KubeBoat 2027

Sponsoring Prospectus · Sunday 14 March 2027 · Barcelona, Spain
The night before KubeCon kicks off

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The best party of KubeCon happens before KubeCon starts

On Sunday 14 March 2027, the evening before KubeCon Europe opens its doors at Fira Gran Via, 300 senior engineers, architects and technology decision makers will board a catamaran in Barcelona, watch the sun go down over the Mediterranean, and step off the boat directly into a private waterfront reception.

Every other vendor party fights for attention on Tuesday and Wednesday night, competing with six others in the same three-hour window. We are not in that fight.

We own the Sunday. Nobody schedules anything the night before day zero. Everyone who has flown in is looking for something to do, and there is exactly one thing happening.

By Monday morning, this is what people will be talking about.

The boat is the whole point

At 18:15 the Ecosail leaves Drassanes with 200 guests aboard. Two decks, two bars and a 360-degree terrace. It is the largest passenger catamaran on the Spanish east coast.

For the next two hours, Barcelona goes past from the water. Sunset at 18:56. The city and the hills behind it catch the last of the light. Nobody is checking their phone.

At 20:00 the boat does something no other Barcelona charter can do: instead of returning to where it started, it docks directly at the party venue. Guests step off the gangway and walk three minutes into a private marina reception.

Why your customers will actually say yes

Every sponsor at KubeCon is trying to get thirty minutes with the same people.

You will send an invitation to a booth. Someone else will send an invitation to a hotel bar. And one company will send an invitation to a sunset cruise on the Mediterranean, with their logo flying from the mast. That email gets opened. That invitation gets accepted. That conversation happens.

It is not a logo, it is an evening

Your guests are not being marketed to. They are on a boat, in Barcelona, at sunset, with you, before the conference has even begun.

It comes out of a budget you already have

This is field marketing spend, not a logo placement. Customer entertainment budgets already exist for exactly this.

It is genuinely scarce

There are 200 seats on the water and roughly 300+one people at the party. Boat tickets are allocated to sponsors first. When they are gone, they are gone.

First impressions, first night

You get to your key accounts before anyone else in the ecosystem has said hello.

At a Glance

300+

Guests

Senior engineers, platform architects, SREs and technology decision makers, in Barcelona for KubeCon.

200

Seats on the Water

A two-hour private sunset cruise on the largest catamaran on Spain's east coast.

0

Competition

Sunday night, before the conference opens. No competing vendor parties.

1

Venue, Zero Transfers

The boat docks at the party. Three minutes from gangway to bar.

Who Comes to KubeBoat

KubeBoat draws the same audience as KubeCon itself, filtered for the people who arrive a day early: organisers, speakers, maintainers, senior practitioners and the decision makers who travel with them.

Senior and Hands-On

Platform engineers, SREs, architects and CTOs. The people who choose tooling and the people who sign for it.

International

An audience flying in from across Europe and beyond for the one of the largest cloud native event in the world.

Early Arrivals

The Sunday crowd is the committed crowd. Community organisers, maintainers, and the teams who came to make the most of the week.

The Evening

1

17:45 — Boarding at Drassanes

Guests arrive at Port Vell.

2

18:15 — Cast off

Two hours on the water. Open bar throughout: cava, wine, beer, soft drinks. Snacks on deck.

3

18:56 — Sunset 🌅

Barcelona from the sea, in the best light of the day.

4

19:00 — The reception opens

For guests joining on land, the waterfront venue opens with drinks and Spanish tapas.

5

20:00 — The boat docks at the venue

200 people step off the gangway and walk straight in. This is the moment of the evening.

6

20:15 — Paella, tapas, and the room fills

Live showcooking station, four hours of drinks, background music at a level where you can actually have a conversation.

7

23:00 — Close

The Vessel: Ecosail

200 Guests Aboard

Comfortably. Two full decks with room to move.

Two Bars

One on the main deck, one on the flybridge.

Covered Main Deck and Open Terrace

Shelter when you want it, open sky and 360-degree views when you don't.

Sound System Throughout

Music on both decks, at conversation level.

The Venue: The Sea Garden, Marina Port Vell

A private waterfront event space inside Barcelona's most exclusive marina, three minutes' walk from where the boat docks.

Indoor and Covered Terrace

Capacity for 300+, heated, on the water's edge.

Superyacht Views

Marina Port Vell is where the largest yachts in the Mediterranean berth. That is the backdrop for your evening.

Central Barcelona

Walking distance from the Gothic Quarter and Barceloneta, where most attendees are staying.

Only 2 Available

Platinum Sponsor

€15,000

Your Flag on the Boat

Your logo flies from the mast for the entire cruise. Every photo taken that evening, by 220 people, has your brand in it. This is the single most visible sponsorship asset of KubeCon week and only two companies get it.

12 VIP Boat Tickets

Twelve seats on the water to hand to your key accounts, plus your own team.

20 Party Tickets

Twenty places at the reception in total, including your boat guests.

Branding at the Venue

Your logo on the sponsor loop running all evening on the venue screen, plus on-site signage.

Signature Cocktail

A drink named by you, served all night, on the menu with your brand on it.

Social Media and Post-Event

Dedicated posts before and after, plus your message included in the post-event mail to all attendees.

Gold Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

€10,000

8 VIP Boat Tickets

Eight seats on the sunset cruise for your customers and team.

14 Party Tickets

Fourteen places at the reception in total, including your boat guests.

Logo on the Boat Welcome

Your brand on the boarding signage

Branding at the Venue

Your logo in the sponsor loop and on on-site signage.

Social Media Mentions

Recognition across our channels before and after the event.

Silver Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

€7,000

4 VIP Boat Tickets

Four seats on the water. Enough to bring your two most important accounts and still have room for your team.

8 Party Tickets

Eight places at the reception in total, including your boat guests.

Branding at the Venue

Your logo in the sponsor loop and on on-site signage.

Social Media Mentions

Recognition across our channels before and after the event.

Community Sponsor

Community Sponsor

€3,000

For companies who want to support the event without the VIP programme.

2 VIP Boat Tickets

Two seats on the water.

4 Party Tickets

Four places at the waterfront reception.

Branding at the Venue

Your logo in the sponsor loop and on on-site signage.

Social Media Mentions

Recognition across our channels.

Sponsor Levels at a Glance

Boat tickets are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to Platinum, then Gold, then Silver.

Why Sponsor KubeBoat

Reach Decision Makers Before Anyone Else

The Sunday before KubeCon is the quietest inbox of the week and the most valuable. Everyone is in town and nobody has claimed their evening.

Entertain Your Customers Properly

A sunset cruise is something a customer remembers and tells colleagues about. A booth conversation is not.

Brand Visibility Where Cameras Are Pointing

Two hours of golden hour on the Mediterranean with 220 people holding phones. Your brand is in every frame.

Support the Cloud Native Community

KubeBoat is a community-run event. Sponsorship keeps it independent and keeps tickets affordable for the people who make this ecosystem work.

Team

Andrea


Carla


Phil


Contact Us

We would love to have you on board. Boat capacity is genuinely limited, so early conversations get the best allocation.

Email

hello@kubeboat.io

Website

kubeboat.io

Sponsor Contact

Philipp Meier