This time of year, inspiration hits a feverish pace at some of the world's top hot spots.

In London alone, the high-profile annual festivities include Marketing Week Live, Advertising Week Europe and Design Thinking and Innovation Week.

Music and entertainment history will be made across America at SXSW in Austin and towards the end of the month at Miami Music Week.

Explore all the hotbeds of innovation and creativity below with The Darnell Works Agency global creative calendar.

March events:
. 16 Feb. – 5 Mar. | Carnevale di Venezia
. 22 Feb. – 17 Mar. | New York International Children’s Film Fest, NYC
. 28 Feb. – 3 Mar. | On Air Fest, Brooklyn
. 28 Feb. – 3 Mar. | The Art Show, NYC
. 28 Feb. – 1 Mar. | 4As Talent at 2030, NYC
. 1 | Dynamic Content Optimisation, London
. 3-5 | Carnaval de Binche
. 4-7 | Brand Insider Summit, Austin
. 5 | AToMiCon, Toronto
. 5-7 | Digiday Publishing Summit Europe, Milan
. 5-11 | SPRING/BREAK Art Show, NYC
. 5-7 | World Ocean Summit, Abu Dhabi
. 6-9 | Design Shanghai
. 6-7 | Marketing Week Live, London
. 6-9 | MUTEK Barcelona
. 6-7 | Sustainable Brands, Tokyo
. 8-11 | Fast Company Grill, Austin
. 8 | International Women’s Day
. 8-17 | SXSW, Austin
. 8-11 | SXSW Cities, Government and Politics, Austin
. 9-10 | Sarofsky Labs: Main Title Concept and Pitching, Chicago
. 11-12 | Innovative TV Conference, Jerusalem
. 11-13 | On24 Webinar World, San Francisco
. 13-14 | LeBook Connections, Paris
. 16 | LeBook Connections, Geneva
. 18-21 | Advertising Week Europe, London
. 18-22 | Design Thinking and Innovation Week, London
. 18-22 | Game Developers Conference, San Francisco
. 20-22 | Glossy Summit, Miami
. 21 | Digiday Retail Forum, NYC
. 21 | Entertainment Marketing Summit, Hollywood
. 21 | Sustainability Summit, London
. 22 | World Water Day
. 24-28 | Adobe Summit, Las Vegas
. 25-31 | Miami Music Week
. 26-27 | UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute: Data Visualization for Storytellers, San Francisco
. 27-29 | Digiday Publishing Summit, Vail
. 29-31 | Art Basel, Hong Kong