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  "description": "Engage will retire live events powered by Teams Live Events on April 15, 2026. Existing events scheduled before this date will be supported until February 28, 2027. Users should migrate to Engage events powered by Teams town halls and update internal documentation accordingly.",
  "path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1227085/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T01:00:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
  "tags": [
    "Organize a Live event with Teams town hall",
    "Plan for Teams town halls",
    "Virtual Events Graph APIs",
    "Customer Hub events readiness sessions"
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  "textContent": "🚨\n\n**Major Update:** This post contains a significant change that may impact your organisation.\n\n**[Introduction]**\n\nEngage will retire **live events powered by Teams Live Events** effective April 15, 2026. Existing live events already scheduled will continue to be supported through February 28, 2027. We encourage customers to transition to events in **Engage** powered by **Teams town halls** , which offer an improved experience for large-scale digital and hybrid events.\n\n**[When this will happen:]**\n\n  * **Effective April 15, 2026:** You will no longer have the option to schedule a **live event in Engage** powered by **Teams Live Events**.\n  * **Through February 28, 2027: Engage** will continue to support**any live events powered by Teams Live Events** that were scheduled before April 15, 2026.\n\n\n\n**[How this affects your organization:]**\n\n**Who is affected:** Organizations using**live events in Engage** powered by **Teams Live Events**.\n\n**What will happen:**\n\n  * You will no longer be able to schedule a **live event in Engage** powered by**Teams Live Events** starting April 15, 2026.\n  * **Engage** will continue to support already scheduled **live events powered by Teams Live Events** through February 28, 2027.\n\n\n\n**[What you can do to prepare:]**\n\n  * Migrate to events in **Engage** powered by **Teams town halls**.\n  * Review and update internal documentation to reflect this change.\n\n\n\nExplore these resources:\n\n  * Organize a Live event with Teams town hall \n  * Plan for Teams town halls\n  * Virtual Events Graph APIs\n  * Customer Hub events readiness sessions - recommended sessions for Teams live event users transitioning to Teams town halls:\n    * _What’s new in Microsoft Teams town halls and webinars_\n    *  _Migrating from Teams live events to town halls_\n    *  _Tips, tricks, and traps for town halls and webinars in Microsoft Teams_\n\n\n\n**[Compliance considerations:]**\n\nNo compliance considerations identified; review as appropriate for your organization.",
  "title": "MC1227085: Engage is retiring live events powered by Teams Live Events effective April 15th, 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-06T01:00:04.000Z"
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