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Docker / Kubernetes conferences 2026 and 2027

56 events catalogued in Docker / Kubernetes, 12 forthcoming, 44 prior. Below, the strongest of each month for the next year. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

Updated October 24, 2026 from each event's own site

Key takeaways

  • 12 upcoming Docker / Kubernetes conferences. The next is KCD Budapest 2026, October 30, 2026 in Budapest, HU.
  • Largest program: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, with 136 speakers.
  • Most sponsors: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, with 336.

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The best Docker / Kubernetes conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 24, 2026

7 picks from 12 upcoming Docker / Kubernetes conferences.

How we ranked them Full methodology

1Speakers

Counted from the event's own site. Weighted twice as heavily as sponsors.

2Sponsors

Counted from the event's own sponsor page.

3Upcoming only

Events that have not started yet. Past editions are listed further down.

4No paid placement

No event pays to appear or to move up.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North AmericaNovember 9, 2026Salt Lake City, US136336Seeing the vendor landscape
2KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027March 15, 2027Barcelona, ES071Seeing the vendor landscape
3KCD Budapest 2026October 30, 2026Budapest, HU259A focused, smaller program
4KubeCon | CloudNativeCon NA 2026November 9, 2026Salt Lake City, US024A focused, smaller program
5devopsdays Salvador 2026December 5, 2026Salvador, BR112A focused, smaller program
6KCD Suisse Romande 2026December 9, 2026Geneva, CH020A focused, smaller program
7KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 Maintainer SummitNovember 8, 2026Salt Lake City, US01A focused, smaller program
  1. 1

    Salt Lake City, US·136 voices, 336 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    136 speakers, 24% at VP level or above. Sponsors include AWS, Microsoft and IBM.

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  2. 2

    Barcelona, ES·71 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    Sponsors include AWS, Google and Red Hat.

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  3. 3
    KCD Budapest 2026October 30, 2026

    Budapest, HU·25 voices, 9 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    25 speakers, 13% at VP level or above. Sponsors include SUSE, Ericsson and Arrow.

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  4. 4

    Salt Lake City, US·24 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include Optimizely, Vodafone and Moody's.

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  5. 5
    devopsdays Salvador 2026December 5, 2026

    Salvador, BR·11 voices, 2 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    11 speakers. Sponsors include Solutis and UCSAL.

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  6. 6
    KCD Suisse Romande 2026December 9, 2026

    Geneva, CH·20 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include feesh, Red Hat and Suse. About 300 attendees expected.

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  7. 7

    Salt Lake City, US·1 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include Google.

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October 20261 event

November 20266 events

December 20262 events

March 20271 event

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What are the best Docker / Kubernetes conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America (November 9, 2026, Salt Lake City, US), KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027 (March 15, 2027, Barcelona, ES) and KCD Budapest 2026 (October 30, 2026, Budapest, HU). The ranking above covers 7 events out of 12 upcoming Docker / Kubernetes conferences we track.
Which Docker / Kubernetes conference has the most sponsors?
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America lists 336 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Docker / Kubernetes conference we track. It runs November 9, 2026 in Salt Lake City, US.
When is the next Docker / Kubernetes conference?
KCD Budapest 2026 is next, on October 30, 2026 in Budapest, HU.
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.