Global creative calendar: November 2026

A standing commitment to learning promises many prolific returns. Expanding knowledge allows us to better understand the world and our fellow humans while advancing our skills. In a constantly changing world, innovation enhances professional relevance and career options. Open-mindedness fosters self-esteem and improved health, and education is the key to more enjoyment in life.

Read on to discover bona fide opportunities to change your life for the better.

This monthly feature story is put together by The Darnell Works Agency, the go-to PR firm for bold business leaders and their organizations.

November Events

• 21 Oct. – 1 Nov. | Singapore International Film Festival
• 26 Oct. – 4 Nov. | Tokyo International Film Festival
• 29 Oct. – 5 Nov. | Miami Film Festival GEMS
• 31 Oct. – 8 Nov. | Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival — Banff & Online
• 1–30 | Movember — Everywhere
• 2–3 | Digital Summit Raleigh
• 2–4 | MarketingProfs B2B Forum — Boston
• 3 | From Brief to Brand System: Designing with AI Without Losing the Craft — Virtual
• 3 | Future of Health Europe — London
• 3 | Rolling Out Canva: Empowering a School Community to Design — Virtual
• 3–5 | Advertising Week Latin America — Mexico City
• 3–5 | Snowflake Expedition — Virtual
• 3–6 | One Young World Summit — Cape Town
• 3–6 | SEMA Show — Las Vegas
• 4 | AI in Health Summit — London
• 4 | Civic By Design: Yale Workshop — Virtual
• 4 | Digiday Creator Strategies — NYC
• 4 | Top Women Leadership Forum — NYC
• 4–5 | BrandersFest: Origin — NYC
• 4–5 | ContentEd — Virtual
• 4–5 | Mirren AI Forum — Virtual
• 4–8 | Aesthetica Short Film Festival — York & Online
• 4–8 | Art Week Tokyo
• 4–6 | Beet Retreat LA 2026 — Rancho Palos Verdes, California
• 4–6 | DIGIMARCON World Digital Marketing Conference — Las Vegas
• 5 | Cracking the CTV Code Across Audience, Creative and Measurement Before 2027 — Virtual
• 5 | Future of Television — LA
• 5 | How to Write a Strategic Plan — Virtual
• 5–6 | BoxWorks — San Francisco
• 5–8 | Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival — Washington, D.C.
• 5–8 | frame:work London
• 5–8 | Indie Memphis Film Festival
• 6 | MUTEK Mexico — Mexico City
• 6 | SEMA FEST — Las Vegas
• 6–8 | EDC Orlando
• 7–14 | EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2026 — Torun
• 8 | Video Editing Made Simple with Canva — Virtual
• 8–11 | 2026 AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education — Aurora
• 8–12 | Adobe Max – The Creativity Conference — Miami Beach & Online
• 9 | Resourcing Advocates and Volunteers with Canva — Virtual
• 9 | Structuring for Change: A Playbook for Building Your Digital HQ — Virtual
• 9–10 | B2B World Fest — East Miami
• 9–11 | Glossy Beauty + Wellness Summit — Westlake Village
• 9–13 | Communications Week — Virtual
• 9–13 | Inc. National Entrepreneurship Month — Virtual
• 9–23 | Deep Dive on Accessibility Testing — Virtual
• 10 | Careers in Communications — Virtual
• 10 | Finance for Creative Freelancers — Virtual
• 10 | How to Coordinate Your Cross-Channel Comms and Show Concrete ROI — Virtual
• 10–15 | American Film Market — Santa Monica
• 11 | Fashion Loves Food 2026 — Milan
• 11–12 | Event Tech Live — London
• 11–12 | ProFusion Expo — Toronto
• 11–13 | Ragan’s Future of Communications Conference — Austin
• 11–29 | DOC NYC PRO
• 12 | Strengthening Customer Data Quality — Virtual
• 12 | Sustainability Digital Summit — Sydney & Online
• 12 | VideoWeek Roadmap — London
• 12–15 | Infinity Festival Hollywood
• 12–14 | PIXELvienna — Vienna
• 12–16 | The ADAA Fair — NYC
• 13 | NodeFest — Sydney
• 13–15 | DesignerCon — Las Vegas
• 13–15 | Subsonic Music Festival — Riverwood Downs
• 14 | Motion Plus Design Paris 2026
• 14 | Tokyo Salone
• 14–15 | Design Festa — Tokyo
• 14–22 | Dutch Game Week Conference — Breda
• 15 | Nourish — Tokyo
• 15–18 | Brand Insider Summit: QSR — Santa Barbara
• 16–17 | Fortune 500 Innovation Forum — Detroit
• 16–19 | Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum — Palm Springs
• 16–20 | IAAPA Expo — Orlando
• 16–18 | The World Animation & VFX Summit — N. Hollywood
• 17 | Social Media Trends for 2027 — Virtual
• 17 | Speculative Futures — Tokyo
• 17–20 | ADCE Creative Week — Barcelona
• 17–22 | American Film Festival — Wroclaw
• 17–18 | Customer Service & Experience East — NYC
• 18 | Agentic & Conversational AI — Virtual
• 18–21 | Brand Insider Summit: CPG — Santa Barbara
• 18–19 | MuseumNext Museums & Social Media Summit — Virtual
• 19 | AICP Awards — Chicago
• 19 | Clio Entertainment Awards — Hollywood
• 19 | LeBook Connections London
• 19 | Marketing Automotive Conference — Los Angeles
• 19 | SEGD Voices 08 — Virtual
• 19 | The Fierce 50 Awards Gala — NYC
• 20 | GEMA Awards Night UK — London
• 20–23 | MUTEK Japan — Tokyo
• 20–29 | Los Angeles Auto Show
• 24 | Digital Storytelling with Canva: Videos, Animations, and More — Virtual
• 24 Nov. – 15 Dec. | Transform Your Marketing with AI: Hands-On Workshop Series — Virtual
• 30 Nov. – 3 Dec. | The Drum Awards Festival — Shoreditch

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