​The Village is Open. 🛡️🧙‍♂️

​Welcome to DPD'26 FEST, the first-of-its-kind gamified festival celebrating Data Privacy Day.

​Forget the "death by PowerPoint" webinars. Grab your gear and stomp your boots into the Privacy Village—aka the "Disneyland of Privacy." We are here to build, break, and defend in a magical, creative haven packed with fully virtual activities spanning an incredible two weeks.

​Whether you are a seasoned privacy lawyer, a privacy engineer, or a "privacy advocate" just starting your journey, there is a quest waiting for you. Best of all? It’s FREE. Aye, gold’s not required here—just your enthusiasm for privacy and fun.

​✨ What to Expect

​🔥 Workshops & Fireside Chats

• ​Creative Workshops: Join hands-on sessions with creatives and dreamers to build your skills in gamified privacy and AI literacy.

• ​Learning Fireside Chats: Gather ‘round to hear tales from privacy warriors and tech wizards about the future of digital rights.

• ​Expert Talks: Live video podcasts and exciting sessions led by world-class experts on the front lines of data defense.

​⚔️ The Quests & Competitions

• ​Middle-Earth Inspired Threat Modeling: Starting Jan 14th, sharpen your axes for a unique privacy and AI threat modeling competition.

• ​Privacy Games Night: Weekly events to challenge your wits and strategy.

• ​14-Day Spread Privacy Missions: Join the Slack community to receive daily missions and earn XP for your faction.

​Registration opens December 15th, 2025! "For privacy, for creativity, for spreading awareness like heroes of Bard’s songs!" 🍻✨