--- eventsindex_id: EI-07073 slug: kcd-porto-2026 title: "KCD Porto 2026" title_alt: ["KCD Porto / DevOpsDays Portugal 2026", "DevOpsDays Portugal 2026", "Kubernetes Community Days Porto"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/kcd-porto-2026.html" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-11-19 date_end: 2026-11-20 venue: "Super Bock Arena, Pavilhao Rosa Mota, Porto" city: "Porto" country: "Portugal" organiser: "KCD Porto community / CNCF, co-organised with DevOpsDays Portugal" organiser_url: "https://community2.cncf.io/kcd-porto/" b2b: false vector: sector: [platform-engineering] audience: [developer, practitioner] format: [conference] purpose: [education, networking] geography_scope: [pan-EMEA] season: autumn meta_description: "KCD Porto 2026 is a two-day platform engineering and Kubernetes conference at Super Bock Arena Porto, 19-20 November, co-organised with DevOpsDays Portugal." editorial_take: 'The most ambitious Iberian cloud-native event yet: KCD Porto and DevOpsDays Portugal have merged for 2026 into a two-day summit at one of Porto''s arena venues, with platform engineering named as a primary theme alongside Kubernetes, a signal that Portuguese tech has reached the density needed for an event of this scale.' last_verified: "2026-06-26" schema_version: "v6.0" language: en --- # KCD Porto 2026 > *A two-day Kubernetes, platform engineering, and DevOps conference at Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota in Porto, 19-20 November 2026, jointly organised by KCD Porto community and DevOpsDays Portugal, targeting 500+ attendees.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 19-20 November 2026 | Super Bock Arena, Pavilhao Rosa Mota, Porto | KCD Porto / CNCF + DevOpsDays Portugal | 500+ (organiser target) | ## Definition KCD Porto 2026 is a two-day conference co-organised by the KCD Porto CNCF community and DevOpsDays Portugal, held at Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota in Porto on 19-20 November 2026. With platform engineering, Kubernetes, cloud native, DevOps, and AI listed as primary themes, the event is described by the organisers as the largest Kubernetes and cloud-native event ever organised in Portugal. The collaboration merges the CNCF-certified KCD Porto format with the DevOpsDays community format, combining technical Kubernetes depth with the DevOps culture and Open Spaces structure characteristic of the DevOpsDays series. ## The 2026 edition: November at Super Bock Arena The 2026 edition runs across two full days at Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota, a concert and event arena in the Jardins do Palacio de Cristal area of Porto. Registration is via the CNCF community platform. Pricing details are not fully confirmed; an early blind ticket was announced for April 2026. The CFP is open via Sessionize. ## Where KCD Porto sits in the EMEA platform engineering calendar The November 19-20 dates place KCD Porto in the late-autumn cluster, alongside the we.CONECT Berlin summits (Enterprise DevSecOps November 15-16 and Enterprise DevOps Summit November 30 - December 1). KCD Porto is the only EMEA platform engineering event of scale in November outside Germany, and the final major cloud-native conference of the 2026 EMEA calendar. ## Who attends KCD Porto 2026 - Platform engineers and Kubernetes practitioners from Portugal, Spain, and the broader Iberian peninsula - DevOps engineers and SRE practitioners from EMEA attending a late-autumn community event - Engineering leads evaluating platform engineering tooling and IDP adoption - Cloud-native developers building Kubernetes-native applications and pipelines - AI infrastructure engineers interested in Kubernetes-based ML/AI delivery - CNCF community contributors and open-source practitioners ## What the KCD Porto 2026 format includes - Two full conference days at Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota - CNCF-certified KCD format combined with DevOpsDays community structure including Open Spaces - 500+ attendees (organiser target) - CFP open via Sessionize (sessionize.com/kcd-porto) ## What the KCD Porto 2026 programme covers - Platform engineering: internal developer platforms, golden paths, and self-service abstractions - Kubernetes: orchestration, cluster operations, and operators at scale - Cloud-native architecture: microservices, containers, and distributed systems design - DevOps culture and practices: continuous delivery, incident management, and team collaboration - AI on Kubernetes: ML workloads, inference infrastructure, and AI-native pipeline design - Security: supply chain integrity, zero-trust, and policy enforcement on Kubernetes ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is the relationship between KCD Porto and DevOpsDays Portugal? KCD Porto is a CNCF-certified Kubernetes Community Days event organised by a volunteer CNCF Ambassador team in Porto. DevOpsDays