Festival Activities

We're working hard to iron out the details of the festival activities to enhance your festival experience with exclusive pre-events, workshops, and hands-on activities. Whether you’re looking to network, learn new skills, or challenge yourself, we’ve got something for you! Check back often for more details as we shape this bigger and better than ever event!

🎉 Official Opening Party

Kick off Umbraco US Festival 2026 Tuesday evening at Haymarket Pub & Brewery, just two blocks from the conference venue. This West Loop staple brews its own beer on site and serves up great pub bites in a big, laid-back space built for good conversation.

It's the perfect low-key kickoff: grab a pint, meet some fellow Umbracians, and get ready for a great week ahead.

💡 Workshop

Gather with other Umbracians Wednesday afternoon for a workshop where creativity and problem-solving take center stage. Code, network, ideate, or just hang out with us as all skill levels are welcome!

🎊 Official Dinner

New this year, join us Wednesday night for an Umbraco-hosted dinner. More info to come about the venue soon. This is one night you won't want to miss!

🏓 Game Room 

Our extremely fun friends at Diagram are the official Game Room sponsors for the 2026 Umbraco US Festival, and this year they’re bringing us Narly’s Clubhouse. 🎉

If you’ve been to an Umbraco event before, you know it’s just as much about the people you meet as the speakers and sessions. Narly’s Clubhouse is the perfect spot to hang out, play a game, get a little too competitive, and make some new connections.

Expect pool, ping pong, giant Jenga, Connect 4, classic board games, fortune-telling Narly, and other surprises.

A BIG thank you to Diagram for their continued support as our Game Room sponsor and a Platinum Umbraco Partner. Give them a round of high fives, and we’ll see you at Narly’s Clubhouse: The Place to Be Between Sessions. 🙌

🥳 Official Closing Party

Cap off Umbraco US Fest the right way, with good drinks, good people, and zero agenda except having fun. Join us Thursday evening for the official closing party, hosted by Blend at Bandit in Chicago's West Loop.

We've got the whole party to ourselves on Bandit's private second floor, built for exactly this kind of night.

Oh, and we're celebrating Narly's 3rd birthday too, so come help us send our favorite narwhal into another year!

Great drinks, easy conversation, and one last chance to hang out with your fellow Umbracians before everyone heads home. You've earned it, see you there!