Introduction
DevFest Bhopal 2026 sold out before most people had heard about it. All 600 seats for the one-day developer conference on Sunday 22 November 2026 went within weeks of tickets going live, and the last batch of 50 passes disappeared in under a day. The event takes place at the Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre, Bhopal's historic Minto Hall, and it is run by the volunteers of GDG Cloud Bhopal in the chapter's fifth year.
A waitlist is still open. The organisers held a few passes back for working professionals and content creators, and anyone who missed out can join the waitlist through the official site.
Event Overview
One day, two tracks. The talk track covers AI, Google Cloud, Android, Web and DevOps, with sessions from practitioners on what is changing and what it takes to ship. The workshop track is hands-on: bring a laptop and build along. Every pass covers all sessions, the hands-on labs, startup showcases, food and official swag.
DevFest has run in Bhopal every year since 2022. This year's edition is organised by the same volunteers who run meetups, Cloud Community Days and Build with AI events in the city through the year. The organisers describe 22 November as the culmination of three months of community hacking, mentoring, civic builds and creator workshops in Bhopal.
What to Expect
A full day split between talks and building. The talk track runs sessions on AI, Google Cloud, Android, Web and DevOps. The workshop track runs guided hands-on sessions where you build as you go. Between sessions there is time to meet developers from across Madhya Pradesh, plus startup showcases from local teams.
The venue sets the tone. Minto Hall is one of Bhopal's historic buildings, in the centre of the city close to the lakes. The organisers have run Cloud Community Days there before, and the 2025 edition filled the auditorium.
The day is also the payoff for three months of community work. In the run-up to 22 November, GDG Cloud Bhopal has run community hacking sessions, mentoring, civic builds and creator workshops across the city, so the conference gathers people who have already been building together. Volunteer applications for the event itself have closed, with cohort review and onboarding underway.
Who Should Attend
The event is built for developers, students, AI builders, cloud and DevOps engineers, and founders. The official site is explicit that DevFest is open to anyone passionate about technology, from beginners to experts, and that the content is designed for all skill levels. Designers, founders, consultants, creators and bloggers are welcome too.
Students get a look at what teams are actually building with, and a chance to meet people already working in tech. Working developers get practical sessions they can use at work the next day. Anyone prototyping with Gemini, agents or LLM APIs will find the AI content directly relevant.
Key Highlights
- Fifth edition of DevFest Bhopal; running every year since 2022
- 600 seats, fully sold out; waitlist open for reserved passes
- One talk track and one hands-on workshop track
- AI, Google Cloud, Android, Web and DevOps
- Startup showcases alongside the sessions
- Pass includes food and official swag
- Historic Minto Hall venue in central Bhopal
- Run by GDG Cloud Bhopal volunteers, five years in
Agenda and Speakers
The organisers have not published a timed agenda or a speaker list on the event site. The programme is built around the two tracks described above, with the day split between talks and hands-on workshops.
The organising team is led by Aditya Shah, GDG Organizer and Lead, with Mayur Rathi and Chandra Prakash Ojha as co-organisers. Shah puts the event's purpose plainly: "We started DevFest Bhopal in 2022 so Central India's developers would never need a flight to Bengaluru to learn from the best. Five editions on, 600+ builders are coming, and volunteers run every hour of it."
Registration Information
Regular passes were 399 INR on KonfHub and are sold out. Early-bird passes were 299 INR. A final release of 50 passes on 10 November sold out in under a day. A few passes are held for working professionals and content creators through the waitlist at devfest.bhopal.dev/tickets. Passes cannot be cancelled or refunded once booked.
Every pass covers all AI and Cloud sessions, hands-on workshop tracks, startup showcases, food and official swag.
Venue and Location
The venue is the Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre, known as Minto Hall, in central Bhopal, close to the lakes. The historic hall has hosted the city's developer community before, including Cloud Community Days Bhopal 2025, and its central location makes it easy to reach from across the city.
Why This Event Matters
Bhopal's developer community has grown to the point where a 600-seat conference sells out. That is the story of this edition: a fifth-year community event, run entirely by volunteers, that filled its hall weeks before the date.
The point of DevFest Bhopal is access. Central India's developers should not need a flight to Bengaluru to learn from practitioners, and the event's steady growth since 2022 suggests the city agrees. The three months of meetups, mentoring and civic builds leading up to 22 November show a community that is active well beyond a single day, and the sold-out hall is the visible result.
Event Details
- Event: DevFest Bhopal 2026
- Date: Sunday 22 November 2026
- Timings: Not Announced
- Venue: Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre (Minto Hall), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- City: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Format: In-person
- Organiser: GDG Cloud Bhopal
- Tickets: Regular 399 INR (sold out); waitlist open for reserved passes
- Registration deadline: Not Announced
Last verified: 14 November 2026.
