PGConf.EU 2026

PGConf.EU is the main European conference for PostgreSQL, held over four days in Valencia in October 2026. It draws database administrators, backend engineers, consultants and core PostgreSQL contributors from across the continent. The programme covers query optimisation, replication and high availability, extension development, migration strategies and the operational realities of running Postgres at scale. Sessions are technical throughout, and the conference has resisted the drift towards vendor keynotes that affects many database events. A full training day typically precedes the main programme. The community around PGConf.EU is unusually cohesive, with many attendees returning annually, and the four-day format gives the hallway track real substance. Valencia offers direct flights from most European hubs and a mild October climate. The extended schedule means nearly every attendee requires multiple nights of accommodation, and conference hotel demand in Valencia concentrates around the venue district. Organisers managing multi-day technical conferences can hand hotel booking and room block tracking to Hoperfy rather than coordinating it internally.