Due to the popularity of the festivals, event tickets are allocated via a random ballot.
Enter the free ballot via Universe. 600 people will get sent their ticket via email ahead of the event. If you don’t receive an email, you are unlucky this time in getting a ticket. Tickets are drawn across the month of April 2024. Further details on the ballot can be found here.
The festival will be held at the CodeNode on May 18th. It’s expected to run from 9:00 AM – 18:00 PM BST.
The speaker list for the 2024 Festival is set to be published, but you can find speakers for last year here.
Yes. After the event you can come back to the DSF site. All sessions will be added to the past section of the event. Please note if a speaker does not wish to be recorded the sessions will not be made available.
There are a mixture of talks featured at the festival. Covering all things data (science, engineering, etc) and a variety of technical levels. You can view last years playlist on YouTube here to get an idea of the talks of the events.
The tickets are completely free.
There’s no parking available at the venue. You can check Parkopedia for details of nearby parking.
Car – If you want to commute by car to CodeNode, NCP Finsbury Square offers an ideal parking spot. Located beneath the lawn bowls green, you’re only a short walk from CodeNode, Moorgate and Old Street. CodeNode is also serviced by a large loading bay, should you require deliveries or unloading.
Tube/Train – The nearest underground stations are Moorgate and Liverpool Street Stations. Both are on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines, Moorgate is also on the Northern Line and Liverpool Street on the Central line. Liverpool Street is also a main overland station.
To reach CodeNode from Moorgate Station, exit Moorgate Station, turn right onto Moorgate, turn right again onto South Place. Walk down on South Place until you reach number 10 on your right. In addition, Liverpool Street station is a major overland train station connecting CodeNode directly with the outer London regions and rest of the UK.
Bicycle – For cyclists there is a Santander Cycles Hire docking station just outside our venue on South Place.
London City Airport is the nearest airport to CodeNode, easily accessible via the Docklands. Light Railway (DLR) from Bank underground station.
All other London airports are within 1 hour of the venue.
The area has several hotels at different budgets. Based on proximity to the venue, we have found the following options (ordered by price):
Travelodge London Central City Road, Distance to venue = 0.3 miles
Hotel Motel One London Tower Hill, Distance to venue = 0.7 miles
South Place Hotel, Distance to venue = 246 ft