Florida DrupalCamp Begins 20 February in Orlando with Canvas and AI in Focus

At the same time, the 2026 program mirrors what is presently active in Drupal development, particularly around Canvas and AI-related workflows. Over the next three days in Orlando, those discussions will move from session rooms into working groups, informal conversations, and collaborative contributions.

Lauri Timmanee, Product Lead for Drupal Canvas, joined the schedule and will present on the initiative’s direction in an AI-driven development environment. Bálint Kléri, Software Engineer at Brewed Tech, will discuss JavaScript Code Components within Drupal Canvas, including current features, experiments, and future plans. Rod Martin will address building websites using Drupal CMS, including enabling modules, working with Drupal Canvas, and incorporating Drupal AI tools. On Sunday, Michael Anello will present on creating Single Directory Components structured to integrate with Drupal Canvas, including a discussion of component.yml configuration.

Friday’s training day includes several full-day workshops. Michael Anello will lead Responsible Drupal AI Basics, focusing on the Drupal AI module ecosystem, setup options, auditing tools, and practical examples of generating content responsibly. Modules covered include AI automators, Field widget actions, AI agents, and the AI context control centre.

We’re going to talk about future-proof theming and making themes work with Drupal Canvas, making them work with artificial intelligence and Storybook and just some modern best practices.

The program also includes WordPress for Drupal Developers, presented by Bernardo Martinez of the Chattanooga Drupal User Group. The session compares core themes, contributed themes, and paid theme ecosystems in both WordPress and Drupal, focusing on architectural and workflow differences.

Beyond sessions, the camp includes traditions that recur each year. Saturday concludes with lightning talks.

The lightning talks on Saturday are really fun because they’re kind of informal. There’s a lot of laughing. People go write their name on the whiteboard, and they speak about whatever for five minutes. It does not necessarily have to be technical.

Social gatherings are scheduled each evening. Early arrivals typically meet on Thursday. Friday includes an informal gathering near the hotel. Saturday night features the official party at The Keg Social. Karaoke often follows.

After you’ve had some drinks and you’re a little bit more brave to sing in front of people, you get a lot of fun. I am a really horrible singer, but there are some really great singers.

Sunday afternoon is dedicated to contribution work. In previous years, attendees collaborated on improvements to the Olivero theme and contributed to a Drupal.org April Fool’s Day feature.

We have done some cool stuff at the contributions before. That was a lot of fun.

Mike also noted that the camp’s structure does not change dramatically from year to year.

Our camp doesn’t change too much from year to year because what we have works.

That consistency defines the format, but the session topics evolve with the ecosystem.

This year’s emphasis on Drupal Canvas and AI-related tooling reflects where many Drupal teams are currently directing attention. Over the next three days in Orlando, those discussions will move beyond presentation slides into working groups, informal conversations, and Sunday’s contribution efforts.