Where and when is GitHub Universe 2026?

October 28-29, 2026 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. Doors open at 7:30 am on day one and the campus closes at 3:00 pm on day two.

How much does a pass cost?

An in-person pass is $1,399. Groups buying four or more passes pay $1,119 per pass. Virtual attendance is free.

What does the free virtual pass include?

Streamed keynotes and content, exclusive virtual-only content, and full access to recorded sessions once they are available.

Passes must be cancelled by 11:59 pm on October 9; refunds are not available after that deadline.

Is the event accessible?

Most sessions have real-time captioning, the main stage has ASL interpretation, and the venue offers a quiet space and a lactation room and meets ADA standards.

GitHub Universe 2026

Name: GitHub Universe 2026
Start: 2026-10-28T07:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-29T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

About this event

GitHub Universe is GitHub's flagship yearly event for the people who build software. The 2026 edition returns to San Francisco for two days of product announcements, technical breakouts, hands-on workshops and partner demos, framed around how developers now work alongside AI agents. Keynotes and a selection of content are also streamed free to a global virtual audience.

What's on the programme

Day one opens with GitHub's keynote on its latest launches, followed by breakout sessions and experiences through the afternoon and sponsored evening events. Day two continues with breakouts before a closing keynote.

Opening and closing keynotes with product announcements and live demos
Breakout sessions and panels
Hands-on workshops taught by experts (add-on)
Partner booths with interactive demos
Discounted GitHub Certification vouchers

Who attends

Universe is aimed at software developers, engineering leaders, open source maintainers and teams that build on GitHub. Featured 2026 speakers include people from GitHub, Microsoft, Levi Strauss & Co., the Agentic AI Foundation, the Open Home Foundation, GFT Technologies and the Nuevo Foundation.

Around the main event

An invitation-only programme runs on October 27, and a separately ticketed Day of Learning takes place at GitHub Headquarters on October 30 (sold out). GitHub is also taking Universe on the road to other cities this year for developers who cannot travel to San Francisco.

Tickets & passes

In-person — USD 1,399: Keynotes, sessions, panels, demos, partner booths, all-day food and drinks
Team (4+ passes) — USD 1,119: Per pass, 20% off when buying four or more
Virtual — Free: Streamed keynotes, virtual-only content and recordings
Workshop add-on — USD 99: Interactive skill-building workshop
GitHub Certification voucher — USD 30: Discounted exam voucher

GitHub Universe 2026 was a Technology event that took place 28-29 Oct 2026 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco, United States.

Event recap

GitHub Universe 2026, GitHub's annual developer conference, took place on 28 and 29 October 2026 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco and online. GitHub framed its announcements around agentic software delivery: a Copilot app that handles work from issue to merge, Copilot Fusion for routing tasks across models, Copilot projects for running agent work across several repositories, and a deeper Copilot code review tier. GitHub Enterprise customers can now use Copilot features without a separate subscription and pay for the AI credits they use, and the company outlined a new Git architecture and a multi-region move on Azure.