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.
Learn:
- YouTube: From getting started to exploring newer projects like Pyroscope and Beyla, the Grafana YouTube channel has what you need to get started!
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.
- 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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- Network event
GrafanaCON 2026 Barcelona
Av. Diagonal, 668, Barcelona, CT, ES3 attendees from 22 groupsJoin the Grafana community for GrafanaCON 2026, our biggest community event of the year! Come together with hundreds of your open source friends for deep-dive sessions, interactive AI demo booths, inspiring community stories, and a first look at what’s next for Grafana and the open source LGTM stack.
📍Location: Av. Diagonal, 661 Barcelona, Les Corts, 08028, Spain
📅Dates: April 20-22, 2026GrafanaCON brings together developers, engineers, and observability enthusiasts from around the world to explore the latest open source, monitoring , and visualization.
🎟Register here:
https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon/#registerWhat to expect:
- Inspiring talks from industry leaders
- Deep dives into Grafana, LGTM stack & observability
- Hands-on learning and real-world use cases
- Opportunities to connect with the global Grafana community
Who should join?
- Developers & engineers
- SREs / DevOps professionals
- Observability enthusiasts
- Anyone interested in Grafana & open source
Stay connected
Make sure to join this group to be notified about upcoming meetups.
Past events
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