Verified against w3.org/events/tpac/2026, fosdem.org/2027, fediforum.org events.ics, fedicon.ca, 2026.fossy.ca, SocialHub topics 77, 680 and 4709, socialwebfoundation.org (2026-10-15) on 2026-10-15.
Fediverse Events
Conferences, unconferences and standards meetings where ActivityPub developers meet. Dates on this page were checked in October 2026 — always confirm on the event's own site.
Upcoming
| Event | When | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPAC 2026 | 26–30 October 2026 | Dublin, Ireland | W3C's annual meeting; Social Web breakout sessions are being proposed |
| FOSDEM 2027 | 30–31 January 2027 | Brussels, Belgium | A Social Web devroom ran in 2025 and 2026; no 2027 call had been announced as of mid-October 2026 |
| FediForum Spring 2027 | 16–18 March 2027 | Online | Listed on the FediForum events calendar |
Recurring events
FediForum
FediForum is an online unconference for people building the open social web, usually held in spring and autumn. Participants propose sessions, and many editions include project demos.
Recent editions: October 2026 (6–7 October), April 2026, October 2025, June 2025, April 2025, September 2024, March 2024. The events page also lists other open social web events.
FediCon
FediCon is an in-person Canadian Fediverse conference. The 2026 edition ran on 7–8 August 2026 at the UBC campus in Vancouver as part of FOSSY 2026.
FOSDEM Social Web devroom
FOSDEM in Brussels has hosted a Social Web devroom, organized by the Social Web Foundation, in 2025 and 2026, with technical and community talks about ActivityPub and related protocols.
W3C meetings
The Social Web Working Group and the SocialCG hold regular online meetings, listed on the SocialCG calendar, with 2026 minutes in w3c/socialwg. See SocialCG for how to join.
ActivityPub Conf (historical)
ActivityPub Conf was held in Prague in 2019 and online in 2020. It is not currently running as a separate event; protocol-focused sessions now happen at FediForum, FOSDEM and W3C meetings.
Local meetups
There is no central listing of local Fediverse meetups. Look for announcements on your regional instances, and follow hashtags such as #FediMeetup.
Presenting your project
Most of these events welcome demos. Keep a demo short, show how your software interoperates with other Fediverse servers, and have links to your source and documentation ready.
Staying informed
- FediForum events calendar (also available as an iCal feed)
- SocialHub — developer forum
public-swicg@w3.orgmailing list (archive)- Fediverse Report and We Distribute — news coverage