While Apple's keynote video is typically the most memorable part of WWDC, Apple has shown off how and where developers can participate in a bunch of community events across the globe before and after the conference.

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is held in June each year, at Apple Park in California. The company uses its annual event to preview new versions of its major operating systems, with iOS 27 and more expected to debut on June 8.

In-person WWDC attendees are selected through a lottery program, but even those who didn't win will have access to conference-adjacent and community-hosted events.

Apple has published a list of 28 different community-driven gatherings and activities, offering opportunities for developers around the world to connect.

While some events will be held online, most of them are set to be in-person meetings. Developer communities and organizations from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Singapore, Turkey, and North Macedonia are hosting events.

Though some of the community-driven gatherings were already held in late April, the next major event, iOSKonf26, is set to begin on May 4 in North Macedonia. Apple's website says the company will participate in this event, among others.

WWDC 2026 community-driven events schedule

More than 20 events are set to take place from May 2026, all the way to November 2026:

  • iOSKonf26, Skopje, North Macedonia — May 4-6, 2026
  • iOS Dev Scout May 2026 - Summer Vibes Edition, Singapore — May 13, 2026
  • Swift Students Cafe - Building for Everyone, Singapore — May 16, 2026
  • Swift Craft, Kent, UK — May 18-20, 2026
  • Cocoaheads Austria Meetup - Hosted by Bikemap, Austria — May 20, 2026
  • #WWDCScholars Meetup at WWDC26, Cupertino, USA — June 7, 2026
  • CommunityKit, Cupertino, USA — June 7-12, 2026
  • Core Coffee - WWDC Edition , San Jose, USA — June 7, 2026
  • Runway - Apple Park Happy Hour, Cupertino, USA — June 7, 2026
  • WWDC26 Community Step-Into-Coffee, Cupertino, USA — June 7, 2026
  • CocoaHeadsNL - Keynote viewing party, Amstelveen, Netherlands — June 8, 2026
  • Envision WWDC26, Online — June 8-12, 2026
  • Students, Swift, Stars; Cupertino, USA — June 8, 2026
  • WWDC Pioneer, Online, China — June 8-12, 2026
  • WWDC2026 Seyir Partisi - NSIstanbul; Istanbul, Turkey — June 8, 2026
  • WWDC26 Step Into Vision - @CommunityKit, Cupertino, USA — June 9, 2026
  • AiOS Meetup - WWDC '26 Edition, Cupertino, USA — June 11, 2026
  • Core Coffee - WWDC Edition, Cupertino, USA — June 11, 2026
  • /dev/world on tour, Sydney, Australia — July 2-3, 2026
  • WWDC Recap for Swift Students, Roppongi Hills, Japan — July 12, 2026
  • Swift Rockies 2026 Calgary; Alberta, Canada — July 22-23, 2026
  • CocoaHeads XP, Fortaleza, Brazil — August 7, 2026
  • iOSDevUK, Wales, UK — September 7-10, 2026
  • SwiftLeeds 2026, Leeds, UK — October 12-14, 2026
  • Swiftsonic, Nashville, USA — November 20-22, 2026

Many of the listed events include mentorship labs, talks, hackathons, watch parties, and more. While these community-driven meetings typically don't require a WWDC ticket, some of the meetings have entry fees and tickets of their own.

WWDC 2026 itself, meanwhile, will begin with a keynote video on June 8, which will be streamable via the Apple website and other platforms.