In August, we shared our 3-year imaginative and prescient for group occasionsa roadmap designed to assist studying, collaboration, and innovation throughout the worldwide Zcash group.
Immediately, we’re thrilled to verify the dates and places for our 2026 occasions. Mark your calendars and begin planning to affix us!
Zcomm (Digital) — March 24, 2026 | Neighborhood Builders
Zcash Dev Summit (Rome, Italy) — Might 8, 2026 | Technical Contributors
Zcon7 (Cancún, Mexico) — October 27–29, 2026 | Everybody!
Zcomm: March 24, 2026 (Digital)
We’re kicking off the primary quarter of the yr with our first-ever Zcomm, a one-day digital gathering designed to empower group builders world wide. Zcomm is all in regards to the “how.” The way to arrange a hackathon. The way to develop a web based group. The way to flip nice concepts into motion.
Whether or not you’re planning your first native meetup or managing a longtime group, Zcomm will equip you with sensible instruments and techniques to make it occur. Zcash group members from world wide will collaborate and share their experiences, classes realized, and actionable insights that can assist you succeed.
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Format: Digital
Who ought to attend: Neighborhood organizers, educators, and anybody involved in constructing and rising the Zcash ecosystem.
Value: Free
Keep tuned for registration particulars and session bulletins within the coming months.
Zcash Dev Summit: Might 8, 2026 (Rome, Italy)
Calling all builders! The Zcash Basis invitations technical contributors to affix us for the second annual Zcash Dev Summit in Rome, Italy for a targeted, one-day developer summit. This gathering is designed for hands-on collaboration, technical dialogue, and forward-looking work on the Zcash protocol and ecosystem.
We’ve deliberately scheduled this occasion to coincide with different main ZK occasions occurring throughout the identical interval, together with ZKProof8and Eurocrypt. This creates a singular alternative to interact with the broader zero-knowledge group whereas advancing Zcash-specific work.
Date: Friday, Might 8, 2026
Location: Rome, Italy
Format: In-person
Who ought to attend: Builders
Value: Free to register. Attendees will probably be liable for their very own journey and lodging.
Keep tuned for registration particulars, which will probably be introduced in 2026.
Zcon7: October 27–29, 2026 (Cancún, Mexico)
Our flagship annual convention is heading to Cancún, Mexico, and we couldn’t be extra excited. Set in opposition to an inspiring backdrop the place turquoise water meets heat sunshine, Cancún provides the proper setting to attach, replicate, and transfer boldly ahead collectively.
This yr’s theme is ¡Vamos! — Spanish for “Let’s go!” — a rallying cry for decisive motion. ¡Vamos! indicators our collective momentum: eradicating friction, accelerating improvement, and empowering groups to show concepts into significant, real-world influence. Surrounded by vitality, magnificence, and group, we’re gathering with objective and shifting ahead,collectively.
Zcon7 will probably be a completely in-person occasion designed to foster deep collaboration and connection amongst attendees.
Date: October 27–29, 2026
Location: Cancun, Mexico
Format: In-person
Who ought to attend: Everybody! Builders, group organizers, anybody who cares about Zcash, monetary privateness, and the broader privateness tech ecosystem.
Value: TBA
Keep tuned for updates on registration, speaker RFPs, and programming later this yr.
Wanting Forward
These three occasions signify totally different sides of what makes the Zcash group sturdy: empowering builders, advancing technical innovation, and bringing folks collectively round a shared mission. Whether or not you be part of us just about or in particular person, we’re dedicated to creating significant alternatives for studying, collaboration, and progress. We hope you be part of us at a number of of those occasions!
