While 2021 is almost history, I hope you are ready, willing, and able to celebrate the best days yet to come. Are you focused on sharpening your skills for the new year ahead? If so, some of the world's most elite organizers are preparing to unleash spectacular events guaranteed to blow minds and expand horizons, all around the globe.
Indeed, festivals celebrating mankind's greatest achievements in science, entertainment, and fun are just around the corner, if you dive into 2021's last creative calendar while the getting is good.
This monthly feature story is put together by The Darnell Works Agency, the go-to PR firm for creative agencies, brands, and entertainment ventures.
December Events
- 23 Nov. – 1 Dec. | Digital Marketing World Forum Conference & Expo, Amsterdam & Online
- 25 Nov. – 5 Dec. | Singapore International Film Festival
- 29 Nov. – 3 Dec. | Most Contagious UK & Europe, Virtual
- 29 Nov. – 4 Dec. | UNTITLED Art Fair Miami Beach
- 30 Nov. – 2 Dec. | EDPA Access Conference & Summit, San Antonio & Online
- 30 Nov. – 1 Dec. | Fortune Brainstorm Tech, Half Moon Bay
- 1-2 | Ad Age Next: CMO, Virtual
- 1-3 | Energy Innovation Digital Summit, Virtual
- 1-2 | Medical Affairs Launch Excellence, Boston
- 1 | TechCrunch Live with Auth0 and Ubiquity, Virtual
- 1-3 | TED Women, Palm Springs
- 1-3 | Variety Music For Screens Summit, Virtual
- 1 | World AIDS Day
- 2 | ADCE Festival of Festivals, Virtual
- 2-4 | Art Basel Miami Beach
- 2 | RevGrowth Virtual Summit, Virtual
- 2 | Spotlight UX, Virtual
- 2-3 | Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, Paris
- 4-5 | Audacy Beach Festival, Ft. Lauderdale
- 4-8 | Holidaze, Puerto Moreles
- 30 Nov. – 5 Dec. | Art Miami, Hybrid
- 5 | Smart Content Summit EU, Amsterdam
- 6-10 | Most Contagious USA, Virtual
- 6-17 | SIGGRAPH Asia Conference & Exhibition, Tokyo & Online
- 6-10 | World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific, Virtual
- 7 | Documentary Day Virtual FYC Fest, Virtual
- 7 | Masters of the Metaverse, Virtual
- 7-8 | National Arts Marketing Project Conference, Virtual
- 7-9 | Power Women Summit, Virtual
- 7-8 | WITI’s 2021 Digital Inclusivity Summit and Hall Of Fame, Virtual
- 7-9 | Women in Events Week, Virtual
- 8-10 | Data & Analytics Summit, Virtual
- 8 | Extra Crunch Live with Modern Health and Kleiner Perkins, Virtual
- 8-11 | Fête des Lumières, Lyon
- 8 | IAB Tech Lab Addressability Solutions Roadshow, Virtual
- 8-11 | MediaPost’s Search & Performance Insider Summit, Deer Valley
- 8-12 | MUTEK Japan,Tokyo
- 9-12 | Design Shenzhen
- 9-13 | Strings & Sol, Puerto Moreles
- 9-12 | Powabunga Vail, Vail
- 10-11 | North Beach Music Festival, Miami
- 10-11 | Desert Air, Palm Springs
- 10-11 | Rampage, Antwerp
- 10-12 | I Love Techno Europe, Montpelier
- 10-12 | Rolling Loud Cali, San Bernardino
- 10-11 | Metal & Beer Fest LA, Los Angeles
- 10-12 | PAX Unplugged, Virtual
- 11 | Motion Plus Design Tana, Madagascar
- 11-18 | Rise Festival, Les 2 Alpes
- 11-12 | The Emerald Cup, Santa Rosa
- 14-15| TC Sessions: Space 2021, Virtual
- 15 | Dribbble Workshop: Making Your First Font, Virtual
- 15 | To Affinity and Beyond: Delivering Brand Purpose Through Experiences, Virtual
- 17-18 | Space Camp, Hampton
- 18 | Valhalla Festival, Amsterdam
- 18 | Once Upon a Time in LA
- 25-31 | Marina Bay Singapore Countdown, Hybrid
- 27-29 | Sunburn Goa, Little Vagator
- 28-29 | Get Together Edmonton
- 28-31 | Rhythm and Vines, Gisborne
- 29 Dec. – 1 Jan. | Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
- 29-31 | Northern Bass, Kaiwaka
- 29-30 | Contact Winter Music Festival, Vancouver
- 29-31 | Rhythm & Alps, Wanaka
- 30-31 | HiJinx Festival, Philadelphia
- 30-31 | Decadence Arizona, Phoenix
- 30-31 | Decadence Colorado, Denver
- 30-31 | OMFG! NYE, San Diego
- 30-31 | Lights All Night Dallas
- 30-31 | Lights All Night Minneapolis
- 30 Dec. – 1 Jan. | No Resolutions Festival, Branford
- 31 Dec. – 1 Jan. | Countdown NYE, San Bernardino
- 31 Dec. – 1 Jan. | Orlando Invasion
- 31 Dec. – 2 Jan. | Fresh Start Festival, San Francisco
- 31 Dec. – 1 Jan. | The Cityfox Odyssey, Brooklyn
Featured Video: Rise Festival 2020 - For The Boundary Pushers: The party on top of the world returns this December in its magical home of Les 2 Alpes. Featured Image: Enrico Da Prato on Unsplash