Welcome to Queercon 2026
Hello, hi, and welcome! Queercon 2026 is about to kick off!
This year, Queercon will return to DEF CON 34 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) as the Queercon Community Lounge. Look forward to daytime events, in addition to our traditional Mixers. We’re also working closely with partner conferences BSides LV and DC Furs to bring you a throughout-the-week festivus. Room blocks, badges, swag, crafts, mixers? You got it!
Open Calls and Action Items
- Badges for Queercon 2026 are DELAYED.
- Join us on Discord for the most up-to-date information: queercon.org/discord
- Our Queercon 2026 donation link is LIVE: queercon.org/donate
- Questions and everything else: info@queercon.org
Schedule of Events
Unless otherwise noted, DEF CON 34 badges are required to access events in the Queercon Community Lounge. Find us on the third floor of DEF CON in W325!
Friday
| 1000 – 1100 | Volunteer Training |
| 1100 – 1200 | Trans Townhall |
| 1200 – 1300 | Opening Meet & Greet |
| 1300 – 1400 | Non-Binary / Gender Non-Conforming Meetup |
| 1400 – 1500 | Women Loving Women Meetup |
| 1500 – 1600 | Furs & Kinksters Meetup |
| 1600 – 1800 | Queercon Mixer |
| 1900 – 2200 | Queercon at the KEVOPS Sellout Pool Party II *(at the Sahara Pool) |
Saturday
| 1100 – 1200 | PolyCon |
| 1200 – 1300 | Trans Meetup |
| 1300 – 1400 | Ace / Aro Meetup |
| 1400 – 1500 | Own the Con |
| 1500 – 1600 | Men Loving Men Meetup |
| 1600 – 1800 | Queercon Mixer |
| 1930 – 2100 | Queercon with DC Furs Mixer *(at the Piranha, DC Furs badge required) |
Note that the Queercon with DC Furs Mixer is outside of the LVCC and DEF CON space, and a DC Furs badge is required. For more information, check out 2026.dcfurs.com/register
Badges and Swag
Regrettably, our badges for 2026 are delayed, and reservations are CLOSED. We will update this page on August 5, 2026, with information and instructions for donors with current badge reservations.
Swag
We’re changing the pace a little on swag and including swag reservations in this year’s fundraiser: Certain swag will be available for donation on-site (in very limited quantities).
Swag this year will be one of two kinds: first, a mystery gift! and second, a lightweight hoodie (we’re angling for another zip-up, for those of you familiar with previous years). Both will be Queercon branded, so you can sport pride and hold on to this year’s memories!
While the hoodie will be available (in limited quantities) as gratitude for on-site donations, the mystery gift will only be available through our online fundraiser and as certain, to-be-revealed rewards.
Fundraiser
This year’s fundraiser drive is CLOSED, but we continue to ask for donations ‘at queercon.org/donate.
Room Block
This year, we partnered with BSides LV and the DC Furs (run by Hack Your Lives) to bring attendees together at the Tuscany Resort and Casino, where BSides LV will take place. Requests for co-location are now CLOSED for 2026.
On Deck
Our schedule is available on HackerTracker and on our discord. You can expect the schedule to consist of the Queercon Community Lounge at DEF CON 34, our traditional mixers, and a set of meet-ups throughout Summer Camp 2026!
As always, find us on queercon.org/discord, or email us for general inquiries at info@queercon.org, and happy hacking!
As always, find us on queercon.org/discord, or email us for general inquiries at info@queercon.org, and happy hacking!