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Could you host DjangoCon Europe 2027? Call for organizers

Posted by DSF Event Support Working Group on April 7, 2026

We are looking for the next group of organizers to own and lead the 2027 DjangoCon Europe conference. Could your town's football stadium, theatre, cinema, city hall, circus tent or a private island host this wonderful community event?

DjangoCon Europe is a major pillar of the Django community, as people from across the world meet and share. Many qualities make it a unique event: Unconventional and conventional venues, creative happenings, a feast of talks and a dedication to inclusion and diversity.

Hosting a DjangoCon is an ambitious undertaking. It's hard work, but each year it has been successfully run by a team of community volunteers, not all of whom have had previous experience - more important is enthusiasm, organizational skills, the ability to plan and manage budgets, time and people - and plenty of time to invest in the project.

For 2027, rest assured that we will be there to answer questions and put you in touch with previous organizers through the brand new DSF Events Support Working Group (a reboot of the previous DjangoCon Europe Support Working Group).

Step 1: Submit your expression of interest

If you're considering organizing DjangoCon Europe (🙌 great!), fill in our DjangoCon Europe 2027 expression of interest form with your contact details. No need to fill in all the information at this stage if you don't have it all already, we'll reach out and help you figure it out.

Express your interest in organizing

Step 2: We're here to help!

We've set up a DjangoCon Europe support working group of previous organizers that you can reach out to with questions about organizing and running a DjangoCon Europe.

The group will be in touch with everyone submitting the expression of interest form, or you can reach out to them directly: events-support@djangoproject.com

We'd love to hear from you as soon as possible, so your proposal can be finalized and sent to the DSF board by June 1st 2026.

Step 3: Submitting the proposal

The more detailed and complete your final proposal is, the better. Basic details include:

  • Organizing committee members: You won't have a full team yet, probably, naming just some core team members is enough.
  • The legal entity that is intended to run the conference: Even if the entity does not exist yet, please share how you are planning to set it up.
  • Dates: See "What dates are possible in 2027?" below. We must avoid conflicts with major holidays, EuroPython, DjangoCon US, and PyCon US.
  • Venue(s), including size, number of possible attendees, pictures, accessibility concerns, catering, etc.
  • Transport links and accommodation: Can your venue be reached by international travelers?
  • Budgets and ticket prices: Talk to the DjangoCon Europe Support group to get help with this, including information on past event budgets.

We also like to see:

  • Timelines
  • Pictures
  • Plans for online participation, and other ways to make the event more inclusive and reduce its environmental footprint
  • Draft agreements with providers
  • Alternatives you have considered

Have a look at our proposed (draft, feedback welcome) DjangoCon Europe 2027 Licensing Agreement for the fine print on contractual requirements and involvement of the Django Software Foundation.

Submit your completed proposal by June 1st 2026 via our DjangoCon Europe 2027 expression of interest form, this time filling in as many fields as possible. We look forward to reviewing great proposals that continue the excellence the whole community associates with DjangoCon Europe.

Q&A

Can I organize a conference alone?

We strongly recommend that a team of people submit an application.

Depending on your jurisdiction, this is usually not a problem. But please share your plans about the entity you will use or form in your application.

Do I/we need experience with organizing conferences?

The support group is here to help you succeed. From experience, we know that many core groups of 2-3 people have been able to run a DjangoCon with guidance from previous organizers and help from volunteers.

What is required in order to announce an event?

Ultimately, a contract with the venue confirming the dates is crucial, since announcing a conference makes people book calendars, holidays, buy transportation and accommodation etc. This, however, would only be relevant after the DSF board has concluded the application process. Naturally, the application itself cannot contain any guarantees, but it's good to check concrete dates with your venues to ensure they are actually open and currently available, before suggesting these dates in the application.

Do we have to do everything ourselves?

No. You will definitely be offered lots of help by the community. Typically, conference organizers will divide responsibilities into different teams, making it possible for more volunteers to join. Local organizers are free to choose which areas they want to invite the community to help out with, and a call will go out through a blog post announcement on djangoproject.com and social media.

What kind of support can we expect from the Django Software Foundation?

The DSF regularly provides grant funding to DjangoCon organizers, to the extent of $6,000 in recent editions. We also offer support via specific working groups:

In addition, a lot of Individual Members of the DSF regularly volunteer at community events. If your team aren't Individual Members, we can reach out to them on your behalf to find volunteers.

What dates are possible in 2027?

For 2027, DjangoCon Europe should happen between January 4th and April 26th, or June 3rd and June 27th. This is to avoid the following community events' provisional dates:

  • PyCon US 2027: May 2027
  • EuroPython 2027: July 2027
  • DjangoCon US 2027: September - October 2027
  • DjangoCon Africa 2027: August - September 2027

We also want to avoid the following holidays:

  • New Year's Day: Friday 1st January 2027
  • Chinese New Year: Saturday 6th February 2027
  • Eid Al-Fitr: Tuesday 9th March 2027
  • Easter: Sunday 28th March 2027
  • Passover: Wednesday 21st - Thursday 29th April 2027
  • Eid Al-Adha: Monday 17th - Thursday 20th May 2027
  • Rosh Hashanah: Saturday 2nd - Monday 4th October 2027
  • Yom Kippur: Monday 11th - Tuesday 12th October 2027
What cities or countries are possible?

Any city in Europe. This can be a city or country where DjangoCon Europe has happened in the past (Athens, Vigo, Edinburgh, Porto, Copenhagen, Heidelberg, Florence, Budapest, Cardiff, Toulon, Warsaw, Zurich, Amsterdam, Berlin), or a new locale.

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