Why attend Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest?

Find clarity in the complexity as you experience community, new ideas, and Red Hat solutions.

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Why you should attend

Connect in person to find solutions for your challenges and build outcomes for your organization.

Who comes to Red Hat Summit?

Red Hat Summit 2025 offer people and teams several opportunities to connect, including:

  • Engineers, developers, system administrators, architects, multiskilled technical professionals, and those with all skill sets across technology organizations.
  • Executives, vice presidents, directors, managers, and thought leaders.
  • Red Hat partners and customers from across industries and companies.
  • Open source communities, community members, and contributors.

What will I gain from attending?

By attending Red Hat Summit you can:

  • Enhance technical skills through hands-on labs, solution walkthroughs, and connecting with experts.
  • Expand your professional network.
  • Discover what’s next for Red Hat and the open source community.
  • Learn about product efficiencies, new features, and how to get the most out of Red Hat subscriptions.
  • Hear from your peers about challenges, successes, and lessons learned.

How did last year’s attendees rate Red Hat Summit?

  • Did this event meet your expectations? 91% of respondents said yes.
  • More than 4 out of 5 Red Hat Summit 2024 attendees said they would prioritize coming back in 2025.


*Results are averages from all Red Hat Summit 2024 in-person attendee survey respondents

Bring your team and share the experience

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Own your team’s experience

With more than 300 sessions and hands-on labs, you can build the experience that fits your team. With such a variety of choices, you can send an entire team and each person will learn something different to bring back.

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Bond with your colleagues

Unite your team, make memories, and connect with the entire Red Hat community at social events. Strengthen bonds, share insights, and celebrate your journey together.

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Kickstart collaboration across your organization

Explore new services and workflows that boost production, scale, and integrate with the tools you already rely on. Discover smarter ways to streamline your operations and accelerate business outcomes.

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Take more people, get more value

Enjoy savings with discounted pricing for groups of 3 or more who register together. Depending on your group size, you can save $1,000 or more per full conference pass, making it easier to bring the whole team.

If you’re looking for ways to communicate the impact of attending Red Hat Summit, take a look at how you can justify your trip.


Seek new experiences and connections in Boston

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Explore the expo hall

Stop by our Red Hat booths, connect with technology partners, or join in on lightning talks across multiple stages.

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Discover AnsibleFest

Get access to all AnsibleFest has to offer alongside other relevant topics, all under one roof.

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Join Community Day

Connect with upstream communities that collaborate on key components of Red Hat solutions.

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The Cool Stuff Store

Get access to the newest and coolest Red Hat gear at the merchandise store on site.

Other attendees say it best

Icon-Red_Hat-Media_and_documents-Quotemark_Open-B-Red-RGB There are a few places on the planet with such a concentration of knowledgeable sales engineers as the Red Hat Summit. I was able to get a tremendous amount of information for our OpenShift initial deployment in a short period of time.

- Red Hat Summit 2024 attendee

Icon-Red_Hat-Media_and_documents-Quotemark_Open-B-Red-RGB There was real value in the hands-on labs and expo hall experience.

- Red Hat Summit 2024 attendee

Add Red Hat Summit to your calendar so you can take advantage of these benefits yourself in 2025.