GitHub Universe 2026

What this countdown tracks

The clock above counts down to GitHub Universe 2026, GitHub's annual developer conference, scheduled for October 28-29, 2026 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The opening keynote from GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke anchors the morning of October 28 at 09:00 PT.

About this event

GitHub Universe is where GitHub sets the year's roadmap for the platform that hosts most of the world's open-source software. It draws roughly 2,500 in-person attendees plus a much larger online audience, with a tightly produced two-day format anchored by a CEO keynote, a developer keynote, and 50+ breakout sessions covering Copilot, Actions, Codespaces, Advanced Security, Issues / Projects, and the broader GitHub developer experience.

The 2026 edition arrives with Copilot positioned as a multi-model agentic platform spanning Claude, GPT, and Gemini, deeper Copilot Workspace and coding-agent capabilities, and a sharper enterprise security and policy story. Universe is also where GitHub typically launches the developer survey and expands the Stars / educator programmes.

What to expect

Thomas Dohmke's opening keynote is expected to centre on agentic coding (Copilot coding agent, Workspace, Spaces, Spark), multi-model orchestration, and GitHub's enterprise policy controls for AI. Expect major Actions and Codespaces updates, new Advanced Security capabilities (secret scanning, dependency review, code scanning at scale), and partner-led sessions from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.

Day two leans developer-deep, with hands-on labs, open-source maintainer panels, and Octoverse data drops on language popularity, AI adoption, and contribution patterns.

Past editions

• GitHub Universe 2025 (October 2025, San Francisco) expanded the Copilot coding agent, announced Copilot Spaces, Spark, and multi-model support across Claude, GPT, and Gemini.
• GitHub Universe 2024 launched Copilot Workspace, Copilot Extensions, and the Copilot multi-model framework.
• GitHub Universe 2023 introduced Copilot Chat GA and Copilot Enterprise.
• GitHub Universe 2022 unveiled the original Copilot for Business, Codespaces GA pricing, and projects 2.0.

How to watch

The opening keynote streams free on githubuniverse.com and GitHub's YouTube channel. The keynote begins at 09:00 PT on October 28, 2026, which is 12:00 ET, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET, 21:30 IST, and 01:00 JST on October 29. Breakouts publish to the Universe on-demand library shortly after they air.

Related countdowns

GitHub Universe sits inside the broader developer-AI calendar with Microsoft Build 2026, Vercel Ship 2026, Next.js Conf 2026, and Microsoft Ignite 2026. For the year's marquee security industry event, see the RSA Conference 2026 countdown.

FAQ

When does GitHub Universe 2026 start? Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 09:00 PT, with the conference running through October 29. Where is GitHub Universe 2026? Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California. How can I watch GitHub Universe 2026? Live on githubuniverse.com and GitHub's YouTube channel; on-demand sessions follow within hours. What is the focus of Universe 2026? Copilot agentic coding, multi-model orchestration, Actions, Codespaces, and Advanced Security.