Blender Conference 2026
BCON26, the largest gathering of Blender artists, developers and contributors took place on September 23-25, 2026 at the Felix Meritis in the heart of Amsterdam.
Included in the ticket price are drinks and food: coffee, tea and water available all day, multiple lunch buffets, and Wednesday and Thursday evening dinner buffets with drinks. Half of the food served will be vegan.
Four tracks of parallel events
The Felix Meritis venue offers four tracks of parallel events and plently of space for informal meetings and hanging out. As usual, talks were recorded and shared online during the event. Explore BCON26 playlists on PeerTube and YouTube to watch any talks you missed.
A dedicated 12-people meeting room was available as well. Reservations for the room processed 2 weeks before the start of Blender Conference 2026.
Important Dates
- 20 Apr, 2026: Ticket sale starts
- 20 Apr, 2026: Call for content
- 16 Jun, 2026: Submission deadline
- 30 Jun, 2026: Notification of acceptance
- 27 Jul, 2026: Program announced
- 7 Sep, 2026: Final materials for presentations due
- Sep 23-25, 2026: Conference!
- 25 Sep, 2026: Afterparty at de Balie from 20:00-23:00
- 26 Sep, 2026: Blender HQ open doors from 12:00-16:00
Suzanne Awards Animation Festival
- 20 Apr, 2026: Call for content
- 28 Aug, 2026: Submission deadline
- 1 Sep, 2026: Voting starts
- 8 Sep, 2026: Voting ends
Schedule
- Doors open at 9:00 every day.
- Program starts
- Wednesday: 11:00
- Thursday-Friday: 10:00
- Catering: All included in the ticket price (three lunches and two evening buffets).
- Suzanne Awards: Wednesday there will be two screenings of the Suzanne Awards, lasting until 22:00.
- On Friday the program stops at 18:00, venue closes at 19:30.
- Afterparty at de Balie: Friday 20:00-23:00 Maps
- Visit the Blender HQ: Saturday 12:00-16:00. Maps.
