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List of cyber security conferences ranging from hacker to policy, all hosted in The Netherlands.

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Happening now: eth0 Autumn.

November 2026

  1. 6–8fri–sun

    eth0 Autumn De Hoof, Someren

    Low-cost Dutch hacker weekend running since 2007, with talks and hacking on security, networks, privacy and open tech.

    sign up
    sold out

    #camp #cheap #community #dutch #hacker

  2. 19thu

    BSides Amsterdam KIT (Royal Tropical Institute), Mauritskade 63, Amsterdam

    Non-profit community infosec conference for about 450 people, with talks, a CTF and a pre-party.

    sign up
    final tickets, €30

    #cheap #community #ctf #hacker #technical

  3. 25–26wed–thu

    NBIP NEXT Kasteel De Hooge Vuursche, Baarn

    Annual event of NBIP (the Dutch providers' foundation behind NaWas DDoS scrubbing), on digital resilience with a DDoS-mitigation track (day 1) and digital sovereignty (day 2).

    sign up
    register per day on the event page; morning participants' meeting is NBIP members only

    #community #network

  4. 26–27thu–fri

    OWASP BeNeLux Days Jaarbeurs Utrecht (SuperNova), Jaarbeursplein 6, Utrecht

    Regional OWASP application-security conference run by the Dutch and Belgian chapters.

    sign up
    free, registration required; training day €50

    #appsec #community #free #technical #training

January 2027

  1. 19tue

    Yellowhat Marcfait, Schrijverstraat 2, Almere

    Community-run, deeply technical (level 400+) Microsoft security conference with a CTF and a free livestream.

    sign up
    €149 ex VAT

    #community #ctf #technical

February 2027

  1. 19–21fri–sun

    Hackerhotel Hotel Zuiderduin, Zeeweg 52, Egmond aan Zee

    Non-profit, volunteer-run hacker weekend in a seaside hotel, with talks, workshops and an electronic badge.

    sign up
    room tickets from €452, refundable until 18 jan

    #community #dutch #hacker #hardware #technical

April 2027

  1. 9fri

    BSides Groningen Kinepolis Groningen (Euroborg), Boumaboulevard 53, Groningen

    Community BSides conference in the north of the Netherlands with technical, governance, AI and workshop tracks.

    sign up
    tickets expected ~feb 2027
    cfp
    until 1 febin 87 days

    #cheap #community #dutch #technical

  2. 17sat

    Challenge the Cyber CTF

    Dutch national youth CTF, which qualifies players for the Cyberbootcamp and the national ECSC team.

    sign up
    ages 13–25

    #community #ctf #dutch #free

June 2027

  1. 25fri

    OrangeCon Meervaart Theatre, Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

    Community-driven, non-profit Dutch hacker/security conference with multiple tracks, villages and workshops.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #hacker #technical #training

Dates to be announced

  1. ~feb2027

    Big Brother Awards Amsterdam

    Bits of Freedom's annual evening ceremony 'awarding' the worst privacy offenders, plus the Felipe Rodriquez Award.

    sign up
    usually sells out

    #community #dutch #privacy

  2. ~mar2027

    BSides Den Haag HSD Campus / Security Delta (2026 venue), Den Haag

    Volunteer-run community BSides with offensive, defensive, threat intel and malware talks and an all-day CTF.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #ctf #technical

  3. ~mar2027

    Open Hackerspace Day Dutch hackerspaces (e.g. Hack42 Arnhem, RevSpace Den Haag, TkkrLab Enschede, Bitlair, TechInc, NURDspace)

    Annual open day when Dutch hackerspaces open their doors with tours, demos and sometimes small CTFs.

    sign up
    free walk-in

    #community #dutch #free #hacker

  4. ~jun2027

    PublicSpaces Conference Pakhuis de Zwijger (main day in recent editions), Amsterdam

    Annual conference by PublicSpaces and Waag Futurelab on digital autonomy and a public, non-commercial internet.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #privacy

  5. ~sep2027

    NLNOG Day Gooiland (2026 venue; 2027 not confirmed), Hilversum

    Free annual one-day conference of the Dutch network operators' group, with operational and network security talks.

    sign up
    free

    #community #free #network #technical

  6. ~oct2027

    HackFest Enschede Sickhouse, Oldenzaalsestraat 128 (2026 venue), Enschede

    Hacker/maker festival with hackerspaces (TkkrLab, Pixelbar and others), talks, a lockpicking workshop and soldering.

    sign up
    ~€10

    #cheap #community #dutch #hacker #hardware

  7. ~oct2027

    PvIB Security-Congres Gooiland (2026 venue), Hilversum

    Annual congress of the Dutch security professional associations PvIB, ISACA NL and NOREA.

    sign up
    paid, member discounts

    #community #dutch

  8. ~oct2027

    WICCON De Lichtfabriek (2026 venue), Haarlem

    Women in Cybersecurity Community Association's conference with an all-women technical speaker line-up.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #technical

  9. ~nov2027

    BSides Amsterdam Amsterdam

    Non-profit community infosec conference.

    sign up
    tickets from mid-sep, ~€30

    #cheap #community #ctf #hacker #technical

Built 6 nov 2026. Dates change — always check the conference website.