GrafanaCON 2025: Agenda highlights and how to start planning your conference experience today

GrafanaCON 2025, scheduled from May 6-8 in Seattle, is an eagerly anticipated annual event focused on the Grafana open-source ecosystem, combining technical sessions, hands-on labs, and community-building activities. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in interactive labs led by Grafana experts, covering topics such as building dashboards, telemetry pipelines, and creating custom data sources. The conference also includes unique features like a welcome reception at the Museum of Pop Culture, a Science Fair showcasing creative monitoring projects, and "Birds of a Feather" discussions designed to foster connections among participants with shared interests. Highlights include sessions on Grafana and OpenTelemetry, databases for observability telemetry, and a chance to interact with project maintainers and contributors. An "Ask the Experts" booth will be available for attendees to pose technical questions and discuss use cases with Grafana engineers. The event aims to celebrate and strengthen the open-source community while providing valuable learning experiences.