Free one-day Microsoft data platform conference at Jupiter house on the Lindholmen campus in Gothenburg, 5 September 2026. Part of the global Data Saturdays series, run by community volunteers, with international and local speakers on Azure, Power BI, business intelligence and database administration.
Data Saturday Gothenburg is the annual Gothenburg chapter of the global Data Saturdays series, a free community conference format for Microsoft data platform professionals. The 2026 edition runs on Saturday 5 September at Jupiter house, Hörselgången 5, on the Lindholmen campus in Gothenburg. The programme covers business intelligence, data development, database administration, Azure, Power BI and IoT, delivered by a mix of international and local speakers. It is organised by Marcus Petö and community volunteers, funded by sponsors rather than ticket sales, and sits within the Developer AI circuit tracked by Events Index.
Data Saturday is a community-driven conference series that replaced the SQL Saturday format after Microsoft ended its support for that brand. Events run globally in dozens of cities, each independently organised by local volunteers on a shared model: free admission, practitioner-led sessions, and community sponsors covering catering and venue costs. The series is coordinated through the datasaturdays.com framework, which handles the shared event listing and speaker tooling, while each city sets its own date, venue, and programme.
Gothenburg has run its edition every year since 2022, making it one of the more established stops on the Nordic circuit. It sits alongside the Stockholm chapter (Data Saturday Stockholm) as the two main Swedish editions, and connects to a wider set of European Data Saturdays that readers on this index can compare directly, including Data Saturday Oslo 2026, Data Saturday Rheinland 2026, and Data Saturday Holland 2026.
The audience is practitioner-first. Because admission is free and the event runs on a Saturday, it draws people attending on their own time as much as employer-funded delegates, which keeps the tone closer to a community meet-up than a corporate conference.
Sessions cover the Microsoft data platform and Azure: SQL Server, Azure data services, business intelligence and Power BI, data development, database administration, and IoT. Multiple tracks run in parallel across the single day, and international speakers from the Microsoft data community join local Swedish practitioners. The 2026 speaker roster and schedule are assembled through the Data Saturday Gothenburg 2026 Sessionize page; the call for speakers closed ahead of the event, with the final line-up published on the official site closer to September. Anyone tracking adjacent Microsoft and data-community fixtures can also follow Data Saturday Croatia 2026 and PyData London 2026 on the Developer AI circuit.
Data Saturday Gothenburg is funded entirely by sponsors so that admission can stay free. For the 2026 edition, the official site lists UperGroup and DB24 as sponsors, with Pagesplit credited as event staff. Sponsorship is offered in three tiers: Bronze at SEK 5,000, Silver at SEK 12,000, and Gold at SEK 16,000 (all excluding Swedish VAT), with higher tiers adding an exhibitor table, a short presentation during the raffle, and a lunch session slot. Organisations interested in sponsoring are directed to contact info@datasaturday.se.
No independent press or media coverage of Data Saturday Gothenburg was found during this verification. As a free, volunteer-run community event on the Microsoft data platform circuit, its visibility runs through community channels rather than the trade or general press: the datasaturdays.com listing, organiser and speaker posts on LinkedIn, and vendor event pages such as Redgate's community events hub, which lists the Gothenburg edition among the Data Saturdays it tracks. This is normal for a Data Saturday edition and is stated here rather than substituted with invented coverage.
Yes. Admission is free and there is no ticket to purchase. The event is funded by sponsors, who cover catering and venue costs. A free registration step may be used to manage capacity; check datasaturday.se for registration details as the date approaches.
The 2026 edition is hosted by Marcus Petö with a team of community volunteers. Earlier editions were run by Mikael Wedham. The wider Data Saturdays framework, including the shared event listing and speaker tooling, is managed through datasaturdays.com, but each local chapter runs independently.
Sessions are in both Swedish and English depending on the speaker. International speakers typically present in English; Swedish speakers may present in either language.
Speakers apply through a public call for speakers on Sessionize, and the organiser selects the programme from those submissions. The 2026 call has closed, and the confirmed line-up is published on the official site ahead of the event. Sessionize sponsors the speaker-selection tooling for the series.
The 2026 edition is held at Jupiter house, Hörselgången 5, 417 56 Göteborg, on the Lindholmen campus on the northern bank of the Göta älv. This is a change from the Kårhus Lindholmen building used in prior editions, though the event stays within the same Lindholmen district. The venue is close to the Lindholmen tram and bus stop and the Lindholmspiren ferry stop, both served by Västtrafik. Public parking is available nearby, payable by card or the Göteborgs Parkering app.
The event is in-person only, with no virtual attendance option. The closest hotel is the Radisson Blu Riverside, with further options along the riverbank and across the water in the city centre.
Marcus Petö leads the 2026 Gothenburg edition, taking over host duties from Mikael Wedham, who ran earlier years. The event is delivered by community volunteers rather than a professional conference company, which is the standard model for the Data Saturdays series. The broader Data Saturdays organisation manages the series framework, the datasaturdays.com platform, and the speaker-coordination tooling, while each local chapter sets its own date, venue, sponsors, and programme.
Data Saturday Gothenburg is a small, free, volunteer-run stop on the Microsoft data platform circuit, and it does not pretend to be more than that. Its value is a full Saturday of practitioner sessions on Azure, Power BI, and database administration at no cost, close to the Chalmers Lindholmen campus. The 2026 edition moves to Jupiter house and is hosted by Marcus Petö, so anyone relying on an older venue or organiser reference should update it. For readers mapping the wider community calendar, it belongs alongside the other Nordic and European Data Saturdays on the Developer AI circuit.
Free admission. Registration details are published at datasaturday.se; check the site for the free registration or Eventbrite link closer to the event date. Because capacity at the venue is finite, registering early is worthwhile even though there is no charge.
Address: Hörselgången 5, 417 56 Göteborg, on the Lindholmen campus. From Gothenburg Central Station, take the ferry from Stenpiren to Lindholmspiren or a tram/bus to the Lindholmen stop, both operated by Västtrafik. From Landvetter Airport, use the Flygbussarna airport coach into the city, then transfer. Nearby public parking is payable by card or the Göteborgs Parkering app.
Recordings are not standard for Data Saturdays community events, and none is confirmed for the 2026 Gothenburg edition. Check the official site and individual speaker channels after the event for any slides or recordings that speakers choose to share.
| Official website | https://datasaturday.se/ |
| Attending and venue | https://datasaturday.se/Attending |
| Speaker programme (Sessionize) | https://data-saturday-gothenburg-2026.sessionize.com |
| Data Saturdays series | https://datasaturdays.com/ |
| Developer AI circuit (Events Index) | /developer-ai.html |
| Upcoming EMEA events (Events Index) | /upcoming.html |