--- title: "Past Data Conferences, DuckDB Meetups & MotherDuck Events" description: "Browse past MotherDuck events, DuckDB meetups, and data conferences. Catch up on previous sessions and watch available recordings." canonical: "https://motherduck.com/events/past/page/5/" --- # Data Conferences, DuckDB Meetups & MotherDuck Events Stay up to date with our next events around the globe. Online and IRL. Want to speak at a MotherDuck meetup? Apply to be a speaker ## Past Data Conferences & Events [Upcoming](/events/)[Past](/events/past/) Search and filter Search and filter CLEAR ALL Location Type CLEAR ALL [Jan132026The MCP Sessions - Vol 1: Sports AnalyticsThe first MCP Sessions — a live format where two people explore a dataset using the MotherDuck MCP server with no slides or prep. Volume 1 focuses on sports data: player stats, team comparisons, historical trends, and whatever questions come up in the moment. Natural language queries go in, SQL runs on MotherDuck, and the conversation follows wherever the data leads.Online - 7:30 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/videos/mcp-sports-analytics-claude-motherduck/)[Dec172025Workshop: Build a Serverless Lakehouse with DuckLakeHands-on workshop where you build a serverless lakehouse from scratch using DuckLake. Covers setting up DuckLake on MotherDuck, ingesting data, running analytical queries, and understanding how DuckLake handles metadata and storage differently from traditional lakehouse formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake. You write the queries and follow along — not a demo you watch.Online - 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/videos/building-serverless-lakehouse-with-ducklake/)[Dec112025Getting Started with MotherDuck​Looking to get started with MotherDuck and DuckDB? Join us for a live session to learn how MotherDuck makes big data feel small. ​​​​​​Online - 5:30 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnline](/events/getting-started-with-motherduck-2025/)[Dec032025Hands-on Lab: Agentic Data Engineering with MotherDuckJoin Ascend.io for a hands-on lab. Learn to build data pipelines on MotherDuck using AI agents to automate engineering workflows and operations.Online - 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnline](/events/hands-on-lab-agentic-data-engineering-with-motherduck-2025/)[Dec022025AWS re:Invent Cocktail ReceptionJoin Supabase, Tines, Motherduck, Semgrep, and Felicis for a relaxed evening of cocktails and conversation during AWS re:Invent just steps from the center of AWS re:Invent.Tableau in The Wynn Hotel - 5:30 PM America, Los AngelesIn Person](/events/aws-reinvent-cocktail-reception-2025/)[Nov252025NL dbt meetup: 14th EditionData talks on dbt, DuckLake, AI, and freelancing. Pizza and drinks at MotherDuck AmsterdamOostelijke Handelskade 749 · Amsterdam - 5:30 PM Europe, AmsterdamIn Person](/events/nl-dbt-meetup-14th-edition-2025/)[Nov242025DuckLake talk at Forward Data ConferenceScaling beyond Postgres with DuckLake: a minimalist lakehouse alternative. Live demoRetryJParis - 2:00 PM Europe, ParisIn Person](/events/ducklake-talk-at-forward-data-conference-2025/)[Nov202025PyData Belgium November 2025The second iteration of the rebooted PyData Belgium meetup. With 3 super interesting data talks lined up (as well as food and drinks 🍕 🤝 🍺 )Vismarkt 17, Leuven, Dataminded - 12:00 AM Europe, AmsterdamIn Person](/events/pydata-belgium-november-2025-2025/)[Nov202025Data-based: Going Beyond the DataframeLearn how to turbocharge your data science workflow: Go from query to insight in seconds, not hours.Online - 5:30 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/videos/going-beyond-the-dataframe/)[Nov172025AI By the BayA 3-day gathering for builders, practitioners & innovators shaping full-stack AI—featuring advanced tech sessions and insights from the forefront of AI and data. MotherDuck is proud to share that our co-founder Ryan Boyd will be delivering the keynote!🇺🇸 Oakland, California, USA - 12:00 AM US, PacificIn Person](/events/ai-by-the-bay-2025/)[Nov132025​​Empowering Data Teams: Smarter AI Workflows with Hex + MotherDuckJoin Hex + Motherduck for a practical look at how modern data teams are designing AI workflows that prioritize context, iteration, and real-world impact.Online - 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/videos/smarter-ai-workflows-with-hex-motherduck/)[Nov082025Data in the D Conference 2025New conference to bring together the data community in Detroit! MotherDuck is sponsoring and Alex Monahan will be speaking.🇺🇸 Detroit, MI, USA - 8:00 AM America, New YorkIn Person](/events/data-in-the-d-conference-2025-2025/)[Nov052025Small Data SF: Keynotes and SessionsMake your big data feel small, and your small data feel valuable. Join leading data and AI innovators on November 4th and 5th in San Francisco!🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, USA - 8:30 AM America, Los AngelesIn PersonRecording Available](/videos/jordan-tigani-unbearable-bigness-small-data/)[Nov042025Small Data SF: Workshop Day!Make your big data feel small, and your small data feel valuable. Join leading data and AI innovators on November 4th and 5th in San Francisco!🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, USA - 10:30 AM America, Los AngelesIn Person](/events/small-data-sf-workshop-day-2025/)[Oct312025Lies, Damn Lies, and BenchmarksJoin us for a livestream with MotherDuck CEO, Jordan Tigani, talking about DuckDB performance and the validity of various benchmarking techniquesOnline - 7:00 AM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/videos/lies-damn-lies-and-benchmarks/)[Oct292025Duck-Flavored BI: Building an Efficient Data StackJoin MotherDuck and Tasman Analytics for the antidote: a practical discussion of why companies try to overbuild and what they can do to resist the temptation.Online - 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/webinar/building-an-efficient-data-stack/)[Oct272025Boosting Data Performance: Unlocking the Power of DuckDB in your Gold Layer​Join MotherDuck and Artefact for a discussion about how to achieve exceptional performance for gold layer analytics using DuckDB.Online - 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/webinar/unlocking-duckdb-in-your-gold-layer/)[Oct152025Data Apps: to Build or Not to Build?Join MotherDuck and Codecentric for a discussion all about data apps: when to build one, when not to, plus a hands-on example showing how to launch an internal data app without over-engineering by using MotherDuck.Online - 9:00 AM Coordinated Universal TimeOnline](/events/data-apps-to-build-or-not-to-build-2025/)[Oct142025Simplifying the Transformation Layer​Join MotherDuck and Xebia to learn about the latest in architectures for the transformation layer and what companies are using in the real world.Online - 9:00 AM Coordinated Universal TimeOnlineRecording Available](/webinar/simplifying-the-transformation-layer/)[Oct132025CoalesceJoin dbt Labs and thousands of data enthusiasts at Coalesce to rethink how the world does data. We’ll be there sponsoring (booth #104)—and quackin’ our way through a breakout session you won’t want to miss!🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 9:00 AM US, PacificOnlineIn PersonRecording Available](/videos/ducklake-big-data-small-coalesce-2025/) [1](/events/past/#event-list) … [4](/events/past/page/4/#event-list)[5](/events/past/page/5/#event-list)[6](/events/past/page/6/#event-list) … [12](/events/past/page/12/#event-list) [1](/events/past/#event-list) … [3](/events/past/page/3/#event-list)[4](/events/past/page/4/#event-list)[5](/events/past/page/5/#event-list)[6](/events/past/page/6/#event-list)[7](/events/past/page/7/#event-list) … [12](/events/past/page/12/#event-list)