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[slindsay]

Last updated: 23 July 2026

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Everything you need to know about hands-on activities as a part of Data Days will be posted here! Be sure to check back often, as we'll update this page frequently!

What can you expect?

We're going to host a series of contests, including things like data visualization in Power BI and Fabric, SQL, AI prompting, and more! Starting off with...the Power BI Dataviz World Championships, Barcelona edition!

Other contests coming soon: QuickViz (build a single visual in Power BI), Fabric Apps, SQL AI Prompting, Fabric Ontology, AI Skills in Fabric, and more!

Want a bigger variety of things to build? Scroll down and check out the Workout Wednesday option!

📽️ Watch live sessions!

- SQL + AI Promptathon (contest closes July 24) - on Demand

- Power BI Dataviz World Champs - on Demand

- Inside the mind of a Dataviz World Champ! - live on July 14 and on demand
- ✨New: From “I’m Just Getting Started” to “I Made This” - live on July 28th and on demand

Join experts for live sessions, including contests and all of our dataviz sessions!

Coming Soon: QuickViz

Want to participate in a contest but have limited time? Join us for a quick contest - create a single Power BI visual, learn, share, and have fun along the way!

 

SQL + AI promptathon general information:

The SQL + AI promptathon starts on June 25 and closes on July 24! Find all of the info you need in the blog post 😀

 

World Champs general information:

The Microsoft Power BI Dataviz World Champs start on June 16, 2026. Please join us in congratulating @jeromeian and @MariusHelle - our Round 1 winners! Check out their entries and the judges favorites in our blog post!

👀 Check out all the entries in the contests gallery!

***Round 2 is now closed and the judges are working through all of the FABULOUS entries. Somehow, the caliber of entries just keeps getting higher! To everyone who submitted, congratulations!

Join the journey from kickoff on June 16 through three competitive rounds, ending in a live finale at FabCon Barcelona. 

• Kickoff: June 16, 2026 - join dataviz icons for the live kickoff!

• Round 1️⃣: June 16 - June 26 (entries close June 26 at 11:59 PM) - live at 8am Pacific on the 16th! Winners announced on Friday, July 10

• Round 2️⃣: July 7 - July 19* (entries close July 19 at 11:59 PM) - (detailed submission instructions)

• Round 3️⃣: July 28 - August 9* (entries close August 9 at 11:59 PM)

• Wildcard winner: Selected by judges (any entry, any round)

• Live Finale: FabCon 2026 in Barcelona, Spain

Want to build something fun, but have limited time?

Check out the weekly challenges that our partners over at Workout Wednesday post! Pick a challenge (any challenge from any week!) that interests you, and upload it to the QuickViz gallery! Be sure to label your submission with the Workout Wednesday category, and share on LinkedIn using the tags #WoW2026 and #DataDays!

Stay tuned to this page for more info!

[Abdulwasay_khan]

great

[Haris_Ali]

Great initiative Looking forward to participating in the challenges and learning new Power BI Fabric SQL and AI skills Thank you for organizing this amazing event.

[Kapuka]

Ready 

[Sandeep_Jaiswal]

good

[shri28]

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@slindsay wrote:

Last updated: 14 July 2026

Return to Data Days Homepage

Data Days | Create

Everything you need to know about hands-on activities as a part of Data Days will be posted here! Be sure to check back often, as we'll update this page frequently!

What can you expect?

We're going to host a series of contests, including things like data visualization in Power BI and Fabric, SQL, AI prompting, and more! Starting off with...the Power BI Dataviz World Championships, Barcelona edition!

Other contests coming soon: QuickViz (build a single visual in Power BI), Fabric Apps, SQL AI Prompting, Fabric Ontology, AI Skills in Fabric, and more!

Want a bigger variety of things to build? Scroll down and check out the Workout Wednesday option!

📽️ Watch live sessions!

- SQL + AI Promptathon - on Demand
- Power BI Dataviz World Champs - on Demand

- Inside the mind of a Dataviz World Champ! - live on July 14 and on demand

Join experts for live sessions, including contests and all of our dataviz sessions!

SQL + AI promptathon general information:

The SQL + AI promptathon starts on June 25! Find all of the info you need in the blog post 😀

 

World Champs general information:

The Microsoft Power BI Dataviz World Champs start on June 16, 2026. Please join us in congratulating @jeromeian and @MariusHelle - our Round 1 winners! Check out their entries and the judges favorites in our blog post!

🤩 ROUND 2 IS NOW LIVE

✅ROUND 1 IS NOW CLOSED

Join the journey from kickoff on June 16 through three competitive rounds, ending in a live finale at FabCon Barcelona. 

• Kickoff: June 16, 2026 - join dataviz icons for the live kickoff!

• Round 1️⃣: June 16 - June 26 (entries close June 26 at 11:59 PM) - live at 8am Pacific on the 16th! Winners announced on Friday, July 10

• Round 2️⃣: July 7 - July 19* (entries close July 19 at 11:59 PM) - (detailed submission instructions)

• Round 3️⃣: July 28 - August 9* (entries close August 9 at 11:59 PM)

• Wildcard winner: Selected by judges (any entry, any round)

• Live Finale: FabCon 2026 in Barcelona, Spain

Want to build something fun, but have limited time?

Check out the weekly challenges that our partners over at Workout Wednesday post! Pick a challenge (any challenge from any week!) that interests you, and upload it to the QuickViz gallery! Be sure to label your submission with the Workout Wednesday category, and share on LinkedIn using the tags #WoW2026 and #DataDays!

Stay tuned to this page for more info!

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nice

[Irha]

Ready to explore 

[Vaishu29]

Very exciting & intresting 

[kurmiamarnath]

😍

[Shimon_F]

@slindsay  do you know if you guys have simaler program for MS900 or SC900 or AB-900 ? 

[Mahi_66_kakkkar]

Very exciting & intresting 

[slindsay]

@Shimon_F - unfortunately I'm not aware of any other efforts outside of Azure Data (Fabric and SQL). Does anyone else in the thread know?

[tanziyaashaq]

Got it

[tanziyaashaq]

Plx I am requesting you all instruct meh for that opportunity 

[tanziyaashaq]

Excited 😆 

[Vaishu29]

Exciting