Welcome to Tableau Conference 2026
Tableau Conference 2026 is the premier event for data enthusiasts, analysts, and developers worldwide. Taking place from May 5-7, 2026, this year's conference brings together the brightest minds in data visualization and analytics.
For the DataDev community, TC26 offers an unprecedented lineup of sessions focused on Tableau's powerful APIs, automation capabilities, and the exciting integration of AI through MCP (Model Context Protocol). Whether you're just getting started or you're a seasoned API developer, there's something for everyone.
Choose the Right TC26 Format
TC26 offers several types of sessions, each designed to deliver value in different ways. Use the format as a planning tool: choose deep build time when you want hands-on practice, quick talks when you want a pulse check, and discussion formats when you want to compare notes with peers.
00. Keynote & Community Meetups
The Keynote sessions are the centerpiece of the conference, where Salesforce and Tableau executives share the product vision, major updates, and AI advancements. The Community Meetups is a place where Tableau heavily emphasizes its community, often referred to as the #DataFam, creating a, welcoming "lovefest" environment rather than a stiff corporate event.
Devs on Stage
The Devs are back. Come see jaw-dropping innovation in data, visualization, and agentic AI. Cheer for your favorite features and get behind the scenes in the returning Devs on Stage Labs.
Wednesday, May 6, 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Keynote Room
DataDev Meetup
Ready to supercharge Tableau with tools like MCP, Viz Extensions, and integrations with Slack and Mulesoft? Connect with fellow devs, check out TC26 hackathon finalists, and share your best tips.
Tuesday, May 5, 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM, Data Village
01. Hands-On Training Sessions
These sessions are the strongest picks for developers who want practical, guided build time. Several repeat across the week, so you can choose the slot that works around keynotes and community events.
Tableau Mastery: Architecture to Artistry
Master data layers, custom viz engineering, and XML hacking. Learn to combine fundamental principles to build high-performance, interactive, and deeply engaging experiences.
- Tuesday, May 5, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Room 29C
- Thursday, May 7, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 32A
- Wednesday, May 6, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 25C
Automating Tableau Administration - REST API
Dive into the world of Tableau APIs. This hands-on session will demystify Tableau REST APIs, teaching attendees how to interact and combine them into powerful workflows for custom applications.
- Tuesday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 31A
- Wednesday, May 6, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Room 29C
Run Tableau Server Like a Pro
Learn architecture, sizing, monitoring (admin views, Postgres, RMT), and Logshark to identify bottlenecks. Explore APIs for automation & governance, and keep Tableau Server fast, scalable, and stable.
- Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Room 25C
- Thursday, May 7, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 33A
Embedded Analytics - Hands-on Embedded
Roll up your sleeves in this hands-on session and learn to leverage the Tableau Embedding API to seamlessly integrate interactive dashboards into your own web applications, portals, and products.
- Tuesday, May 5, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Room 25C
- Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Room 20D
Build Your Own Viz Type: Developing a Custom Viz Extension
Get hands-on and build a viz extension. Perfect for our developer audience, this session offers a deep dive into design considerations and the available APIs toward building a custom viz extension.
- Tuesday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 28B
- Wednesday, May 6, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 29B
The AI Taco Stand: Vibe Coding Your Next Custom Connector
TACOs aren’t just for Tuesdays. Build a custom Tableau Connector from scratch, wire up data connections, vibe code with AI to move fast, and see your TACO land in Tableau Cloud with BYOC.
- Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Room 28C
- Thursday, May 7, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Room 20A
- Wednesday, May 6, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 29C
Practical Applications of Python, R, and Generative AI
The integration of Python and R in Tableau opens the door to advanced analytics, machine learning, and now generative AI. Explore the three integration points that supercharge your Tableau solutions.
- Tuesday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 24C
- Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, Room 31A
- Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Room 25C
Talk to Your Data: Hands-On with Tableau MCP
Get hands-on with Tableau MCP: query live data in natural language, leverage existing workbooks, prep AI-ready datasources, and combine dashboards with conversational AI.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Room 28B
- Wednesday, May 6, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Room 24C
Build Agentforce Agents with MCP, Tableau, and Tableau Next
See how Agentforce uses the APIs under Tableau MCP Server and Tableau Next MCP. Attendees will gain hands-on experience creating Agentforce agents grounded in Tableau data and the Tableau Next SDM.
