On October 16, the open data and public interest tech communities came together for the Fall edition of the quarterly Open Data Week Meetup at Sound + Fury Brewery & Kitchen in Downtown Brooklyn. The space was transformed for spooky season, complete with a ten-foot skeleton towering over the crowd.
Co-hosted with our friends at Data Through Design (DxD), the evening brought together open data organizers, artists, civic technologists, and community members to connect, swap ideas, and gear up for Open Data Week 2026. The mix of longtime collaborators and new faces reminded us how vibrant and creative NYC’s open data ecosystem is.
A Decade of Open Data Week 🎉
2026 marks a major milestone: ten years of Open Data Week!!!
The excitement was palpable as attendees shared early ideas for sessions, workshops, and exhibits to make next year the most interactive yet. With the Open Data Week and School of Data call for Proposals officially open, participants chatted with the organizing team about ways to design events that are fun, hands-on, and accessible.
Data Through Design: Call for Proposals Deadline Approaching!
The Data Through Design (DxD) 2026 Open Call is live and closes soon! This year, DxD invites projects that explore ecosystems and cycles of life, focusing on how data expresses rhythms of growth, decay, renewal, and transformation, as well as the interplay between human and non-human worlds. Read the full DxD open call and submit by Sunday, November 2, 2025 by 11:59 PM (EST). Check out Data Through Design’s 2025 Exhibition for inspiration and to explore work from earlier this spring.
NYC School of Data and Open Data Week Call for Proposals
Proposals for Open Data Week 2026 events and NYC School of Data sessions are due December 15, 2025, by 11:59PM (EST). Don’t miss your chance to be part of this milestone celebration!
Here are a few resources to reference as you complete your School of Data and Open Data Week session applications:
Help us promote the festival and spread the word!
Stay Connected
If you have questions about participating in Open Data Week 2026, reach out at team@open-data.nyc.
In the meantime, help us spread the word and share your excitement using #opendataweek and #nycsodata — let’s make year ten one to remember!
Also – BetaNYC is partnering with the CUNY PIT Lab for the NYC PIT Pop Up at The Oculus from October 27 to November 6. Stop by the storefront on the lower level of The Oculus to check out PIT projects and say hi!
