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title: "Backstage in Amsterdam: Highlights from BackstageCon and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/backstage-in-amsterdam-highlights-from-backstagecon-and-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-u82fuzld4
source_url: https://backstage.io/blog/2026/04/20/backstagecon-kubecon-26-amsterdam
type: article
source: "Backstage"
published: 2026-04-20T16:32:27.746Z
updated: 2026-04-20T16:32:48.005Z
tags: ["open-source", "kubernetes", "cloud-native", "internal-developer-platform"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 6
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language: en
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# Backstage in Amsterdam: Highlights from BackstageCon and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026

**[Backstage](https://daily.dev/sources/backstage)** · 5 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A recap of Backstage's presence at BackstageCon and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam. Highlights include a full day of community talks covering IDP governance at large organizations (Booking.com, ING Bank, N26), the world premiere of the Backstage Documentary, a standing-room-only State of Backstage session with 600+ attendees covering the new Frontend System and upcoming MCP/AI-native features, a live keynote demo for 1,500+ attendees, and the fourth ContribFest where ~50 contributors worked on real issues.

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