10 conferences of 2026 we love

When there are so many conferences and events for designers and creatives all across the world, it can be difficult to know which ones to go to. With so many to choose from, we’ve put together this list for you to look through and pick which ones to attend.

Design Intersect

📍 New York City, USA
📆 April 9, 2026
What’s the conference about: Graphic design, architecture, industrial design, visual art
Top Speakers: Shabbar Raza (architokyo), Yah Li Toh (Light Collab), Jesse Hill (Hill Studio), Pascale Sablan (Beyond the Built; Author of GREATNESS), and Jesse Reed (Order Type Foundry).

OFFF

📍 Barcelona, Spain
📆 April 16-18
What’s the conference about: Digital design, branding, animation and architecture. Meet Future London Academy at OFFF this year!
Top speakers include: Seth Epstein (Emmy Award–winning Director, LOS YORK), Nils Leonard (Uncommon Creative Studio), Echolab, Onur Senturk, Misato Studio, and more.

FITC

📍 Toronto, Canada
📆 April 27 - 28, 2026
What’s the conference about: Design, digital development, media and innovation in creative technologies.
Top speakers include: Rama Allen (HyperSpace), GMUNK (Digital Artist), Talia Cotton (Cotton Design), Justin Cone (BUCK), Marti Romances (Territory Studio), and PJ Richardson (Laundry).

Future Days

📍 Copenhagen, Denmark 
📆 June 10–12, 2026
What’s the conference about: Futures thinking, systems design, strategic innovation

Figma Config

📍 San Francisco, CA, USA
📆 June 23-25
What’s the conference about: Product design

Hatch Conference

📍 Berlin, Germany
📆 September 16-18
What’s the conference about: UX design

Brand New Conference

📍 Nashville, TN, USA
📆 September 17-18
What’s the conference about: Branding
Speakers to be announced

WebSummit

📍 Lisbon, Portugal
📆 November 9-12
What’s the conference about: Graphic design, architecture, industrial design and visual art

Leading Design

📍 London, UK
📆 November 11-12
What’s the conference about: Design leadership

Slush

📍 Helsinki, Finland
📆 November 18-19, 2026
What’s the conference about: Founders

If you know of any other local events or have been to a conference previously that is not on this list, let us know and maybe we’ll see you there!