Creativity Conferences in 2020

 Conferences on creativity and for creative people do more than just help you network with key players in an industry. Conferences like this will help you expand your mind about how to tackle problems differently and see what people are seeing in different industries. From Creativity to Writers the conferences help you analyze skills and meet people that you could help or be helped by.
 
In this blog we have taken creativity to a very broad level of the word including things like Digital Marketing Summits as well as Writing conferences. We will do a new page for 2021 so contact us at the bottom of the homepage or let us know in the comments below.

Creative Conferences 2020
JANUARY 2020
·                RISE Weekend // January 9-11, 2020 // Fort Myers, Florida // creative women
·                Comic Creator Conference // January 10, 2020 // Long Beach, California // comic book writers and artists
·                In/Visible Talks // January 16, 2020 // San Francisco, California // designers and creatives
·                Creativation // January 16-20, 2020 // Phoenix, Arizona // creative industry professionals
·                RuPaul’s DragCon UK // January 18-19, 2020 // London, United Kingdom // drag enthusiasts
·                Camp Climb Intimate Intensive // January 18-25, 2020 // Nosara, Costa Rica // women creative entrepreneurs
·                Summit: Open Source Weekend // January 31 - February 2, 2020 // Eden, Utah // creatives
FEBRUARY 2020
·                #BlogHer Health // February 1, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // bloggers & content creators
·                Southern Coterie Summit // February 5-7, 2020 // Sea Island, Georgia // creatives and entrepreneurs
·                Pubcon Austin 2020 // February 6, 2020 // Austin, Texas // digital marketers
·                Summit: Winter Jam // February 7-9, 2020 // Eden, Utah // creatives
·                FLOCK Presents: Lights, Cameras, and Microphones - Breaking Into Podcasts, Livestreams, and Video // February 8, 2020 // New Orleans, Louisiana // content creators, bloggers, and influencers
·                Podcast Movement Evolutions // February 12-15, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // podcasters
·                Knoble Yarn Fest // February 14-16, 2020 // Denver, Colorado // fiber artists
·                Art World Conference // February 15-16, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // artists and arts professionals
·                THE UPROCK POPUP // February 18-27, 2020 // Nashville, Tennessee // creatives
·                PubWest Conference // February 20–22, 2020 // Portland, Oregon // writers
·                WorkbenchCon // February 20-22, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // DIYers, makers, influencers and bloggers
·                VidCon London // February 20-23, 2020 // London, United Kingdom // online video creators
·                Create + Cultivate Conference // February 22, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // female creative entrepreneurs
·                Self-Employment in the Arts Conference // February 22-23, 2020 // Chicago, Illinois // artists
·                WPPI Conference // February 23-27, 2020 // Las Vegas, Nevada // wedding and portrait photographers and filmmakers
·                Playlist Live // February 28, 29 & March 1, 2020 // Orlando, Florida // YouTubers and online video creators
·                Midwest Craft Con // February 28 – March 1, 2020 // Columbus, Ohio // craft enthusiasts and creative entrepreneurs
MARCH 2020
·                Uenoland // March 2020 // San Francisco, California // creatives
·                Design Influencers Conference // March 1-3, 2020 // San Francisco, California // interior design influencers and interior designers
·                Social Media Marketing World // March 1-3, 2020 // San Diego, California // social media marketers and creators
·                Altitude Summit // March 1-6, 2020 // Palm Springs, California // women influencers and entrepreneurs in creative fields
·                Leading Design Conference // March 4-6, 2020 // San Francisco, California // design team leaders
·                Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference // March 4-7, 2020 // San Antonio, Texas // writers
·                RISE Weekend // March 5-7, 2020 // Toronto, Canada // creative women
·                Florida Creativity Conference // March 6-8, 2020 // Sarasota, Florida // creatives
·                Bay to Ocean Writers Conference // March 7, 2020 // Wye Mills, Maryland // writers
·                Women’s Business Lakeside Conference // March 9-10, 2020 // Lake Geneva, Wisconsin // female entrepreneurs
·                The Family Narrative // March 9-12, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // family photographers
·                Pinners Conference & Expo // March 13-14, 2020 // Pomona, California // Pinterest influencers and bloggers
·                SXSW Conference // March 13-21, 2020 // Austin, Texas // music, film, digital creatives - I’m speaking!
·                FLOCK Presents: Reaching Higher Ranks - Using SEO, Analytics, and Pinterest to Your Advantage // March 14, 2020 // Phoenix, Arizona // content creators, bloggers, and influencers
·                The Signature C.E.O. Conference // March 16-18, 2020 // Lorton, Virginia // creative professionals
·                Design Thinking and Innovation Week // March 16-20, 2020 // London, United Kingdom // creative entrepreneurs, designers and business owners
·                Game Developers Conference // March 16-20, 2020 // San Francisco, California // interactive game creators
·                Art & Soul Retreat // March 17-24, 2020 // Portland, Oregon // mixed media artists
·                Summit: Powder Days Weekend // March 20-22, 2020 // Eden, Utah // creatives
·                The Bright Side Conference // March 21-22, 2020 // Raleigh, North Carolina // creative women
·                New Orleans Entrepreneur Week // March 23-27, 2020 // New Orleans, Louisiana // entrepreneurs
·                Digital Summit Phoenix // March 24-25, 2020 // Phoenix, Arizona // digital marketers
·                Pubcon Florida 2020 // March 24-26, 2020 // Miami, Florida // digital marketers
·                Emergence Creative Festival // March 25-27, 2020 // Margaret River, Western Australia // creatives
·                Mindcamp Southwest // March 25-29, 2020 // Oracle, Arizona // creatives
·                Reset Conference // March 28-29, 2020 // Lexington, Kentucky // photographers
·                Surrey International Writers' Conference at Sea // March 29 - April 5, 2020 // Caribbean cruise, leaving from Galveston, Texas // writers
·                AIGA Design Conference // March 30 - April 1, 2020 // Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania // designers
APRIL 2020
·                Digital Summit Los Angeles // April 1-2, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // digital marketers
·                Creative South // April 2-4, 2020 // Columbus, Georgia // designers
·                Field Trip // April 2-5, 2020 // Orcas Island, Washington // photographers and designers
·                OFFSET Festival // April 3-5, 2020 // Dublin, Ireland // creatives
·                Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference // April 4, 2020 // Clark, New Jersey // fiction writers
·                Southeastern Bath & Body Conference // April 4-5, 2020 // Alpharetta, Georgia // creative bath and body makers
·                Norwescon 43 // April 9-12, 2020 // Seattle, Washington // creative geeks
·                Design Thinking 2020 // April 14-17, 2020 // Austin, Texas // Design, CX, and UX professionals
·                Digital Summit Seattle // April 15-16, 2020 // Seattle, Washington // digital marketers
·                Craftcation Conference // April 15-19, 2020 // Ventura, California // crafters + creative entrepreneurs – I’m speaking!
·                Pinners Conference & Expo // April 17-18, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // Pinterest influencers and bloggers
·                Crop Cruise 2020 // April 18-22, 2020 // Orlando, Florida & Bahamas // graphic designers
·                Design Week Portland // April 18-24, 2020 // Portland, Oregon // designers
·                Creative Ecosystems Conference // April 19, 2020 // Charlottesville, Virginia // creative innovators and community organizers
·                Outdoor Media Summit // April 21-23, 2020 // Estes Park, Colorado // outdoor vloggers, podcasters, content creators & marketers
·                Digital Summit New York City // April 22-23, 2020 // New York City, New York // digital marketers
·                Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild Conference // April 22-25, 2020 // Hartford, Connecticut // handmade soap and cosmetics makers
·                Self-Publishing Conference // April 25, 2020 // Leicester, United Kingdom // writers
·                Interweave Yarn Fest // April 29-May 2, 2020 // Loveland, Colorado // fiber artists
·                Everything Food Conference // April 30 - May 2, 2020 // Layton, Utah // food bloggers
·                VidCon Mexico // April 30 - May 3, 2020 // Mexico City, Mexico // online video creators
MAY 2020