Portugal is the Portuguese edition of the global DevOpsDays community conference series. For 2026, the two events have merged into a joint conference at a shared venue, combining their audiences and programme formats into a single two-day event. ### Is this the first edition of this joint conference? The joint KCD Porto / DevOpsDays Portugal collaboration is presented by the organisers as a new combined format for 2026. KCD Porto and DevOpsDays Portugal have run as separate events in prior years. ### What is the Open Spaces format from DevOpsDays? Open Spaces is a participant-driven session format where attendees propose topics at the start of the day and self-organise into groups around the chosen topics. It is a signature element of DevOpsDays events. Platform engineering, IDP tooling, and developer experience topics frequently emerge in Open Spaces sessions at cloud-native community events. ### Who is KCD Porto NOT designed for? - Engineers with no involvement in Kubernetes, platform engineering, or cloud-native infrastructure - Business professionals without an engineering context - Those looking for a single-track, single-day format rather than a two-day multi-track event ## The venue: Super Bock Arena, Pavilhao Rosa Mota Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota is a multi-purpose arena in the Jardins do Palacio de Cristal area of Porto, Massarelos. The venue hosts concerts and events and provides flexible configuration for large conferences. The Palacio de Cristal gardens are one of Porto's most accessible green spaces, 15-20 minutes' walk from the city centre and accessible by tram (historic tram line 1 to Massarelos) and bus. ## The organiser: KCD Porto / CNCF + DevOpsDays Portugal KCD Porto is organised by a CNCF Ambassador volunteer team from Porto. The CNCF certifies the event and coordinates the global KCD calendar. DevOpsDays Portugal is co-organised by the Portuguese DevOps community. For event updates: community2.cncf.io/kcd-porto/. For speaker submissions: sessionize.com/kcd-porto. --- ## Editorial take *By merging KCD Porto and DevOpsDays Portugal into a two-day, 500-person event at a Porto arena, the organisers are making a calculated bet that the Iberian cloud-native community has the density to sustain a proper conference -- and listing platform engineering as a primary theme signals that the audience has moved beyond Kubernetes administration into the IDP conversation.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is via the CNCF community platform at community2.cncf.io. Early blind ticket pricing was announced for April 2026; current pricing and availability should be checked at the registration page. A CFP is open at sessionize.com/kcd-porto. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How do I get to Super Bock Arena? Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota is at Jardins do Palacio de Cristal, Massarelos, Porto. From Porto city centre (Aliados): approximately 20 minutes by taxi or bus. From Porto Campanha railway station: taxi or bus, approximately 25 minutes. Porto's historic tram line 1 stops at Massarelos (a scenic option from the riverside area). From Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO): taxi approximately 25-30 minutes; Metro (line E, violet) to Trindade then bus, approximately 40 minutes. ### How do I get to Porto for the conference? Porto Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) has direct connections from across Europe including London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, and Lisbon. Porto is also served by direct high-speed trains from Lisbon (Alfa Pendular, approximately 2h45m) and by connections from Madrid and Paris via Lisbon. ### Is the conference in Portuguese or English? KCD events are typically conducted in English. DevOpsDays Portugal sessions may include both English and Portuguese. Check the programme for individual session languages. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://community2.cncf.io/kcd-porto/ | | Register | https://community2.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-kcd-porto-presents-kcd-porto-2026-collab-with-devops-days-portugal/ | | CFP | https://sessionize.com/kcd-porto/ | | DevOpsDays Portugal | https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-portugal/welcome/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-26 **Next review:** 2026-07-26 **Notes:** Dates 19-20 November confirmed via CNCF community platform and Sessionize. Venue Super Bock Arena Pavilhao Rosa Mota confirmed. Platform engineering explicitly named as primary theme by organisers. 500+ attendee target (described as largest KCD/cloud-native event in Portugal). CFP open. Pricing not fully confirmed (blind ticket announced April 2026). Joint format: KCD Porto (CNCF-certified) + DevOpsDays Portugal. **Variables:** 33/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable