Meetups & Things
Events
Art, design and cultural events on my radar, many of which we’ll be attending and covering for Creative Boom, including exhibitions, talks, festivals, press trips and conferences. If you have an upcoming event, please let me know.
Paradiso Festival 2026
Paradiso isn’t a conference. It’s a creative retreat. There’s no front row or back row. No VIP wristbands. Everyone’s in the middle of the experience. Five days of deep conversations, shared meals, honest learning, late-night memories, and creativity that flows into every part of life.
OFFF Barcelona 2026
Over the last two and a half decades, OFFF Barcelona has become more than just a festival; it's a creative institution, a cultural movement, and a meeting place for designers, artists, and technologists who push the boundaries of creativity…
All Flows 2026
All Flows is set to take place between 13–15 May 2026 for its fourth edition, promising three days of creative inspiration and discovery. Speakers so far include: legendary photographer Martin Parr, founder of The Dots Pip Jamieson, creative director DINES, artist & designer Rob Draper, and cause-led branding and communications agency TEMPLO…
Northern Design Festival
Back for a third year, Northern Design Festival (NDF) 2026 promises to be a whirlwind of creativity and inspiration once again, as it celebrates creatives across the North of England. Founded in October 2023 by two friends, Antonia Arbova and Niamh Cartwright, the event, which is voluntarily run, is on a big mission to provide free and accessible opportunities…
Miami Design Week 2025
Miami Design Week is the place where ideas, media, creativity, and all things design meet, from graphic to packaging design, and from product to architecture and urban culture…
International Assembly
International Assembly is an unmissable design and creative festival in Scotland, kicking off with an all-day creative conference in November. It promises to be a day of inspiration with some of the most exciting thinkers and makers in graphic design, branding, coding, animation, art, advertising and beyond…
Amsterdam Dance Event
Amsterdam Dance Event takes over the city this October, but few places capture its spirit quite like Volkshotel. Not your average hotel, it’s a creative hub where musicians, artists and free spirits share the same roof. Think underground recording studios buzzing with producers, ateliers filled with over 300 visual artists, and a building alive with ideas around the clock.
London Design Festival 2025
We’re heading down to London Design Festival this year, taking place 13–21 September. It’s always one of the most exciting weeks in the creative calendar, when the city transforms into a playground of ideas, installations, and inspiration.
Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival is an independent music, science, and arts festival held every year in mid-August in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. It started small…
Glastonbury 2025
Glastonbury, the world's biggest festival, returns from 25-29 June 2025, and this year, Creative Boom is attending to uncover the festival’s hidden artistic gems…
JOY Festival
Global creative and design studio Acrylicize is behind JOY, a major new two-day creative festival taking place on 19–20 June at their East London HQ, The Art House…
Birmingham Design Festival 2025
The BDF Conference returns to Birmingham this June for a two-day event dedicated to design, creativity, and this year's theme, Play. Each year, the team alternates between…
London Design Biennale 2025
The fifth edition of the London Design Biennale lands at Somerset House this June (5–29), with this year’s theme, Surface Reflections, exploring the ways…
D&AD Festival 2025
The D&AD Festival will cover jury insights fresh from its 2025 juries, creative excellence, tech and AI, best-in-class craft, design & advertising, BTS deep dives into the work and giving the people behind it a stage…
Northern Design Festival
Taking place this May in Lancaster, the second edition of the Northern Design Festival will bring together studios, strategists, and storytellers to tackle the creative industry's hidden barriers, one honest conversation at a time…
Our next adventure
We’re off to the capital of the United Arab Emirates in early 2026. We’ll learn more about its arts and culture, which it’s promoting as it continues to build on its tourism credentials. More updates to follow.
Abu Dhabi
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Armed with my mic and camera, I love meeting people and seeing creative work in the flesh. If you’ve got something coming up that you’d like me or any of my team to cover, please get in touch. We travel the world to create content and conversation around events that matter to creatives.
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