• Art World Conference // May 1-3, 2020 // New York, New York // artists and arts professionals
• RuPaul’s DragCon LA // May 1-3, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // drag enthusiasts
• Silhouette Curio Retreat // May 1-3, 2020 // Woodbridge, Virginia // users of Silhouette craft cutting machines
• Plein Air Convention & Expo // May 2-6, 2020 // Denver, Colorado // artists who paint outdoors
• HOW Design Live // May 4-7, 2020 // Boston, Massachusetts // creative and design professionals
• Digital Summit Tampa // May 6-7, 2020 // Tampa, Florida // digital marketers
• Mom 2.0 Summit // May 6-8, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // mom bloggers and influencers
• CREA Conference // May 6-10, 2020 // Tuscany, Italy // creatives
• BRAVA THRIVE Conference // May 8, 2020 // Madison, Wisconsin // female entrepreneurs
• Pinners Conference & Expo // May 8-9, 2020 // Minneapolis, Minnesota // Pinterest influencers and bloggers
• Digital Summit Kansas City // May 13-14, 2020 // Kansas City, Missouri // digital marketers
• Digital Summit Atlanta // May 19-20, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // digital marketers
• SNAG Conference // May 20-23, 2020 // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania // metalsmith artists
• Artful Business Retreat // May 22-25, 2020 // Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia // creative entrepreneurs
• Art & Soul Retreat // May 26 - June 1, 2020 // Colorado Springs, Colorado // mixed media artists
• C2 Montréal // May 27-29, 2020 // Montréal, Canada // creatives
• SFWA Nebula Conference // May 28-31, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // science fiction & fantasy writers
• Summit at Sea // May 28-31, 2020 // sails from Port Everglades, Florida // creatives

