2021 is a promising year!
You’re ready to hit the ground running but craving to expand your knowledge in web development. How can you achieve this while still having fun?
Being a part of a conference helps you get ahead of the curve and expand your network, in addition to furthering personal and professional development. We’ve compiled a list of the top web development conferences that should be on your radar in 2021 around the world.
The good news is that most of the conferences still will be virtual and it means lower ticket prices, now travel expenses, access to better speakers from around the world, and no coffee stand line ups! :)
This directory will be updated, so check back regularly. If you’d like to add a web development or software conference to this directory, please contact us with details and include the conference name, dates of the event, location, and a link to your event’s website in the comments.
Recurring:
Agility Webinars and Workshops
Location: virtual free
Date: Every Month 2020
In 2020, Agility CMS brings to you the ultimate series of free educational online Webinars and virtual Workshops dedicated to learning and growing together as a community of passionate CMS experts and inspiring thought-leaders.
January 2021 - Passed
TheJam.dev 2021
Location: online event
Dates: January 28-29, 2021.
Format: two days, single track
Who will speak: Amazing driver line up. Jamstack experts from Netlify, Microsoft, Stackbit, Bejamas, RedwoodJS, and others
What about: This JAM-stack focused event will gather well-known developers from around the world to explore how real-world Jamstack applications are built.
What you will learn: Modern web-dev and bring cutting-edge techniques back to your team.
Agility CMS is the proud sponsor and provides 50 free tickets - Apply here: https://fitc.ca/
February 2021 - Passed
DeveloperWeek 2021
Location: All Virtual
Date: Feb 17-19th, 2021
Join 8,000 Developers at the World’s Largest Developer Expo + Conference Series.
Who: Developers, engineers, software architects, dev teams, managers and executives from 70+ countries gather for DeveloperWeek (Feb 17-19, 2021) to discover the latest in developer technologies, languages, platforms, and tools.
What you will learn: Because DeveloperWeek covers all new technologies, our conference and workshops invite you to get intro lessons (or advanced tips and tricks) on technologies like VR Dev, Artificial Intelligence Dev, Blockchain Dev, IoT Dev, Serverless technology, Microservices technology, new JavaScript frameworks, and more.
JavaScript World Conference by Frontend Love
Location: All Virtual
Dates: February 22-26 2021
JSworld Conference is the Worlds Premier Javascript Conference of 2021.
Who: JavaScript Frontend Developer Leaders from around the world.
What: 100+Talks, 20 Topics, Panel Discussions, In-depth Interviews & Updates from Creators of Libraries & Authors.
50,000 JavaScript Enthusiasts + a full week of content to help you level-up as a Frontend JavaScript Developer.
O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference
Location: New York, NY
Date: Feb 23-26, 2020
At this event, you can expect to network with and learn from experts as they share their knowledge in software architecture—updating legacy systems, the impact of emergent trends, and insights on industry-specific strategies.
ProductCraft Conference
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date: Feb 25th, 2020
The ProductCraft Conference is a hands-on workshop and interactive panels, aimed at helping you produce tangible outputs to bring back to your own teams. And there will be an unparalleled crowd of product leaders looking to share their perspectives on what it means to work in the product.
March 2021
Gatsby Conf - Passed
GatsbyConf 2021: Submit your speaker proposal by January 15th! | Gatsby (gatsbyjs.com)
Location: Online
Dates: March 2-3, 2021
What you will learn: all about Gatsby, case studies and how to's.
Who will present: Gatsby community
If you want to snatch a talk, you can see some pre-recorded videos here. This one from Joel Varty talking about Fullstack Jamstack is just great:
Location: London + Online
When: March 24-26, 2021
What: An event run by London's biggest JavaScript meetups, including JS Monthly, Halfstack and Node User Group.
What you will learn: You can absorb knowledge while hopping on and off thought-provoking workshops and talks - this is possibly the most central and reasonably priced event to attend in London.
