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Boston AI Week 2027: press kit and fast facts
What a reporter, editor or producer needs to describe the festival accurately: facts from the festival's own records, approved boilerplate, key dates and the media contact.
Fast facts
| Official name | Boston AI Week (Boston AI Week 2027 for this edition). Descriptor: The Festival of AI. |
|---|---|
| What it is | America's largest AI festival and the longest anywhere: six weeks of community-hosted AI events across Massachusetts, anchored in Boston. |
| When | September 16 – October 28, 2027 · Core Festival Week: September 24 – October 1, 2027 |
| Where | Venues across Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Wellfleet, anchored in Boston's Seaport. |
| Theme | AI Everywhere. For Everyone |
| Cost | Most events are free and open to everyone regardless of affiliation; festival registration is free. Some host-run events sell their own tickets; The Beacons ceremony is ticketed. |
| Scale | In 2026, 193 host organizations ran 252 events across six weeks, with 900+ participating organizations and 23 countries represented. The first festival, in 2025, ran 23 days. |
| Organizer | An independent community festival operated by SmartCurrent Inc., 1770 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 205, Cambridge, MA 02140. Founded by Judah Phillips, Founder & Board Chair, and guided by a volunteer board of Massachusetts AI community leaders. |
| Signature programs | The Opening Party (Core Festival Week opens), The Beacons — Boston AI Week Awards (Tuesday, September 28, 2027), the AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development & Career Fair (Wednesday, September 29, 2027), The Boston AI Summit (Thursday, September 30, 2027, Foundation Medicine, Seaport) and the Closing Party. |
| Media contact | info@aiweek.boston |
| Logos and brand assets | Email info@aiweek.boston for the media logo pack. Hosts and partners use the host kit. |
Boilerplate
Copy-ready descriptions. Both are approved as written.
One sentence
Boston AI Week is America's largest AI festival: six weeks of community-hosted AI events across Massachusetts, September 16 – October 28, 2027, with Core Festival Week September 24 – October 1, 2027.
One paragraph
Boston AI Week, The Festival of AI, is America's largest AI festival and the longest anywhere: six weeks of community-hosted events across Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Wellfleet, anchored in Boston. Boston AI Week 2027 runs September 16 – October 28, 2027, with Core Festival Week September 24 – October 1, 2027, under the theme "AI Everywhere. For Everyone." In 2026, 193 host organizations ran 252 events across six weeks, with 900+ participating organizations and 23 countries represented. Most events are free and open to everyone regardless of affiliation. Boston AI Week is an independent community festival operated by SmartCurrent Inc. and founded by Judah Phillips, Founder & Board Chair.
Key dates
Boston AI Week 2027 key dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Beacons nominations closeLast day to nominate a company, person or institution for The Beacons. | |
| Beacons finalists announcedFinalists in all twelve Beacon categories. | |
| Boston AI Week 2027 opensSix weeks of community-hosted AI events begin across Massachusetts. | |
| Core Festival Week opens · Opening PartyThe anchor week begins with the Opening Party in Boston's Seaport. | |
| The Beacons — Boston AI Week AwardsTwelve awards, one night, 200 seats. | |
| AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development & Career FairMassachusetts talent meets the organizations building with AI. Venue to be announced. | |
| The Boston AI SummitThe festival's executive conference at Foundation Medicine, Seaport. By application. | |
| Core Festival Week Closing PartyCore Festival Week closes on the Seaport waterfront. | |
| Boston AI Week 2027 closesThe six-week festival window ends. |
Names and style
- Boston AI Week
- Always the full name; never an acronym.
- The Festival of AI
- The festival's descriptor, used after the name.
- Core Festival Week
- The anchor week, September 24 – October 1, 2027. Not "core week" alone on first mention.
- The Beacons — Boston AI Week Awards
- The awards and ceremony, Tuesday, September 28, 2027.
- The Boston AI Summit
- The festival's executive conference, Thursday, September 30, 2027.
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