# Keycloak DevDay 2026 Announcement and Call-for-Papers

DevFeed: [Keycloak DevDay 2026 Announcement and Call-for-Papers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/keycloak-devday-2026-announcement-and-call-for-papers-31720.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.keycloak.org/2025/08/keycloak-devday-2026-announcement>)

Author: Sebastian Rose

Published: 2025-08-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Keycloak Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/keycloak-blog.md>)

Topics: [Keycloak](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/keycloak.md>), [IAM](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iam.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event.md>), [germany](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/germany.md>), [idm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idm.md>), [kerberos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kerberos.md>), [keycloak](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keycloak.md>), [ldap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ldap.md>), [openid-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openid-connect.md>), [saml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saml.md>), [sso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sso.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces Keycloak DevDay 2026 as a two-day community conference in Darmstadt, Germany, with talks, panels, and an Unconference/Open Space format. It also announces an open call for papers covering Keycloak development, implementations, extensions, security, performance, cloud-native integration, identity standards, and migration experiences.

## Source excerpt

We (Niko and Sebastian) are excited to announce the next edition of Keycloak DevDay! DevDay is expanding to a 2-day event taking place again in Darmstadt, Germany, on March 5th and 6th, 2026. The conference takes place again in Darmstadt, about 30 minutes away from Frankfurt/Main, see https://www.keycloak-day.dev for details. What's New for 2026? Keycloak DevDay - the Keycloak community conference - expands to an exciting two days: Day 1 (February 5th) - Traditional Conference Format Full day of talks, presentations, and panels featuring maintainers, industry-leading speakers, and community experts. Dive deep into Keycloak developments, best practices, real-world use cases, and the latest innovations in and around Keycloak. Day 2 (February 6th) - Unconference & Open Space Interactive format shaped entirely by YOU, the participants! Join fellow Keycloakers in an Unconference/Open Space environment where you can: Pitch your own topics and ideas Lead discussions about the challenges you're facing Collaborate on solutions in small groups Share knowledge through informal sessions Network intensively with community members Work on hands-on projects together This has been a successful pre-conf event in 2025. From the feedback of all DevDay participants, we made it an official part of the DevDay. What to Expect DevDay 2026 continues our tradition of bringing together the vibrant Keycloak community with lots of opportunities for networking and exchange among like-minded people. As always, there will be plenty of drinks 🥤🍹 and food 🍔🌮🥗, an evening event on the first day, as well as an exclusive surprise gift 🎁 for all participants. Meet and connect with: Keycloak maintainers and core developers Extension developers and contributors Operators running Keycloak in production Security architects and IAM specialists Fellow community members from around the world Call for Papers 📝 The call for papers is now open: https://sessionize.com/keycloak-devday-2026! We're looking for talks