Upcoming nomad events in 2026-2027

One of the best aspects of our nomadic life is finding community, personal growth, and gathering at places around the world. Find your tribe on a cruise crossing the Atlantic, in the Bulgarian mountains, or on an exotic island with beach bonfires.

🎯 Digital nomad events at a glance

🌎 Digital nomad events by region

Planning around a continent rather than a calendar? Here is every event on this list grouped by region.

🇪🇺 Europe

• The Nomad World Fest — Albufeira, Portugal
• Türkiye Nomad Fest — Alanya, Turkey
• Founder Island Fest — Madeira, Portugal
• Italia Nomad Fest — Palermo, Italy
• Alicante Nomad Summit — Alicante, Spain
• Nomadbase Live — Tarifa, Spain
• Bansko Nomad Fest — Bansko, Bulgaria

🌏 Asia

• Colive Fukuoka — Fukuoka, Japan
• Hiroshima Setouchi Nomad Fest — Hiroshima & Setouchi, Japan
• Incheon Autumn Workation — Songdo, Incheon, South Korea
• Nomads in Paradise — Siargao, Philippines
• Nomad Summit & Nomad Week — Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Da Nang Nomad Fest — Da Nang, Vietnam
• Taiwan Digital Fest — Hualien, Taitung & Green Island, Taiwan

Planning a season in Asia? Our Asia events deep dive covers camps, weekly meetups, and the dates to plan around.

Digital nomad events in Asia 2026/27

Asia has quietly become the busiest continent on the nomad event calendar. Every gathering with confirmed 2026/27 dates, plus the weekly meetup scenes between the big events and the cultural dates (hello, Nyepi) to plan around.

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🌍 Africa & Middle East

• Arab Nomad Fest — Taghazout, Morocco
• Nomad Week Cape Town — Cape Town, South Africa

🌊 At sea

• Nomad Cruise Barcelona to the Caribbean — Europe to the Americas

Looking for the Americas? Most gatherings there run as month-long colivings rather than festivals. Our nomad retreats and pop-ups guide covers Costa Rica, Ecuador, and more.

🎤 Digital nomad events by format

Prefer a certain kind of gathering? Here are the same events sorted by what they actually are.

• Conferences & summits: Nomad Summit Chiang Mai, Alicante Nomad Summit, Founder Island Fest, Nomad Week Cape Town
• Festivals: The Nomad World Fest, Hiroshima Setouchi Nomad Fest, Nomads in Paradise, Türkiye Nomad Fest, Arab Nomad Fest, Bansko Nomad Fest, Italia Nomad Fest, Da Nang Nomad Fest
• Cruises: Barcelona to the Caribbean
• Workations & colivings: Colive Fukuoka, Nomadbase Live Tarifa, Taiwan Digital Fest — and for month-long coliving formats, see our nomad retreats and pop-ups guide

🎟️ All digital nomad events and conferences

🇯🇵 Colive Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan

Colive Fukuoka turns Japan's fastest-growing startup hub into a ten-day living lab of coliving, culture and collaboration, run alongside the RAMEN TECH startup conference. The 2025 edition drew nearly 500 participants from 57 nationalities, 45% of them Japanese, across more than 100 events: seminars, ramen tech tours, cultural excursions and a digital nomad summit.

Most participants arrange their own accommodation, but for 2026 there are two organized coliving programs of 14 nights each, plus an optional pop-up coliving stretch running 24 September to 17 October. Bookings opened on 1 August.

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🇵🇹 The Nomad World Fest in the Algarve, Portugal

Join The Nomad World Fest in the sun-drenched Algarve region of Portugal. Set in the coastal town of Albufeira, this four-day festival blends expert talks, masterminds, hands-on workshops, and beachside fun, all aimed at celebrating freedom, connection, and personal growth. Speakers cover remote work, AI, Web3, co-living, and the future of work, making it a great mix of inspiration and practical takeaways.

The Super Early Bird waitlist is now open — past editions were priced between €69 for a Basic Pass and €220 for a Premium Pass, so joining the waitlist early is the best way to secure the lowest rate.

🇯🇵 Hiroshima Setouchi Nomad Fest 2026

HSNF returns from October 11 to November 1, 2026, again built around its theme of Yohaku, the blank space that lets you experience a place as a temporary resident rather than a conference delegate. New for 2026: the second phase moves to Matsuyama and the Setouchi islands. The urban phase runs in Hiroshima City from October 11 to 25, the slower nature phase in Matsuyama and Setouchi from October 25 to November 1, and you can join either phase with a single pass or both with the All Access Pass.

