--- eventsindex_id: EI-07072 slug: swiss-cloud-native-day-2026 title: "Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026" title_alt: ["Swiss Cloud Native Day", "SCND 2026"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/swiss-cloud-native-day-2026.html" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-09-17 date_end: 2026-09-17 venue: "Gurten Park, Mount Gurten, Bern" city: "Bern" country: "Switzerland" organiser: "bernerit.rocks" organiser_url: "https://cloudnativeday.ch/" b2b: false vector: sector: [platform-engineering] audience: [developer, practitioner] format: [conference] purpose: [education, networking] geography_scope: [regional] season: autumn meta_description: "Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026 is a one-day Kubernetes and cloud-native community conference on 17 September 2026 at Gurten Park on Mount Gurten above Bern." editorial_take: "The only cloud-native conference in Switzerland that puts attendees on a mountain: 250 practitioners reach the Gurten summit by funicular for a day of Kubernetes and platform engineering talks with a view of the Bernese Alps." last_verified: "2026-06-26" schema_version: "v6.0" language: en --- # Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026 > *A one-day Kubernetes and cloud-native community conference on 17 September 2026 at Gurten Park on Mount Gurten above Bern, organised by the Swiss nonprofit bernerit.rocks, drawing approximately 250 practitioners for technical sessions on Kubernetes, platform engineering, and cloud-native architecture.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 17 September 2026 | Gurten Park, Mount Gurten, Bern | bernerit.rocks (nonprofit) | approximately 250 | ## Definition Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026 is the third edition of an annual Kubernetes and cloud-native community conference held on Mount Gurten above Bern, Switzerland. Organised by bernerit.rocks, a Swiss nonprofit association, in partnership with the Swiss Cloud Native Alliance, the event draws approximately 250 practitioners for a single day of technical sessions on Kubernetes, platform engineering, observability, DevOps, and open-source tooling. The venue is reached by funicular from the city; a funicular ride is included in the conference ticket. ## The 2026 edition: September on Mount Gurten The 2026 edition runs on 17 September at Gurten Park, the hilltop recreational area above Bern accessible by funicular from the Wabern tram stop. CFP closed on 30 April 2026; speaker list not yet published as of verification. Registration is via Tito at ti.to/berner-it-rocks/swiss-cloud-native-day-2026. Pricing has not been published as of verification; the event is CHF-denominated and a diversity/low-income discount is available on request at tickets@cloudnativeday.ch. ## Where Swiss Cloud Native Day sits in the EMEA platform engineering calendar The 17 September date opens the autumn platform engineering cluster: the same day as DevOpsDays London, five days before Civo Navigate London (22 Sept), one week before meshcloud Con Frankfurt and PlatformCon Live Day Paris (24 Sept), and 12 days before KCD Sofia (29 Sept). For practitioners in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, it is the closest community event of the season. ## Who attends Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026 - Kubernetes administrators and cloud-native practitioners based in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria - Platform engineers at Swiss financial services, pharmaceutical, and technology companies - DevOps and SRE practitioners in the DACH region attending a local community day - Open-source contributors and CNCF project maintainers - Engineers from international companies with Swiss or German engineering teams ## What the Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026 format includes - Single-day conference at Gurten Park, Mount Gurten - Technical sessions with hands-on demos and live coding (explicitly encouraged by the CFP) - Funicular ride to the venue included in the conference ticket - Approximately 250 participants - Community-run, nonprofit format ## What the Swiss Cloud Native Day 2026 programme covers - Kubernetes orchestration, operators, and cluster operations - Platform engineering and internal developer platforms - Observability: metrics, logs, and traces in cloud-native environments - DevOps culture and continuous delivery patterns - Open-source tooling from the CNCF project portfolio - Cloud-native security and supply chain integrity ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is bernerit.rocks? bernerit.rocks is a Swiss nonprofit association focused on the Bern-area IT community. It organises Swiss Cloud Native Day as a community service, partnering with the Swiss Cloud Native Alliance (cloudnativealliance.ch) and drawing on volunteer organisers from the regional technology sector. ### Is this event affiliated with CNCF? Swiss Cloud Native Day is community-aligned with CNCF through the Swiss Cloud Native Alliance, which participates in CNCF community programmes. It is not a formal Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) event and does not carry CNCF Tier certification. ### What language is the event in? The working language is English, consistent with prior editions and the international cloud-native community. ### Who is Swiss Cloud Native Day NOT designed for? - Engineers with no involvement in Kubernetes, containers, or cloud-native infrastructure - Business professionals seeking commercial or market-overview content - Attendees looking for a large multi-track conference rather than a focused community day - Those who cannot or prefer not to travel to Bern ## The venue: Gurten Park, Mount Gurten Gurten Park sits on Mount Gurten, the 858-metre hilltop above Bern, reached by the Gurtenbahn funicular from the Wabern tram stop (tram lines 9 and 30 from Bern city centre). The funicular ride is included in the conference ticket. Gurten Park provides outdoor and indoor spaces with views over the city of Bern and, on clear days, the Bernese Alps including the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau. The journey from Bern Hauptbahnhof to the Gurten summit takes approximately 20-25 minutes by tram and funicular. ## The organiser: bernerit.rocks bernerit.rocks is a nonprofit association based in the Bern area of Switzerland, run by volunteers from the local technology community. It produces Swiss Cloud Native Day annually with support from the Swiss Cloud Native Alliance. For diversity/reduced-rate tickets, contact tickets@cloudnativeday.ch. Sponsorship enquiries should be directed via cloudnativeday.ch. --- ## Editorial take *A mountain-top funicular venue, ~250 practitioners, and a programme built around live demos rather than slide decks: Swiss Cloud Native Day is the DACH region's most distinctive community Kubernetes day, with a location that makes the commute part of the experience.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is at https://ti.to/berner-it-rocks/swiss-cloud-native-day-2026. Ticket pricing has not been published as of verification; the event is CHF-denominated. A diversity and low-income discount is available on request at tickets@cloudnativeday.ch. The funicular ride to Gurten Park is included in the conference ticket. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How do I get to Gurten Park? From Bern Hauptbahnhof: take tram 9 or 30 to Wabern (Gurtenbahnhof), approximately 15 minutes. From Wabern, take the Gurtenbahn funicular to Gurten Park, approximately 4 minutes. The funicular ride is included in the conference ticket. ### How do I get to Bern for the conference? Bern is served by direct trains from Zurich (approximately 55 minutes), Geneva (approximately 2 hours), and Basel (approximately 55 minutes) via the Swiss rail network. From Zurich Airport: direct train to Bern, approximately 75 minutes. From Geneva Airport: direct train, approximately 2 hours. Bern does not have a commercial airport. ### Is there accommodation at Gurten Park? Gurten Park has no on-site hotel. Accommodation is in Bern city centre (15-20 minutes from the venue by tram and funicular). Book accommodation early as Bern is a popular September destination. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://cloudnativeday.ch/ | | Register | https://ti.to/berner-it-rocks/swiss-cloud-native-day-2026 | | Swiss Cloud Native Alliance | https://www.cloudnativealliance.ch/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-26 **Next review:** 2026-07-26 **Notes:** Date 17 September confirmed via cloudnativeday.ch and Sessionize. Venue Gurten Park (Mount Gurten, Bern) confirmed; funicular ride included in ticket. CFP closed 30 April 2026; speaker list not yet published. Pricing not published (CHF, diversity discount at tickets@cloudnativeday.ch). ~250 attendees (estimate from prior editions). Third edition. CNCF-aligned via Swiss Cloud Native Alliance, not a formal KCD. **Variables:** 30/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable