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Announcing the Fabric Extensibility Toolkit Contest

We’re launching a new community contest inviting you to build innovative workload concepts that showcase what’s possible with the Fabric Extensibility Toolkit.

The Toolkit gives you full creative range: new UX components, API interactions, Notebook-driven experiences, shortcuts, and even early explorations of new item types. Getting started often takes under an hour, and great concepts can take shape over a weekend.

Contest Timeline

  • Opens: December 16, 2025
  • Closes: February 13, 2026
  • Winners Announced: February 20, 2026

This contest is about ideas—not production-ready workloads. Show the concept clearly, however you prefer: a lightweight prototype, mocked UX flow, short demo video, or simple GitHub scaffolding.

Top entries will be showcased on the Fabric Community Blog and promoted across social channels—and the winning creator earns a free pass to FabCon Atlanta!

Find full details, judging criteria, and submission requirements on the Fabric Community Site.

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