*Passes include the welcome and farewell parties and community access. Accommodation, coworking, and meals are not included. Tickets bought by September 15 include the festival T-shirt.

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🇰🇷 Incheon Autumn Workation in Songdo, South Korea

Korea's city-government-backed answer to Colive Fukuoka: a two-week cohort in the futuristic Songdo district with coworking days, talks, a weekend on Ganghwa Island, and the Korea Nomad Fest running inside the program window.

Entry is application-based, and pricing was not published at the time of writing, so apply early and confirm the conditions.

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🇵🇭 Nomads in Paradise on Siargao Island, Philippines

Surf-break mornings, keynote afternoons, and beach-party nights - Nomads in Paradise brings the global tribe to the Philippines’ surf capital for a week of skills and sunsets.

Daily yoga, ice bath, breathwork, and an island-hopping finale make “vacation vibes” an official part of the program.

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🇹🇷 Türkiye Nomad Fest in Alanya, Turkey

Now in its second edition, Türkiye Nomad Fest returns to Alanya's Mediterranean coast for a week of business growth, connection, and cultural immersion. Hosted at the Anjeliq Nomad Hotel — a space built for location-independent living — the festival brings together solopreneurs, remote professionals, founders, and creators for keynotes, hands-on workshops, unconference sessions, and well-being activities, all with sea views and warm October sunshine.

Expect workshops covering AI tools, marketing, client acquisition, and productivity, alongside daily yoga and mindfulness sessions and peer-led unconference discussions on scaling businesses and achieving financial freedom. A good fit if you want to wrap up the nomad festival season somewhere warm, affordable, and genuinely off the beaten conference track.

Turkey for nomads

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🇲🇦 Arab Nomad Fest in Taghazout, Morocco

The first edition of Arab Nomad Fest brings something genuinely new to the digital nomad events calendar: a gathering rooted in the Arab nomad community, set against the surf and coastline of Taghazout. Founded by Muhammed Alard of Arab Digital Nomads, the mission is straightforward — help people from the Arab world (and beyond) break free from visa restrictions and financial limitations, and build a location-independent life on their own terms.

The week opens with a bonfire and drum circle on the coast and closes with a rooftop desert glam party, everything in between is a mix of mastermind circles, coworking sessions, surf lessons, hikes, and deep dives into Moroccan culture from hammams to Gnaoua music. The small size (50+ attendees) is a feature rather than a limitation: this is a deliberately intimate gathering built around real connection rather than mass networking. A natural fit if you're drawn to Morocco, value community over conference, or want to connect with the growing Arab nomad scene specifically.

Morocco for nomads

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🇪🇸 Nomad Cruise Barcelona to the Caribbean

After crossing the Atlantic in September, Nomad Cruise sets sail again just five weeks later, this time heading south for winter. NC18 takes 300 nomads, entrepreneurs, and remote workers from Barcelona across the ocean to four Caribbean islands, spanning three continents in two weeks. Expect the signature mix of onboard talks, workshops, masterminds, and spontaneous connections, with Starlink Wi-Fi keeping you productive between port days.

Perfectly timed for anyone wrapping up the European festival season: you leave Barcelona as the weather turns and arrive in the Caribbean just as winter starts back home. Cabin pricing wasn't published at the time of writing, so check the trip page for current rates, and note that around 60% of participants historically join solo.

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🇵🇹 Founder Island Fest in Madeira, Portugal

Wrap up the nomad year in style on one of the Atlantic's most beautiful islands. Founder Island Fest brings together around 100 entrepreneurs, founders, and remote professionals for a week of expert talks, masterminds, skill-sharing workshops, and daily wellness sessions — all set against Madeira's dramatic cliffsides and ocean views. Organized by Michelle Maree of The Nomad Escape, the event is deliberately designed to go beyond surface-level networking, with a strong focus on real business growth and genuine connection.

The daily rhythm balances morning workouts and yoga with afternoon sessions and evening social events. A pace that makes the week feel as restorative as it is productive. Premium tickets include luxury accommodation, daily breakfast and dinner, making it a good all-in-one option if you want to end the year somewhere warm, inspiring, and surrounded by people worth knowing.

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🇹🇭 Nomad Summit & Nomad Week in Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Nomad Summit, one of the most prominent gatherings for digital nomads and remote workers, is taking place this year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Known for its vibrant community and inspiring talks, the summit offers valuable insights into location-independent work, networking opportunities, and personal growth.

Attendees can expect a dynamic blend of workshops, expert speakers, and social events in a city renowned as a global hub for digital nomads.

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🇿🇦 Nomad Week Cape Town, South Africa

Scheduled for February 17-26, 2027, in Cape Town, South Africa, this week-long event includes inspiring keynotes, unconference sessions, outdoor adventures, and vibrant social evenings.

