Functional Programming Conferences: The Ultimate List

Functional programming is growing like crazy. There are functional programming conferences all over the world, and new ones pop up all the time.

The list includes conferences about specific functional languages (Swift, Clojure, Haskell, etc.). It also includes general functional programming conferences that are not language-specific. In addition, it includes conferences where functional topics are often discussed, which now includes iOS (Swift!) and Frontend/JavaScript conferences (React, Compile-to-JS languages). If you see one of those, that’s why it’s on here.

You can filter the list by three factors: the location (continent), the quarter of the year it usually takes place in, and the language or technology. There’s also a [NONE] value for the ones that don’t have a value for that. For instance, general functional programming conferences don’t have a specific language. When you are filtering, everything being shown is bold. If it’s not bold, it’s being hidden.

If you find a conference that is not on this list, let me know and I’ll add it. Likewise if you find a mistake.

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Location

Quarter

Language/tech

BeeScala

[twitter_url]@BeeScalaConf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4
Scala

Scala conference on the sunny side of the Alps

Beyond Tellerand

[twitter_url]@btconf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2

An annual programming conference in Düsseldorf

Beyond Tellerand

[twitter_url]https://beyondtellerrand.com/[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4

An annual Programming conference in Berlin

BOB Conference

[twitter_url]@BOBKonf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4

A conference to discover the best tools available for software building.

Cascadia Fest

[twitter_url]@CascadiaJS[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3
JavaScript

A three-day JavaScript and CSS conference in Washington

Chain React 2017

[twitter_url]https://twitter.com/ChainReactConf[/twitter_url]
North America
Q3
JavaScript

A two day, one-track React Native conference hosted in Portland, Oregon.

Clojure eXchange

[twitter_url]#clojurex[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4
Clojure

A Clojure conference hosted by skills matter in London.

Clojure Remote

[twitter_url]@ClojureRemote[/twitter_url]
Videos
Online
Q1
Clojure

Clojure’s all-remote conference.

Clojure SYNC

[twitter_url]https://twitter.com/clojureSYNC[/twitter_url]
South America
Q1
Clojure

Clojure SYNC is about the connections between our skills, our work, and the history of technology.

Clojure/conj

[twitter_url]@clojure_conj[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4
Clojure

The official Clojure conference that sets the tone for the Clojure community.

Clojure/West

[twitter_url]@Clojurewest[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q2
Clojure

The West Coast Clojure conference.

ClojureD

[twitter_url]@clojuredconf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q1
Clojure

A clojure conference in Berlin Germany

ClojureScript Days

[twitter_url]@ClojureRemote[/twitter_url]
Videos
Online
Q3
Clojure

Four half-day online conferences focused exclusively on ClojureScript.

clojuTRE

[twitter_url]@clojuTRE[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3
Clojure

Clojure conference in Finland.

Code Mesh

[twitter_url]@CodeMeshIO[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4

The “Alternative Programming Conference” that focuses on non-mainstream technologies.

Commercial Users of Functional Programming (CUFP)

[twitter_url]@cufpconference[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3

An annual conference co-located with ICFP focused on industry usage.

Compose Conference

[twitter_url]@composeconf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Australia
Q3

A conference for functional programmers focusing in different programming languages.

Curry On!

[twitter_url]@curry_on_conf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3

A new and unusual conference focused on programming languages & emerging challenges in industry.

Dutch Clojure Days 2017

[twitter_url]@clojuredays[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q1
Clojure

The Annual International Gathering of Clojure Enthusiasts and Practitioners in the Netherlands!

Elixir Conf EU

[twitter_url]@ElixirConfEU[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2
Elixir

A community conference to promote education, networking and collaboration within the Elixir/Erlang/Ruby communities.

Elixir London

[twitter_url]@LdnElixir[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3
Elixir

An Elixir conference in London

ElixirConf

[twitter_url]@ElixirConf[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3
Elixir

ElixirDaze

[twitter_url]@ElixirDaze[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q1
Elixir

A community conference dedicated for networking and collaboration in the developer community.

Elm Conf

[twitter_url]@elmconf[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3
Elm

A conference focusing on Elm programming language.

Elm Europe

[twitter_url]@elm_europe[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2
Elm

The first Elm conference in Europe

EmpireJS

[twitter_url]@EmpireJS[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q2
JavaScript

A two-day JavaScript conference in New York

EmpireNode

[twitter_url]@empirenode[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4

An annual community-run conference

Erlang Factory Lite

[twitter_url]@erlangfactory[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4
Erlang

An Erlang conference in Mexico.

