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.
May
| Event Date | Group (Link) | Event (Link) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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May 3, 2025 12PM – 2PM |
RIOT Robotics – General Public Meetup | May 3 Meetup |
A robotics book club and project group. Also May 17 and May 31 at same place+time. |
| May 13, 2025
6:30PM – 7:30PM |
Women+ in Tech of Northwest Arkansas | May Event – Announcement Post on LinkedIn
Requires RSVP via QR Code on LinkedIn post |
Join us for The Tech Ecosystem featuring guest speaker Praveena Ravanavarapu, Senior Director at Dollar General.
“In everything I do, I’m guided by a commitment to excellence, a belief in lifelong learning, and a desire to give back in ways that matter.” – Praveena Ravanavarapu |
| May 22, 2025
5:30PM – 7:00PM |
NWAXR | May Meetup | Network with fellow XR enthusiasts and professionals in Northwest Arkansas while gaining insights that could influence your approach to creating, marketing, or implementing immersive solutions.
Aaren Warr: “Who is XR made for?” |
| May 28, 2025
6:00PM – 9:00PM |
NWA TechFest | May Meetup | Our monthly event for socializing and talking about everything tech in NWA.
Jay Shah: “Different Gen AI Cloud Services” |
Conferences
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 [Tuesday] |
NWA TechFest | Annual Conference | Theme: “Talk nerdy to us”
Learn more – HERE 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 |
Do you want to tell us about another event or group?
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.
February
| 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“ |
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
[Meetups]
| 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 17, 2025
5:00PM – 7:00PM |
NWA XR/AR/VR/MR | Monthly Meetup – Intro to XR Workshop | Explore how artists can create immersive 3D content, how developers can build interactive experiences for VR and AR, and how executives can strategically leverage XR to drive business value. |
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April 19, 2025 12PM – 2PM |
RIOT Robotics – General Public Meetup | April Meetup |
A robotics book club and project group. |
| April 30, 2025
6:00PM – 9:00PM |
NWA TechFest | April Meetup | Our monthly event for socializing and talking about everything tech in NWA.
Jennifer McCool: |
[Conferences]
| Date | Organization | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2025 [Thursday] |
Women+ in Technology of Northwest Arkansas | Annual Conference | Theme: “The Year of Innovators & Changemakers”
Cost: |
| April 11, 2025 [Friday] |
HackNWA | HackNWA Conference: Sock Puppet Tycoon | Theme: “Disposable Machine, Network, Server, Client and Identity; Make frens and influence ppl”
Cost: |
| April 12, 2025 [Saturday] |
Walmart | Sp4rkCon 2025 | Theme: “Checkmate Cyberthreats”
Cost: |