- Wednesday, May 6, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 24C
- Thursday, May 7, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 28B
License to Build: Creating Your First Agent
Step into the field. Create an autonomous operative by building an AI agent in Agentforce and arming it with the elite analytical power of Tableau Next. Your mission starts now.
- Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Room 20D
- Thursday, May 7, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Room 28C
- Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Room 29C
02. Roundtables
Open discussion formats are best when you want practical perspective from peers and the people shaping Tableau developer experiences.
Supercharging Tableau: AI, MCP, and Developer Vibes
Let’s vibe on extending Tableau with AI. Discuss embedding LLMs, Python, MCP, and TabPy, and share lessons on architecture, performance, and security.
Thursday, May 7, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, Room 26B, Roundtables, Upper Level East
03. Workshop Sessions
The Data Village is where the hallway track becomes useful: meet other builders, bring your questions, and spend time with the people working on similar Tableau developer problems.
Build with DataDev Challenges: Open Hack Time
Jump into open hack time. Pick a challenge, start building, and explore new ideas alongside fellow DataDevs. Whether you’re experimenting or refining a project, this is your space to create and collaborate.
Tuesday, May 5, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM and 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM PDT, Community Learning Data Village
Stop Clicking: Automate Your Workflows With REST APIs
Unlock the power of REST APIs to automate tasks and access valuable data. Join us to learn how to move beyond manual processes and start building programmatically!
Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM, Community Learning Data Village
Connect Tableau MCP to Claude
Anyone can build AI applications that integrate with Tableau! Get hands-on with the DataFam and learn how to connect Tableau MCP with Claude Desktop.
Tuesday, May 5, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM, Community Learning Data Village
Mastering AI Workflows: Semantic Modeling & Tableau Next MCP
Go beyond APIs and skip complex joins. In this hands-on workshop, learn to bridge data and AI by building a semantic model with AutoSDM and AI Optimization in Tableau Next.
Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM, Community Learning Data Village
04. Breakout Sessions
Focused presentations are a good way to scan ideas across AI, embedded analytics, migration, governance, and developer workflow patterns.
Build Your Own Tableau AI Assistant
Stop hunting for dashboards. Learn how to build a custom AI assistant that answers questions about your Tableau content using MCP, n8n automation, and RAG.
- Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM, Stage 1 | Content Pavilion
- Thursday, May 7, 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM, Stage 4 | Content Pavilion
Don't Refresh Your Luck: Build a Tableau Ops Agent
Learn how to build a Tableau Ops Agent that detects refresh drift, guides triage with playbooks, and automates safe fixes with REST APIs — reducing queue spikes, repeat failures, and refresh roulette.
Tuesday, May 5, 2:30 PM - 3:10 PM, Stage 5 | Content Pavilion
Beyond the Boundaries of Tableau
Discover how far you can push Tableau with AI, MCP, and APIs through advanced techniques, creative experiments, and real-world use cases to expand your technical toolkit and elevate your dashboards.
- Tuesday, May 5, 12:50 PM - 1:30 PM, Stage 3 | Content Pavilion
- Thursday, May 7, 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM, Stage 5 | Content Pavilion
AI Agents Meet Data Governance with Tableau VDS
AI agents need trusted data. Learn how to wire LLM agents to Tableau’s VizQL Data Service to query governed data, inherit row-level security, and turn natural language into reliable analytics queries.
Tuesday, May 5, 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM, Stage 2 | Content Pavilion
REST Easy: Python Insights to Tableau Extracts
Tired of manually publishing Tableau extracts? Let Python and the REST API do the dirty work. Learn to integrate Python data insights to published extracts with a few simple steps.
