Devcon 8 Mumbai

Devcon 8 by the numbers

Every figure links to where it came from. Attendance for an event that has not happened is a projection, and each row says so rather than presenting it as a count.

• Dates3 to 6 Nov

  Official dates on devcon.org and the Ethereum Foundation blog. devcon.org

• VenueJio World Centre

  G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex. Named on the Ethereum Foundation announcement and on LinkedIn posts from the Foundation. EF blog

• General admission$499

  Price shown on the official ticket page when last checked. Confirm before paying. devcon.org tickets

• Who runs itEthereum Foundation

  The Foundation's own conference, not a commercial crypto week. Bi-annual: Devcon 7 was Bangkok in November 2024, Devcon 8 is Mumbai in November 2026. devcon.org

What is Devcon 8?

Devcon is the Ethereum Foundation's conference for developers, researchers and the people who build on the protocol. The eighth edition is in Mumbai, 3 to 6 November 2026, at Jio World Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex. The Foundation's own blog described this edition as more focused and intimate than the largest recent Devcons. That is a change of shape, not just a change of city.

Who goes to Devcon 8?

Builders. If you came to raise from generalist funds or to walk a sales floor, this is the wrong week. Researchers, client teams, application developers and the academic track sit at the centre. Road to Devcon university programmes in India are part of how the Foundation is filling the room. Tickets were on sale on the official site when last checked.

Devcon 8 side events

Search Devcon 8 side event or Devcon Mumbai side event and you will find the usual Ethereum pattern: independent summits, client-team meetups and night events in BKC and around Bandra, posted on Luma and on team calendars rather than on devcon.org. The Foundation does not run a TOKEN2049-style thousand-event sheet. Volunteer training is listed for 1 November and on-site work from 2 November, which is useful only if you are staffing. For attendees, the side week is whoever is already in Mumbai for Devcon. Confirm each night on the host's own page. Aspire does not run those nights.

Devcon 8 tickets and costs

General admission is 499 dollars in ETH or 999 in fiat including Indian GST, and the gap between those two is the largest single saving on this page. Discounted tiers exist for India residents at 149, students from 25, and core developers free, all by verification or application and none of them transferable. Tickets go in limited waves. The venue is Jio World Centre, G Block, BKC. Stay in Bandra or BKC. Crossing the city at peak is the expensive mistake. November in Mumbai is after monsoon, still humid. The official map pin is on the Devcon site. Do not use a reseller.

• General admission, paid in ETH$499

  Current wave. The next wave is $599. Paying in ETH is roughly half the fiat price, which is a deliberate choice by the organiser rather than a discount code. devcon.org

• General admission, paid in fiat$999

  Includes 18 per cent Indian GST. Next wave $1,199. If you saw $499 quoted somewhere, that is the ETH price, not the card price. devcon.org

• India resident$149

  Verification required and non-transferable. An India early-bird tier at $99 exists for voucher holders. devcon.org

• Students$25 Indian, $49 international

  International students pay $49 in ETH or $99 in fiat. All student tiers need verification and are non-transferable. devcon.org

• Core developersFree

  By application. Devcon also runs discounted tiers for Ethereum public-goods contributors at $349 and past POAP holders at $449. devcon.org

Getting to Jio World Centre

Jio World Centre is in G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex. From Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport it is short in distance and unpredictable in time; allow an hour at peak for what the map calls twenty minutes. The Mumbai Metro Line 3 stop at Bandra Kurla Complex is the way to avoid that. Crossing from South Mumbai daily is the expensive mistake.

Where to stay for Devcon 8

Bandra Kurla Complex or Bandra itself. BKC puts you walking distance from the venue and among the hotels the conference crowd will fill. Bandra is cheaper, has somewhere to eat after nine, and is a short ride out. Anything in Colaba or Nariman Point looks close on a map and is not, once the traffic is real.

What to know before booking Devcon 8

Devcon is not ETHDenver and it is not TOKEN2049. The Foundation has said this edition is smaller on purpose. If you need a huge side-event circuit, you will have to build it yourself from team calendars. If you need the protocol room, this is the week.

What runs alongside Devcon 8

Named events on their own dates, and in several cases their own tickets. Booking the main days only is how people miss them.

• Volunteer training and on-site build1 to 2 November 2026

  Listed by the organiser for volunteers and staff rather than attendees. Useful only if you are working the event.

Devcon 8: common questions