KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026
The North American conference for the Kubernetes and cloud native open source community. It serves platform engineers, maintainers and the organizations that use these projects.
This edition has ended. The details below are kept for reference. Check the organizer's site for the next edition.
November 9 to 12, 2026, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.
Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.
What to see
- Co-located events including ArgoCon, Observability Day and Open Source SecurityCon. Source
- A Maintainer Summit and an AI Goes Cloud Native program. Source
- A Community Hub running November 10 to 12. Source
What to plan
Parking and the venue
Parking
The venue has the 200 South and 300 West lots, both with accessible parking. The nearby 222 South Main garage has 860 spaces and is open 24/7. Source
Transit
TRAX light rail runs from Salt Lake City airport (SLC) to downtown, and the airport station is outside the terminal's east side. Source
Accessibility
Reserved seating is held in each session, quiet rooms are provided, and event staff can help locate elevators. Source
Where to stay
The Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City sits on the same block as the center and connects to its public space. Source
Official housing page. Use it first: offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
From the airport
Airports
Airport to the venue
The TRAX Green Line runs from the airport to downtown in about 20 minutes. Arena Station and Temple Square station are each about a half block from the Salt Palace Convention Center. Source
Rideshare
Lyft, Uber and Park City Rides pick up at designated curbside areas outside the terminal on the ground level, marked by signs on the B-Lane. Source
Taxis
The airport lists Yellow Cab as serving the airport 24 hours a day. Its ground transportation page does not state the stand location. Source
Black car and SUV pickup
Shuttle and limousine companies with airport counter service are on the ground level of the terminal. The airport lists the two below in that group. Source
Public transit
The TRAX station is on the ground level outside the terminal on the east side; use door 1A and head east. UTA runs the Green Line. Source
Questions worth asking there
A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.
- On which codebase and team size was the productivity figure measured, and over what period?
- What share of generated or automated changes needed rework or caused a later defect?
- What does the tool do when it fails, and how would a team find out?
- Which parts are open source, and which parts would lock a team in?
Common questions
When is KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026?
November 9 to 12, 2026.
Where is KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 held?
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
Where do I park for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026?
The venue has the 200 South and 300 West lots, both with accessible parking. The nearby 222 South Main garage has 860 spaces and is open 24/7.
How do I get to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 from the airport?
The TRAX Green Line runs from the airport to downtown in about 20 minutes. Arena Station and Temple Square station are each about a half block from the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Where should I stay for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026?
The Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City sits on the same block as the center and connects to its public space.
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Guides for any show
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Parking and getting there
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.
How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 planning reference.” DA-EV-kubecon-cloudnativecon-na-2026, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/kubecon-cloudnativecon-na-2026/