Events Calendar

2026 Events Calendar

By Anne Dickison

BSD Events taking place through March 2026

Please send details of any FreeBSD related events or events that are of interest for FreeBSD users which are not listed here to freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org.

Code and Compliance
FOSDEM Edition

January 26, 2026
Brussels, Belgium
https://www.eclipse-foundation.events/event/code-compliance-2026/

Join us in Brussels for the next Code & Compliance gathering. In this open, community-driven event, open source developers, project maintainers, and industry leaders come together to delve into the EU Cyber Resilience Act, enhance open source compliance practices, and share practical approaches to improving software security.

FOSDEM 2026

January 31 – February 1, 2026
Brussels, Belgium
https://fosdem.org/2026/

FOSDEM is a two-day event organized by volunteers to promote the widespread use of free and open source software. Taking place on January 31 & February 2026, FOSDEM offers open source and free software developers a place to meet, share ideas, and collaborate. Renowned for being highly developer-oriented, the event brings together some 8000+ developers from all over the world. This year, there will also be a BSD Dev Room and Stand.

SCALE 23X

March 5-8, 2026
Pasadena, CA
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x

SCaLE 23X – the 23rd annual Southern California Linux Expo is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. The Foundation will be exhibiting this year.

AsiaBSDCon 2026

March 19-22, 2026
Taipei, Taiwan
https://2026.asiabsdcon.org/

AsiaBSDCon is a conference for users and developers on BSD based systems. It is a technical conference and aims to collect the best technical papers and presentations available to ensure that the latest developments in our open-source community are shared with the widest possible audience.