JUNE 2020

• CreativePro Week // June 1-5, 2020 // Austin, Texas // graphic designers and Adobe Creative Cloud users
• Future of Storytelling Summit // June 3-4, 2020 // New York City, New York // people exploring how stories are evolving in the digital age
• 99U Conference // June 3-5, 2020 // New York, New York // creatives
• Silhouette Instructor Licensing // June 5-7, 2020 // Woodbridge, Virginia // users of Silhouette craft cutting machines
• Eyeo Festival // June 8-11, 2020 // Minneapolis, Minnesota // the creative technology community
• Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition // June 9-11, 2020 // Chicago, Illinois // e-commerce entrepreneurs
• Digital Summit Portland // June 11-12, 2020 // Portland, Oregon // digital marketers
• RISE Weekend // June 11-13, 2020 // San Diego, California // creative women
• Spark Women's Retreat International // June 11-19, 2020 // Mfuwe, Zambia // creative women
• DFWCon: The Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference // June 13-14, 2020 // Dallas, Texas // writers
• Camp Indie // June 12-14, 2020 // Kent, Connecticut // travel lovers, digital nomads, lifestyle entrepreneurs, unconventional thinkers, and freedom seekers
• Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) // June 16-20, 2020 // Buffalo, New York // creative adults and children
• Future of Branding Week // June 22-26, 2020 // London, United Kingdom // creatives, strategists, anyone passionate about branding
• World Domination Summit // June 23-29, 2020 // Portland, Oregon // creative entrepreneurs
• International Conference on the Arts in Society // June 24-26, 2020 // Galway, Ireland // artists and arts scholars
• ICON11: The Illustration Conference // June 28-July 1, 2020 // Kansas City, Missouri // illustrators and designers

JULY 2020

• SOU Creativity Conference // July 8-12, 2020 // creativity thinkers and problem solvers
• Shine // July 9-12, 2020 // Anaheim, California // fitness, wellness and nutrition bloggers
• Digital Summit Austin // July 16-17, 2020 // Austin, Texas // digital marketers
• Haven Conference // July 16-18, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // design and DIY bloggers
• SIGGRAPH // July 19-23, 2020 // Washington, D.C. // interactive designers and game developers
• Crochet Guild of America Chain Link Conference // July 22-25, 2020 // New Orleans, Louisiana // crochet artists & enthusiasts
• Art Makers Denver // July 24-26, 2020 // Denver, Colorado // artists
• Romance Writers of America Conference // July 29 - August 1, 2020 // San Francisco, California // romance writers
• Applied Improvisation Network World Conference // July 30 - August 2, 2020 // Avila, Spain // improvisers
• Mystery Writers Conference // July 30 - August 2, 2020 // Corte Madera, California // mystery or suspense writers
• Summit: Summer Jam 1 // July 31 - August 2, 2020 // Eden, Utah // creatives

AUGUST 2020

• Digital Summit Boston // August 3-4, 2020 // Boston, Massachusetts // digital marketers
• Podcast Movement // August 5-8, 2020 // Dallas, Texas // podcasters
• RISE Weekend // August 6-8, 2020 // London, United Kingdom // creative women
• Summit: Summer Jam 2 // August 7-9, 2020 // Eden, Utah // creatives
• UX & Digital Design Week // August 10-14, 2020 // London, United Kingdom // creatives, UX designers and product managers
• NIADA 2020 Dollmaking School & Conference // August 10-16, 2020 // Gatlinburg, Tennessee // doll artists
• Digital Summit Denver // August 11-12, 2020 // Denver, Colorado // digital marketers
• RAD Summit // August 13-16, 2020 // Camp Shady Brook, Colorado // creative professionals
• When Words Collide // August 14-16, 2020 // Calgary, Alberta, Canada // writers
• Inbound // August 18-21, 2020 // Boston, Massachusetts // digital marketers
• Digital Summit Minneapolis // August 19-20, 2020 // Minneapolis, Minnesota // digital marketers
• Loupe 2020 // August 19-21, 2020 // Amsterdam, Netherlands // product and app designers
• Mindcamp // August 19-23, 2020 // Orillia, Ontario, Canada // creatives
• Camp Climb // August 21-23, 2020 // New Liberty, Iowa // women creative entrepreneurs
• Digital Summit Philadelphia // August 26-27, 2020 // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania // digital marketers
• DIY Musician Conference // August 28-30, 2020 // Austin, Texas // musicians

