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March 24-29, 2026

THE LARGEST CREATIVITY AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FESTIVAL
IN THE SOUTHWEST

Downtown Tucson

Meet Our Headliner

JASON FEIFER

Jason, Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine and host of Build for Tomorrow, will headline TENWEST 2026. He'll deliver the keynote and serve as a judge for the IdeaFunding Showcase, bringing his insight on navigating change and growth. 

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Presented by University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship

Join us at TENWEST 2026

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

All-Conference and Festival Insider Passes are now available for the largest entrepreneurship and creativity festival in the Southwest.
 

Prices increase as programming is released. 
Early access prices reward early commitment.

Applications Now Open!

PARTICIPATE IN TENWEST

TENWEST is shaped by the people who show up, share ideas, and help build what’s next.

Speak, pitch, volunteer, or partner with TENWEST 2026. Opportunities are reviewed on a rolling basis and many fill quickly.

For six days
in Downtown Tucson, founders, creators, innovators, and community builders come together across multiple summits, venues, and experiences to connect, learn, and move their work forward.

Where is TENWEST?

DOWNTOWN TUCSON IS OUR PLACE

Welcome to our 6th and Congress.

TENWEST is the best time of the year to experience downtown Tucson. If you’re wanting a decentralized conference experience in a vibrant city scene but minus the overwhelming cityscape, you’re in the right place.

Southern Arizona is blooming culturally and economically. We’re proud to invite you to our neck of the desert, where the ideas and the businesses and organizations that will lead our future launch and grow.

WHO SHOULD COME TO TENWEST?

Meet Our Title Sponsor

FUELED BY HUSTL FINANCIAL.

Banking at The Pace of Passion.

We’re honored to have HUSTL as our title sponsor. Launched by Vantage West Credit Union in 2024, HUSTL meets the real-needs of modern microbusinesses. Their products are designed for the driven, the freelancers, gig workers, and entrepreneurs building something meaningful, one project at a time.

BE ENTREPRENEURIAL. BE CREATIVE. BE PASSIONATE.
BE FUN. BE ALL OF THESE,
ALL THE TIME AT TENWEST.

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