GitHub Universe 2026

GitHub Universe 2026 is GitHub's flagship developer conference, held 28-29 October 2026 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco with a free virtual track alongside it. The 2026 theme is "All together now, in the agentic era", and GitHub frames the event as uniting humans, agents and the world's code. The programme mixes opening keynotes and product launches with breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, Sandbox labs, live product demos and a partner expo. Two formats are specific to Universe: Ship & Tell, a fast-paced lightning-talk stage where the developer community demonstrates what it has built, and The Source, an expanded open-source zone bringing maintainers and their projects on site. A Discussions Lounge powered by Braindate handles small-group topic matching, and Speaker After Parties extend the keynote conversations. The week is bracketed by invitation-only programming on 27 October and a paid Day of Learning at GitHub headquarters on 30 October. Sessions and speakers are announced from mid-August.

• Early-bird registrationAug 20, 2026

Date

October 28–29, 2026

Location

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California

Format

Hybrid

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Mixed (Free tier available)

Organizer

GitHub

Added

Jul 4, 2026

Updated

Aug 10, 2026

• ✓VP of Engineering
• ✓CTO
• ✓Platform engineering lead
• ✓Application security practitioner
• ✓Open source maintainer
• ✓Software developer
• ✓Engineering manager
• ✓DevOps lead

For any engineering organisation standardised on GitHub, this is the two days where next year's platform roadmap becomes public - and the 2026 theme makes clear that roadmap is about coding agents operating inside the repository rather than beside it. A VP of Engineering leaves with a concrete read on what Copilot and agent tooling will do to review load, CI cost and code provenance, and an AppSec lead gets direct access to the people who build the supply-chain controls they depend on. The Team pass at USD 879 a seat plus USD 99 workshops and USD 30 certification vouchers makes it one of the cheaper ways to put a whole platform team in front of the vendor, and the free virtual pass covers everyone who stays home.

• ✓Opening keynotes and live product demos - Universe is GitHub's annual launch stage
• ✓Ship & Tell: a fast-paced lightning-talk stage where the developer community shares what it has built
• ✓The Source: an expanded open-source zone hosting projects and their maintainers
• ✓Discussions Lounge powered by Braindate for small-group topic matching
• ✓Hands-on workshops (USD 99 add-on) and Sandbox labs
• ✓Partner expo, Speaker After Parties and evening events (21+ for the HQ event)
• ✓Day of Learning on 30 October at GitHub headquarters (USD 50 add-on), plus invitation-only programming on 27 October
• ✓GitHub Certification voucher available as a USD 30 add-on; programmable attendee badge and all-day food and beverages included

• ★It is where GitHub ships: Universe is the company's launch stage, so the keynotes are product announcements with immediate consequences for any organisation standardised on GitHub, Actions or Copilot
• ★A genuinely free virtual pass that includes streamed keynotes, virtual-only content and full access to session recordings afterwards - unusual for a vendor conference of this size
• ★The Source, a dedicated open-source zone staffed by maintainers of the projects in your dependency graph, which is a conversation you cannot schedule any other week of the year
• ★Ship & Tell puts community-built work on the main programme rather than confining the stage to vendor demos
• ★Cheap to extend: certification vouchers are a USD 30 add-on and workshops USD 99, so a team can convert the trip into measurable credentials

In-person pass USD 1,099 early bird through 20 August 2026, USD 1,399 thereafter - a USD 300 saving. Team pass USD 879 per seat early bird (USD 1,099 after), a 20% group discount that requires four or more passes. Virtual pass is free and covers streamed keynotes, virtual-only content and full access to recorded sessions after the event. Add-ons: Day of Learning USD 50, workshop USD 99, GitHub Certification voucher USD 30. In-person passes include keynotes, sessions, panels and demos, expert Q&A, networking, a programmable badge, the partner expo, all-day food and beverages and event merchandise. No student or non-profit rate is published.

When is GitHub Universe 2026?

GitHub Universe 2026 takes place October 28–29, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

Where is GitHub Universe 2026 held?

GitHub Universe 2026 is held in San Francisco, California. The event format is hybrid.

What is the GitHub Universe 2026 submission deadline?

The next GitHub Universe 2026 deadline is early-bird registration on Aug 20, 2026.

How much does GitHub Universe 2026 cost?

GitHub Universe 2026 is mixed, with a free tier available. In-person pass USD 1,099 early bird through 20 August 2026, USD 1,399 thereafter - a USD 300 saving. Team pass USD 879 per seat early bird (USD 1,099 after), a 20% group discount that requires four or more passes. Virtual pass is free and covers streamed keynotes, virtual-only content and full access to recorded sessions after the event. Add-ons: Day of Learning USD 50, workshop USD 99, GitHub Certification voucher USD 30. In-person passes include keynotes, sessions, panels and demos, expert Q&A, networking, a programmable badge, the partner expo, all-day food and beverages and event merchandise. No student or non-profit rate is published.

Who should attend GitHub Universe 2026?

GitHub Universe 2026 is aimed at VP of Engineering, CTO, Platform engineering lead, Application security practitioner, Open source maintainer, Software developer, Engineering manager, DevOps lead.

What topics does GitHub Universe 2026 cover?

GitHub Universe 2026 covers AI coding agents, Developer productivity and DevEx, GitHub Copilot, Software supply chain security, Open source ecosystems, CI/CD and automation, Platform engineering, Agentic workflows.

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3. 3.github.blog — github universe is back all together now in the agentic era