CES 2027 Side Events: 18 Parties, Dinners and Meetups in Las Vegas

Quick answer: We found and checked 18 public side events around CES 2027, running January 5 to 9 in Las Vegas. Thursday, January 7 is the busiest night, with six events. Every event below links to its own RSVP page, and we opened each page on November 14, 2026 to confirm the date, city and host.

CES itself runs January 6 to 9, 2027, with Media Days on January 4 and 5. The show floor is where the booths are. The side events are where people actually talk.

This list will grow as more hosts publish their CES plans, and we will update this page as new events go live. If yours is missing, tell us and we will check it and add it.

How We Built This List

We searched Luma (including the official CES side-event calendar), Eventbrite, Partiful, Meetup, public LinkedIn events, host company websites and community lists like the CES Party List, then opened every candidate page ourselves to read the details first-hand.

One rule decided what made the cut: we only list an event if we opened its own page and it showed the date, the city and the host. Lists alone don't count. No exceptions. That rule cut more than 25 candidates, including several pages that turned out to be CES 2026 leftovers.

We also left out booth meetings on the show floor, private events you cannot request access to, and listings that never mention CES.

CES 2027 Side Events by Day

All times are Las Vegas time (Pacific). "Approval" means the host reviews each request. Each row links straight to the host's own RSVP page, so you can see the latest details, request access and check whether the event still has space without going through anyone else first. Times can change. Check before you go.

Tuesday, January 5

Wednesday, January 6

Thursday, January 7

Friday, January 8

Saturday, January 9

The Party List Party page gives two start times (6 PM and 7 PM), so check it before you go.

Best Picks by Goal

Meeting investors. Black Dog's Investors and Innovators on Thursday is the clearest fit, and if you are raising this year, Silicon Dragon on Wednesday and the Silicon Valley Funding Summit on Tuesday also put founders in the same room as active investors for a few hours.

Hardware people. Go to the informal party on Wednesday, the Global Hardware Festival on Thursday afternoon, and Founders + Friends on Thursday night. Hardware Meetup helps run the first two, and Fictiv backs both the informal party and Founders + Friends.

Just meeting people. The WITI METAL Happy Hour and the Tech + Rodeo night take open registration. No approval, no code.

Asia-US business. CES Asia Night on Friday and the CES 2027 AI MeetUp on Thursday are both built for it.

Which Companies Are Going to CES 2027

As of November 14, 2026, WhoGoes had found 1,129 people from 671 companies going to CES 2027 from social signals. That means public posts and mentions, so it is a slice of the crowd, not the full attendance. It's still early. Counts will change.

The companies with the most people found so far (leaving out CTA, which runs the show):

Six more companies have 5 people each: TransUnion, Sibros, B&Q, Ajax Systems, Roland Berger and Tata Technologies.

How to Use Side Events to Meet Buyers

A side event works best when you already know who will be there. Timing matters. Pick two or three events where your buyers are likely to show up, then message the people you want to meet a week or two before you fly, while their calendars still have room and nobody is buried in show-floor meetings yet. "Are you going to Founders + Friends on Thursday?" is an easy opener. A cold message after the show is not.

Bring something to show. Several of these events have demo tables, and a working product starts more conversations than a pitch.

And leave room in your evening. Two events a night is plenty if you want real conversations.

Want to Know Who Else Is Going?

WhoGoes finds the people who have publicly said they are going to an event, and links each contact to the public post behind it, so you can see exactly why someone is on the list before you ever reach out to them. No guesswork. Try it. For CES you can preview 5 contacts free on the CES event page, and plans start at $29.