Upcoming tech events · 2026–27
Tech conferences in France
17 upcoming events across 5 cities, from general tech and AI to startup. See dates, cities and who's going.
Paris
- NOV2026
Tech Show Paris 2026
GeneralA platform for IT decision-makers combining five co-located shows on AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data, DevOps and data center infrastructure, with 310+ exhibitors and 150+ conference sessions.
- FEB2027
IT Partners 2027
GeneralIT Partners brings together the entire Channel IT and Tech ecosystem for a combined business, networking, and community event. The official site cites visit and lead figures without stating the year they refer to.
- FEB2027
A two-day event bringing together the international music and tech community to collaborate on music industry challenges, turning ideas into working prototypes for music creation, listening or performance, with Radio France as main partner.
- MAR2027
Conference bringing together researchers and industry professionals on advances in artificial intelligence, space technology and astronomy, with keynote lectures, scientific sessions and workshops.
- MAR2027
Paris Space Week 2027
GeneralA major space industry exhibition where decision-makers, buyers, agencies and startups meet to discover space technologies and schedule business meetings. The event features exhibitor booths, expert talks and a pitch competition.
- MAY2027
A French Angular development conference showcasing the latest in Angular with a limited-capacity, networking-focused format.
- JUN2027
VivaTech 2027
GeneralVivaTech 2027 is Europe's largest technology and innovation event, bringing together around 200,000 attendees, 4,500 exhibitors and 15,000 startups where "business meets innovation," with keynotes, conference tracks and startup competitions.
- JUN2027
An evening with the founders and operators leading AI development in Paris. The page describes it as a preview of AI Growth Summit Europe in 2028.
- JUL2027
RAISE Summit is positioned as the global stage for AI leadership, enterprise adoption and ROI, bringing together visionaries, builders, investors and leaders shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
- SEP2027
APS 2027
SecurityParis trade show for safety and security professionals, described by its organisers as the expert meeting point of the safety-security community for those who protect organisations against malicious acts.
- OCT2027
TechSolutions 2027
GeneralTechSolutions is the professional event connecting innovations, expertise, and decision-makers to accelerate business transformation across IT solutions including ERP, CRM, digitalization, and AI/data technologies.
- OCT2027
An evening gathering for founders, labs and operators leading AI development in Paris. It serves as a preview of AI Growth Summit Europe in 2028.
- OCT2027
dotJS 2027
Web"The world's sharpest JavaScript conference", the 41st dotConferences edition, with talks on modern JavaScript, web performance, TC39, Temporal API and TypeScript tooling.
Orsay
- NOV2026
A research hackathon in which students work with real EEG neurophysiological data, preprocessing signals, combining multimodal sources and building real-time processing pipelines. Open to Master's students, engineering students from year 2 onwards and ENS Paris-Saclay students.
Cannes
- FEB2027
WAICF 2027 brings together Europe's enterprise AI leaders for a two-day event focused on moving from strategic AI planning to practical execution, with keynotes, 200+ solution providers, and sessions for C-suite executives on AI deployment and governance under the EU AI Act.
Lille
- MAR2027
FORUM INCYBER Europe 2027
SecurityEurope's leading event dedicated to digital trust and cybersecurity, held at the Lille Grand Palais. The 2027 European edition is part of the FORUM INCYBER series, which also runs editions in Tokyo, Ottawa-Gatineau and San Antonio.
Lyon
- SEP2027
GO Entrepreneurs Lyon 2027
StartupA free one-day salon in Lyon for people creating or developing a business, with conferences on creation, financing and development. The official site presents it as "L'événement incontournable pour créer et développer son entreprise".
Past events
- NOV2026
Swift Connection X 2026
Mobile10th edition of the Swift Connection conference, with talks and practical insights on Swift and Apple platforms. Topics include SwiftUI, iOS architecture, accessibility, Swift 6 concurrency, AI/ML on Apple platforms and server-side Swift.
This event has endedWebsite - OCT2026
PyConFR 2026
GeneralThe 17th edition of the free, volunteer-run Python conference organized by AFPy (the French Python association), for all skill levels. It runs for four days.
This event has endedWebsite - OCT2026
An academic conference organized by the United Research Forum (UK) with over 30 scientific sessions on AI in robotics, NLP, computer vision, healthcare, and cybersecurity.
This event has endedWebsite - OCT2026
Hexacon 2026
SecurityOffensive security conference with a single-track format, offering heavy-hitting technical content and a community-oriented experience. The organizers state there are no sales pitches and no sponsored talks.
This event has endedWebsite - OCT2026
TechSolutions 2026
GeneralTrade show for enterprise IT applications covering ERP, CRM, AI, data, cybersecurity and digitalization, with 150+ exhibitors. The programme includes 100+ conferences, workshops and roundtables.
This event has endedWebsite - JUN2026
VivaTech 2026
GeneralEurope's biggest tech and startup event showcasing innovation, AI, digital transformation, and future tech.
This event has endedWebsite - MAY2026
IDRIS Open Hackathon 2026
GeneralA multi-day hybrid Open Hackathon hosted by IDRIS in partnership with NVIDIA and OpenACC, pairing computational scientists with expert mentors to port and optimize scientific HPC and AI applications on GPU-accelerated architectures.
This event has endedWebsite
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How many tech conferences are coming up in France?
17 upcoming events across 5 cities are listed right now, from HABS Neuro-AI Hackathon 2026 to dotJS 2027.
Which city in France hosts the most tech events?
Paris, with 18 events: VivaTech 2026, TechSolutions 2026, Hexacon 2026 and 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML-2026).
When is the next tech event in France?
HABS Neuro-AI Hackathon 2026 in Orsay, 2–30 November 2026.
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