Events

January 2026 Free Microsoft Events, Training, and Workshops

Jason Berberich

05 Jan 2026 — 6 min read

Welcome to 2026, everyone! With the new year, find yourself an opportunity to find something new this month!

Microsoft Hands-on Labs

January 6th: Agentic Commerce – The Next Existential Shift in Retail
January 12th: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
January 13th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 13th: Hands-on with Azure AI Foundry and Agent Frameworks
January 14th: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
January 14th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 15th: Fabric Copilot Hands-on Lab
January 15th: AI Developer - Azure AI Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
January 15th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 16th: Real-Time Analytics With Synapse
January 20th: SQL Datawarehouse With Synapse
January 20th: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
January 20th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 21st: Migrate Windows Servers To Azure
January 21st: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 22nd: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 22nd: Effective Utilization of Copilot Studio
January 23rd: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
January 23rd: Hands-on with Azure AI Foundry and Agent Frameworks
January 26th: Developing a Custom RAG App Using Microsoft Foundry
January 26th: AI Developer - Azure AI Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
January 26th: SQL Datawarehouse With Synapse
January 27th: Azure Landing Zone
January 27th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 27th: Hands-on with Azure AI Foundry and Agent Frameworks
January 27th: Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Security Posture Management
January 28th: Skills Navigator | Fabric - Analyst In a Day
January 28th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
January 28th: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
January 29th: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
January 29th: SQL Datawarehouse With Synapse
January 30th: Work With Data Lake And Data Factory Pipelines In Microsoft Fabric

Azure Virtual Training Day

January 5th & 6th: Data Fundamentals
January 7th & 8th: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric
January 7th & 8th: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server Workloads
January 7th & 8th: Develop Generative AI Apps with Azure AI Foundry
January 8th & 9th: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
January 12th & 13th: Azure Fundamentals
January 12th & 13th: Develop Generative AI Apps with Azure AI Foundry
January 13th & 14th: Azure Fundamentals
January 13th & 14th: Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
January 14th & 15th: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
January 15th & 16th: Data Fundamentals
January 16th: Build Agentic AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
January 19th: Data Fundamentals
January 22nd & 23rd: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server Workloads
January 23rd: Build Agentic AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
January 26th & 27th: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server Workloads
January 30th: Build Agentic AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
January 26th & 27th: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric
January 26th & 27th: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
January 27th & 28th: Develop Generative AI Apps with Azure AI Foundry
January 28th & 29th: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric
January 28th & 29th: Fundamentals
January 29th & 30th: Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Discovery Hour

January 14th: Secure Productivity and Transform with AI
January 20th: Migrate and Modernize your Estate
January 27th: Innovate with AI Apps and Agents using Microsoft Power Platform
January 27th: Innovate with Azure AI Apps and Agents
January 29th: Redefining Endpoints with Windows Cloud and AI

Microsoft Technical Workshop

January 8th: Copilot Studio: Starting with Prebuilt Agents and Agentic Flows

Microsoft Tech Brief

January 15th: Protect Cloud, AI Platform & Apps with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
January 16th: Powering AI Apps and Agents at Scale on Azure App Platform
January 20th: Modernize security operations with a unified platform
January 30th: Migrate and Modernize Linux, PostgreSQL and Java to Azure
January 22nd: Agentic DevOps with GitHub Copilot
January 29th: Activate Your Data Innovation with Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Virtual Briefing

January 8th: Microsoft AI Envisioning Day: Introduction to AI Agent Opportunities and Azure AI Foundry
January 15th: Azure Databases - Make Data your strategic asset
January 15th: AI Agents in Copilot Studio: Understand, build and deploy
January 15th: Ask the Experts: Strategic Insights from the Power Platform Community Conference
January 20th: AI at Work: Streamlining Legal Processes for Improved Outcomes
January 21st: Prepare your data for AI innovation - Introducing Microsoft Fabric
January 22nd: The Frontier Firm: How AI is Reshaping the Enterprise
January 22nd: Unified Security & Governance: One Approach to Secure Everything - Cloud, AI, and Apps
January 22nd: Microsoft AI Envisioning Day: Publishing and Releasing Your AI Agent Solution
January 27th: Building High-Performance Apps with Azure Cosmos DB
January 27th: Redefining Your Customer’s Experience with AI Agents
January 27th: AI at Work: Empowering Marketing
January 29th: Business Automation at Scale with Agentic AI

Microsoft Security

January 7th: Into the Breach
January 8th & 9th: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
January 12th & 13th: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
January 14th & 15th: Introduction to Microsoft Security
January 21st & 22nd: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
January 22nd & 23rd: Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview
January 22nd: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: Shadow Hunter
January 22nd: Protection and compliance with the new Defender and Purview Suites for Microsoft Business Premium
January 26th & 27th: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
January 27th: Microsoft Tech Brief: Secure your data with Microsoft Purview
January 27th: Security Copilot Agent Architecture
January 28th & 29th: Introduction to Microsoft Security
January 28th: Unlocking Data Protection: Maximizing Microsoft Purview in E3 and Beyond
January 28th: Improve Security Posture with Proactive Risk Reduction
January 28th: Unifying Identity and Network Access: Strengthen Your Security Posture with Advanced Identity Solutions
January 29th & 30th: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

M365 Copilot Training

January 5th: Secure and administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
January 5th & 6th: Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage Windows Endpoints with Microsoft Intune
January 6th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Executives
January 6th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Sales
January 6th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Marketing
January 6th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for IT
January 6th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
January 7th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
January 7th: Introduction to Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Agents
January 7th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Legal
January 7th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for HR
January 7th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Finance
January 7th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Operations
January 7th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
January 13th: An Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat + Agents
January 15th: Secure and administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
January 15th: Copilot Prompt-a-thon | Vibe Working with Agent Mode & Office Agent
January 15th: Secure AI-Powered Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Purview
January 20th: Transform your Everyday Business Processes with Agents
January 20th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for IT
January 20th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Marketing
January 20th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Sales
January 20th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Executives
January 20th: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
January 21st: Introduction to Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Agents
January 21st: Copilot for all - Transforming Workflows with Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI Agents
January 22nd: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Operations
January 22nd: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for HR
January 22nd: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
January 22nd: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Legal
January 22nd: Microsoft 365 Copilot Training for Finance
January 23rd: Introduction to Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Agents
January 28th: Secure and administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents

Microsoft Reactor

Note that all of these Reactor sessions are livestreamed on YouTube and recorded for later viewing.

January 8th: Modernizing BizTalk: Accelerate Migration with Logic Apps
January 12th: Model Mondays - Microsoft Agent Framework
January 13th: AKS Automatic Hackathon Kickoff Call AMER/EMEA
January 15th: The Power BI Dataviz World Championships Kick-off
January 20th: Meet the winners of the 2025 Power BI Dataviz World Championships
January 20th: Multimodal in Minutes: Prototyping Agents with Microsoft Foundry + AI Toolkit
January 21st: So you want to work with Microsoft Fabric?
January 22nd: VS Code Live: Release Highlights
January 22nd: Being a data analyst in the era of AI (AMER/EMEA)
January 22nd: Build a Deep Research Agent for Enterprise Data with Scalable Performance
January 27th: Get Certified: Fabric Data Engineer (DP-700 Accelerated)
January 27th: The future of software creation with Agentic DevOps
January 27th: Advanced Multi-Agent Orchestration with SWE Agents and Microsoft Agent Framework