What we’re about
This Grafana & Friends meetup group hosts events centered on open source monitoring and observability with Grafana and complementary technologies. Some events feature presentations, while some are more laid back and meant to foster group discussion. Either way, there will be snacks and stickers!
We’re always looking for speakers and hosts! Fill out this form and we’ll reach out to you about presenting or hosting. Or, if you're interested in becoming an organizer, let us know here.
Interact and be heard:
- Do you have a problem, question, or curiosity? Visit our forums for a reservoir of knowledge- submit your own questions and answers!
- Eager for real-time connections with fellow users? Begin a conversation on Slack.
Learn:
- From getting started to exploring newer projects like Pyroscope and Beyla, the Grafana YouTube channel has what you need to get started!
Contribute:
- Check out our open github repositories to report bugs and contribute code
- 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.
- 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.
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Featured event
Grafana Campfire🔥 Community Call: Prometheus/PromCON 2025 Highlights (Oct 2025)
In our next Grafana Campfire 🔥 Community Call, we will bring the very latest news and highlights from the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, which is scheduled in Munich, on 21st and 22nd October, 2025.
We will discuss about what is going on in the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, and also will share some insights on what Grafana Labs has been doing lately to improve the experience for the Prometheus data source (one of the most widely used data source) to help developers and users getting the metrics in user-centric dashboards.
𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨: Syed Usman Ahmad, David Kaltschmidt & Mat Ryer
𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙨: Goutham Veeramachaneni, the Prometheus project maintainer and contributor, and Carl Bergquist, who has been actively using Prometheus and Grafana core since its release and continues to contribute to it, will be among us.
We will talk about (but not limited to):
🔺Highlights from the PromCON 2025 (Prometheus Conference)
🔺What is trending in the Prometheus Community
🔺What Grafana Labs is working on with the Prometheus Community
🔺Using Prometheus and Grafana for your HomeLab.
And much more.....
Link to Join the Stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp16KpN3CWk
- 💡 Tip 1: Click on the Notify me 🔔 icon to get notified once the stream goes live.
- 💡 Tip 2: Feel free to use the YouTube live chat feature :memo: to start submitting questions, and we will add them to the agenda.
Please post your questions on this Doc file:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GpgvanMeNqf-CDegv6E0yAV1s2f7H2knUFuNouqwX3A/edit?tab=t.lm728fbg09f2#heading=h.iggu7j6fje6p
Link to join the Grafana Official Community:
https://community.grafana.com/
We look forward to see you 🙂
Upcoming events
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- •Online
Grafana Campfire🔥 Community Call: Prometheus/PromCON 2025 Highlights (Oct 2025)
OnlineIn our next Grafana Campfire 🔥 Community Call, we will bring the very latest news and highlights from the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, which is scheduled in Munich, on 21st and 22nd October, 2025.
We will discuss about what is going on in the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, and also will share some insights on what Grafana Labs has been doing lately to improve the experience for the Prometheus data source (one of the most widely used data source) to help developers and users getting the metrics in user-centric dashboards.
𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨: Syed Usman Ahmad, David Kaltschmidt & Mat Ryer
𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙨: Goutham Veeramachaneni, the Prometheus project maintainer and contributor, and Carl Bergquist, who has been actively using Prometheus and Grafana core since its release and continues to contribute to it, will be among us.We will talk about (but not limited to):
🔺Highlights from the PromCON 2025 (Prometheus Conference)
🔺What is trending in the Prometheus Community
🔺What Grafana Labs is working on with the Prometheus Community
🔺Using Prometheus and Grafana for your HomeLab.
And much more.....Link to Join the Stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp16KpN3CWk- 💡 Tip 1: Click on the Notify me 🔔 icon to get notified once the stream goes live.
- 💡 Tip 2: Feel free to use the YouTube live chat feature :memo: to start submitting questions, and we will add them to the agenda.
Please post your questions on this Doc file:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GpgvanMeNqf-CDegv6E0yAV1s2f7H2knUFuNouqwX3A/edit?tab=t.lm728fbg09f2#heading=h.iggu7j6fje6pLink to join the Grafana Official Community:
https://community.grafana.com/We look forward to see you 🙂
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