Code + Cocktails: Fuel Innovation. Empower Communities. Celebrate Impact.

Imagine a student walking into their first Tech Turn Up session feeling unsure — even convinced that “tech isn’t for me.”

Fast forward a few weeks: that same student is coding a website, producing a music track, or designing an NFT collection.
They’re smiling, collaborating, and seeing a future in technology they never thought was possible.

That transformation is what Code + Cocktails makes possible.
This one-night fundraiser brings together fun tech activities, art, and community with a mission-driven purpose: expanding access to technology education for youth who are too often left out of the innovation conversation.

Every donation directly fuels year-round Tech + Art programs across Washington, DC — programs that build confidence, creativity, and opportunity.

Your support powers stories like:

Residency in Tech + Art: High school students explored coding, digital art, and music production — unlocking new creative and career pathways.
Hackathons: Middle schoolers built a healthy-food-access website for their community, discovering they could solve real-world problems through technology.
Year-round STEAM learning: Since 2018, Tech Turn Up has delivered over 4,000 hours of hands-on programming to 500+ youth — 90% from under-resourced communities.

When you give to Code + Cocktails, you’re not just supporting an event.
You’re putting powerful tools, mentors, and opportunities into the hands of young people who will shape the future of tech and art.

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Code + Cocktails: Tech Turn Up Fundraiser

By Tech Turn Up

Code + Cocktails: Tech Turn Up Fundraiser

Fuel creativity, connection, and opportunity for DC youth through Tech + Art—and help us empower the next generation of innovators

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