Who: JavaScript community, and for those aiming to stay in touch with the industry, to be updated on innovative changes around the industry and JS as an entity.
Why: You can absorb knowledge while hopping on and off thought-provoking workshops and talks
April 2020
Vueconf.US - Passed
Location: Online
Date: April 14
Who: worldwide Vue community
React Summit – The Biggest React Conference Online - Passed
Location: Online
Dates: April 14-16, 2021
Format: two-track three-day conference on
What about: all things React
Who: international Front-end and Full-stack engineers in the cloud.
Why: To help you stay up-to-date on the latest React tech. Next to the main conference talks with React pros and hands-on workshops, be prepared for awesome MCs and a number of virtual networking rooms focusing on multiple tech topics, interactive entertainment, and engaging challenges for all participants.
SmashingConf
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date: April 21-22, 2020
SmashingConf SF 2020 is two full days packed with front-end, UX, live sessions on performance, accessibility, interface design, copywriting, designing for emotion, debugging and fancy CSS/JS techniques.
HalfStack
Location: Charlotte, NC
Date: April 24
This is another HalfStack event, one of which we’ve covered right at the beginning of this article. This one happens in Charlotte, NC. This event also focuses on UI-centric JavaScript and web development.
June 2020
QCon New York
Location: New York, NY
Date: June 15-19, 2020
QCon New York is a conference for senior software engineers and architects on the patterns, practices and use cases leveraged by the world's most innovative software workshops.
July 2020
React Week '20
Location: New York, NY
Date: July 14-18, 2020
React Week New York 2020 is a 5-day program dedicated to React. A community-driven event including 2-track conference, workshops, masterclasses, exclusive meetups, scavenger hunt, hackathon, after-parties, and more!
ÜberConf
Location: Denver, CO
Date: July 14-17, 2020
ÜberConf is the only advanced Java / JVM conference offering 90-minute in-depth sessions. This offers you the opportunity to go beyond the basics. ÜberConf is about mastering JVM technologies.
August 2020
HalfStack 2020
Location: New York, NY
Date: August 14th, 2020
This HalfStack event is similar to the others above, although this one takes place in New York. It will also focus on UI-centric JavaScript and web development topics.
September 2020
DevOpsCon
Location: New York, NY
Date: Sept 28-Oct 1, 2020
At DevOpsCon, you will meet internationally recognized thought leaders of the DevOps movement and benefit from their expertise. Attend inspiring sessions and in-depth workshops to learn what you need to push your DevOps skills to the next level.
October 2020
fastr_conf 2020
Location: Toronto, ON
Date: October 15th, 2020
Agility CMS is bringing fastr_conf to the city of Toronto for its second year in a row. fastr_conf aims in helping web developers to get ahead of the curve and to expand their networks, in addition to furthering personal and professional development. Details are not yet available. However, stay tuned and check back here for more information coming soon.
Evcon
Location: San Francisco, CA,
Date: October 21-23, 2020
Evcon is a 2-day conference + 1-day workshop focused exclusively on all things Event Based - Patterns / Principles / Architectures / Development / Sourcing / Cloud Native / Serverless / Infrastructures and Reliability.
November 2020
QCon- San Francisco
Location: San Fransisco, CA
Date: Nov 16-20, 2020
QCon San Fransisco is a conference for senior software engineers and architects on the patterns, practices and use cases leveraged by the world's most innovative software workshops.
The Progressive Web Experience
Location: Clearwater, FL
Date: Nov 29-Dec 2, 2020
PWX is a developer education event covering the latest progressive web technologies: Progressive Web Apps, Angular, React, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, JS Tools, Web Security, Testing, Hybrid Mobile Apps and more.
Devopsdays 2021
Location: all over the world, some events are scheduled to run in-venue and can switch to be online
Date: All through 2021
What: Devopsdays is a worldwide series of technical conferences covering topics of software development, IT infrastructure operations, and the intersection between them. Each event is run by volunteers from the local area.
What you can learn: Topics at the event will include automation, testing, security, and organizational culture.