Tuesday, May 5, 3:50 PM - 4:30 PM, Stage 4 | Content Pavilion
From PDFs to Self-Service: A 6-Step Embedded Framework
Discover how to deliver self-service analytics at scale with Tableau Cloud and Embedded Analytics. Includes a six-step checklist, security tips, and lessons learned.
Wednesday, May 6, 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM, Stage 4 | Content Pavilion
10x Your Tableau Workflow with AI and Claude Code
Learn how Tableau developers and admins use Claude Code to automate tasks, unlock APIs, and streamline workflows. See demos that increase speed, scale, and impact — without sacrificing governance.
- Wednesday, May 6, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM, Stage 1 | Content Pavilion
- Thursday, May 7, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM, Stage 6 | Content Pavilion
The Sky's The Limit - Three Tableau MCP Use Cases
See how Tableau customers and Tableau consultants have opened up the world of AI to Tableau Server & Tableau Cloud with Tableau MCP. You’ll see three compelling live demos of this exciting technology.
Thursday, May 7, 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM, Stage 2 | Content Pavilion
Engineering a Looker-to-Tableau Cloud Migration Playbook
Move past manual migration. See how Wind River built a modern, agentic architecture using automation to standardize governance and accelerate the shift to AI-powered analytics at scale.
Thursday, May 7, 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM, Stage 2 | Content Pavilion
05. Theater Sessions
Theater sessions are short, high-signal talks in the Data Village. Use them to collect ideas between longer sessions.
Tableau DataDev in Action: Automation, AI, and Integration
Developers extend Tableau with automation, AI, and integrations. See Tableau Visionaries and Ambassadors demo what’s possible — and learn how to kickstart your own DataDev journey.
Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village
Custom AI Architectures: Fueling Agents with Tableau
Peek under the hood of custom AI. We’ll compare top frameworks like MCP and LangChain to bridge trusted Tableau context into your agents, ensuring every AI response is backed by business truth.
- Tuesday, May 5, 08:30 AM - 08:50 AM, Theater 1 | Data Village
- Wednesday, May 6, 01:10 PM - 01:30 PM, Theater 4 | Data Village
There's an Extension for That: Tableau Public Unlocked
Go beyond Tableau’s built-in features. Get a practical overview of how trusted viz extensions integrate seamlessly into Tableau Public, with real examples that unlock new creative possibilities.
Wednesday, May 6, 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village
Embedding Tableau into User Workflows to Boost Adoption
Adoption stalls when UX gets in the way. Learn how to use Tableau Server Client, the Embedding API, and VizQL Data Service to embed analytics, automate workflows, and reduce friction.
- Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village
- Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM, Theater 3 | Data Village
Monitor Tableau Cloud with the New Platform Data API
Struggling to track extract and Bridge job health? Learn how to use the Platform Data API to pull real-time audit logs into your SIEM or warehouse for faster troubleshooting and better observability.
Thursday, May 7, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village
We Broke Tableau MCP (In a Good Way)
See Tableau MCP pushed beyond dashboards. Through live demos, explore agentic DataDev apps that talk, automate decisions, and turn “What if?” into “Wait … wow.” Inspiration guaranteed.
Tuesday, May 5, 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village
From Prompt to Platform: Connecting AI Agents to Tableau MCP
Learn how to securely connect AI agents to Tableau using MCP and personal access tokens to enable metadata-driven analytics inside modern AI tools.
Tuesday, May 5, 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM, Theater 2 | Data Village
Taming Analytics Wild with Tableau MCP & Agentic Governance
Learn how Tableau MCP and Agentic Governance bring order to BI chaos. Discover how to build efficiently, optimize performance, and ensure trusted, predictable analytics at scale.
Tuesday, May 5, 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM, Theater 4 | Data Village
From Questions to Actions: Agentforce and Tableau MCP
Turn questions into results. See how Agentforce and Tableau MCP bridge the gap between governed metrics and Salesforce workflows to move from “What happened?” to “What’s next?” — automatically.
Thursday, May 7, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM, Theater 3 | Data Village
Level Up Your DataDev Skills at TC26
Pick a lab, meet the community, and leave with a clearer path for building with Tableau APIs, MCP, and extensions.
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