We are looking for the next group of organizers to own and lead the 2027 DjangoCon Europe conference:
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/apr/07/could-you-host-djangocon-europe-2027-call-for-orga/
Just got off stage with @carlton at DjangoCon Europe 2026 🇬🇷
We shared the next edition of Django on the Med 🧳
→ Pescara, Italy 🇮🇹
→ 23–25 September 2026
https://www.djangomed.eu
Then I also introduced PyCon Italia 2026
→ Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
→ 28–30 May 2026
https://2026.pycon.it/en
And on May 27 there will be a free community day with workshops, including a special “Django Off The Med” session 🙂
🌺 🇬🇷 What a start!
Day One of DjangoCon Europe 2026 was full of incredible talks, interactive workshops and cool conversations all around. Thank you everyone for bringing such amazing energy! 💌 🔥 Rest up and we'll see you tomorrow for more Django.
🎤 Keynote speaker: @carlton
We're elated to announce Carlton Gibson as a keynote speaker for DjangoCon Europe 2026! 🎉
Carlton is a former Django Fellow and the creator/maintainer of multiple open-source projects in the Django ecosystem. You may also know him as the co-host of the @djangochat podcast. All in all, we just had to have him in Athens. 🇬🇷✨
Can't wait to hear everything he has to share! 🌟
📣 Call for Proposals: Extended
Missed the CFP deadline? Don't fret about it. We decided to give a one-week extension to the CFP process, so you have time to craft that talk proposal you've been thinking about.
⏳ Sunday, February 15 (end of day)
📮 https://2026.djangocon.eu/cfp/
Sprint day at DjangoCon Europe 2026 🇬🇷
This morning we kicked off the first sprint session, hosted by Bespote, in a room full of developers working on all sorts of Django topics.
We started by sharing goals, then everyone spread out into different groups and got to work.
Lots of energy in the room, and a great chance to collaborate and move Django forward 🙂
After the DjangoCon Europe coffee break, back into the room for @jake ☕️
Django supports multiple database connections, but leaves it up to you to manage how to use them and which queries to send where… let’s dig into this 🙂
#introduction Hey! I'm Jan: 14 years shipping web stuff (Rails, Next.js), currently all-in on #Django. The community won me over 💜.
Based in Lübeck, Germany.
Building dsd-vps-kamal for easier VPS deployments via Django Simple Deploy & Kamal. Djangonaut Space (Team Venus - Session 6)
Heading to #DjangoConEurope in Athens next month!
Off-screen: Yoga, bouldering, Lego, gaming, dog walks. Open to freelance projects & friendly conversations 👋
📢 🇬🇷 DjangoCon Europe 2026 is coming to Athens, Greece!
From April 15–19, 2026, our Django passions, curiosities and explorations will converge in the historic city of Athens for Europe's leading Django community event. Are you ready?
🔗 Explore what's in the works: https://2026.djangocon.eu/
At #DjangoConEU2026, we had a community conversation about #Django and AI usage, hosted by @thibaudcolas and Laura Gates: We had a tiny sub-group of esteemed people (@jong0uld!), we talked about the "Who Gets Left Behind by AI". The framing isn't necessarily perfect (tempted to also argue "Who is free from AI"), but it's DEFINITELY a *necessary* perspective.. and one of the most critical ones.
With AI and current trends in mind, we noticed the following (thread)...
