Fabric February
At a glance
- Next event
- Feb 2–4, 2027Oslo, Norway
- Call for papers
- Closed Oct 1, 20262027 call
- Audience
- Not published
- Tickets
- NOK 850–NOK 10,05012 prices, 2026
- Sponsorship
- Packages not published
- Sponsors
- 18 in 2026▲ +38% vs 2025 (13)
- Program freshness
- 78#134 of 143 · 32% reruns
- Similar conferences
- DataGrillen, dataMinds Connect, Data Platform Next Step
- Organizer
- RAWR (not-for-profit umbrella organization founded by the Fabric February team: Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Marthe Moengen, Emilie Rønning)
- Category
- Database
- Website
- fabricfebruary.com
- Typical place
- Oslo, Norway
- Topics
- BI & analyticsData engineeringWarehouse & lakehouseGenerative AIGovernance & qualityStreaming
Community-run, in-person conference in Oslo dedicated to Microsoft Fabric (data engineering, Power BI, real-time intelligence, governance), founded in August 2023 by Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Marthe Moengen and Emilie Rønning; first held February 2024. Format: one main conference day (a Thursday) in a cinema (Vika Kino 2024; ODEON Storo/Oslo IMAX 2025-2026; ODEON Nydalen 2027) plus pre-/post-conference training days (two training days before the main day from 2027). No predecessor event under another name found. Sponsor tiers use playful names (Fantabulous / Fantastic / Fierce / Fancy Friends).
Speakers it attracts
The 91 people who spoke at Fabric February in 2024–2026, by their record at the other conferences we track.
Most established speakers
- Adam Saxtonkeynote here · MicrosoftKeynoted 4 other conferences, spoke at 6: Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits, dataMinds Connect…
- Gabi Münster · MicrosoftKeynoted 1 other conference, spoke at 11: SQL Konferenz, SQLSaturday, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)…
- Benni De Jagerekeynote hereSpoke at 13 other conferences: Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits, Power BI Gebruikersdagen…
- Craig Porteous · Advancing AnalyticsKeynoted 1 other conference, spoke at 10: SQLBits, Data + AI Summit, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)…
- Kev ChantSpoke at 13 other conferences: SQLSaturday, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits…
- Mathias HalkjaerSpoke at 13 other conferences: Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits, Power BI Gebruikersdagen…
- Patrick LeBlanckeynote here · MicrosoftKeynoted 2 other conferences, spoke at 7: SQLBits, dataMinds Connect, SQLSaturday…
- Alexander ArvidssonSpoke at 12 other conferences: Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits, Power BI Gebruikersdagen…
- Erwin de Kreuk · InSparkSpoke at 12 other conferences: SQLSaturday, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits…
- Johan Ludvig BrattåsSpoke at 12 other conferences: SQLSaturday, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits…
- Marc LelijveldSpoke at 12 other conferences: SQLSaturday, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), SQLBits…
- Frank Geisler · GDS Business Intelligence GmbHSpoke at 11 other conferences: SQLSaturday, Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon), PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)…
Activity by year
Sponsor companies per year
Distinct companies sponsoring any event that year.
- Complete list
Speakers per year
Distinct people on stage at any event that year; same year axis as sponsors.
Events
| Dates | Event | Place | Format / status | Attendance | Sponsors | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2–4, 2027 | Fabric February 2027 | Oslo, Norway | Announced | — | 10 | 54 |
| Feb 4–6, 2026 | Fabric February 2026 | Oslo, Norway | — | 18 | 63 | |
| Feb 5–7, 2025 | Fabric February 2025 | Oslo, Norway | — | 13 | 71 | |
| Feb 7–9, 2024 | Fabric February 2024 | Oslo, Norway | — | 11 | 63 |
Attendance over time
No attendance figures recorded
Most frequent speaker companies
Speaker appearances across all events, by the speaker's company.
Similar conferences
Conferences with the most similar speaker mix: their speakers come from the same companies. Bars are cosine similarity on a 0–1 scale; between conferences even the closest pairs share only part of their crowd.
- DataGrillen0.33
- dataMinds Connect0.32
- Data Platform Next Step0.30
- Data Saturdays0.24
- Microsoft Fabric Community Conference0.23
6 Cluster: Microsoft · Avanade · Advancing Analytics crowd →
Sponsors over the years
Top 25 of 29 sponsoring companies, ranked by years sponsored. Each cell shows the highest tier that year; hover for the events.
- Platinum
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- Other / unspecified