Sponsoring BarCamp Philly supports our educational community environment, fosters learning and collaboration, and reaches some of the most driven, creative, and tech-savvy people from the Philadelphia region.
It’s not just a great use of your organization’s marketing or development budget. Yes, we’ll promote your brand and your business to our community of over 2,000 developers, creators, artists, and technologists. But you’ll also build relationships and recognition with some of our region’s brightest and most influential professionals.
Your sponsorship ensures that we can continue our two-decades-long tradition of making this unique gathering accessible to everyone in our community who wants to participate. Sponsors help provide our venue, refreshments, and (most importantly to so many of our attendees) the now-legendary collection of BarCamp Philly t-shirts.
Thanks to all of our sponsors, across all 16 of our main events over the past twenty years, for bringing this extraordinary event to our community.
Sponsorship Packages
Some of our sponsors want to grow their brand’s recognition among our community. Others just want to give back. Whatever your goal, we’ve designed a package that works with your plan and your budget.
| Donation | Details |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | Presenting Sponsor Help secure the venue and housekeeping by becoming our Presenting Sponsor for this year’s main event. Includes prominent logo placement on our website (through June 30, 2026), prominent signage at the event, a sponsor table where you can conduct meet-and-greet sessions, plus passes for up to 20 of your team members. |
| $1,500 | “The Luchador” Your logo gets prominent placement on our BarCamp Philly 16 website (through June 30, 2026), on the back of the BarCamp Philly t-shirt, and on a well-placed wall decal at the event. You’ll get six guaranteed tickets for yourself and your team. |
| $1,000 | Giant Your logo is featured our website (through June 30, 2026), on the back of the BarCamp Philly t-shirt, and on a wall decal at the event. You’ll also get 4 guaranteed tickets. |
| $500 | Big Your logo is featured on our site, and your company name gets listed on the back of the BarCamp Philly t-shirt. You’ll get 2 guaranteed tickets for yourself and a guest. |
| $250 | Solo For sole proprietors, freelancers, and creators: We’ll list your name on our website and on the back of the BarCamp Philly t-shirt. One guaranteed ticket is included. |
Experience Sponsorships
We’ve also got a few opportunities to enhance the experience for our attendees at this year’s main event—and you can take all the credit!
| Donation | Details |
|---|---|
| $2,500 | Breakfast Bacon The early days of BarCamp Philly included a hot breakfast spread with LOTS of bacon and other goodies. But it costs a lot to staff a hot table that’s tasty AND sanitary by 2025 standards. Bring back this tradition with a generous donation and your logo will be prominently displayed throughout the snack zone and on our t-shirts. |
| $2,000 | Caffeine Buy coffee for everyone. All day. No really, we’re able to provide both the morning and afternoon coffee and tea service that will fuel attendees all day long with this sponsor package. We’ll display your logo prominently in the snack zone and on our t-shirts. |
Additional Details and Some Fine Print
BarCamp Philly is operated as a transparent, volunteer collective under the umbrella of our fiscal sponsor, Open Source Collective. You can review all of our budget statements and expense reports on our Open Collective hub.
Your donation will be processed by Open Source Collective and you’ll see their name on your credit card or bank statement. OSC is a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation organized and operated exclusively as a 501(c)(6) business league. In most cases, your contribution could be considered a tax-deductible marketing or professional development expense for your business. (Most of us are not lawyers, and we’re probably not YOUR lawyer, so please check with your own attorney or accountant first if you’re concerned about this.)