Awesome Creative Tech Events

Website: https://github.com/danvoyce/awesome-creative-tech-events#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: events, creative-coding, technology
Brand: sindresorhus/awesome

Overview

Awesome Creative Tech Events is an open, GitHub-hosted, curated directory of creative technology events around the world. It focuses on gatherings that blend creative coding, technology, design, music, arts, and related fields.

Features

• Global scope

  • Events listed from multiple world regions, including:
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Central America
    • South America
    • Asia

• Location-based structure

  • Events organized by region, country, and city for easier discovery.
  • Example (Europe → UK → London):
    • London Creative Coding Meetup – Bimonthly meetup for creatives from diverse backgrounds.
    • Visualising Data London – Bimonthly meetup for those interested in data visualization (designers, coders, illustrators, etc.).
    • Algorithmic Art – Monthly meetup (London & Cornwall) focused on artists learning to code, technologists exploring art, and first-time coders.
    • Encode – 2-day data visualization conference (typically held in September).
  • Example (Europe → Netherlands → Amsterdam):
    • Interactive Storytelling Meetup – For people working with or interested in interactive/digital storytelling.
    • Creative Coding Amsterdam – Meetup for all skill levels interested in creative aspects of programming.
    • FITC Amsterdam – 2-day event on design, technology, and creative tech (typically in February).

• Coverage of creative tech disciplines

  • Creative coding and generative art
  • Data visualization and algorithmic art
  • Design and digital storytelling
  • Technology-focused creative meetups and conferences
  • Events that mix music, arts, and technology

• Event format diversity

  • Meetups (monthly, bimonthly, and other recurring formats)
  • Multi-day conferences and festivals
  • Local community gatherings and specialist groups

• Curation and quality

  • Part of the broader "Awesome" ecosystem, following the Awesome list conventions.
  • Events selected and described with short, factual summaries (e.g., frequency, focus, typical month).

• Community contributions

  • Open to contributions via GitHub pull requests.
  • contributing.md provides contribution guidelines (e.g., how to add or update event links).

• Repository structure

  • README.md as the main directory of events.
  • Standard project files like LICENSE, .gitignore, package.json, and package-lock.json for project maintenance and potential tooling.

Pricing

• Not applicable. This is a free, open, GitHub-hosted curated directory of links to external events.

License

• Distributed under an open-source license (see the LICENSE file in the repository for exact terms).