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 | Brussels (venue TBD) | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-29 | 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 | Ghent, 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 |
This information is provided in good faith and FOSDEM takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies.