A 16-hour, in-person AI bootcamp. Saturday + Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Lunch and coffee both days. Workbook included. Lifetime access to our LMS and cloud labs bundled with every seat.
The AI Essentials Weekend is a 16-hour, in-person AI bootcamp from The AI Labs, delivered over a single Saturday + Sunday (9 AM – 5 PM both days) in a flagship hotel ballroom. It is designed for working professionals and career switchers who want to learn modern AI from zero in two days.
Everything you need to walk in Saturday morning, walk out Sunday evening, and have lifetime access to keep building.
Saturday + Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Python · Machine Learning · Generative AI · RAG · Hands-on labs · Capstone project. Taught by an AI Labs lead instructor.
Held in a recognized premium hotel in each city — Marriott Marquis, Hyatt Regency, JW Marriott, Fairmont, Omni, Westin, or Loews. Easy travel, business-grade space.
Lunch both days, all-day coffee and snacks. Dietary preferences accommodated when you register. No leaving the venue for food.
A printed workbook for the weekend plus a digital reference you keep — quick-reference for every concept, lab walkthrough, and capstone scaffold.
Every video, every quiz, every certificate from our full course catalog — unlocked forever. Refresh and re-take anytime as the field evolves.
Jupyter, GPU training, LLM fine-tuning, RAG, MLOps — every cloud lab environment we offer. Spin up on demand, no expiry.
21 cities · 6 consecutive weekends each · 126 total batches. Every city runs July 11-12, 2026 through August 15-16, 2026. Pick the weekend that fits your calendar.
AI Labs HQ city. Two days steps from Discovery Green.
Inside The Star at Frisco — the corporate corridor north of Dallas.
Silicon Hills. Two days steps from Lady Bird Lake.
Times Square hotel ballroom — easy reach from all 5 boroughs and NJ.
In the heart of SoMa — minutes from the tech epicenter.
Downtown LA. Walking distance from Crypto.com Arena.
Riverfront hotel in the Loop — central for the entire Midwest.
Peachtree Center. Southeast hub, easy MARTA access.
Back Bay. Two days in walking distance of MIT, Harvard, and the Innovation District.
Iconic twin towers downtown. Steps from Pike Place Market.
Adjacent to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Downtown waterfront. Gateway between US tech and LatAm.
Mountain West tech hub. Across from the Big Blue Bear.
Downtown Phoenix. Easy access from Intel, TSMC, and the Valley.
The Strip. Major conference market — easy regional draw from CA, AZ, and UT.
The iconic PSFS Building. Two days in Center City.
Downtown Minneapolis. Skyway-connected, Fortune 500 city.
Marina District waterfront. Biotech + defense AI buyer base.
Uptown Charlotte. In the heart of the banking district.
Research Triangle Park. Premium luxury venue.
Downtown Nashville. Healthcare AI capital + booming music tech.
Saturday 9 AM – 5 PM (lunch + breaks built in). Sunday 9 AM – 5 PM (lunch + breaks built in). 16 hours of live instruction total. Capstone demo and Q&A in the Sunday afternoon block.
Foundations of Python for AI · machine learning intuition + your first models · generative AI (LLMs, prompting, RAG basics) · a hands-on capstone project you'll demo at the end. The pace is fast but designed to start from zero. Lifetime LMS access means you can go deeper afterwards.
Every course in the AI Labs catalog (16 programs from Python & AI Essentials through LLM Engineering, MLOps, Computer Vision, Robotics, and more) plus every cloud lab environment (Jupyter, GPU Training, LLM Fine-Tuning, RAG, MLOps Deployment, and others). All videos, quizzes, certificates, and labs — unlocked forever, no monthly fee.
Hotel ballroom costs in NYC (Times Square) and Philadelphia (Center City — Loews / PSFS Building) run materially higher than other cities. We pass through the venue cost difference rather than averaging it across all 21 cities. Everything else included is identical.
Yes — buffet lunch both days, plus coffee, tea, water, and light snacks throughout. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and kosher options when you tell us at registration.
Yes. Switch to any other city's batch up to 14 days before the weekend at no charge. Inside 14 days a small admin fee applies. Email [email protected].
Full refund up to 14 days before your weekend. 50% refund 7–14 days out. Inside 7 days the seat is non-refundable but transferable to a colleague or to a future batch (your lifetime LMS + lab access stays unconditionally).
4+ seats from the same company get 10% off and dedicated seating together. Email [email protected] with your team size and target city.
Yes — once the first round of 21 cities fills, we'll publish second-batch dates per city plus add 5–10 more metros. Subscribe via the contact form if you want a different city on the next round.
Every city, every weekend, July 11-12, 2026 through August 15-16, 2026. 126 batches in total — pick the one that fits.
Browse the 21 cities & dates