{"source":"https://gridzae.com/numbers/2026-10","summary":"So far in October 2026, GRIDZ has listed 40 tech and startup events in the UAE: 34 in Dubai, 3 in Abu Dhabi and 3 online. 90% were free to attend, from 21 different organisers. Saturday was the busiest day of the week, and 57% started in the evening. 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":"2026-10","label":"October 2026","from":"2026-10-01","to":"2026-10-31","complete":false,"total":40,"free":36,"organisers":21,"repeatMeetups":4,"byEmirate":[{"label":"Dubai","count":34,"href":"/dubai"},{"label":"Abu Dhabi","count":3,"href":"/abu-dhabi"},{"label":"Online","count":3}],"byKind":[{"label":"Networking","count":11},{"label":"Startups","count":9},{"label":"AI & tech","count":8},{"label":"Developers","count":5},{"label":"Pitch nights","count":4},{"label":"Workshops","count":3}],"byWeekday":[{"label":"Monday","count":5},{"label":"Tuesday","count":7},{"label":"Wednesday","count":2},{"label":"Thursday","count":8},{"label":"Friday","count":7},{"label":"Saturday","count":11},{"label":"Sunday","count":0}],"byTime":[{"label":"Morning, before 12:00","count":7},{"label":"Afternoon, 12:00 to 17:00","count":10},{"label":"Evening, from 17:00","count":23}],"venues":[{"label":"DIFC Food Court above Carrefour Market","count":5},{"label":"in5 Tech","count":5,"href":"/venues/in5-tech"},{"label":"Hashtag Cafe","count":4},{"label":"25hours Hotel Dubai One Central","count":3},{"label":"Daos Hub Dubai","count":2}],"hosts":[{"label":"in5 Events","count":6,"href":"/hosts/in5-events"},{"label":"DubAI AI","count":5},{"label":"AI Agent Builders","count":4},{"label":"AI and Quantum Community","count":3,"href":"/hosts/ai-and-quantum-community"},{"label":"AI Founder Hub","count":3}],"sources":[{"label":"Meetup","count":20},{"label":"Luma","count":17},{"label":"Organisers’ own sites","count":3}],"previous":null}