Test teams hear the same question every budget cycle: why send a tester to a conference when the developers already go to one? The answer is the program. Testing conferences spend whole days on automation strategy, exploratory testing, test data and how to test AI features. A general developer event covers those in a talk or two.
This page lists the 2027 testing conferences with published dates: STAREAST in Orlando, Swiss Testing Day in Zurich, EuroSTAR in Copenhagen and Nordic Tech Days in Tallinn. Agile Testing Days still runs in November 2026, so it has its own section below.
Dates, cities and starting prices come from each organizer's official site. When a 2027 price is not public yet, the table says Not announced. Early-bird prices change on fixed dates, so check the figure at checkout. Our method is on How we review tools.
Swiss Testing Day
Swiss Testing Day is a one-day software testing conference in Zurich. The 2027 program is being built from an open call for speakers.
Best for: Testers and QA leads in Switzerland and nearby countries who want a one-day event close to home.
Dates and city: April 8, 2027. StageOne Event & Convention Hall, Elias-Canetti-Strasse, Zurich. In-person.
What you actually get: One day of testing talks. The ticket covers all sessions and the partner exhibition. The speaker call is open on Sessionize, so the 2027 agenda is not published yet.
Notable limitations:
- The 2027 agenda is not published yet. Check the session language once it is out.
- One day only, so there is little room for workshops.
- The Early Bird price ends December 31, 2026.
Tickets: Early Bird CHF 499 plus CHF 40.42 VAT, until December 31, 2026. Regular CHF 599 plus CHF 48.52 VAT from January 1, 2027. Both cover all sessions and the partner exhibition.
STAREAST
STAREAST is the TechWell spring testing conference, run by Coveros. It has over 75 talks, full-day and half-day tutorials, pre-conference training and certification, a Testing and Quality Leadership Summit, and an expo.
Best for: US testers, automation engineers and QA managers who want a week of training and talks, and teams who need ISTQB or ICAgile certification on the same trip.
Dates and city: April 25-30, 2027. Rosen Centre, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida. In-person, plus an online option.
What you actually get: Over 75 talks, tutorials, pre-conference classes such as ISTQB CTFL v4.0, AI for Testers and Fundamentals of Agile Test Automation, the Leadership Summit, and an expo.
Notable limitations:
- Pass prices only appear inside the registration flow, after you enter your details. Get the figure there before you budget.
- The biggest discount needs payment, not just registration, by February 26, 2027.
- Six days in Orlando adds several hotel nights to the budget.
Tickets: Price shown at registration. Packages run from a two-day pass to a full week with training. Super Early Bird: up to $400 off, register and pay by February 26, 2027. Early Bird: up to $200 off by March 26, 2027. Pay by January 29, 2027 for a $50 Amazon gift card. Groups: 10% off for 3+, 20% off for 6+. Coveros Events alumni: 10% off. Combining a multi-day class with the conference saves almost $345.
EuroSTAR
EuroSTAR is a four-day European software testing conference. The 2027 edition is in Copenhagen with the theme Sharpening the Craft.
Best for: European testers and QA leads who want a broad general testing program, and teams who can send a group.
Dates and city: May 11-14, 2027. Bella Center, Copenhagen. In-person.
What you actually get: Four days of talks, practical learning and community networking. Super Early Bird tickets are live at 30% off.
Notable limitations:
- The page does not say whether prices include VAT.
- The event spans four days, and the headline ticket covers three of them. Check the ticket page for what the fourth day includes.
- No end date is given for the Super Early Bird offer.
Tickets: Individual from €1,610 for a 3 Day Ticket. Groups from €1,208 per person, based on 10 tickets. Super Early Bird is live, save 30%.
Nordic Tech Days
Nordic Tech Days is a new conference born from the merger of Nordic Testing Days and Nordic DevOps Days. Two days in Tallinn, four tracks and a main stage, one ticket type.
Best for: Testers who work close to delivery pipelines, and teams who want testing and DevOps talks on one ticket.
Dates and city: June 2-3, 2027. Kultuurikatel (Tallinn Creative Hub), Kursi 3, Tallinn, Estonia. In-person.
What you actually get: Both conference days, all four tracks and the main stage, lunch and coffee breaks, and the Day 1 networking event and party.
Notable limitations:
- It is a merged event, so testing shares the program with DevOps.
- The current price ends December 31, 2026.
- Only one ticket type is listed.
Tickets: Conference ticket €425 including VAT, valid until December 31, 2026, then the price goes up. Sold via Fienta. The call for speakers closes December 31, 2026.
Still to come in 2026
Agile Testing Days runs November 16-19, 2026 at the Dorint Hotel in Potsdam, near Berlin, as a hybrid event. The 3 Conf. Days ticket is €2,500 and includes a free workshop on November 16 and the online pass. The Online Pass alone is €499. All prices are plus 19% VAT. No 2027 dates are announced yet.
Other QA and software testing conferences worth considering
STARWEST is the sister event to STAREAST. The official site says STARWEST 2027 returns to the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. Exact 2027 dates are not on the page yet.
SeleniumConf and AppiumConf ran May 6-8, 2026 at Veles e Vents in Valencia, with workshops on May 6 and the main conference on May 7-8. The 2027 edition is not on the official site yet.
TestBash from Ministry of Testing still shows its Brighton 2025 edition on the official TestBash page. No newer date is listed. Professional Members get 50% off when tickets go on sale.
Testers in agile teams can also look at XP 2027 and Agile Prague on our agile development conferences page. Agile Prague runs practical workshops for testers and developers.
How we picked these conferences
We listed software testing conferences whose 2027 edition has exact dates on an organizer page, including a call-for-speakers page run by the organizer. A missing or unconfirmed price did not rule an event out. We checked dates, venues and prices on the organizers' sites on 5 Nov 2026. The From column shows the cheapest public ticket that gets you into the talks. Not announced means the organizer has not published 2027 prices yet.
FAQs
Which testing conference suits test automation engineers?
STAREAST pairs the conference with training classes, including Fundamentals of Agile Test Automation and AI for Testers. EuroSTAR covers automation within a broad four-day program. If your work is mostly test platform design, QCon London on our software architecture conferences page also covers it.
Are there virtual options?
STAREAST runs in Orlando plus online, with a virtual pass. The EuroSTAR and Nordic Tech Days pages we checked list in-person tickets only. The Swiss Testing Day ticket page lists in-person Early Bird and Regular tickets.
Are there group discounts?
STAREAST gives 10% off for 3+ people and 20% off for 6+, on in-person and virtual passes. EuroSTAR quotes a group price from €1,208 per person based on 10 tickets.
Do STAREAST packages include training?
Training classes are sold as packages with the conference. The pricing page says a multi-day class plus the conference saves almost $345, and the discount is already in the package price.
What happened to Nordic Testing Days?
It merged with Nordic DevOps Days into Nordic Tech Days. The old Nordic Testing Days address now redirects to the new site. The first merged edition is June 2-3, 2027 in Tallinn.
Bottom line
Pick the trip by region and budget. In the US, register and pay early for STAREAST in April. In Switzerland, Swiss Testing Day is a single day in Zurich in April. EuroSTAR in Copenhagen is the four-day option in May. Nordic Tech Days in Tallinn suits testers who also work on pipelines, at €425 including VAT if you buy before the end of December.
