The creator economy doesn’t sit still, and neither do the people shaping it. New trends, new tools, new ways to turn authentic content into income: It all moves fast.
Running campaigns for a big brand? Building your own platform from scratch? Still experimenting with how to turn posts into paychecks? Wherever you’re at in your influencer journey, you need spaces built for creators and marketers to learn from each other.
Here’s one now: a hotel ballroom buzzing with energy, a row of ring lights lined up like a runway. To your left, a panel of creators is confessing how they bombed their first sponsored post. To your right, brand reps are setting up displays you actually want to Instagram. You immediately feel at home. Your brain sighs, “All right, these are my people.” Creator and influencer events are part classroom, part networking mixer, part sanity check that you’re not doing this alone.
It doesn’t matter if you’re managing brand budgets or running your side hustle off the kitchen counter. You’ll find your spot here. These events turn coffee-chat meetups and all-day summits into front-row access to the tools and tactics that grow your business.
There’s no need to scour the internet for Easter eggs to find the right influencer events. Bookmark this page—we update it monthly, so you never miss an opportunity to build your brand.
Spotlight: can’t-miss creator & influencer events this season
Here’s our curated hit list of can’t-miss creator and influencer events. Each brings its own flavor, from serious strategy sessions to the kind of networking that doesn’t feel like networking.
Tech Week San Francisco
Dates: October 6–12, 2025
Location: San Francisco, CA (various venues)
Focus: Decentralized tech‑creator events, panels, meetups, innovation showcases
Why go: Because it’s a week of bite‑sized events you can pick and choose from—great for networking, deepening skills, or spotting trends
Event link: tech‑week.com
(Also see SF-specific listing: StartupEvents SF Tech Week) StartupEvents.org
VidSummit
Dates: October 7–9, 2025
Location: Irving / Dallas, TX
Focus: How top influencers build brands and monetize content
Why go: Deep-dive workshops, panels, and insider strategies from top creators (not a fan-facing event)
Event link: vidsummit.com
Tech Week Los Angeles
Dates: October 13–19, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Focus: The West Coast leg of Tech Week—community events, panels, tech meetups
Why go: Good chance to plug into LA’s tech + creative community, catching overlapping events with creator/tech crossover
Event link: tech‑week.com
CreatorIQ Connect
Dates: October 15–16, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Focus: Building resilient, results-driven creator programs through expert talks, tech, and networking
Why go: Keynotes, hands-on sessions, product demos, and connection with industry leaders
Event link: events.creatoriq.com/creatoriqconnect events.creatoriq.com
Adobe MAX
Dates: October 26–30, 2025 (Preconference: Oct 26–27)
Location: Los Angeles, CA + online
Focus: Creativity, tools, workshops, AI previews, deep dives into Adobe’s products
Why go: If you’re a visual/creative creator, this is the place for inspiration, tool mastery, and creative networking
Event link: max.adobe.com
AfroTech Conference
Dates: October 27–31, 2025
Location: Houston, TX
Focus: Tech trends, entrepreneurship, and wealth-building for Black professionals and creators
Why go: Key intersection of tech + creator economy + community + diversity
Event link: afrotechconference.com
All upcoming events – October 2025
| Event | Date | Location | Who It’s For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Week San Francisco | Oct 6–12, 2025 | San Francisco, CA | Tech creators, entrepreneurs |
| VidSummit | Oct 7–9, 2025 | Dallas, TX | Content creators, video pros |
| Creator Crash Course: Strategic Holiday Prep That ConvertsLink » | Oct 7, 2025 | Virtual | Mavely creators prepping for Q4 |
| Tech Week Los Angeles | Oct 13–19, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA | Creators, techies, founders |
| Getting Started with MavelyLink » | Oct 14, 2025 | Virtual | New Mavely creators |
| CreatorIQ ConnectLink » | Oct 15–16, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA | Influencer program leads, marketers |
| CreatorFest Europe | Oct 23, 2025 | London, UK | Creators, brands, agencies |
| Adobe MAXLink » | Oct 26–30, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA + virtual | Visual creators, designers, marketers |
| AfroTech ConferenceLink » | Oct 27–31, 2025 | Houston, TX | Black creators, founders, tech leaders |
Why influencer events matter
The creator economy is far bigger than just posting on Instagram. Influencer marketing has been on a tear, tripling since 2020 and heading toward $33 billion in 2025. The model is straightforward: Creators team up with brands, show products in ways that feel real, and audiences respond. Many companies are realizing that a creator’s word can carry more weight than the most polished ad. U.S. spending reflects this realization, hitting a record $7.1 billion in 2024.
