Tech Events Aggregator — Luma & Partiful Scraper

What this actor does: Scrapes tech events from Lu.ma (lu.ma/discover) and Partiful (partiful.com/explore), auto-tags each event (hackathon, demo day, investor dinner, conference, workshop, networking), and exports Notion/Airtable-ready JSON.

Features

• Aggregates events from Lu.ma and Partiful — the two leading platforms for tech and startup events
• Auto-tagging: classifies each event as hackathon, demo-day, investor-dinner, conference, workshop, networking, or other
• Filter by keyword, city, event tags, and price (free/paid)
• Output fields: name, date, location, tags, organizer, ticket price, description, image URL, source
• JSON output compatible with Notion databases, Airtable bases, Make.com, and Zapier

Use Cases

• Startup ecosystem mapping: Find all hackathons and demo days in your city this month
• Investor outreach: Discover investor dinners and pitch events to attend or sponsor
• Event curation: Build tech event newsletters automatically
• Community building: Track conferences and networking events in your niche (AI, Web3, climate)
• Sales prospecting: Monitor who's running events in your target market

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
sources	array	Platforms: ["luma", "partiful"]	both
query	string	Keyword filter (e.g. "AI", "Web3", "climate tech")	—
city	string	City filter (e.g. "San Francisco", "London")	—
tags	array	Filter by tag: ["hackathon", "demo-day", ...]	all tags
priceType	string	"free", "paid", or "both"	"both"
maxResults	number	Max events to return	100

Output Fields

Field	Description
name	Event title
url	Event URL (lu.ma or partiful.com)
startAt	ISO 8601 start datetime
endDate	ISO 8601 end datetime
description	Plain text description
location	"City, Country" string
venue	Object: address, city, country, lat, lng
isOnline	Boolean
tags	Array of auto-detected tags
isFree	Boolean
ticketPrice	Price string or "Free"
organizer	Host/organizer name
imageUrl	Event cover image
source	"luma" or "partiful"
scrapedAt	Scrape timestamp

Auto-Tagging Logic

Events are classified by scanning title and description:

Tag	Trigger keywords
hackathon	"hackathon", "hack day", "build-a-thon"
demo-day	"demo day", "showcase", "pitch day", "demo night"
investor-dinner	"investor", "VC dinner", "funder", "venture capital"
conference	"conference", "summit", "symposium", "congress"
workshop	"workshop", "masterclass", "bootcamp", "hands-on"
networking	"networking", "happy hour", "mixer", "meetup", "social"
other	(default if no pattern matches)

Events can have multiple tags.

Example Input

{
  "sources": ["luma", "partiful"],
  "query": "AI startup",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "tags": ["hackathon", "demo-day", "networking"],
  "priceType": "both",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example Output

{
  "name": "SF AI Founders Hackathon",
  "url": "https://lu.ma/sf-ai-hackathon-2026",
  "startAt": "2026-05-10T09:00:00.000Z",
  "location": "San Francisco, US",
  "tags": ["hackathon", "networking"],
  "isFree": true,
  "ticketPrice": "Free",
  "organizer": "AI SF Community",
  "source": "luma",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-23T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Questions answered by this actor

• What hackathons are coming up in San Francisco this month?
• Where are the AI networking events in New York?
• Which demo days and pitch events are happening in London?
• What free tech workshops are available in my city?
• Who's organizing the most investor dinners in the Bay Area?

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this require any API keys? No. Events are scraped from public pages on lu.ma and partiful.com.

How often should I run this? Luma and Partiful refresh their discover pages frequently. Running daily or every few days keeps your dataset current.

Can I filter to only free events? Yes — set priceType: "free".

Can I get events from only one source? Yes — set sources: ["luma"] or sources: ["partiful"].