Dataharvest 2026 tickets are sold out!
You can join the waiting list via the registration page! ⬆️
Please find the 2025 conference program, presentations and picture gallery on the Program page.
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“We choose to educate”: AI at Dataharvest
Arena’s Data Skills Co-ordinator, Adriana Homolová, outlines our data team’s stance on AI in the Dataharvest 2026 programme. Large language models and generative AI have rapidly become an ever-larger presence in our private and professional lives. Some embrace the technology and use it daily; others are deeply critical and refuse to engage. Most of us are…
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The Dataharvest 2026 programme is live – and our spring call for proposals is open
We’ve just published the Dataharvest preliminary programme – a huge thank you to everyone who pitched to us and helped shape it this year! If you’d still like to attend, our spring call for proposals is now open. However, at this point, we are only able to accept a very limited number of pitches (for the remaining…
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Attending Dataharvest 2026 on a budget
We can’t wait to welcome you to the 16th edition of Dataharvest in 2026! From 28-31 May, we’ll once again gather Europe’s journalists in the historic market town of Mechelen. In this small, multi-cultural city of around 90,000 people, that sits halfway between Brussels and Antwerp, Arena for Journalism in Europe will host #Dataharvest26: 4…
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Dataharvest 2026 tickets are sold out!
The second release of tickets for the 2026 edition of the Dataharvest conference has sold out in less than a day! We know many of you are keen to attend, and we’re truly sorry we can’t accommodate everyone. Given the size of the venue and our commitment to maintaining the unique Dataharvest spirit, we have…
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Apply for Dataharvest 2026 participation grants
+++ Applications are now closed +++ We are happy to offer a number of grants to help reduce financial barriers for journalists wishing to attend the conference. If selected, you’ll receive a lump sum to cover your travel and accommodation costs and a complimentary conference ticket to attend Dataharvest – the European Investigative Journalism Conference…
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Dataharvest 2026 tickets are now on sale!
Ticket sales for Dataharvest – the European Investigative Journalism Conference 2026 are now open. Get your ticket here and join us in Mechelen! This year, we’ll once again welcome over 500 investigative and data journalists in Mechelen, Belgium, for three days of learning, networking, and collaboration. The conference runs from Friday, 29 May 2026, to Sunday,…