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August 11th 2026

Retro Computer Hackerspace

If you want to make a SCART/video/audio cable for your favourite retro computer, or maybe to install/connect Gotek drive, or anything else that you are not sure how to do it, bring your equipment to Retro Computer Hackerspace, we will try to solve the problem together. We cannot guarantee that it will be solved, but we will try our best (serious electronic problems probably won't be solved, sorry).

Maybe you have something that is interesting to you on your retro machine, or would like to show a machine that is not often displayed, or you would just like to bring your own retro computer and hang out with other retro-computer-friendly people, bring it on.

If you are not sure if your problem is something that organizers could solve, send an e-mail to : zzarko at lugons.org. If you want to bring your own retro computer, also send an e-mail, so we can allocate space for you.

August 9th 2026

Here it is - The official BalCCon2k26 T-shirt and Zipper design!

T-Shirt BalCCon2k26 Zipper2k26

July 12th 2026

Three-day tickets, T-Shirts, Zipper are available for pre-order

BalCCon2k26 Zipper is on presale until 17th August, after that date ordering won't be possible. There is a limited amount of tickets and will be sold on first come first served basis. To avoid waiting in long lines we urge you to come early in the day.

We'll also sell them on site. Just show up at BalCCon2k26 and buy a ticket/t-shirt/balccon badges at the cash desk.

You can find more info on the Tickects page.

July 12th 2026

Volunteers

BalCCon is organized by the community and appreciates all kinds of participation. We'd like to encourage you to contribute to this event by volunteering. The Congress would not be possible without many people donating their time bringing the Congress to life and dealing with all the challenges of bringing hundreds of hackers together in a congress center. The congress heavily relies on your help! Please consider volunteering at BalCCon2k26. See further details in the Volunteers tab

July 12th 2026

ASSEMBLY

At BalCCon2k26 we also want to focus on groups meeting and discussing topics. For many groups it was hard to find a decent home base to discuss ideas and get new folks interested in their community. For interested hackers it became harder to find someone to talk to, as everyone was wandering around.

We have a solution for that: "Hackerspace" on BalCCon

We want to capture the camp's spirit in semi-open assemblies called "Hackerspace" ;)

So, if you are a group of hackers who like to work and hang out together, bring your toys, work on projects, have fun and let others participate in what you’re doing! How to reserve space

Please let us know what you’d like to do, how much space you’ll need, what you’d like to bring with you, how much power your gear will consume, etc… Keep in mind: The more you tell us about your plans the better your chances that you’ll actually get what you want.

send an email to orga (at) balccon.org with subject BalCCon2k26 Assembly

Be aware: Only Assemblies that were added by 10th September will get their own place! So we bring our projects and set up workshops and so on?

Yes, sharing your knowledge and showing other participants about your projects is central for everything going on at the congress. If people in your Assembly want to offer workshops or maybe lectures on a small scale, maybe there’ll be enough space for you to integrate a workshop area into your Assembly. For bigger workshops there will be a workshop room. Great, we will bring ALL THE THINGS!

Be aware that the space is limited. But assemblies are invited to bring their toys and also to decorate their spot at the Congress – as long as everything you bring with you does not block exit paths and is not flammable. These two requirements are important, and if your installations don’t fulfill them, we’ll be forced to remove them. Yes, we will do some workshops!

If you would like to have small-scale workshops in your Assembly, tell us what you’re planning and for how many people. Please be as specific as possible. We will probably not allocate extra workshop space for your Assembly, if you haven’t published something like a schedule on your Assembly page. For now it will be sufficient to list topics and speakers, later we’d like to see a timetable as well. How about a projector for our area?

We will not provide projectors, canvas or anything apart from chairs and tables, but probably you’ve got those anyway.