Welcome to the heartbeat of innovation in the North. Join 2,000+ software engineers, UI/UX designers, platform builders, startup founders, and artificial intelligence researchers for two days of world-class breakout panels, heavy technical sessions, and high-value ecosystem networking.
Empowering Northern Nigeria’s tech ecosystem since 2012.
Deep dives from web development to Artificial Intelligence.
Keynotes, interactive codelabs, and fireside panels.
Developers, designers, and builders gathered.
A dedicated Bitcoin developer program embedded within DevFest Kaduna 2026, focused on onboarding mid-to-senior software developers into Bitcoin open-source development and establishing a sustainable community in Northern Nigeria.
Compete for prize pools by building new Bitcoin/Lightning applications from scratch or contributing directly to open-source Bitcoin projects.
Two-day immersive learning experience:
Hosted in the heart of Northern Nigeria:
Stonetech Square
37B Square, Isa Kaita Road, Kaduna, Nigeria
Physical attendance required for developer labs and builds.
Advanced open-source technologies:
Participants will spend Day 1 in a dedicated Build-a-thon coding alongside experienced Bitcoin contributors. Master deep concepts such as Taproot consensus, channel routing operations, peer coordination, and public cryptographic workflows.
Day 2 transitions to the main conference stage, hosting a demo showcase for team builds, mentorship reviews, and clear pathways to secure global open-source developer grants.
Submit your proposals to join our roster of esteemed engineers, architects, and designers on stage.
We welcome talk proposals from developers, researchers, and creators.
Final day to submit abstracts and speaker biography for review.
Selected speakers receive notifications and schedule is posted.
Your talk proposal has been entered. You will receive an email regarding schedule review decisions shortly!
Empowering Northern Nigeria's largest developer ecosystem. These visionary organizations make DevFest Kaduna 2026 possible by investing in technical talent, open-source tracks, and physical developer infrastructures.
Btrust is a non-profit organisation dedicated to decentralising Bitcoin development by funding, training, and mentoring developer talent in the Global South. By supporting the dedicated Bitcoin Track at DevFest Kaduna, Btrust establishes sustainable developer hubs and provides pathways to open-source contributions.
All pricing structures are highly subsidized to support access for community developers and students.
Specially discounted entry for verified secondary/tertiary students.
The definitive DevFest entry. Perfect for developers, architects and designers.
Free general entry pass with track access and standard perks. No digital certificate included.