DevFest Johannesburg is the yearly community conference run by Google Developer Group Johannesburg, and this year’s theme is building, securing and scaling in the agentic era. Expect a keynote, two parallel breakout tracks, a closing panel and more than 20 speakers, including Google Developer Experts.
Sessions cover AI and machine learning, web, mobile and cloud, with hands-on time on the Gemini API, Flutter and Firebase. It is a solid day out for developers who want to see where web and AI tooling is heading and meet the Joburg dev community.
- When: Saturday 21 November 2026, 09:00 to 16:00 (the listing also mentions an 08:30 start, so arrive early)
- Where: The Tryst, Sandton, Johannesburg
- Price: Paid; early bird tickets were R250 and standard R350, check Quicket for current availability
- Organiser: GDG Johannesburg, with BBD and OfferZen
Register on the organiser’s site: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-johannesburg-presents-devfest-johannesburg-2026/
If you are going, shout in the Python Developers group and meet fellow members on the day.