SEPTEMBER 2020

• The Gathering of the Creatives // September 2020 // Santa Fe, New Mexico // artists and creatives
• Digital Summit Washington D.C. // September 1-2, 2020 // Washington D.C. // digital marketers
• Dragoncon // September 3-7, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // creative geeks
• Circles Conference // September 10-11, 2020 // Richardson, Texas // graphic & UX designers, illustrators, and makers
• The Freelance Conference // September 13-15, 2020 // Denver, Colorado // freelancers and solopreneurs
• Digital Book World // September 14-17, 2020 // Nashville, Tennessee // indie authors & writers
• Digital Summit Detroit // September 16-17, 2020 // Detroit, Michigan // digital marketers
• Bloggy Conference 2020 // September 18-20, 2020 // Cedar Point, Ohio // bloggers
• Archangel Summit // September 19, 2020 // Toronto, Ontario, Canada // mission-driven entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals
• STORY 2020 // September 24-25, 2020 // Nashville, Tennessee // artists, creators and storytellers
• Spark Women’s Retreat // September 24-27, 2020 // Zion National Park, Utah // creative women
• Pinners Conference & Expo // September 25-26, 2020 // Fort Worth, Texas // Pinterest influencers and bloggers
• Art World Conference // September 25-27, 2020 // Chicago, Illinois // artists and arts professionals
• Atlanta Black Theatre Festival // September 30-October 3, 2020 // Atlanta, Georgia // theatre professionals
• Digital Summit Chicago // September 30 - October 1, 2020 // Chicago, Illinois // digital marketers
• FinCon 2020 // September 30-October 3, 2020 // Long Beach, California // financial bloggers and podcasters

OCTOBER 2020

• The Texas Conference for Women // October 1, 2020 // Austin, Texas // women
• Snap Conference // October 5-7, 2020 // Layton, Utah // creative entrepreneurs and lifestyle influencers
• ShiftCon // October 8-10, 2020 // Irvine, California // health & wellness influencers
• Digital Summit Charlotte // October 15-16, 2020 // Charlotte, North Carolina // digital marketers
• Emerald City Writers’ Conference // October 16-18, 2020 // Seattle, Washington // romance writers
• Adobe MAX // October 19-21, 2020 // Los Angeles, California // creatives
• Brand New Conference // October 22-23, 2020 // Austin, Texas // marketers & designers
• Creative Founders Conference // October 22-25, 2020 // Pensacola Beach, Florida // makers, artists, and designers
• Surrey International Writers’ Conference // October 23-25, 2020 // Surrey, British Columbia, Canada // writers
• Art & Soul Retreat // October 26-29, 2020 // Ocean City, Maryland // mixed media artists
• Digital Summit Salt Lake City // October 28-29, 2020 // Salt Lake City, Utah // digital marketers
• Figurative Art Convention & Expo // October 29 - November 1, 2020 // Baltimore, Maryland // figurative and portrait artists

NOVEMBER 2020

• RISE Business Conference // November 5-7, 2020 // Austin, Texas // creative women
• Pinners Conference & Expo // November 6-7, 2020 // Sandy, Utah // Pinterest influencers and bloggers
• Showit United // November 8-11, 2020 // Tempe, Arizona // photographers
• International Food Blogger Conference // November 12-15, 2020 // El Paso, Texas // food bloggers
• Pinners Conference & Expo // November 13-14, 2020 // Scottsdale, Arizona // Pinterest influencers and bloggers
• Kauai Writers Conference // November 13-15, 2020 // Lihue, Hawaii // writers
• Internet Summit // November 17-19, 2020 // Raleigh, North Carolina // digital marketers

DECEMBER 2020

• Digital Summit Dallas // December 7-9, 2020 // Dallas, Texas // digital marketers

 
Thank you Mallory for most of these conferences
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