The title of the post already gives it away but, YES! I’m so excited to let you know that Penpot Fest is back in 2025!
We will be in sunny Madrid, Spain from October 8-10th! Get ready for inspiring talks, workshops, and a panel on all things design, development and open-source.
At Penpot Fest, you’ll have the chance to connect with the community face to face, put names to faces and meet everyone who makes Penpot what it is: users, contributors, open-source enthusiasts, and the team.
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Any thoughts or questions? Drop them in the comments below!
P.S.: If you want a taste of what our last Penpot Fest was like, check out the video recap from the previous edition! Enjoy the complete Penpot Fest 2023 playlist as we gear up to announce this edition’s lineup.
I’m excited to hear that Penpot Fest is coming back in 2025! I’d love to attend—and potentially contribute—so I wanted to ask a few questions.
A quick intro about me: I’m the Design Manager and a maintainer at the AsyncAPI Initiative, an open-source community focused on API specifications and tooling. I also contribute to other OSS communities, including CHAOSS, If-Me, and Knative. Given my background in open source, design, and developer collaboration, I’d love to explore ways to get involved in Penpot Fest.
Here are a few things I’m curious about:
Call for Proposals (CFP): Will an open CFP for talks or workshops? If so, when does it open, and what topics are you looking for?
Sponsorship & Support: Are there any sponsorship opportunities or travel support options for contributors or speakers?
Community Involvement: Besides speaking, are there other ways to participate, like a panel session?
I’d love to understand better how I might contribute to and be part of this event. I’m looking forward to your thoughts!
Hey @Maya thank you so much for your well thought out and such lovely message, I do apologise for the delay. I’ll happily get back to all your questions.
Your intro and expertise sound exciting indeed. However, this year, we’ve decided not to do a CFP for Penpot Fest. Should we do that for Penpot Fest 2026, you will definitely hear about it. (Did I just confirm Penpot Fest 2026? )
We definitely will offer such options for our speakers and panelists. However, rest assured, we also will provide different discounts and offers for exceptional cases, students and such.
You can always come join us online as we will do our best to stream it, or yet better, join us in person. To give you a more definitive answer, can you let me know if you are thinking of voluntary involvement or more being on the line-up?
Thanks for your detailed response to my questions and for confiming Penport Fest 2026.
With regards to your last tespinse to my question, is there other ways to being on the speaker line-up apart from the cfp? If yss, I’d livd to hear about it as well as volunteer postion for the fest.
Hey Maya! Sadly the speaker line-up this year will be all manual from the organising committee from our end to ensure we fit the theme perfectly and deliver a seamless experience throughout.
As for volunteer work, while you’d be more than welcomed to show up at the festival, the only volunteers we can logistically support will be from the Madrid vicinity. Otherwise, we’d be thrilled if you can help us spread the word as we will be livestreaming it, too!
(Did I just confirm Penpot Fest 2026? 
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