Two arrival dates, one departure date
Cloudflare Connect 2026 runs Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 October at Moscone West, 800 Howard St, San Francisco. The organiser publishes two arrival dates and one departure date. An attendee on the Cloudflare University or Global Partner Summit track should arrive Sunday 18 October. A Connect-only attendee should arrive by 3PM on Monday 19 October, in time for the Welcome Reception at 5PM. Departure is Thursday 22 October for everyone.
That pair sets the night count. The Sunday arrival books four nights, 18 to 21 October. The Monday arrival books three, 19 to 21 October.
University is sold out, the Partner Summit is open
The organiser's pricing block marks Cloudflare University sold out for 2026. The Global Partner Summit runs on Monday afternoon from 1PM to 5PM at Moscone West. The Summit is free for active partners, and it carries its own registration.
An attendee on the Summit track should book the Sunday night. The Summit opens at 1PM Monday, which leaves the morning free.
Monday's clock
Registration runs 8AM to 7PM. The Cloudflare University breakfast runs 7:30AM to 9AM. University sessions run 9AM to 11AM, 12PM to 2PM and 2:30PM to 4:30PM. The Partner Summit occupies the afternoon. The Cold Start startup pitch competition runs 4PM to 5PM. The Welcome Reception, sponsored by Accenture, runs 5PM to 7PM.
The two session days
Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October carry the main programme. Tuesday breakfast runs 7AM to 8:15AM, and Wednesday breakfast runs 7AM to 8:45AM. Lunch runs 11:45AM to 1:45PM on both days.
Tuesday opens with the general session "The Agentic Internet: Building and securing what comes next" at 8:30AM to 10:15AM. "Building the future of AI" closes the day at 4PM to 5PM, and the Last Call happy hour, sponsored by MiTAC Computing, runs 5PM to 6PM.
Wednesday opens with "Securing and scaling the future of AI and agentic platforms" at 9AM to 10:15AM. "Leading with curiosity in the era of AI" runs 4:30PM to 5:30PM. The Hub runs 8AM to 5PM on Tuesday and 10:30AM to 4:30PM on Wednesday.
The closing night
func(tion), the closing party, takes over Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants. The agenda books the session at 7PM to 11PM on Wednesday 21 October. The party ends the night before the Thursday 22 October departure.
Getting to the hall
Moscone West sits at 800 Howard St, at the corner of Fourth and Howard streets. The venue directs BART and Muni riders to Powell station for Moscone West. Caltrain runs into a station at 4th and Townsend streets, a few minutes' walk from the complex. San Francisco Bay Ferry runs weekday, weekend, holiday and seasonal service to nine terminals around the Bay, and the Ferry Terminal connects to surface and subway routes.
The Moscone Center has no on-site parking. Public garages sit in the immediate neighbourhood, and most nearby hotels offer valet service.
What to pack, and what the pass buys
The organiser publishes two packing notes: comfortable shoes for the Expo Hall, and layers for Bay Area micro-climates. Attendees must be 18 or older.
The hotel block ran $279 to $325 per night across Marriott, IHG Hotels, Hilton and World of Hyatt. Booking ran through the official registration link, and the FAQ told attendees not to contact the hotel. The cutoff was 28 September 2026, or the date the block sold out. That date passed 16 days before this read, so a room now books with the hotel directly.
The FAQ places the partner hotels "within a short distance of the main event site", with many reachable on a brief walk or a quick BART or Muni ride. The distance to Moscone West appears during the booking process. No property is named on any page.
A conference pass lists at $595, with $100 off on a .gov, .mil, .org or .edu address. Group pricing is published on the registration page: "Groups of 5+ unlock discounted passes, groups of 10+ get 50% off".