As DrupalCon Chicago 2026 draws closer, conversations about community are extending beyond sessions, socials, and contributions to include how we care for one another in shared spaces. The Drupal Community Working Group's Community Health Team has been working with event organizers to gather practical, community-informed health and safety guidance that reflects how people actually experience DrupalCon.
The information below provides resources for navigating the conference, the venue, and the city with confidence, while reinforcing Drupal's longstanding commitment to an inclusive, respectful, and supportive community where everyone can show up as their whole selves.
Have questions or concerns about DrupalCon Chicago? Feel free to drop by the Community Working Group's public office hours this Friday, February 13 at 10am ET / 1200 UTC.
Join the #community-health Drupal Slack channel for more information. A meeting link will be posted there a few minutes before office hours.
DrupalCon Chicago 2026 Health and Safety
Updated: February 10, 2026
The information that was previously provided here has been moved to the DrupalCon Chicago Health & Safety page.
For more details, or if these policies are updated, please go to the DrupalCon Chicago official page:
DrupalCon Chicago Health & Safety
The Health and Safety page originated from discussions among the CWG Community Health Team and the DrupalCon Steering Committee after reviewing event websites from other communities in North America. We found the general health and safety information useful and we are working on creating a template for the Planning Drupal Events Playbook for other Drupal events to use moving forward.
Acknowledgements
The information we gathered for the DrupalCon Chicago Health & Safety page was inspired by the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Minneapolis Health & Safety page, APHA Health & Safety page, American Geophysical Union Safety and Security Guidance page, and DjangoCon Travel info page.