About us
This Grafana & Friends meetup group hosts events focused on open source monitoring and observability using Grafana and related technologies. Some meetups feature formal presentations, while others are more relaxed and discussion-driven. Every event is designed to encourage learning, connection, and community. Snacks and stickers included!
🎤 Interested in speaking?
We’re always looking for meetup speakers! Submit your talk ideas here, and we’ll reach out with next steps if your proposal is accepted.
Grafana & Friends meetups aren’t the only way to connect with the community. Explore additional ways to get involved below:
Interact and be heard:
- Forums: Do you have a problem, question, or curiosity? Visit our forums for a reservoir of knowledge- submit your own questions and answers!
- Community Slack: Eager for real-time connections with fellow users? Begin a conversation on Slack.Â
Learn:
- YouTube: From getting started to exploring newer projects like Pyroscope and Beyla, the Grafana YouTube channel has what you need to get started!Â
Contribute:
- Github: Check out our open github repositories to report bugs and contribute code
- Meetups and blogs: We’d love to feature your OSS Grafana Labs use case or story at an upcoming Grafana & Friends meetup or on the Grafana blog! Submit your idea here and we’ll connect with you on next steps if accepted.Â
- Champions: Join the Grafana Champions program! It’s designed to recognize and empower individuals who are actively contributing to the growth and success of the Grafana ecosystem.
All events hosted by this group and communication on this platform are subject to Grafana Labs' Events Code of Conduct.
Upcoming events
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Cloud Native Brand New Day
Creative Software, 413 R. A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Colombo, WP, LKREGISTRATION: https://ocgroups.dev/cncf/group/k8ssrilanka/event/cacf4yt
Colombo's Cloud Native crew is back in action!
Kubernetes Sri Lanka and Grafana Friends Colombo are coming together for October Meetup: Brand New Day. It's an evening for everyone who builds, runs, or observes systems on Kubernetes, and for anyone curious about getting started.
Expect practical talks from engineers in the community, live Grafana dashboards on screen, and plenty of time to meet the people behind Colombo's platform engineering and observability scene. Whether you're running production clusters, tuning your first dashboard, or just want to see how others are doing it, there's a seat for you.WHAT TO EXPECT
- Talks on Kubernetes and the Grafana observability stack
- Live demos and real dashboards, not just slides
- Networking with platform engineers, SREs, DevOps folks and developers
- Snacks and refreshments (and the loudest snack queue in Colombo)
AGENDA 6:00 PM Registration and networking 6:30 PM Welcome from Kubernetes Sri Lanka and Grafana Friends Colombo Talk 1 - TBD Talk 2 - TBD 8:30 Q&A, snacks, and networking
WHO SHOULD ATTEND Developers, DevOps and platform engineers, SREs, students, and anyone interested in cloud native technologies and observability. All experience levels are welcome.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, 30 October 2026
Time: 6:00 PM onwards
Venue: Creative Software Auditorium, Entry: FreeSeats are limited, so please RSVP to secure your spot. If your plans change, update your RSVP so someone else can take your seat.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS Kubernetes Sri Lanka is a community for Kubernetes and cloud native practitioners in Sri Lanka, bringing people together through meetups, talks, and knowledge sharing.
Grafana Friends Colombo is the local community for Grafana users and observability enthusiasts, focused on sharing real-world experience with dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces.
Thanks to Creative Software for hosting us.
See you there!42 attendees
