When and where is All Things Open 2026?

October 19–20, 2026 at the Raleigh Convention Center (now the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center), 500 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

How much does it cost?

The Tuesday conference day pass is $149 until October 13 and $199 after. Monday deep-dive sessions are $149 ($199 after October 13), and the all-day AI workshops are $299 ($399 after October 13) and include both days. The four co-located community events on Monday are free.

Why is it only two days this year?

The organizers changed the format for 2026, so there are two days of programming instead of three: workshops and co-located events on Monday, the main conference on Tuesday.

Register on the official site at 2026.allthingsopen.org/register. Scholarships and discounts are also offered.

Technology · Conference

All Things Open 2026

Name: All Things Open 2026
Start: 2026-10-19T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-20T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center

The US East Coast's largest open source and web conference for developers, engineering leaders and community builders.

19–20 October 2026 · Mon 9am – Tue GMT-4
Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center · Raleigh, United States
Registration open · on 2026.allthingsopen.org

About this event

All Things Open is billed by its organizers as the largest open source, tech and web conference on the US East Coast, focused on the tools, processes and people that make open source possible. The 2026 edition in Raleigh moves to a new two-day format: a Monday of extended AI workshops, two-hour deep-dive sessions and free co-located community events, followed by a Tuesday conference day with keynotes and more than 100 talks across all tracks.

Who attends

The audience is technical: thousands of practitioners from the Research Triangle and beyond who build, run and contribute to open source software.

Software developers and engineers
DevOps, platform and security engineers
Engineering managers and technology leaders
Open source maintainers and community managers
Developer relations and advocacy teams
Students and early-career technologists

Monday, October 19: workshops and co-located events

Three all-day paid workshops run from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, alongside deep-dive sessions and four free co-located events.

AI Agents in Production (led by Don Shin)
AI Agents & Vibe Coding (led by Mark Hinkle)
AI for DevSecOps (led by John Willis)
Community Leadership Summit
Inclusion & Diversity in Open Source
Open Source Accessibility Summit
Major League Hacking AI Hackathon

Tuesday, October 20: conference day

The traditional conference day brings keynotes and 30-minute sessions from more than 100 speakers, with practitioners from companies such as Google, Microsoft, AWS, Akamai and Anaconda. The Open Source Initiative's State of the Source also runs on Tuesday.

Tickets & passes

Conference Day (Tuesday) — USD 149: $199 after October 13; keynotes, all tracks, 100+ sessions, lunch, social, recordings
Deep Dive Sessions (Monday) — USD 149: $199 after October 13; all 2-hour sessions on Monday, lunch, social; no Tuesday access
AI Workshop pass — USD 299: $399 after October 13; one all-day workshop plus admission to both days
Co-located events (Monday) — Free: Free; Monday admission to one co-located event, lunch and social

All Things Open 2026 is a Technology event taking place 19-20 Oct 2026 at Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, Raleigh, United States.