Wish You Were Here – Win a Free Ticket to Penpot Fest 2025!

What if your dream design tool understood dev handoff pain? Or your dev team actually loved the design system?

If you’ve ever thought, “I wish design and development worked better together,” you’re not alone — and you’re exactly who Penpot Fest 2025 is for.

This October, the world’s friendliest open-source design & code event returns to Madrid — and you could be going for free.

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Why Penpot Fest?

Happening from October 8–10, 2025, Penpot Fest is where designers, developers, and open-source enthusiasts gather to explore one big idea:
Better, together.

Over three days, you’ll dive into:

8 thought-provoking keynotes
1 lively panel discussion
3 hands-on workshops
Full meals, drinks, swag, and a welcome party
A breathtaking venue and space to connect, collaborate, and be inspired

With confirmed speakers like Glòria Langreo (GitHub), Francesco Siddi (Blender), and Laura Kalbag (Penpot), you’ll be learning from some of the brightest minds in the design-dev world.

And this year, we’re kicking it off with something extra special…

The Contest: “Wish You Were Here”

We’re giving away a free ticket to Penpot Fest 2025, and entering is as easy as sharing a thought.

Here’s the idea:
We want to hear your “I wish…” — your vision, your frustration, your funny or heartfelt take on the future of design tools, team workflows, or dev collaboration.

It can be:

“I wish design tools spoke dev.”
“I wish handoff wasn’t a hand grenade.”
“I wish design files didn’t feel like final bosses.”

Serious or silly — it’s all valid.

How to Enter

Post your “I wish…” message on one of the following networks: X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, or Facebook
Include the hashtag #WishYouWereHerePenpot
Tag @PenpotApp so we can find your entry!

Get creative: write it, design it, animate it, sing it — whatever helps your wish stand out.

Key Dates

Contest opens: August 4, 2025
Last day to enter: September 4, 2025

Why This Matters

This campaign isn’t just about scoring a free ticket (though that’s awesome). It’s about surfacing what our community really needs — and giving space for those wishes to be heard.

Penpot is built by people who listen. Who believe collaboration between design and code should be open, joyful, and seamless. This is your chance to share what you want from that future — and maybe even help shape it.