EuroClojure

[twitter_url]@EuroClojure[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4
Clojure

The largest Clojure conference in Europe.

F(by)

[twitter_url]#Funcby[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4

F(by) is the only functional programming conference in Belarus.

F# eXchange 2017

[twitter_url]#FSharpX[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q1
F#

The Only Conference in Europe Dedicated to F#

Fluent

[twitter_url]@FluentConf[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q1
JavaScript

A conference about JavaScript, HTML and CSS in San Francisco.

Forward JS

[twitter_url]@forwardJS[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q1
JavaScript

A JavaScript conference in California

Forward Swift

[twitter_url]@ForwardSwift[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q2
Swift

Forward Swift is a San Francisco based event celebrating Apple’s new language.

Front Porch

[twitter_url]@FrontPorchIO[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4

A conference for web developers

Front Trends

[twitter_url]@fronttrends[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2
JavaScript

An annual conferences for professional front-end developers in Poland

frontend conference zurich

[twitter_url]@frontendconfch[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3

Switzerland’s biggest frontend event since 2011

Frontend Guide to Life, the Universe, and Everything

[twitter_url]@fromthefront[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3

A Programming conference in Italy

Full Stack Fest

[twitter_url]@FullStackFest[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3

A week-long full stack development conference in Barcelona.

Full Stack Toronto

[twitter_url]@fullstackTO[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4

A conference for web professionals

Functional Conf

[twitter_url]@FnConf[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4

Asia’s Premier Functional Programming Conference

Functional Swift Conference

[twitter_url]#FunSwift2016[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4
Swift

A conference focusing on functional programming in Swift.

Haskell eXchange

[twitter_url]#haskellx[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4
Haskell

A Haskell conference hosted by skills matter in London.

IN/Clojure

[twitter_url]@in_clojure[/twitter_url]
Videos
Asia
Q4
Clojure

India’s first Clojure conference.

International Conference on Functional Programming

[twitter_url]@icfp_conference[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3

An annual conference about functional programming. Every year, there is an ICFP programming contest.

JavaScript Summit

[twitter_url]@e4h[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q1
JavaScript

A three-day JavaScript conference online.

JazzCon.Tech

[twitter_url]@Jazz_Con[/twitter_url]
North America
Q1
JavaScript

JS Remote Conf

[twitter_url]@jsremoteconf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Online
Q1
JavaScript

A JavaScript online conference.

JSConf Budapest

[twitter_url]@jsconfbp[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2
JavaScript

A JavaScript conference in Budapest

JSConf EU

[twitter_url]@jsconfeu[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2
JavaScript

The labour-of-love conference for the JS community in Europe

JSConf Iceland

[twitter_url]@jsconfis[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3
JavaScript

An international two-day JavaScript conference

JSConf Uruguay

[twitter_url]@JSConfUY[/twitter_url]
Videos
South America
Q2
JavaScript

A JavaScript conference in Uraguay

lambda days

[twitter_url]@LambdaDays[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q1

A functional Programming conference in Poland

Lambda Jam

[twitter_url]@LambdaJam[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America

A functional programming conference devoted for hands-on practice or workshop.

Lambda World

[twitter_url]@Lambda_World[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q4

Europe’s premiere functional programming conference.

LambdaConf

[twitter_url]@lambda_conf[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q2

An annual functional programming conference.

Liberty{JS}

[twitter_url]@liberty_js[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3
JavaScript

A friendly Philadelphia JavaScript Conference!

Lonestar ElixirConf 2017

[twitter_url]https://twitter.com/LonestarElixir[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q1
Elixir

Lonestar Elixir Conf is a conference for Elixir, OTP, Web and Embedded developers.

LX Scala

[twitter_url]@LX_Scala[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q2
Scala

The first international Scala conference in Southwest Europe.

mirror

[twitter_url]@MirrorConf[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3

Mirror Conf is a conference, held in Braga – Portugal, that celebrates web design and development.

NCDevCon

[twitter_url]@ncdevcon[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3

A Web/Mobile Development Conference in North Carolina

NEJS

[twitter_url]@nejsconf[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q3
JavaScript

The NebraskaJS Conference

NightlyBuild

[twitter_url]@nightlybuildio[/twitter_url]
Videos
Europe
Q3

A hand-crafted after work conference for web enthusiasts loving technology, design and inspiration.

Node.js Interactive

[twitter_url]@nodejs[/twitter_url]
Videos
North America
Q4

Node.js Interactive North America, the marquee event for JavaScript developers, companies that rely on Node.js and the vendors that support both of these constituents with tools, training and other services.