Why Sponsor?
Join our community at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in Barcelona, Spain from 15-18 March, 2027. Engage, network, and collaborate with peers and like-minded people in the cloud native community. Sponsoring this event allows you to gain valuable mindshare of a targeted audience while engaging with 13,000 developers, architects, and technical leaders. Together we will shape the future of the rapidly evolving cloud native ecosystem.
Benefits of Sponsorship:
High-Profile Audience
Engage with the industry’s top developers, architects, end users, and vendors – including the world’s largest public cloud and enterprise software companies as well as hundreds of innovative startups.
Market Intelligence
Gauge industry trends as you meet with developers and operations experts ranging from startup CTOs to corporate developers to senior technology executives from all over the world.
Qualified Leads
CNCF events draw a highly targeted and relevant audience of technical leaders and decision-makers who are valuable prospects for future business.
Talent Acquisition
Recruit the brightest minds in the industry to fill your open positions.
Thought Leadership
Showcase your expertise and educate the community about your organization’s products, services, open source strategies, and cloud native direction.
Access to Community
Meet with maintainers and contributors of CNCF’s hosted projects and help bring cloud native project communities together.
Network with Key Stakeholders
Access an extensive network of industry professionals to build strategic partnerships, develop business opportunities, and initiate collaborations.
Vendor-Neutral Content
Take advantage of a professionally organized conference run by a neutral nonprofit where content is curated by the community.
Solutions Showcase
Present your latest offerings and connect with new and existing customers face-to-face to receive valuable user feedback on your products and services.
Support Open Source
Give back to the open source community. Profits from events are reinvested and directly support CNCF’s hosted projects.
Association with Leading Technologies
Align your brand with some of the highest velocity open source projects and position your company within the vast cloud native ecosystem.
Testimonials from our Sponsors
Sponsorship benefits
Download the full prospectus to learn more about our KubeCon + CloudNativeCon sponsorship packages and marketing promotional opportunities.
additional opportunities
Marketing Promotional Opportunities (MPOs): Enhance your presence at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027 with additional sponsorships such as:
MPO Sales Deadline: January 6, 2027
Cross-Promotion of Pre-Approved Community Events: If you are hosting your own event in conjunction with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027, you have the option to add it to the official conference registration form and schedule. See the sponsorship prospectus for details.
Request a Contract
Click on the button below to fill out the sponsorship contract request form. If you are unable to access the form or would like to arrange a call to discuss the options, please email us at [email protected].
Signed contracts for all sponsorship levels must be received by January 6, 2027. However, we encourage you to secure your spot today as space is limited and booth locations will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.
In 2027, CNCF is holding five (5) flagship KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events in Europe, North America, Japan, India, and China. The following discounts are available for CNCF members (except end user supporters):
Discounts are not applied retroactively.
Member discounts apply solely to companies with CNCF memberships. If a parent company or affiliate company holds a CNCF membership the sponsorship discounts are not transferable. Platinum members are the exception, all affiliates will receive the membership discounts for all affiliate companies. Please refer to the Join CNCF page for more information on CNCF membership.
Visit our CNCF Event Page to view all of our upcoming events.
Past event highlights
For full event recaps and additional attendee demographics, see our transparency reports for previous KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe events.
Diamond Sponsorship Lottery: How It Works
There are nine (9) Diamond sponsorships available, which will be awarded through a random lottery.
To enter the lottery, request a Diamond sponsorship contract by emailing [email protected]. Your signed contract must be received by Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM PDT to be eligible.
The lottery drawing will be held on Friday, October 2, 2026. Entries will be prioritized in the following order:
If your organization is not selected in the Diamond lottery, your contract will automatically convert to a Platinum sponsorship. Please note that upon signing the Diamond sponsorship contract you will be invoiced for a Platinum sponsorship. If you are chosen for the Diamond Lottery on October 2, 2026 the remaining amount will automatically be invoiced.
faq + Contact
What is the value of participating in this event?
We believe everyone will find value in joining us for the high-quality content that is expected from a KubeCon + CloudNativeCon event. Our open source communities inspire us to be resilient – to adapt and thrive with speed and consideration, immersed in the goal of bringing together a distributed group of people from around the globe. It’s in the DNA of the open source community to connect, learn, and collaborate. What better place to do so than one of the premier open source developer conferences in the world? The in-person format of this event provides sponsors with the opportunity for deep conversations and personal connections with customers, business partners, and prospects.
When will access to the sponsor portal (ERC) be provided?
We are looking to provide access to confirmed sponsors by November so you can get started on planning your deliverables. Our sponsor services team will be in touch with updates as we get closer to the event.
What information will be provided in the leads report that sponsors receive?
Included in sponsor reports are the names, job titles, company names, email addresses, and physical work addresses (if provided) of all attendees who got their name badge scanned at the sponsor’s onsite booth. Phone numbers will not be shared. More information on lead reporting will be provided in the sponsor portal.
Will a breakdown of attendees be provided to sponsors?
We will share a list of attending companies with all sponsors twice prior to the event. This list will include the company names only but no contact information. After the event, all sponsors will receive a detailed transparency report with overall attendee statistics and demographics, event highlights, and media coverage. Attendee contact information will not be shared.
A new benefit for diamond sponsors is access to an opt-in attendee registration list pre- and post-event. This list may be used for marketing purposes and will include attendee contact information (with email address) of opt-in attendees. Platinum sponsors will receive the opt-in attendee registration list post-event.
What is your policy for sharing attendee information?
The Linux Foundation’s data protection and privacy policy is part of our general terms and conditions that all registrants must accept before they can complete their registration. This includes the registrant’s confirmation that they understand their data will be shared with the sponsor if they have their name badge scanned at an onsite sponsor booth. All Linux Foundation events are GDPR compliant. For more information, please see The Linux Foundation’s Privacy Policy.
Who should I contact with further questions?
Please email [email protected] to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
