Get ready for Fabric Data Days Contests!

[slindsay]

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Fabric Data Days is a global skilling initiative designed to empower you, the data community, through 50+ days of focused learning, certification, and connection.

Running throughout November and December, it's your chance to:

• 🌍 Learn from experts and build real Fabric skills

• 🧠 Earn certifications that showcase your expertise

• 🤝 Connect with a global community of data professionals and students

View the full Fabric Data Days session schedule

And of course… it wouldn’t be Fabric Data Days without contests!

🌟 Introducing Fabric Data Days Contests

We launched three contests along with brand-new QuickViz challenges! 

• ⚡ QuickViz Challenges – Four mini contests where you create a single, powerful visual.
  

Topic	Start	End	Details
Raise the bar	Nov 7	Nov 13	Bar chart
Time traveler	Nov 14	Nov 20	Line chart
Matrix magic	Nov 21	Nov 27	Matrix
Spotlight	Dec 5	Dec 11	To be announced

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!!

The judges have finished deliberation and winners have been selected. Congratulations to:

• Dataviz contest for students finalists: Nayara Hellen, Gbemisola Adekoya, Jose Fernandez, and Jon Manweiller
• Dataviz contest for pros, winners: Juan Bohorquez and Pierre Dieng
• Fabric Notebooks contest winner: Lahiru Wimalarantha

Dataviz and notebook contests - these contests are now closed. Stay tuned for the judges results, and check out all the entries --> dataviz and notebooks.

Some contest have live kickoffs with experts - read on for more info! Note: All sessions are recorded and available on-demand.

• 🎓 Dataviz Contest for Students – entry period is now closed. 
  
  Turn fun, fictitious data into insights with a Power BI report that tells a story.
  
  
  • Kickoff sessions:
    • English - Nov 4 at 8am PT
    • Spanish - Nov 5 at 4pm PT
    • Portuguese - Nov 4 at 2pm PT
      
      
•  💼 Dataviz Contest for Pros – entry period is now closed.
  
  Show your skills in report design, clarity, and impact.
  
  
  • Kickoff session:
    • English - Nov 5 at 8am PT 
      
      
• 🗒️ Fabric Notebooks Contest –Entry period is now closed
  
  Explore and analyze data using Microsoft Fabric Notebooks using R or Python!

📅 Important Dates

Contests

Topic	Start	End	Details
Dataviz Contest for Students: The College Quest in Fabricland	Nov 4	Dec 4	Entry period is Nov 4 to Nov 25, winners announced Dec 4
Dataviz Contest for Pros: Your Data Story	Nov 4	Dec 4	Entry period is Nov 4 to Nov 25, winners announced Dec 4
Fabric Notebooks Contest: Cities of Tomorrow	Nov 4	Dec 4	Hosted by Super Users, notebooks contest

🏆 Enter to win: Fabric Swag, Global Recognition, and an hour with a Microsoft MVP!

Quick to join. Fun to build. Great prizes (and bragging rights) await.

📢 What else is happening during Fabric Data Days

• More than 50 sessions on data visualization design, certification preparation, careers in data and AI, and much more!

• 3 Dataviz and Fabric competitions

• 4 QuickViz challenges to create a unique and powerful visualization

• Discounts on Microsoft certification exams

• Study groups

• And much more!

👉 Register on the Fabric Data Days homepage to see what's happening and stay up-to-date with all upcoming activities.

[Dheerajjha2]

17/11/2025

[slindsay]

@Dheerajjha2 - I am not sure what that date refers to. Let me know if you have questions about contest dates!

[suryadeepa09]

Hi @slindsay : Let me know how to access fabric environment and process to get the voucher

[slindsay]

@suryadeepa09 - you can find all of the information you need to know about the voucher at https://aka.ms/fdd/cert100 (for DP-600 and DP-700), and https://aak.ms/fdd/cert50 (for DP-900 and PL-300). These are not related to the Fabric environment. 

[Jumail_2933]

Great opportunity 💥 Excited for the event!

[sazidthe1]

Congratulations to all the winners!