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Dutch Cloud Native Day 2026

UtrechtNetherlands

Dutch Cloud Native Day: a workshop day and a conference day at Supernova Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, themed 'Cloud Native in the Age of AI', on building, running and securing platforms with AI.

Best for Developers, platform, DevOps and AI infrastructure engineers, and SREs in the Netherlands and Europe

Also covers Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps
November 20266 conferences
7–8
Nov

OpenAlt 2026

BrnoCzech Republic

The 21st OpenAlt, a two-day conference at FIT VUT in Brno on open-source software and open data, IT security and privacy, DIY and IoT, with talks and hands-on workshops.

Best for Open-source developers, makers, IoT and security enthusiasts, and open-data advocates in Czechia

by OpenAlt z.s.Also covers Cybersecurity, IoT
7–8
Nov

OpenFest 2026

SofiaBulgaria

OpenFest is Sofia's annual conference on free and open-source software, open culture and knowledge sharing, held over two days at the Interpred Convention Center with talks and workshops.

Best for Free and open-source software developers, maintainers, users and newcomers in Bulgaria

by Open Projects Foundation
17–18
Nov

PGConf.Asia 2026

Hong KongHong Kong

PGConf.Asia, the regional PostgreSQL community conference for Asia, returns to Hong Kong for two days of talks, workshops and community time as PostgreSQL turns 30.

Best for PostgreSQL users, contributors, operators and developers across Asia

Also covers Software Engineering
17–19
Nov

Open Source Monitoring Conference

NurembergGermany

Conference on monitoring and observability with open source tools, across hybrid clouds, containers and microservices.

Best for System and network administrators, DevOps and platform engineers and SREs

by NETWAYS Event Services GmbHAlso covers Cloud, DevOps
18–20
Nov

CloudStack Collaboration Conference

EdinburghUnited Kingdom

The CloudStack Collaboration Conference opens with a Day 1 hackathon for developers, cloud architects, system admins and open-source enthusiasts before sessions on real-world Ceph storage and VXLAN deployments.

Best for Apache CloudStack developers, cloud architects and system admins

Also covers Cloud
24–27
Nov

SymfonyCon Warsaw 2026

WarsawPoland

SymfonyCon Warsaw 2026: two days of pre-conference workshops and two days of multi-track talks on Symfony and PHP, plus a free hackday, back in the city that hosted the first SymfonyCon.

Best for Symfony and PHP developers of all levels, Drupal developers and technical managers using Symfony

by SymfonyAlso covers Web Development, PHP, Symfony
February 20271 conference
15–17
Feb 2027

SUSECON

BarcelonaSpain

SUSECON 2027 in Barcelona centers on enterprise open source, with past editions featuring case studies like Deutsche Bank's transformation story for attendees.

Best for enterprise IT and open source infrastructure professionals

Also covers IT
April 20273 conferences
9–11
Apr 2027

WordCamp Asia 2027

PenangMalaysia

WordCamp Asia 2027 brings the WordPress community to the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre in George Town for three days, including a Contributor Day alongside the conference sessions.

Best for WordPress users, developers and contributors from across Asia and the global community

Also covers Web Development
13–15
Apr 2027

OCX

BrusselsBelgium

OCX, the Eclipse Foundation's open source conference, brings its global community to Brussels' Tour & Taxis, April 13-15, 2027, with sessions typically recorded and published free on YouTube afterward.

Best for Open source developers and contributors in the Eclipse Foundation community

by Eclipse FoundationAlso covers Developer
26–27
Apr 2027

sambaXP

GöttingenGermany

sambaXP's 26th edition brings the global Samba community together in Göttingen on April 26-27, 2027, connecting developers, IT experts and businesses.

Best for Samba protocol developers and IT infrastructure experts

Also covers IT
May 20272 conferences
20
May 2027

Cloud Native Days Italy 2027

BolognaItaly

A community-organised cloud native and open-source conference in Bologna, now in its fifth edition, combining small-group hands-on workshops with talks, keynotes and a community projects area.

Best for Developers, DevOps and platform engineers and architects working with Kubernetes and cloud native tooling

Also covers Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps
25–27
May 2027

Red Hat Summit 2027

BostonUnited States

Red Hat's annual conference on enterprise open source, covering Linux, Kubernetes, hybrid cloud, automation and AI for enterprise IT.

Best for Enterprise IT, platform and open-source professionals

by Red HatAlso covers Cloud
June 20271 conference
13–15
Jun 2027

Berlin Buzzwords

BerlinGermany

Berlin Buzzwords is Europe's leading conference focusing on modern data infrastructure, search, and machine learning with an emphasis on open source software projects.

Best for Data professionals and enthusiasts interested in modern data technologies

by Plain Schwarz UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Also covers Machine Learning, Data Analytics
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The Open Source conference landscape

01 · When

When do Open Source conferences happen?

Upcoming conferences per month. Select a month to filter the list. 1 conference already under way is not charted.

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November 2026 currently has the most upcoming Open Source conferences.

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02 · Where

Where are Open Source conferences happening?

Ranked by number of upcoming conferences.

36%

of upcoming Open Source conferences are in Germany, Belgium and Bulgaria.

Countries

12 countries
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Cities

14 cities

Barcelona leads with 1, ahead of Berlin (1).

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+ 6 more cities · 6 conferences
03 · What

What are Open Source conferences about?

Other topics on the same conferences, as a share of all 14. A conference can cover several topics.

36%

of upcoming Open Source conferences also cover Cloud.

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