NWA Community Events Calendar
Meet some people. Form some connections. Have some fun.
MONTHLY EVENTS
Event links are to the specific Meetup / other posting for that event.
We suggest RSVPing for Meetups to help organizers understand their audience.
March
| Event Date | Group (Link) | Event (Link) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2025
12PM – 2PM |
RIOT Robotics – General Public Meetup | March Meetup |
A robotics book club and project group. |
| March 13, 2025
5:30PM – 7:30PM |
NWA XR/AR/VR/MR | Meetup #2 | Join the NWA XR Meetup, a new community bringing together developers, entrepreneurs, researchers, enterprise users, hobbyists, and students to explore XR, AR, VR, and MR! |
| March 20, 2025
6:00PM – 8:00PM |
NWA AI Meetup | March Meetup | Socialize. Discuss news. Lightning talks. |
| March 26, 2025
6:00PM – 9:00PM |
NWA TechFest | March Meetup | Our monthly event for socializing and talking about everything tech in NWA.
Sithara & Navin: |
| March 27, 2025
6:30PM – 7:30PM @ The Amazeum |
WITNWA – Girls+ in Tech | March Event – LinkedIn Post March Event – Required Signup |
Girls & Boys ages 8-17
Frida Torres – “Intro to Mechanical Engineering” |
April
| Event Date | Group (Link) | Event (Link) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2025
11:30AM – 12:30PM |
Women+ in Tech of Northwest Arkansas | April Event – Announcement Post on LinkedIn | For their monthly event in April, WIT NWA decided to try something new, to give women that cannot make after work hours events a luncheon to attend.
Topic: “Women Powering Data, Cloud & AI“ |
| April 30, 2025
6:00PM – 9:00PM |
NWA TechFest | April Meetup – Link Unavailable | Our monthly event for socializing and talking about everything tech in NWA.
Jennifer McCool: |
Conferences
Organization links are to the host’s website.
Event links are to their Conference pages. Ticketing is usually on the same or a nearby obvious page.
Costs are included because they can be annoying to find.
| Date | Organization | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2025 [Thursday] |
Women+ in Technology of Northwest Arkansas | Annual Conference |
Theme: “The Year of Innovators & Changemakers” Cost: |
| April 12, 2025 [Saturday] |
Walmart | Sp4rkCon 2025 |
Theme: “Checkmate Cyberthreats” Cost: |
| May 27, 2025 [Tuesday] |
NWA TechFest | Annual Conference |
Theme: “Talk nerdy to us” Cost: |
Resources
Here are some resources we’ve come across that may be helpful for exploring the tech community of NWA.
| What | Why | Where |
| Toby Teeter (Director, The Collaborative)’s slides on “Essential Resources and Programs for Scaling Your Company in Northwest Arkansas” |
Know what tech and entrepreneurial resources you have access to. | Link to Slides |
| StartupNWA’s list of local entrepreneur-focused events | Know what entrepreneurial events are happening | Link to Events Page |
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Submit the form below to inform us and we’ll see about adding it.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Group links are to the most relevant news sources for those groups.
Event links are to the specific Meetup / other posting for that event.
| Event Date | Group (Link) | Event (Link) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 8, 2025 | Riot Robotics | First Meetup | Kickoff PR meeting for UA robotics group. |
| February 10, 2025 | NWA AI Meetup | February Meetup | Socialize. Discuss news. Lightning talks. |
| February 11, 2025 | WITNWA | February Meetup |
Monthly free event for Women+ in Technology of Northwest Arkansas. Panel: “The Pathways into Technology” |
| February 13, 2025 | NWA XR/AR/VR/MR | First Meetup | Kickoff event. Network, share ideas, and shape the community. |
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February 26, 2025 6:00PM |
NWA TechFest | February Meetup |
Our monthly event for socializing and talking about everything tech in NWA. Collin Adams: “Beer” |
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February 27, 2025 6:30PM |
WITNWA – Girls+ in Tech |
Girls & Boys ages 8-17 Topic: “The Power of Effective Public Speaking“ |