--- eventsindex_id: EI-06938 slug: j-on-the-beach title: "J On The Beach" title_alt: ["JOTB"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/j-on-the-beach.html" next_edition_dates: "2026-10-29 to 2026-10-30" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-10-29 date_end: 2026-10-30 venue: "Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos" city: "Malaga" country: "Spain" organiser: "Yay-Yay Events" organiser_url: "https://jonthebeach.com/" b2b: true vector: sector: [developer-ai] audience: [developer, practitioner] format: [conference] purpose: [education, networking] geography_scope: [European] season: autumn meta_description: "J On The Beach 2026 is a two-day data engineering and Big Data conference at Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos for developers, DevOps." editorial_take: "Co-located with Lambda World and Wey Wey Web, J On The Beach concentrates data engineering, functional programming, and web communities in Torremolinos across a shared attendance pool -- efficient for engineers who want to cover multiple technical domains in a single trip." generated_by: "generate_fiche_devai.py" last_verified: "2026-05-18" schema_version: "v6.0" language: en --- # J On The Beach > *A two-day data engineering and Big Data conference in the Malaga area for developers, DevOps engineers, and data scientists, covering distributed systems, stream processing, machine learning, AI architectures, and microservices, co-located with Lambda World and Wey Wey Web.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 29-30 October 2026 | Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos | Yay-Yay Events | not disclosed | ## Definition J On The Beach (JOTB) is an annual conference in the Malaga area of Spain focused on data engineering, Big Data architectures, and related developer disciplines. The 2026 edition runs at Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos, which is in Torremolinos within the Malaga province, and is co-located with Lambda World (a functional programming conference) and Wey Wey Web (a web development conference). Tickets are sold via tickettailor.com. The CFP for the 2026 edition has closed. ## Co-location and the Torremolinos cluster Yay-Yay Events organises J On The Beach, Lambda World, and Wey Wey Web as a co-located cluster in Torremolinos, creating a combined attendance pool across data engineering, functional programming, and web development communities. This allows attendees to access content from multiple events with a single venue visit and potentially cross-attend sessions. ## Who attends J On The Beach - Data engineers working on distributed stream and batch processing systems - DevOps engineers managing data platform infrastructure - Data scientists building and deploying machine learning models - Software developers expanding into distributed systems and data architecture - Platform engineers working on data mesh and lakehouse architectures ## What the J On The Beach format includes - Two-day conference programme in a single venue - Talks from data engineering and ML practitioners - Co-location with Lambda World and Wey Wey Web - Ticketing via tickettailor.com - Networking across the combined Torremolinos conference cluster ## What the J On The Beach programme covers - Distributed systems: consensus, consistency, and fault tolerance - Stream processing: Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and real-time data pipelines - Machine learning engineering and MLOps - AI architectures: feature stores, model serving, and inference infrastructure - Microservices and data mesh patterns ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is the connection between J On The Beach and Lambda World? Both events are organised by Yay-Yay Events and co-located at Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos during the same period. Lambda World focuses on functional programming (Scala, Haskell, Clojure, and related). J On The Beach focuses on data engineering. Attendees can potentially cross-attend sessions from both events. ### Is the venue in Malaga city? The venue, Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos, is in Torremolinos, a municipality within the Malaga province on the Costa del Sol. It is not in Malaga city centre. The database lists the city as Malaga for geographic classification purposes. ### Has the CFP closed? Yes. The CFP for the 2026 edition has closed. The programme will be published on the official website. ### Who is J On The Beach NOT designed for? Attendees seeking business AI strategy content, non-technical AI governance discussions, or product management sessions will find this event misaligned. It is not designed for those without a technical background in data systems. Pure front-end developers and mobile engineers will find limited relevant content. ## The venue: Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos is a conference centre on the Costa del Sol, in Torremolinos, approximately 12 km west of Malaga city centre. It is served by the Cercanias commuter rail C-1 line (Torremolinos station, approximately 5 minutes' walk from the centre of town). Malaga Airport (AGP) is approximately 5 km east of Torremolinos and is on the same C-1 rail line. ## The organiser: Yay-Yay Events Yay-Yay Events is a Spanish conference organiser running J On The Beach, Lambda World, and Wey Wey Web as a co-located cluster in Torremolinos. The organisation focuses on developer communities in data engineering, functional programming, and web development. More at jonthebeach.com. --- ## Editorial take *J On The Beach occupies a specific and underserved position: a practitioner data engineering conference in southern Spain with co-located functional programming and web content -- the Torremolinos cluster model makes it the most efficient multi-domain developer event in the Spanish autumn calendar.* ## How to register and what it costs Tickets are sold via tickettailor.com. Ticket pricing was not publicly confirmed as of verification. The official website at jonthebeach.com links to the current ticketing page. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How do I get to Torremolinos from Malaga Airport? Malaga Airport is on the Cercanias C-1 rail line. Torremolinos station is one stop from the airport, approximately 5 minutes by train. The journey from Malaga city centre (Malaga Centro station) takes approximately 20 minutes. ### Is there accommodation in Torremolinos? Torremolinos is a coastal resort town with substantial hotel accommodation across price ranges. Booking in advance is recommended as the autumn period coincides with the end of the tourist season. ### Can I attend Lambda World or Wey Wey Web with the same ticket? Cross-event ticketing and co-location access policies are not publicly confirmed as of verification. Check the official J On The Beach and Lambda World websites for details. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://jonthebeach.com/ | | Register | https://jonthebeach.com/ | | Programme | not disclosed | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-18 **Next review:** 2026-06-17 **Notes:** Co-located with Lambda World and Wey Wey Web at Palacio de Congresos de Torremolinos. CFP closed. Ticketing via tickettailor.com. City in DB is Malaga (province); actual venue is Torremolinos. Sources: conferenceindex.org, tickettailor.com. **Variables:** 25/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable