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JSNation US is the American edition of the JSNation series, a JavaScript conference for software engineers and web developers working across the modern frontend and full-stack ecosystem. Its program also speaks to developers growing into senior and tech lead roles, alongside practitioners exploring how AI is reshaping everyday JavaScript and TypeScript work. The 2026 edition takes place in November in New York as a hybrid event: an in-person conference day with streamed tracks, followed by a remote day on November 19, with paid and free workshops scheduled around the main program. The official site promises about 40 talks, five hands-on workshops, case studies and core team updates, with roughly 700 engineers expected to gather in New York at a planetarium venue reached by ferry. Content is organized into deep-dive tracks on AI-assisted coding, AI engineering, full-stack development and architecture, and career growth, plus a dedicated Ai.js track for JavaScript developers building with AI. Speaker Q&A sessions, discussion rooms and an evening party add plenty of networking. For JavaScript teams on the East Coast, it is a focused way to catch up with where the language and its tooling are heading.
JSNation US 2026 takes place November 16–19, 2026 in New York, NY, United States.
JSNation US 2026 is an in-person event.
Travel questions? See Good to know in the travel guide below.
New York in the third week of November is cold, bright and building toward the holiday season, with the first winter markets opening and the parks fully bare. A four-day JavaScript conference here sits in a city where the tech industry is dispersed rather than concentrated, so the after-hours geography follows neighbourhoods rather than any single district. Walking is the default, and the subway covers what walking cannot.
Three airports serve the city. JFK connects via AirTrain to the subway or the Long Island Rail Road, typically an hour to midtown. LaGuardia is closest but has no rail link, relying on buses and taxis. Newark (EWR) uses AirTrain to New Jersey Transit, around forty-five minutes to Penn Station. Once in the city, a contactless card or phone taps directly into the subway.
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Street-level coverage is comprehensive and all subway stations now have signal, though tunnels between them do not. A prepaid eSIM is the standard approach for international attendees and avoids airport queues. Set up an eSIM with Airalo before you board and you're online the moment you land.
The High Line. A disused elevated freight line converted into a linear park running from the Meatpacking District up to Hudson Yards. In November the planting is deliberately left in its dried winter state, which is the designers' intent. The full walk takes about an hour.
Museum of Modern Art. The collection that defines twentieth-century art history, arranged over several floors in midtown. Timed tickets are needed and weekday late afternoons are quietest. Two to three hours does it justice; the sculpture garden is worth stepping into even in the cold. Tickets on Go City →
Brooklyn Bridge walk. Crossing from Manhattan to Brooklyn on the raised pedestrian deck takes about thirty-five minutes and ends in Dumbo, with the best skyline view behind you the whole way. Go at sunrise or on a weekday to avoid the crush. Free.
Grand Central Terminal. The 1913 beaux-arts terminal remains a working station and is free to walk through, with the vaulted celestial ceiling and the lower-level dining concourse the main draws. Twenty to thirty minutes, and it is a natural stop between midtown appointments.
Which airport should I fly into?
Newark and JFK both have rail connections to Manhattan in around forty-five to sixty minutes. LaGuardia is geographically closest but depends entirely on road transport.
How do I pay for the subway?
Tap a contactless bank card or phone directly at the turnstile. Fares cap automatically after a set number of rides in a week.
How cold is it in late November?
Highs around eight degrees Celsius, often dropping near freezing at night, with wind between the buildings making it feel colder. A proper winter coat is warranted.
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