Google keynote calendar

The Google keynote calendar

Google's keynote calendar revolves around two anchor moments: Google I/O in May and the Made by Google Pixel event in August. The pairing splits the year cleanly between developer-focused storytelling in the spring and consumer hardware reveals in the late summer, with the November Pixel Drops, Cloud Next in spring, and a steady drumbeat of model and feature announcements filling out the gaps.

Google I/O is held annually at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, adjacent to the Google campus. The two-day developer conference draws roughly 5,000 in-person attendees and millions online, opening with CEO Sundar Pichai's keynote and continuing with sessions across Gemini, Android, Chrome, Cloud, Workspace, AI Studio, and Wear OS. Since 2022, the format has been a hybrid in-person and online event, with on-demand session replays publishing to io.google within hours.

Made by Google has shifted to a mid-to-late August window since the Pixel 9 cycle, breaking with the older October pattern that anchored Pixel events through the Pixel 6, 7, and 8 generations. The August keynote is delivered as a pre-recorded film paired with an in-person press demonstration, fronted by Rick Osterloh and supported by executives from Pixel, Tensor, Android, and Google Devices & Services. Google has also adopted a staggered foldable launch, with the Pixel Pro Fold typically following the main Pixel keynote by roughly six weeks.

Google Cloud Next, held in Las Vegas in spring, anchors the company's enterprise cloud and Vertex AI narrative. NeurIPS-adjacent research moments, DeepMind technical paper drops, and Google Search content launches fill the calendar between flagship events. Google's keynote philosophy emphasises a research-and-platform message, with model releases, API updates, and integration stories given more airtime than competitive comparisons. AI is now the central narrative across all Google keynotes, anchored by the Gemini family.

Google events throughout the year

• Google Cloud Next (April): Enterprise cloud and Vertex AI conference held in Las Vegas.
• Google I/O (May): Annual developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
• Made by Google (August): Annual Pixel hardware launch event.
• Pixel Pro Fold launch (October): Staggered foldable launch following the August Pixel keynote.
• November Pixel Drop and Feature Drops: Quarterly software-feature rollouts to the Pixel ecosystem.
• DeepMind research drops: Continuous flow of research and model announcements throughout the year.

Past milestone announcements

• Google I/O 2025 unveiled Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash, AI Mode in Search, Veo 3, Imagen 4, and Material 3 Expressive design.
• Made by Google August 2025 launched the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2a.
• Google I/O 2024 introduced Gemini 1.5 Pro with a 2-million-token context window, Project Astra, and AI Overviews in Search.
• Made by Google August 2024 unveiled the Pixel 9 family and the first Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
• Google I/O 2023 launched PaLM 2, Bard general availability, and the Pixel Fold.
• Google I/O 2022 announced PaLM, the Pixel Watch, and the Pixel 7 preview.
• Google I/O 2019 announced Stadia and the Pixel 3a.
• Google I/O 2017 first declared Google's "AI-first" strategy.

How to watch Google events

Google keynotes stream free on the Google YouTube channel, Google Developers' YouTube channel, the Google Store, and the Keyword blog. I/O streams from io.google with a full session catalogue. Made by Google streams from the Google Store. A 10:00 PT start equates to 13:00 ET, 18:00 BST, 19:00 CEST, 22:30 IST, and 02:00 JST. Most keynotes run 90-120 minutes, with developer keynotes and press releases following live broadcasts. Recorded sessions remain freely available, and Android Developer documentation typically updates in parallel.

Related brand calendars

For Google's principal competition, see the Apple keynote hub, the Samsung keynote hub, and the Microsoft keynote hub.

FAQ

When is Google I/O? Mid-May each year at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. When is the Pixel event? Mid-to-late August since the Pixel 9 cycle, with the Pro Fold launch following in October. Where can I watch Google events live? Google's YouTube channel, io.google for I/O, and the Google Store for Made by Google. Does Google attend CES? Yes, with a major Las Vegas booth presence each January but no formal CES keynote slot. What is Google's biggest annual event? Google I/O is the larger and more strategic of the two anchor events.