ETHDenver 2026 runs February 18 to 21 at the National Western Center in Denver. Here are the dates, tracks, confirmed speakers and how to get a free ticket.
Denver — ETHDenver 2026 opens at the National Western Center in Denver on Sunday, February 15 with three days of BUIDLWeek and Camp BUIDL, followed by the main event from Wednesday, February 18 to Saturday, February 21. It is the first edition at a new venue and the first organized around themed summits, with US financial regulators listed next to Ethereum's core teams. That changes how founders, investors and marketers should plan the week.
At a glance
- Dates: BUIDLWeek and Camp BUIDL February 15 to 17, 2026; main event February 18 to 21, 2026
- Venue: National Western Center, 4850 National Western Drive, Denver, Colorado
- Organizer: ETHDenver
- Theme: New #BUIDL City
- Tracks: Etherspace, Devtopia, New France Village, Futurllama, Prosperia
- Tickets: free general admission, claimed through the organizer's site
- After the event: SporkDAO Community Mountain Retreat, February 22 to 27
- Official site: ethdenver.com
What is new at ETHDenver 2026
The biggest change is the address. ETHDenver has moved from the National Western Complex to the newer National Western Center campus, which the organizer describes as a brand new venue built to support building, learning and connecting in one place.
The second change is the format. The organizer says it is trying an experiment with content this year: each day and each stage is divided into theme-based summits, so attendees can follow one subject for a full or half day. Dates, links and planning notes are on our ETHDenver 2026 conference page.
Five tracks under the New #BUIDL City theme
The program is organized into five tracks, each with its own stage:
- Etherspace: the user-owned internet
- Devtopia: infrastructure
- New France Village: the future of finance
- Futurllama: future tech and trends
- Prosperia: cypherpunks, solarpunks and communities
On opening day, Wednesday, February 18, the organizer's schedule lists a full-day Decentralized AI summit on the Futurllama Stage and a full-day Stablecoins summit on the New France Village Stage, both starting at 10:00 am. The Prosperia Stage carries a half-day Go To Market summit in the morning and a Summit for Founders from 1:45 pm. For a marketer or a founder raising a round, that makes Wednesday the day to be on campus early.
Who is on the ETHDenver 2026 program
Policy has a visible place on the ETHDenver speakers page. Hester Peirce, a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, is listed, as are Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House, and Tung Chan, Colorado's securities commissioner.
Ethereum's own institutions are represented by Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder and CEO of Consensys, Tomasz Stańczak, co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, Danny Ryan, cofounder and president of Etherealize, and Austin Griffith, founder of BuidlGuidl.
From finance, the list includes Johann Kerbrat, who runs crypto at Robinhood, Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, Gordon Liao, chief economist and head of research at Circle, and Maria Shen, general partner at Electric Capital. Zooko Wilcox of Shielded Labs and Charles Guillemet, CTO of Ledger, cover privacy and security. The organizer is still adding names.
BUIDLWeek and Camp BUIDL come first
The three days before the main event are for builders. Camp BUIDL, which the organizer calls its Web3 training ground, runs February 15 to 17 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the nearby CSU Spur Hydro building, taking students from blockchain basics to a deployable application in time for the BUIDLathon, the hackathon at the center of the week. The schedule also lists SEAL darkMode, a security program, on the Confluence Stage at CSU Spur Hydro on February 16 and 17.
How to attend ETHDenver 2026
General admission is free. Tickets and applications for attendees, builders, speakers, mentors and judges opened on November 18 and are claimed through ethdenver.com. Side events are collected on the organizer's Official Side Event Calendar on Luma, and most need their own registration.
Two companion guides follow this preview: the ETHDenver 2026 speakers to watch and the ETHDenver 2026 side events worth a place in your week.
Frequently asked questions
When is ETHDenver 2026?
BUIDLWeek and Camp BUIDL run from Sunday, February 15 to Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The main event runs from Wednesday, February 18 to Saturday, February 21.
Where is ETHDenver 2026 held?
At the National Western Center, 4850 National Western Drive, Denver, Colorado 80216. This is a new venue for the event. Camp BUIDL and some BUIDLWeek sessions take place in the nearby CSU Spur Hydro building.
How much are ETHDenver 2026 tickets?
General admission is free. The organizer's site offers a free ticket to attendees who register, with separate applications for builders, speakers, mentors and judges. This is as listed on ethdenver.com at the time of writing.
Who is speaking at ETHDenver 2026?
The organizer's speaker page lists SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, Patrick Witt of the White House, Joe Lubin of Consensys, Tomasz Stańczak of the Ethereum Foundation, Danny Ryan of Etherealize and Johann Kerbrat of Robinhood, among others.
Planning for ETHDenver 2026?
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