The best Motion Design Conferences to attend in 2026

<p>Motion design thrives on experimentation, collaboration, and shared inspiration. Whether you work in animation, 2D or 3D motion, title design, visual effects, or mixed media, connecting with other motion designers helps you sharpen your skills and stay inspired. This guide highlights communities, networks, and events that support motion designers around the world.</p>

Communities, Networks and Events for Motion Designers

Motion designers thrive when they share ideas and stay connected. This guide highlights communities and events that support and inspire the motion community.

In-Person Communities & Meetups

Creative Lunch Club

Creative Lunch Club is a global community for people working in the creative industries. Whether you are a graphic designer, a photographer, a marketer, or a filmmaker, the Creative Lunch Club gives you the chance to regularly meet other creatives in your city for lunch.

creativelunchclub.com

Events & Conferences

Pictoplasma

7-10 May 2026 · Berlin, Germany

Pictoplasma is the leading festival for contemporary character design, bringing together illustrators, animators, designers, and visual artists from around the world. Hosted in Berlin, it offers talks, exhibitions, screenings, and workshops that explore the future of character-driven storytelling and visual culture.

pictoplasma.com

MOUVO

26-27 Mar 2026 · Prague, Czech Republic

Mouvo is a digital art and motion design conference featuring talks, screenings, and workshops.

mouvo.cz

Dash Bash

date 2026 tba · Raleigh, NC, USA

Dash Bash is a motion design festival featuring inspiring talks, creative hangouts, workshops, and parties. It brings together designers, animators, and creatives to celebrate the art of motion.

dashbash.net

F5 Empath

date 2026 tba · New York, NY, USA

F5 EMPATH is a creative festival celebrating the intersection of design, arts, media, entertainment, and technology, igniting unexpected inspiration. It unites visionary creators and innovators for an immersive, multi-sensory experience that pushes creative boundaries.

f5fest.com

Motion North #54 - The Big'Un 2.0

26-27 Feb 2026 · Manchester, UK

Motion North #54 – The Big'Un 2.0 is a special edition meetup celebrating motion design, animation, and creative storytelling. It brings together artists, studios, and industry voices for an evening of talks, inspiration, and community within the motion design scene.

motionnorth.uk

The Art Department Eindhoven

15-17 Apr 2026 · Eindhoven, Netherlands

The Art Department Eindhoven is a festival dedicated to concept art, design, and visual storytelling, bringing together artists from animation, games, film, and illustration. It features talks, demos, screenings, and portfolio reviews, offering a space for creatives to learn from industry leaders and dive into the world of character, environment, and world-building design.

weareplaygrounds.nl/event/the-art-department-eindhoven-2025

Motion Plus Design

date 2026 tba · tba

Motion Plus Design is the world’s largest festival dedicated to motion design, animation, and visual storytelling — bringing together artists, studios and motion-graphic creatives from everywhere.

motion-plus-design.com/home

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Meet Other Creatives for Lunch

The Creative Lunch Club is a community for people working in the creative industries.

Whether you are a graphic designer, a photographer, a marketer, or a filmmaker, the Creative Lunch Club gives you the chance to regularly meet other creatives in your city for lunch.

Join Creative Lunch Club

I moved to Brussels a year and a half ago, from a small town, to pursue more photography opportunities. The Creative Lunch Club has been instrumental in helping me connect with other creatives and discover the wonders of this city. Sharing lunch with like-minded creatives has opened up new ideas and perspectives for me. The passion and energy from these gatherings never fail to inspire and motivate me.

Whitley Isa

Photographer, Brussels

I am an East London girl with a busy life and have found it hard to meet like-minded creatives but after only using the creativelunchclub once, I met one of my soul mates. Not only are we doing some collaborating with her being a singer and myself working in fashion and modelling which has all been really useful but we have also become best friends. Loved my experience and would highly recommend it for anyone that wants to network in the creative ares and you never know, you might meet your bestie too.

Amber Smith

Model and print designer, London

Thanks to Creative Lunch Club and their beautiful concept I regularly get to meet new creative people in Vienna every month.

Jolly Schwarz

Photographer, Vienna