47% started in the evening. Counted from 13 September, when GRIDZ began collecting. Events later in the month are the ones already announced.","note":"Events on GRIDZ starting in the month, by UAE date, cancelled ones excluded. Collection began on 13 September 2026.","month":"2026-09","label":"September 2026","from":"2026-09-13","to":"2026-09-30","complete":false,"total":43,"free":37,"organisers":35,"repeatMeetups":2,"byEmirate":[{"label":"Dubai","count":36,"href":"/dubai"},{"label":"Abu Dhabi","count":3,"href":"/abu-dhabi"},{"label":"Online","count":3},{"label":"Sharjah","count":1,"href":"/sharjah"}],"byKind":[{"label":"AI & tech","count":11},{"label":"Networking","count":8},{"label":"Startups","count":7},{"label":"Developers","count":6},{"label":"Workshops","count":6},{"label":"Pitch nights","count":5}],"byWeekday":[{"label":"Monday","count":4},{"label":"Tuesday","count":3},{"label":"Wednesday","count":11},{"label":"Thursday","count":6},{"label":"Friday","count":8},{"label":"Saturday","count":9},{"label":"Sunday","count":2}],"byTime":[{"label":"Morning, before 12:00","count":11},{"label":"Afternoon, 12:00 to 17:00","count":12},{"label":"Evening, from 17:00","count":20}],"venues":[{"label":"Daos Hub Dubai","count":3},{"label":"Coffee & Sundries","count":2},{"label":"DIFC Food Court above Carrefour Market","count":2},{"label":"Digital Park A5 Building","count":2},{"label":"in5 Tech","count":2,"href":"/venues/in5-tech"}],"hosts":[{"label":"Daos Hub","count":3,"href":"/hosts/daos-hub"},{"label":"AI Builders & Business Connect | Dubai Meetup","count":2},{"label":"Dtec","count":2},{"label":"DubAI AI","count":2},{"label":"Dubai AI Hub","count":2}],"sources":[{"label":"Luma","count":22},{"label":"Meetup","count":17},{"label":"Eventbrite","count":2},{"label":"Organisers’ own sites","count":2}],"previous":null}