15:30–16:00
Doors open & KubeFM interviews
Meet the community in the Granite room before the talks begin.
Arrivals, drink vouchers & KubeFM interviews
Collect your drink vouchers at registration and join the conversations with KubeFM.
Salt Lake City · 2026
LearnKube Day: Salt Lake City 2026
Lightning talks in the afternoon. YAML Games and a party in the evening.
When
Monday, November 9, 2026
Time
15:30–21:00
Salt Lake City local time (MST)
Where
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, USA
Price
Free to attend
Registration is required
A Kubernetes event with room for conversation and fun
LearnKube Day combines KubeFM interviews, fifteen lightning talks, a LearnKube session, YAML Games, and a party. Meet people, share Kubernetes lessons, and enjoy the evening together.
Monday, November 9
The agenda
16:00–17:15
Lightning talks
Fifteen short talks, five minutes each, in the Granite room.
15 × 5-minute talks
Kubernetes lessons and practical experiences from the community.
17:15–17:30
LearnKube
A fifteen-minute session with LearnKube in the Granite room.
LearnKube
17:30–18:00
Drinks & YAML Games
Join us in the Trofi room for drinks and a live Kubernetes quiz.
Get your drinks
Drinks in the Trofi room.
YAML Games
Kubernetes questions, broken manifests, memes, audience teams, and prizes.
18:00–21:00
Party
Finish the evening with food, drinks, music, and the Kubernetes community in the Trofi room.
Food, drinks, music & conversation
Continue the conversations from the talks and meet other Kubernetes practitioners.
Featured lightning-talk speakers
Meet some of the speakers taking the mic for five-minute talks.
Your hosts
Learn from people who teach Kubernetes, work with production teams, and spend their time talking to the practitioners building the ecosystem.
Salman Iqbal
Kubernetes instructor and technical host
Amin Astaneh
Kubernetes instructor
Bart Farrell
KubeFM host and YAML Games quizmaster
Bring your company into the room
Have something to share?
The afternoon includes fifteen five-minute lightning talks. Talk to us about a Kubernetes lesson or practical experience to share with the community.
Want to support the day?
Support the talks and party, or contribute expertise, useful offers, books, giveaways, or YAML Games prizes.
Frequently asked questions
Is LearnKube Day free?
Yes. The talks, YAML Games, and party are free, but capacity is limited and registration is required.
Can I attend only part of the day?
Yes. Registration covers the full event, from 15:30 to 21:00. You can attend the talks, the evening program, or both.
Are the talks split into parallel tracks?
No. All fifteen lightning talks and the LearnKube session take place in the Granite room. Drinks, YAML Games, and the party follow in the Trofi room.
What is YAML Games?
YAML Games is a live Kubernetes and YAML quiz designed to be useful, funny, and occasionally ridiculous. Expect technical questions, broken manifests, memes, audience teams, and silly prizes.
What do I need for YAML Games?
Bring your phone to take part in the live quiz.
Where is the event?
The event takes place in the Granite and Trofi rooms at Hilton Salt Lake City Center. The address is 255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, USA.
Event sponsors
StormForge by CloudBolt
Google Cloud
One afternoon. One evening. One Kubernetes community.
Register for LearnKube Day
One registration covers KubeFM interviews, fifteen lightning talks, the LearnKube session, YAML Games, and the party.