Explore side events at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, where open-source maintainers, platform engineers and developers connect around Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure. November 9–12, 2026, Salt Lake City. Unofficial calendar, not affiliated with the Linux Foundation or CNCF.

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Cover Image for Futurum Summit @ Kubecon

Futurum Summit @ Kubecon

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By Alan Shimel, Alastair Cooke, Rachael Fritz & Deborah Schalm
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Lake Effect
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Breakfasts
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Observability
+57
 
Cover Image for Agent Substrate Day

Agent Substrate Day

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By Samantha Gutowski, Eitan Yarmush, Lin Sun, Tim Hockin & 1 other
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Sky SLC
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AI Agents
+216
 
Cover Image for GitOps Workshop with Kargo and Argo CD, KubeCon, Salt Lake City.

GitOps Workshop with Kargo and Argo CD, KubeCon, Salt Lake City.

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By Jun Wang & Adriana Naula
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Le Méridien Salt Lake City Downtown
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GitOps
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Workshops
+35
 
Cover Image for [Hackathon] Build with Kelsey Hightower for $20K + DGX Spark

[Hackathon] Build with Kelsey Hightower for $20K + DGX Spark

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By Kunal Kushwaha, Diana Pham, Clint Berry, Platform Engineering & 1 other
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The Shop Workspace
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Workshops
 
Cover Image for Kubernetes Automation Day: Free, IMAX Dome, Liz Rice, Kelsey Hightower, Bret Fisher + 11 more all-star practitioners

Kubernetes Automation Day: Free, IMAX Dome, Liz Rice, Kelsey Hightower, Bret Fisher + 11 more all-star practitioners

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By Kubernetes Automation Day, Volha Svirydon, Sharone Zitzman & Vytautas Klova
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Clark Planetarium
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FinOps
 
Cover Image for 🇺🇸 GKE Day @ KubeCon SLC

🇺🇸 GKE Day @ KubeCon SLC

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By Platform Engineering
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Publik Space
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AI Agents
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Observability
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Workshops
 
Cover Image for Observability with ClickStack Fundamentals Kubecon Training

Observability with ClickStack Fundamentals Kubecon Training

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By Zoe Steinkamp & ClickHouse Events
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460 W 50 N
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Observability
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Workshops
 
Cover Image for Akuity Happy Hour with the Creators of Argo CD and Kargo

Akuity Happy Hour with the Creators of Argo CD and Kargo

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By Jun Wang & Adriana Naula
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Le Méridien Salt Lake City Downtown
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GitOps
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Happy Hours
+43
 
Cover Image for AI SRE Meetup, Salt Lake City, UT- KubeCon Edition

AI SRE Meetup, Salt Lake City, UT- KubeCon Edition

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By Neel Shah, StackGen & Sanjeev Sharma
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Gracie's
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AI Agents
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Observability
+67
 
Cover Image for IaCConf Connect Salt Lake City

IaCConf Connect Salt Lake City

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By Spacelift & Infisical
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Bad Caddy Golf
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Happy Hours
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Sports
 
Cover Image for The Premier Speakeasy Experience

The Premier Speakeasy Experience

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By Jake Swiss, Debo Ray, Shani Shoham & OpenObserve Team
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Bodega and The Rest
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Happy Hours
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Live Music
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Near Capacity
+90
 
Cover Image for House of Kube @ KubeCon Salt Lake City

House of Kube @ KubeCon Salt Lake City

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By Tailscale & Temporal Team
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Downtown
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Parties
 
Cover Image for Build Your Own Managed Kubernetes Platform in 2 Hours @ KubeCon SLC

Build Your Own Managed Kubernetes Platform in 2 Hours @ KubeCon SLC

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By Platform Engineering & Latitude.sh
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Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
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Workshops
 
Cover Image for MAI KubeCon Happy Hour

MAI KubeCon Happy Hour

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By MAI Team & Leslie T
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Rio Grande
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Happy Hours
 
Cover Image for Executive roundtable (@KubeCon): How to build an agent-ready platform with open source tools

Executive roundtable (@KubeCon): How to build an agent-ready platform with open source tools

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By Platform Engineering
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Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
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AI Agents
 
Cover Image for 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥: Weights. Compute. And The Bar. (An after-hours mixer)

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥: Weights. Compute. And The Bar. (An after-hours mixer)

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By TensorWave & VAST Data
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Rio Grande
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Happy Hours
 
Cover Image for The After-Deploy Party

The After-Deploy Party

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By Gonzalo Garcia Labat, JJ Schmidt-Soisson & Jenny Lake
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Squatters Pub Brewery Downtown SLC
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Happy Hours
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Waitlist
+86
 
Cover Image for Agent Substrate Community Party

Agent Substrate Community Party

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By Samantha Gutowski, Eitan Yarmush, Lin Sun & Tim Hockin
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Sky SLC
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Parties
+270
 
Cover Image for Kubernetes & Capital SLC

Kubernetes & Capital SLC

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By Landon Ainge & Adam de Delva
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Velvet Headquarters
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Parties
+32
 
Cover Image for Lessons Learned Running Autonomous Agents in Production - Breakfast Roundtable for Engineering Leaders

Lessons Learned Running Autonomous Agents in Production - Breakfast Roundtable for Engineering Leaders

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By Randoli Events Team
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AC Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
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AI Agents
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Breakfasts
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Observability
+12