Communities
Web Zürich is one evening a month. These 56 groups across Switzerland fill the rest of the calendar, from JavaScript to security.
56 communities
Web & JavaScript12
- ZürichAngular ZürichAngular meetups in Zürich with talks on the framework and the tooling around it.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BernBärner JS TalksJavaScript and web development talk evenings in Bern, about three times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandDrupal SwitzerlandDrupal meetups in Zürich and Bern, plus hackathons and release parties, a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichFlutter ZürichHybrid Flutter and Dart meetup, held about twice a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichGraphQL ZurichOccasional GraphQL and API meetup, hosted at local tech companies.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- LucerneJavaScript LuzernJavaScript meetup in Lucerne, revived in 2026, with talks and networking every one to two months.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- LausanneMobile Romandie BeerMonthly mobile app development meetup with one talk followed by drinks.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichTypeScript SwitzerlandTypeScript and software delivery meetup in Zürich, relaunched in 2026 with occasional evening events.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- LausanneWebmardiA monthly Tuesday evening talk on web, digital and tech topics, held in French.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- St. GallenWebnesday St. GallenWeb developer evening with several short talks, every one to two months.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichWordPress ZurichQuarterly WordPress meetup with talks for developers, designers and site owners.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichZurichJSThe JavaScript community in Zürich, with regular meetups and the yearly ZurichJS Conf. The Vue meetup is now part of it too.zurichjs.com (opens in a new tab)
Design & UX8
- ZürichData Visualization ZurichMonthly talks by people who design and build data visualisations, some streamed online.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichIxDF ZurichThe Interaction Design Foundation's local group, with UX meetups and coffee meetings.ixdf.org (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichProductTank ZürichThe Zürich chapter of ProductTank, with talks and workshops for product people a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- LucerneUX Meetup LuzernUX talks a few times a year, on topics such as accessibility and AI in design.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- St. GallenUX Meetup St. GallenUX and design talks a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BernUX Meetups BernUX Schweiz evening talks on user experience and design, several times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BaselUX Schweiz BaselMonthly UX talks and networking, organised by UX Schweiz.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichUX Schweiz: Last Thursday TalksTalks on UX, usability and interaction design on the last Thursday of the month, followed by drinks.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
Languages & Backend12
- Zürich.NET User Group ZürichA user group by and for developers working with Microsoft .NET, with regular evening talks.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BernBärner Go MeetupGo meetup about four times a year, with talks and live code review sessions.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- GenevaGeneva.rbRuby and Rails meetup with talks and community nights, roughly monthly.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BernGuild42Software engineering talks, roughly monthly, on architecture, security and development practice.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichHaskellerZHaskell and functional programming meetup, whose community also runs the yearly ZuriHac hackathon.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandJava User Group SwitzerlandRegular evening talks in Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne and St. Gallen.jug.ch (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandRailshöck: Ruby on Rails SchweizRailshöck meetups that connect Ruby and Rails developers across the country.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BaselRust BaselRust meetup a few times a year, plus occasional embedded Rust workshops.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichSoftware Crafters ZürichSoftware craftsmanship talks and hands-on workshops a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- LausanneSoftware Crafts RomandieSoftware craftsmanship community with talks and mob programming sessions several times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandSwiss Laravel AssociationLaravel meetups in Zürich, Bern, Zug and other cities for developers who build with the PHP framework.laravel.swiss (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichZürich GophersGo meetup every two to three months, hosted by local companies.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
Cloud & DevOps3
- BernCloud Native BernCloud native and Kubernetes meetup about every three months.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichCloud Native Computing SwitzerlandCloud native and Kubernetes meetup, held a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichDevOps Meetup ZürichDevOps and SRE meetup, usually monthly, with two talks per evening.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
AI & Data4
- ZürichAI Tinkerers ZürichPeople building with AI demo their work at evening meetups and build nights.zurich.aitinkerers.org (opens in a new tab)
- BaselBasel Data Science & AIData science and AI talks every two to three months.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichPyData ZurichData science with Python: machine learning, analytics, open source sprints and the tools behind them.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- Zürichzurich.techFormerly ZurichAI: regular machine learning and NLP meetups, including the ZurichNLP series.zurich.tech (opens in a new tab)
Security4
- BernChaostreff BernHacker space with theme evenings and talks on privacy, open data and technology.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandDEF CON Switzerland (DC4131)Hacker community with weekly Beer on Tuesday meetups in several cities, CTFs and the yearly AREA41 conference.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichOWASP SwitzerlandThe Swiss OWASP chapter, running application security events a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandSwiss Cyber Security PlatformCyber Security Breakfasts for experts and beginners to learn, network and collaborate.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
Inclusion & Learning4
- ZürichOpenTechSchool ZurichFree weekly Tuesday evenings to learn or practise programming with volunteer coaches.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichPyLadies ZurichSupporting women in Python, with talks and open source workshops a few times a year.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichRubymonstas ZürichFree programming study groups for women, with a monthly intro session for newcomers.rubymonstas.ch (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichWoSEC Zürich: Women of SecurityWomen in security meeting to exchange knowledge on web, network and information security.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
Conferences6
- ZürichDevOpsDays ZurichYearly community-run DevOps conference, part of the worldwide DevOpsDays series.devopsdays.org (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichFront Conference ZurichYearly frontend, design and UX conference, running since 2011.frontconference.com (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandSoCraTes SwitzerlandYearly residential unconference in Ilanz for software crafters, run as open space sessions.socrates-ch.org (opens in a new tab)
- SwitzerlandSwiss Python SummitYearly Python and data science conference run by a non-profit association in Rapperswil.python-summit.ch (opens in a new tab)
- BernUphill ConfYearly two-day conference on applied AI for software engineers, with talks and hands-on workshops.uphillconf.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichVoxxed Days ZürichYearly one-day developer conference on Java, cloud, architecture and software engineering.voxxeddays.com (opens in a new tab)
General3
- ZürichCoders OnlyCurious coders working on their craft, with a monthly evening, weekly study groups and the Global Day of Coderetreat.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- BaselHackergarten BaselA monthly open source contribution evening where people work on projects together.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)
- ZürichHackergarten ZürichA monthly evening where developers contribute to open source projects together.meetup.com (opens in a new tab)