Microsoft sets Ignite for November 17-20 in San Francisco, free digital pass
Microsoft has set Ignite for November 17 to 20, 2026 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, with registration open, a $2,325 in person pass and a digital pass that costs nothing.
The dates, and where they came from
Microsoft has announced that Ignite will be held November 17 to 20, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The announcement came on September 2, 2026, at 16:30 UTC from the company's @Microsoft account, in a single line, "There's no place else we'd rather be. Join us for #MSIgnite:", followed by a short link. The text on the attached image read: Microsoft Ignite, November 17-20, 2026, San Francisco, CA. At the time this article was written, the post had 106,059 views, 157 likes, 27 reposts, 32 replies and 17 bookmarks.
The link resolves to Microsoft's official event site, which states that Ignite takes place November 17 to 20, 2026, in San Francisco at the Moscone Center, with a digital event experience available online. Registration is open, in its first phase.
Three passes, one of them free
The site lists three tiers:
- Conference pass, $2,325: all the in person experiences on the Moscone Center campus, covering sessions, content, learning and networking, plus full access to the digital venue.
- Hub-only pass, $1,625: the Hub experiences alone, including booths, theater sessions and lunch service, on November 17 to 19.
- Digital pass, free: access to the keynotes, to sessions and to a broad set of technical content, with no travel required.
The program lists Satya Nadella's opening keynote, and he appears among the site's featured speakers. The site also mentions free certification exams taken on site, a Hub area where attendees meet experts, and a celebration night with food and live entertainment. Microsoft describes the program as front row access to new technology, learning drawn from real deployments and skills that turn an idea into work; that framing is the company's own.
What will actually be announced at Ignite is the part Microsoft has not said. No registration deadline has been given. For anyone outside San Francisco, the practical detail is the digital pass, which costs nothing and still covers the keynotes.
