Fringe
The FOSDEM Fringe consists of independent events involving free and open source software taking place in the days around the FOSDEM weekend. They are organised independently of FOSDEM so please refer any questions to the contacts listed.
| Event | Location | Starts | Ends | Cost | Registration | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CfgMgmtCamp | Ghent | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | Free | Required but Free | cfp@cfgmgmtcamp.org |
| OpenEmbedded Workshop | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 100 Euro | Required | philip@balister.org |
| DuckDB Developer Meeting #1 | Amsterdam | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | free | required | gabor@duckdb.org |
| CentOS Connect | DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-30 | Free | Strongly recommended | sig-promo@centosproject.org |
| FOSS license and security compliance tools workshop | Bedford Hotel, Brussels | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | required | hello@aboutcode.org | |
| OTel Unplugged EU 2026 | Sparks Meeting Rue Ravenstein 60, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 30 EUR | We have limited capacity, so spaces may sell out | otelunplugged@grafana.com |
| FreeCAD Day 2026 | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | Free | Registration requested by 29 January | fosdem@freecad.org |
| GNU Guix Days | ICAB Incubator, Belgium, 1040 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-03 | 45 Euros | Register a ticket https://opencollective.com/guix-foundation/events/guix-days-2026-33f30f0e | pjotr.public12@thebird.nl |
| Code & Compliance - FOSDEM Edition | Maison de la Poste, Brussels | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-29 | Supporter Ticket for €129 or Regular Ticket for €20 | Required. Spaces are filling fast, so please register early. | events@eclipse-foundation.events |
| Bytenight | HSBXL | 2026-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | free | none | contact@hsbxl.be |
| Linux Foundation Europe @ FOSDEM Evening Reception | Au Bassin | 2026-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Free! | Spots will fill up fast so please make sure you register sooner than later! | ecolvin@linuxfoundation.org |
| FOSDEM’26 fringe: AI Plumbers (un)conference | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | Free | Required (on Luma) but Free | fosdem@aifoundry.org |
| HackerTrain to FOSDEM | from several places to Brussels (BE) | 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-31 | your own train ticket | see link and join the chat: https://hackertrain.org/contacts.html | matija@suklje.email |
| Drupal 4 Gov | The One, Rue de la Loi 107, 1000 Brussels | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-29 | Free | https://drupal4gov.eu/#tickets | frederik.wouters@dropsolid.com |
| CHAOSScon EU 2026 | Commons Hub Brussels, Rue de la Madeleine 51, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-29 | 10 EUR | Required | georg@chaoss.community |
| FOSDEM PGDay | Brussels Marriott | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | €75 | Required, while seats last | contact@fosdempgday.org |
| Ruby in Ghent | Ghent | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | Free (donations accepted) | Requried | sean@rubyforgood.org |
| Matrix Community Hackathon & Lounge Evening | Hackerspace Brussels, https://hsbxl.be/enter/ | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | Free | Required until 2026-01-11 | events-wg@foundation.matrix.org |
| GVIP Summit | Bedford hotel, Brussels | 2026-01-28 | 2026-01-28 | Free | Required | info@edvina.net |
| PQCSA workshop Open-Source PQC Libraries and Implementations | Salle Baugniet, Campus Solbosch ULB | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | Yes, by 20 January 2026 | Saartje.Verheyen@esat.kuleuven.be | |
| Design and Documentation Clinic for FOSS projects | Firma, Brussels | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | free | please fill in the form to apply | hartmut.obendorf@canonical.com |
| preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days | ICAB Incubator Rue des Pères Blancs 4 Brussels 1040, Belgium | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-30 | free | https://eventreg.oracle.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x949184abcd | frederic.descamps@oracle.com |
| Open Source Village | Commons Hub Brussels | 2026-01-26 | 2026-02-06 | Application required | opensourcevillage@commonshub.brussels | |
| Swift Pre-FOSDEM Community Event | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | FREE | please register via link on event site | fosdem-fringe@forums.swift.org |
| Apache Iceberg™ Meetup Belgium: FOSDEM Edition | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | Free | On luma | zoe.steinkamp@clickhouse.com |
| Open Source Analytics Community presents Open Lakehouse and AI | Commons Hub Brussels | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | hello@osacom.io | ||
| Email hackathon | Brussels | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | None | Capacity 20; please contact an organiser by 2026-01-25 to attend. | arnt@gulbrandsen.priv.no |
| Open Source Club meetup | Scott's Bar & Kitchen | 2026-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Free | Required for space, beers, food, and swag. 🍻 | marketing@xwiki.com |
| ClickHouse FOSDEM Community Dinner | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Free | https://luma.com/czvs584m | zoe.steinkamp@clickhouse.com |
| Zephyr Project Meetup (January 30, 2026): Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | Free | Registration is required | sremmert@contractor.linuxfoundation.org |
| ATProto Meetup | The Unusual, Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 49, Brussels, Belgium | 2026-01-30 | 2026-01-30 | free | recommended | mosh@ipfs.io |
This information is provided in good faith and FOSDEM takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies.