Dark Prague 2026

Join Dark Prague 2026, held from 2nd to 4th October 2026, in Prague. This event is an unconventional three-day gathering in Prague, designed for thinkers, builders, and creators working at the edge of technology, cryptography, biology, and decentralized systems. Rather than a traditional conference, it positions itself as a space to examine how systems of control are built, maintained, and challenged—especially across networks, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies. The event focuses on issues like freedom as opposed to control, autonomy, censorship resistance, privacy, and opportunity governance fashions, bringing together independent voices from crypto, protection, science, and hacker culture. It is not structured around passive talks, but around active exploration of ideas, experimentation, and community-driven dialogue. Set in historical underground commercial spaces in Prague, it blends technical dialogue with philosophical and cultural views, aiming to challenge traditional systems and encourage contributors to reconsider how they can be altered or rebuilt.

Organized By

Paralelni Polis is a unique nonprofit organization established by members of the contemporary art collective Ztohoven. The goal of Paraleln Polis is to give people access to the technology and education they need to engage in a free society and defend their right to personal freedom.

Event Highlights

• Understand modern power systems – learn how technology, biology, and networks influence control.
• Gain critical insights into how systems are built, maintained, and challenged.
• Explore new ideas of freedom and autonomy beyond traditional structures.
• Connect with independent thinkers and innovators.
• Discover ways to rethink and reshape existing systems.

Why Attend?

• Explore power and control systems in technology and society.
• Focus on privacy, freedom, and autonomy in the digital age.
• Learn about cryptography and censorship resistance
• Connect with hackers, builders, and independent thinkers.
• Experience a non-traditional, experimental gathering.

Speakers

• Jarrad Hope - Co-founder of Status.im and Logos.
• Pavol Lupták - Global opportunist, cryptoanarchist, and hacker.
• Rachel-Rose O’Leary - DarkFi core dev and writer.
• Amir Taaki - DarkFi cryptography.
• Elsirion - Cryptoanarchist and aspiring cypherpunk.
• Ryan Lackey - Cypherpunk and security entrepreneur.

Dark Prague 2026 is a three-day event in Prague exploring freedom, privacy, and decentralized systems through experimental, community-driven discussions.