Django 6.0 released ✨ a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design 🎨🧩🛠️💡#Django -- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/03/django-60-released/
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We're redesigning djangoproject.com! Here's the plan, who's doing the work, and how you can help.
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/apr/27/its-time-to-redesign-djangoprojectcom/
May's DSF member of the month is Bhuvnesh Sharma!
Bhuvnesh is a Django contributor and GSoC org admin for the Django Software Foundation. He created Django India community 🇮🇳
Learn more about Bhuvnesh here!
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/11/dsf-member-of-the-month-bhuvnesh-sharma/
We are looking for the next group of organizers to own and lead the 2027 DjangoCon Europe conference:
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/apr/07/could-you-host-djangocon-europe-2027-call-for-orga/
Announcing the 2026 Django Developers Survey 🌈
❓ Tell us how you use Django.
🧠 Inform the Django ecosystem and DSF to make great decisions.
🔁 Re-share with your communities.
🏁 All survey results are published after the survey closes.
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/md-django-developers-survey-2026
February's DSF member of the month is Baptiste Mispelon! ⭐
Baptiste is part of the Django Ops team and has contributed to django core. He also co-created the Django Under the Hood conference💡
Learn more about Baptiste here! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/21/dsf-member-of-the-month-baptiste-mispelon/
February's DSF member of the month is Baptiste Mispelon! ⭐
Baptiste is part of the Django Ops team and has contributed to django core. He also co-created the Django Under the Hood conference💡
Learn more about Baptiste here! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/21/dsf-member-of-the-month-baptiste-mispelon/
April's DSF member of the month is Rob Hudson! ⭐
Rob is the creator of Django Debug Toolbar, a tool used by 100,000+ Django developers around the world!
Learn more about Rob here:
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/apr/19/dsf-member-of-the-month-rob-hudson/
We’re proud to announce the Django Software Foundation has been accepted as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) for #Django!
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/oct/30/django-is-now-a-cve-numbering-authority-cna/
Results are in for the 2026 Board elections of the Django Software Foundation! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/nov/28/2026-dsf-board-election-results/
Congratulations @jacob@social.jacobian.org @priyapahwa@mastodon.social @ryancheley@mastodon.social ❤️🎉
If you're wondering how the heart jumped, one of the biggest parts is that the payment came through from our PyCharm campaign, which is made up largely by all of the wonderful individual donors who bought licenses through our yearly campaign. Thank you. https://www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/
Used PyCharm before? Using it now? Never? Add 12 months to your PyCharm Pro subscription today, 30% off, and 100% goes to the DSF!
New and Returning Customers get the same deal, 30% off, 100% to the DSF.
Use this link: https://jetbrains.com/pycharm/promo/support-django/
Happening on October 10th in Copenhagen with @djangodenmark@fosstodon.org: Come celebrate Django's birthday on a Friday after-work session with cake, drinks and fun - and bring your friends! ✨ 🥂 🎂
Thank you 💚 for such a lovely response to Django’s 20th birthday! We received 63 new donations since, of which 12 are recurring 🫶
There’s only a few days left to meet our goal of 200 new donors with $20 or more – can you help us support #Django? #DjangoBirthday
March's DSF member of the month is Theresa Seyram Agbenyegah! ⭐
Theresa is serving in the DSF Events Support Working Group. She is a great leader who has contributed to many PyCons 🤝
Learn more about Theresa here!
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/mar/08/dsf-member-of-the-month-theresa-seyram-agbenyegah/
Over 96% funded! Thank you so much for all of the donations coming in! https://www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/
I wanted to celebrate that in the last 24 hours, we have had 3 corporate member applications. I don't know if there will be time to get them into this year's fundraising drive, but funding is long term. If your company is able, please apply: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/corporate-membership/join/
Our Fundraising & Code of Conduct group member @priyapahwa@mastodon.social recaps her learnings organizing @djangonautspace@indie.social ⭐️ strong facilitation techniques, and tough decisions on which emoji to use!
