The web hosting industry enters 2026 at a noticeably different stage than just a few years ago. After a decade defined by consolidation, cloud expansion, and rapid experimentation with AI, the market is moving into a more mature phase, where operational efficiency, regulatory alignment, and infrastructure resilience matter as much as growth.
Industry events reflect this shift clearly. Conferences that once focused primarily on sales, scale, and new product launches are now increasingly shaped by AI-ready infrastructure, compliance, sustainability, and long-term viability.
As each year in January, we published events calendar for 2026, with our selection of the best conferences, expos, and meetups for the web hosting industry.
Below is our detailed overview of the most important web hosting-related events in 2026, starting with those webhosting.today plans to attend, followed by other conferences worth considering due to their size, influence, or strategic relevance.
Events webhosting.today will attend in 2026
These events align directly with our editorial focus on shared hosting, domains, and internet governance. Expect on-site reporting, interviews, and post-event analysis.
CloudFest 2026, March 23-26, 2026, Rust, Germany
CloudFest remains the largest dedicated event for the global hosting and internet infrastructure industry. Over the past decade, the event has grown from a hosting-centric conference into a 9,000+ attendee “infrastructure festival”, bringing together hosting providers, cloud platforms, hardware vendors, and security specialists from around the world.
In recent years, CloudFest’s focus has moved toward AI-enabled infrastructure, cybersecurity, and value-added services.
The 2026 edition builds on this trajectory. With AI workloads placing new demands on compute, power, and operations, CloudFest is expected to focus more on practical deployment models, covering how hosting providers can package AI, security, and managed services profitably under tightening margins.
WordCamp Europe 2026, June 4-6, 2026, Kraków, Poland
WordCamp Europe remains the flagship event for the WordPress ecosystem in Europe and continues to be strategically important for hosting providers. While attendance peaked before the pandemic and softened slightly in 2025, the event still attracts a high-value audience of developers, agencies, and platform builders.
For hosters, WordCamp Europe has evolved from a community meetup into a key venue for managed WordPress positioning, performance optimization, and security discussions. As WordPress matures and integrates more AI-driven features, hosting platforms increasingly play a critical role behind the scenes.
The 2026 edition in Kraków is expected to emphasize performance, automation, and AI-assisted workflows, making it particularly relevant for providers offering managed and agency-focused hosting solutions.
As it will take place in the city where webhosting.today HQ is located, we will prepare something special – an invitation-only party for hosters.
WordCamp US 2026, August 16-19, 2026, Phoenix, USA
WordCamp US serves as the North American counterpart to WordCamp Europe and consistently draws one of the largest WordPress-focused audiences worldwide.
From a hosting perspective, the event offers insight into US market expectations, platform integrations, and enterprise adoption patterns. In 2026, sessions are likely to focus on scalability, AI tooling, security hardening, and agency-hosting collaboration, reflecting broader shifts in how WordPress sites are built and maintained.
Domain Days Dubai 2026, October 14-15, 2026, Dubai, UAE
Domain Days Dubai has emerged as one of the fastest-growing domain industry events globally. What began as a niche meetup has grown into a high-impact summit attracting registries, registrars, hosting groups, and infrastructure providers.
As domains regain strategic importance, driven by new gTLD programs, DNS security requirements, and regional expansion, events like Domain Days Dubai have become increasingly relevant for hosting providers. The Middle East’s role as a connectivity and business hub adds further weight to the 2026 edition.
ICANN 87 – Annual General Meeting, October 17-22, 2026, Muscat, Oman
ICANN’s Annual General Meeting is one of the most important events shaping the technical and policy foundations of the internet. While traditionally attended by registries, registrars, and governments, hosting providers now play a growing role as DNS abuse policies, compliance frameworks, and domain governance increasingly affect hosting operations.
ICANN 87 comes at a critical moment, with new gTLD programs, stricter abuse enforcement, and heightened focus on data sovereignty. For hosting professionals, being in the center of these developments is no longer optional, they directly influence infrastructure design, support workflows, and risk management.
CloudFest USA/NamesCon 2026, November 11-12, 2026, Miami, Florida
This combined event bridges cloud infrastructure and the domain industry, reflecting the convergence of hosting, domains, and governance. While smaller than its European counterpart, CloudFest USA offers a high-density audience of decision-makers, particularly relevant for providers operating across both hosting and domain services.
Other events worth considering in 2026
While webhosting.today will not attend all events in person, the following conferences remain relevant due to their scale or specialization.
Africa Data Centers & Cloud Days, February 2–3, 2026, Tunis, Tunisia
Focused on infrastructure development across Africa, this event offers insight into emerging markets where hosting demand continues to grow rapidly.
Data Center World 2026, April 20–23, 2026, Washington, USA
Data Center World has expanded significantly in recent years, reflecting the growing importance of power availability, cooling, and sustainability. Hosting providers increasingly attend to secure infrastructure partnerships and understand how AI workloads affect data center economics.
Nordic Domain Days 2026, May 24–26, 2026, Stockholm, Sweden
A respected domain-focused conference with strong participation from registries, registrars, and hosting providers operating in Europe.
BalticNOG 2026, September 23–24, 2026, Riga, Latvia
A more technical event focused on networking, internet infrastructure, and operational best practices, particularly relevant for engineers and infrastructure-focused providers.
MSP Global 2026, October 21–22, 2026, Tarragona / Barcelona, Spain
As hosting providers expand into managed services, MSP Global offers insight into service integration, operational scaling, and collaboration between hosters and MSPs.
What makes 2026 different
Compared to earlier years, hosting events in 2026 are less about expansion and more about stability and sustainability. AI has moved from experimentation to infrastructure reality, regulation has become a technical constraint, and energy efficiency is now a business requirement rather than a marketing claim.
As a result, conferences are increasingly focused on:
- AI-ready hosting architectures,
- compliance-by-design and abuse mitigation,
- infrastructure efficiency and power constraints,
- regional and sovereign hosting strategies.
The most valuable events in 2026 are those that provide practical intelligence – on regulation, infrastructure, and long-term positioning, rather than short-term hype.
Webhosting.today will continue to track these events closely, providing coverage that connects conference discussions with real-world implications for hosting providers.
Damian Andruszkiewicz
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