The creator economy is now a billion-dollar ecosystem where side hustles become paychecks and product love turns into profit. But you’ll need more than a viral dance on TikTok to stick around. It all comes down to:
- Fresh ideas that really work in today’s algorithms
- Direct access to brands looking for creators like you
- Clear strategies for turning engagement into income
Influencer events aren’t just panels and name tags. They are rooms full of people experimenting with affiliate tools, sharing contacts, swapping “what worked” stories, and admitting the mistakes that taught them the most. While social feeds fly past at lightning speed, events let you hit pause, lean in, and get the wheels turning.
Why should you attend creator and influencer events?
If you’re juggling content creation with a 9-to-5, setting aside time for an event can feel like a stretch. Your calendar already looks like a deck of cards mid-shuffle. Squeezing in a two-day summit might risk sending that deck into a 52-card pick-up.
But when you choose the right influencer events, the return is more than worth it. These gatherings aren’t just conferences with branded tote bags. They’re accelerators. You can turbo-charge your side hustle, your influencer program, or your growing creator brand.
Here’s the how and the why.
People-powered strategies win
Algorithms change weekly. Ads get skipped. Engagement fluctuates faster than you can scroll. But trust? It’s evergreen.
According to Edelman’s Trust Barometer, nearly 63% of consumers ages 18-34 say they trust an influencer’s word about a brand more than the brand’s own ads. How many times have you scrolled past the product description to read the reviews? How often have you clicked “purchase” because 1,029 others before you rated a product 5 stars? The bottom line is: People trust people, not faceless campaigns.
Creator events are where the top people-powered strategies come to life. A LinkedIn post might inspire you, of course. But hearing a creator live, walking through how they spun authentic storytelling into a six-figure income? That hits different. Marketers leave rethinking their budgets. Creators leave understanding how messy and real can outperform shiny and staged.
Take e.l.f. Cosmetics’ launch of its Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray in 2024. Instead of another glossy ad, they laced up their sneakers and leaned into fitness culture with the first-ever e.l.f. Run Club during London Marathon week.
A pack of creators, led by fitness influencer Misha Grimes, jogged a 5K in Battersea Park while putting the spray through a real-world “sweat test.” The result? Authentic selfies, mid-run stories, and immediate proof that the product worked outside the studio lights. Forty-eight hours led to $1.78M in media impact. And it wasn’t from a glossy ad campaign; it was creators doing what they do best. When people lead the story, authenticity travels farther than polish.
By tapping into the overlap of beauty and wellness, e.l.f. gave creators a story to extend across their own content calendars. One run turned into weeks of organic buzz. Even beyond London, U.S. creators jumped in. Testing the spray at hair salons and during workouts pushed the product story into places no campaign brief could have planned.
Here’s the thing about people-first marketing: Brands can write the script, but creators make it feel real. At influencer events, the message gets a lot louder and stickier.
Collabs go from transactional to transformational
It’s one thing to swap DMs with a brand rep. It’s another to clink coffee cups at a conference breakfast or laugh together over a panelist’s awkward “first collab” story. Real-world connections have staying power.
Influencer events move you from “just another pitch in the inbox” to “the creator I actually know.” They’re where the magic happens. One-off ad campaigns turn into six-month, 12-month, even multi-year partnerships.