Today we’re at the first ever #DjangoDayIndia ✨🇮🇳✨ at Scaler School of Technology! It’s really special to be at the first edition of a new #Django event, and the crowd here is loving it 💚
First of the year, DSF member of the month is Omar Abou Mrad! ⭐
Omar is a helper in the Django Discord server. He is part of the Discord Staff Team 🤝
Learn more about Omar here!
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jan/15/dsf-member-of-the-month-omar-abou-mrad/
Call for Review 🕵️
@fcurella@wandering.shop's pull request #18408 proposes async support for database connections and cursors — a huge leap for async support in Django!
https://github.com/django/django/pull/18408
We're looking for reviewers with strong knowledge of database and Django's ORM.
Help shape Django’s future! 💚
We are past 98%! It was my favorite moment when that second to last box filled in. Help us fill the last! https://www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/
Does your employer do employee donation matching? Some companies have a policy of matching an employee's charitable donation, and we would be so appreciative of your support. We had a great weekend with some donors stepping in. We are at nearly 93%.
Django runs on community power—and it needs yours! 💚
We are extending the fundraiser until November 19 to give you another chance to support Django and get a powerful tool for yourself.
Get 30% off PyCharm Pro, and JetBrains will donate 100% of your payment to @django@fosstodon.org
December's DSF member of the month is Clifford Gama! ⭐
Clifford is part of the Review and Triage team. He authored more than 5 PRs in a few months which have been merged into Django💡
Learn more about Clifford here!
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/31/dsf-member-of-the-month-clifford-gama/
✨ cool #Django events you should follow on the #fedi 👉️ @djangocon@fosstodon.org @djangoconafrica@fosstodon.org @djangodenmark@fosstodon.org @djangoconeurope@fosstodon.org. All team #Fosstodon! We’ll also be at @europython@fosstodon.org in one month
Ending Tomorrow! Get PyCharm Pro at 30% off, and 100% goes to the DSF!
Including RETURNERS AND RENEWALS, as well as new users!
Use this link: https://jetbrains.com/pycharm/promo/support-django/
📣 we’re looking for a Django Fellow! Could this be you? https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jun/09/django-fellow-applicants-2025/
Meet our June Django Member of the Month, Elena Williams! 🌟 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jun/17/dsf-member-of-the-month-elena-williams/ @elena@fosstodon.org is part of our Code of Conduct team and a dedicated #Django & #Python community builder, involved with PyLadies, @pyconau@mastodon.pycon.org.au, and @djangogirls@fosstodon.org 🩷
We need input from our community 💚 Take and re-share the 2024 #Django Developers Survey: https://jb.gg/c1ex6j – collab with @jetbrains, makers of @pycharm@techhub.social the #Python IDE
@sabderemane@mastodon.social @katianakamura@fosstodon.org and @cgl@fosstodon.org attended @europython@fosstodon.org 2024 at the invitation of the EuroPython Society (EPS). They managed a DSF booth, participated in the OSS sustainability panel, and joined the PyLadies lunch and the Python organizers' lunch.
DjangoCon US Extra-Early Bird Ticket Pricing ends March 16!! Join us in Chicago https://ti.to/defna/djangocon-us-2026
Only one week to go for anyone interested in becoming a Django Fellow, working on the #Django framework full time: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jun/09/django-fellow-applicants-2025/ Check it out!
Django enthusiasts in and around Melbourne and at @pyconau@mastodon.pycon.org.au - come and meet for the Django Birthday Social Dinner/Night happening tomorrow, Saturday at 17:30 🎂 🥂 🦘
https://birthday20.djangoproject.com/events/pycon-au-2025-sat-social/
Only three weeks left on our call for proposal for DjangoCon Europe 2026 organizers! Could this be you? https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/28/could-you-host-djangocon-europe-2026-cfp/ We would love to see applications from newcomers to conference organizing



