About Drupal 8 Day

A free online Drupal Camp organized by OSTraining, bringing Drupal 8 education to a global audience.

Drupal 8 Day is a free online Drupal camp organized by OSTraining, created to bring Drupal 8 education to a global audience. The event gathers developers, site builders, themers, and content editors from around the world for a full day of recorded sessions covering the most important topics in the Drupal 8 ecosystem. From configuration management and content modeling to custom migrations and component-driven theming, the schedule is designed to offer practical, hands-on knowledge that attendees can immediately apply to their own projects. Because the entire event takes place online, participation is open to anyone with an internet connection, regardless of location or time zone.

The schedule reflects the breadth of what Drupal 8 offers to modern web teams. Sessions explore the Paragraphs module for flexible content layouts, the Display Suite for controlling how content appears, and the Media configuration suite for managing assets efficiently. Developers will find talks on AJAX callbacks, custom commands, and demystifying JavaScript libraries, while themers can dive into Twig templates, PatternLab workflows, and managing CSS and JavaScript in a component-driven approach. Each session is recorded and made available afterward, so even those who cannot attend live can still benefit from the full day of learning at their own pace.

The lineup features experienced members of the Drupal community who share their real-world insights and lessons learned from production sites. Presenters walk through practical scenarios, from streamlining site building workflows to improving versioning practices with Composer and semantic versioning. Sessions on SEO and the Drupal Console offer a broad overview of tools that help developers work more efficiently. The conversational format keeps the content accessible, whether you are new to Drupal 8 or have been working with it since the release anniversary that inspired the event. Every talk is crafted to answer the questions developers actually face on a daily basis.

Attendees join from cities spanning Sydney, California, New York, London, and Copenhagen, making the online format a true global gathering. The registration process is straightforward and free, opening the door for anyone curious about Drupal 8 to participate. The event celebrates the platform's continued evolution, marking milestones in its release timeline while looking ahead to what builders and maintainers can accomplish next. Whether you are seeking to sharpen your development skills, improve your site's content architecture, or simply connect with a community of like-minded professionals, Drupal 8 Day offers a welcoming space to learn and grow.

About Drupal 8 Day

Drupal 8 had been out for nearly one year and was maturing into a powerful platform. To mark the occasion, OSTraining organized an online event on November 19, 2016 — the first anniversary of Drupal 8's release. The event was called "Drupal 8 Day" and was designed as an online version of a Drupal Camp.

The event was 100% free to attend, so that anyone could participate regardless of location or budget. It featured one complete day of live presentations from experienced Drupal developers and trainers, with all sessions later made available as video recordings on YouTube.

The Goal of Drupal 8 Day

OSTraining created Drupal 8 Day to present Drupal 8 in the best possible light to a worldwide audience. The mission was to make quality Drupal 8 education accessible to people who might not be able to attend physical Drupal Camps — particularly those living outside major cities or in regions without a local Drupal community event.

By running the event entirely online and free of charge, the organizers aimed to lower the barriers that often prevent developers, site builders, and designers from exploring what Drupal 8 had to offer.

Are You 100% New to Drupal 8?

For those who were completely new to Drupal 8 at the time, OSTraining also offered a free 60-video introductory class on YouTube. The playlist covered the fundamentals and served as a companion resource for attendees who wanted to build their skills before or after the live event.

Drupal 8 Day was a project of OSTraining, made possible by the Drupal community.

Behind the Event

Organized by OSTraining

A Community Effort

OSTraining, a well-known provider of Drupal and open-source education, conceived and ran Drupal 8 Day as a way to give back to the community. The event drew on the expertise of ten speakers from around the world, each contributing a live session on a focused Drupal 8 topic.

Global Reach

With sessions scheduled across multiple time zones — from Sydney to California — the event was structured to accommodate a truly international audience. All presentations were recorded and published on YouTube so that anyone could watch them afterward, regardless of their time zone.