Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Events, News This Week

Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Events, News This Week

2026 RSA Conference Events, Happy Hours, Networking & Side Events

2026 RSA Conference Events San Francisco, RSA Networking Events San Francisco, RSA After Parties San Francisco, Happy Hours, Hackathons

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Eddie Hernandez
Mar 16, 2026
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Last Updated March 15, 2026 11:00PM;

More events to be added, check back soon but not too late as many will fill up asap.


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Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any of the events, organizers or sponsors of RSA Conference These are my own recommendations. I merely possess a great eye for curating events, highlighting awesome things to do and have been doing so since 2022. I have even had large international institutions ask me how I found out about their events because they were not publicized anywhere online and meant for customers only.


What Is RSA Conference?

It’s one of the largest conferences of the year in San Francisco for the cybersecurity industry. In addition to the official conference, there are many side events, happy hours, meetup, and networking events throughout the city.


When Is RSA Conference?

RSA Conference is held at Moscone Center.


Where Is RSA Conference?

RSA Conference is March 23rd-26th.


What To Expect From RSA Conference?

San Francisco gender ratios on dating apps goes from awful to why bother for straight men. There will be tons of lanyards, lots of sloppy drunks and restaurants and bars closed for private events. Expect the delays with ubers, lyfts, waymos, zoox and other taxi services. Scooters will be high in demand.


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What Is BSides San Francisco?

BSides is a volunteer-organized, non-profit, community-driven information security conference usually held around RSA. This year it is held the days before RSA, 3/21-3/22. Similar to RSA, there are side events, networking opportunities during the conference at venues across the city.


If you want to submit your RSA or BSides event for possible consideration, use the contact form below.

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If you are looking for other events outside of RSA-centric events, you can check out my monthly calendar here. Also, I bolded the places I would prioritize in terms of venues, food etc.


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