TED2027 is a space to celebrate, to dream, to discover and to be transformed. In 2027 it will be reimagined for a new era, in a city made for exactly this moment. San Diego is our new home for radical imagination. Get ready for days of breakthrough ideas, powerful storytelling and the kind of joy that only happens when the right people are in the right place at exactly the right moment.

TED convenes the most interesting, generous and kind humans you'll ever meet. Brilliant and humble in equal measure, these are people who don't just want to understand what's happening — they want to change it.

This is where you find your people. Future collaborators, co-creators and lifelong friends you didn't know you were missing in your life. 

Celebrated architect and designer David Rockwell has returned to redesign the TED theater from scratch — a space purpose-built for the next generation of ideas.

At TED, no single talk tells the whole story. One shifts your thinking. Another challenges it. A third connects them in ways you didn't expect. The real value is in the patterns that emerge when you experience them all at once — a new aperture into what's coming, a portal into what's possible.

Discovery Sessions have always been where TED gets hands-on — unique, only-at-TED experiences that take ideas off the stage and into the world. In 2027, we're going deeper: more immersive and more unexpected than ever before.

Throughout the week, you'll gather in small groups to explore ideas plucked directly from the stage, or venture out to San Diego's labs, oceans, art spaces and border communities with expert guides. This is your classroom for big questions, daring adventures and the kind of revelations that remind you learning was always supposed to feel like this.

People come back from TED lit up. By the ideas, yes, but mostly by the humans who were in the room with them. The ones who shared a laugh, a good cry and stayed at the table long after the meal was over.

The best conversations at TED start at the coffee bar, at a dinner table, in between sessions when you turn to the person next to you and realize you need to keep talking. We curate this serendipity because the best ideas need friction, reaction and the right people around you when they land.

San Diego sits at the intersection of some of the most fertile farmland, freshest coastline and richest culinary traditions in the country. The flavors of California and Mexico have been crossing, blending and evolving together for generations.

Our food program is built to honor all of it. Chef-crafted menus, locally sourced and sustainably made. From morning coffee to late-night celebrations, you'll never wonder where your next meal is coming from — only who you'll be sharing it with.

The ideas don't stop when the theater does. TED evenings are where the week opens up — into celebration, into conversation, into San Diego itself.

Some nights bring the whole community together: live performances, open air, sunsets and the kind of energy that only a room full of genuinely curious people can generate. Others are more intimate — Dine Around dinners in spaces that surprise you, at tables where the conversation goes as deep as you let it. Either way, you'll leave with joyful memories and new friends you're glad you met.

At TED2027, we’re building a real-life playground for the curious. Imagine a sandbox for human connection — part art installation, part science lab, part experience you won't find words for until you're already inside it. Bold technology, unexpected demos and hands-on moments designed to surprise you at every turn.

TED is an extraordinary container for ideas. Your brain might start to feel full and that’s when you’ll find the Restore Lounge. This is where you come when you need a quiet oasis to decompress, reflect and let everything you've taken in begin to settle. Aromatherapy, massage, meditation or simply a moment of stillness.

The talk is just the beginning. TED speakers stay for the entire conference. You’ll find them at book signings, across the dinner table, in your Discovery Sessions and beyond. They're here to think alongside you. Come ready for a real conversation.

Everyone is welcome at TED. Accessibility services are available to ensure you have full access to the conference. The TED team will work closely with you to provide support, so you can focus on enjoying your time. Services such as live captioning, assisted listening devices, mobility devices and ASL interpreters are made available upon request.

Email us at conferences@ted.com to learn more.