{"id":172901,"date":"2026-04-22T15:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/172901\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:31:08","slug":"philly-tech-week-returns-with-250th-anniversary-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/172901\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly Tech Week Returns With 250th Anniversary Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philly Tech Week 2026 is returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphianewsroom.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Philadelphia<\/a> for its 16th year, as the event runs May 4\u20138 and will feature more than 50 events at venues across the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/philly-tech-week-2026-philadelphia-may-4-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">According to a\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/philly-tech-week-2026-philadelphia-may-4-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">PhillyVoice\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/philly-tech-week-2026-philadelphia-may-4-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">report<\/a>, the event series is organized by 1Philadelphia and ties into the themes of America&#8217;s 250th anniversary celebration, emphasizing accessibility and community participation.<\/p>\n<p>Philly Tech Week operates on an open calendar rather than a traditional conference schedule. Local companies, institutions, and independent organizers host events ranging from beginner-friendly meetups to industry panels, networking events, and social gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>Key program highlights include the Startup Summit on May 6 at Ballers Philadelphia for founders and investors. The Builders Conference from May 6\u20138 at CYTOPHL will focus on entrepreneurship and the local technology scene. The week concludes with a festival-style closing event on May 8 at Gather Food Hall.<\/p>\n<p>While many events are free to attend, some require advance registration.<\/p>\n<p>Event organizers are also looking to spotlight entrepreneurs and innovators who have big ideas for their businesses in 2026. They are inviting individuals to showcase their big news with the local technology community. Attendees are invited to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillytechweek.com\/announcement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">submit their stories online<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philly Tech Week 2026 is returning to Philadelphia for its 16th year, as the event runs May 4\u20138&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[28,69,71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-172901","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-pennsylvania","9":"tag-philadelphia","10":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","11":"tag-philadelphia-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}