Nomad Week Cape Town offers opportunities for connection, growth, learning, and giving back in a vibrant, collaborative environment.

South Africa for nomads

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🇮🇹 Italia Nomad Fest in Palermo, Sicily

Most nomad festivals bring nomads to a city. Italia Nomad Fest is built the other way round: around a third of the 200 participants are Palermo locals, and the city council backs the event with venues and public transport. Nine days of talks and workshops on remote work, entrepreneurship and content creation, wrapped around cultural tours, culinary experiences, a gala night with the Nomad Retreats Awards, and a closing public DJ set.

Standard at €350, and Full Pass at €495, which adds the gala dinner and premium activities. A 50% early-bird discount is currently live, bringing prices to €175 and €248. Run by Beet Community, Beetroot, and Nomad Retreats.

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🇻🇳 Da Nang Nomad Fest in Da Nang, Vietnam

The team behind Athens Nomad Fest brings the big festival format to Vietnam for the first time: ten days in Da Nang, the beach city that has quietly become Southeast Asia's rising nomad hub. Expect 400+ attendees from 70+ countries, 40+ speakers, an AI Day, a hackathon, day trips to Hoi An and the Marble Mountains, and yes, a pickleball tournament.

March is one of Da Nang's best months, dry and warm before the summer heat. Transparency note: Genki is a sponsor of the 2027 edition, and the event made this list on the same criteria as every other entry.

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🇪🇸 Alicante Nomad Summit in Alicante, Spain

Now in its third edition, the Alicante Nomad Summit returns to Spain's sun-soaked Mediterranean coast for a full week of workshops, coworking, skill-sharing, and community. Born in 2025 and backed by the city of Alicante's Futura program, the summit has quickly established itself as one of Europe's most welcoming nomad gatherings, with a deliberately relaxed pace that prioritizes real connection over packed schedules.

The program covers four tracks — work, tech, self, and life — with sessions on remote workflows, AI tools, income autonomy, and intentional living, balanced with social events and local experiences around the city. Alicante itself is part of the draw: year-round sunshine, a strong expat and nomad community, an affordable Mediterranean lifestyle, and direct flights from most major European cities. A great pick if you want a conference that feels more like a week with good people than a professional obligation.

Spain for Nomads

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🇹🇼 Taiwan Digital Fest in East Taiwan

Taiwan's largest digital nomad gathering, run by the Taiwan Digital Nomad Association, returns in 2027 as a three-act festival across East Taiwan. Two weeks in Hualien where around 40 nomads form a tight crew, then four weeks in Taitung with four rotating zones and more than 80 programs, and a small three-day finale on Green Island with coral snorkeling and a rare seabed hot spring. Each act has its own standalone ticket, so you can join one act, two, or the full six weeks.

Days stay free for your own work while evenings bring multi-track meetups, workshops, and parties. Prices are live in US dollars: the 12-day Hualien Workation costs US$200 (about €185) including the one-day conference, two workshops, three dinners, and ten days of coworking, a Taitung week pass US$100, and the full 28-day Taitung month US$300 (about €278). Those are the 50%-off rates valid until November 1, 2026, after which the discount shrinks stepwise until April. Tickets are non-refundable but transferable. The festival ran in 2024, 2025, and 2026 and has been covered on national TV in Taiwan.

Taiwan for nomads

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🇪🇸 Nomadbase Live in Tarifa, Spain

Join the Nomadbase community in Europe’s southernmost town for a perfect mix of professional development and seaside relaxation. Engage in inspiring workshops, connect with fellow nomads, and experience Tarifa's laid-back lifestyle.

Expand your network, develop your skills, and enjoy one of Europe’s best kitesurfing destinations.

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🇧🇬 Bansko Nomadfest in Bansko, Bulgaria

The world's largest gathering of digital nomads returns for its eighth edition from June 20-27, 2027. Every summer, Bansko Nomad Fest transforms a small Bulgarian mountain town into the beating heart of the nomad community, with 800+ remote workers, entrepreneurs, and location-independent professionals coming together for a week of conference talks, community-led unconference sessions, morning wellness, park events, hot springs pool parties, and the legendary bonfire night.

Bansko sits about two hours from Sofia in the Pirin mountains, and arriving solo is completely normal here since the entire week is built around connection. Early bird tickets are already on sale on the official site, with Standard (full week), Social (Friday-Saturday), Silver, and Industry tiers, and accommodation in town books out months ahead. New to BNF? Our first-timer's guide covers everything from a typical day to how to pace yourself through the week.

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