Manchester Data Hive 2026

Manchester Data Hive is a free, volunteer-led day for data and AI people working in the Microsoft stack: Fabric, Azure SQL, Power BI and Copilot. Two rooms of 50 run parallel tracks at the Copthorne Hotel in Salford Quays, with talks from data engineers, analysts, scientists and AI practitioners. Sponsors cover the cost.

Listings give 9:00 to 17:00. No agenda or speaker names are published yet, and the site's ticket link looks like a placeholder, so check it before you travel.

Why go: free, small and technical, and first-timers are welcome. Best for BI analysts and data engineers who want a day of Fabric and Power BI practice without conference prices. With no agenda yet, it's a bet on the community.