Take this example: Semrush took a page out of the B2C playbook and flipped the script on B2B marketing. First, they hosted an all-expenses-paid “Influencer Weekend” in London. Combining sightseeing, creative challenges, and bonding sessions, they encouraged fun, shareable content and genuine relationships.
Next stop: Spotlight 2024, where those same influencers took the stage as keynote speakers and content partners, serving as built-in hype squads. One post alone drove 3.1 million organic impressions, and conference turnout doubled to 1,000 attendees. The social chatter spilled into 500+ posts across LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.
The real headline? It showed B2B doesn’t have to be boring. Community and creativity can scale better than the smoothest sales pitch.
Creators share un-Googleable insights
The realest, juiciest advice rarely makes it into a blog post or YouTube tutorial. The stuff that moves the needle is distributed in hallway one-on-ones or scribbled in notebooks during panel Q&As.
Influencer events are where creators swap the strategies that work for them. Learn which affiliate programs pay on time, which platforms are undervalued for growth, and which negotiation tactic finally bumped their rate up by 30%. It’s insider intel you can’t search for because it lives in lived experience.
Imagine overhearing two creators at lunch talking about how they use Pinterest to drive traffic to affiliate blogs. You never even considered Pinterest for your niche. Now you’ve got a new channel to test when you get home. Being in the room where it happens matters to the growth of your business.
You can leave with actionable steps
Good creator and influencer events hype you up and send you home with a game plan. You’ll spark insightful strategies, pick up contacts, and gather resources that you can put to work immediately. The difference between “that was cool” and “that changed my business” is what you do afterward.
Here’s where Mavely changes the game. We make sure your inspiration is fully equipped:
- Creator discovery tools help you find the right partners fast.
- With Mavely analytics, you can track your impact and prove ROI without drowning in spreadsheets.
- Affiliate marketing tools and social selling tips can turn likes into income streams.
- And on Later’s creator marketplace, you can connect directly with brands ready to work with everyday influencers like you.
So when you come back from that event buzzing with ideas, you don’t lose momentum. You translate insights into income.
Influencer events aren’t just about filling your tote bag with swag pens and free snacks. (Though, let’s be honest, those don’t hurt either!) These events are career plot twists. They shift how you work, who you work with, and what’s possible for your content. They turn brainstorms into business plans, and side hustles into something that can pay the bills.
Showing up takes effort, but it’s worth it. You’re betting on yourself. And with Later and Mavely in your corner, you can keep the momentum rolling long after the badges come off.
Join the Mavely & Later creator community
If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to earn from this, but I’m not sure where to start,” Mavely is where to be. We’ve built a platform and a community that makes influencer life less overwhelming and more rewarding. Whether you’re posting beauty tips, parenting hacks, home finds, or the things you genuinely love, there’s a space for you here.
The best parts? There’s no FOMO, and you don’t have to figure it out alone. By signing up, you’ll get monthly event updates delivered straight to your inbox. We’ll send you the best influencer conferences, webinars, and meetups worth your time. Get the schedule so you can plan ahead and plug in where it matters most.
And don’t just lurk. Join the next Mavely event. You’ll get real talk from creators who are making it work. Swap advice that sticks, walk out with same-day actionable steps, and make connections that last longer than a follow-back. It’s like a group chat, only smarter.
Then there’s the Creator Marketplace on Later, our hub for discovering brands and connecting with other creators. Here you can track your performance and experiment with affiliate links. Start to collaborate with companies that value your voice, and turn those collaborations from one-off wins into steady income streams. No big following required, no fancy gear necessary. Just you, your content, and the right tools to help you grow.
Making content is one thing. Building income, consistency, connections, and confidence? That’s what happens when you join the community. If you’ve been waiting for permission to start, consider this your official stamp of approval.
Stay in the know. Bookmark this page to stay up to date on all creator events in 2025 and beyond.
