The back half of July 2026 brings a compact run of Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and social commerce events spanning London, New York, Singapore, Orlando, and Nashville. The period covers a European creator festival, a search marketing roadshow stop, a maker and creator gathering in California, a Southeast Asia creator commerce summit, a gaming community expo, a social commerce festival tour stop, and two East Coast affiliate and Influencer Marketing conferences. The lineup targets creators, brand marketers, affiliate and performance marketing professionals, and technology platform representatives.
CreatorFest Europe returns to Magazine London for a two-day event positioned as Europe’s leading Creator Economy event. Programming is organized around four attendee tracks: creators seeking brand partnerships and career growth strategies, brands and retailers focused on Influencer Marketing return on investment, talent agencies and managers building out their rosters, and influencer technology platforms and agencies showcasing their services. Confirmed attending organizations include Adobe, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, PUMA, British Airways, Disney, Google, Shopify, Pinterest, Diageo, ITV, and Cancer Research UK, among others.
Moz holds its 2026 MozCon Roadshow stop in New York, part of a two-city format that continues with a second stop in London in November. The event features talks by speakers on search engine optimization and content strategy, aimed at helping marketers navigate search ranking challenges and make data-driven decisions. Programming includes networking sessions and a headline sponsorship from Profound.
Open Sauce, a creator and maker festival founded by YouTuber William Osman, brings together online creators, makers, and fans for three days in San Mateo. The confirmed 2026 featured creator lineup includes Vsauce, Hank Green, Maya Higa, JerryRigEverything, Mark Rober, Michael Reeves, Nile Red, Alan Becker, Styropyro, Tech Joyce, Lindsay Nikole, and William Osman. Programming includes a dedicated Creator Industry Day on July 17 covering Influencer Marketing strategies for science and technology brands, alongside more than 500 maker exhibits, interactive workshops, panels, and a Game Expo.
Date: July 17-19, 2026
Venue: San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, California
Impact.com holds its annual Creator Commerce SEA event in Singapore, featuring the exclusive debut of the Southeast Asia Influencer Marketing eCommerce Report, produced in partnership with Cube and Dentsu. The program includes panel discussions examining how creators, affiliate partnerships, and artificial intelligence are transforming consumer discovery and buying habits across the region, along with networking opportunities connecting creators, brands, publishers, and agencies. Sessions address the merging of affiliate and creator ecosystems and the growing role of artificial intelligence in search, attribution, and conversion.
Date: July 23, 2026
Venue: Mercure ICON, 8 Club Street #01-04, Singapore
Gaming Community Expo combines gaming convention programming with theme park access at Universal Orlando Resort. The 2026 edition includes community programming for Destiny, marking 12 years of the franchise with voice actors, developers, and content creators; Fallout, featuring an expanded immersion zone and celebrity guests; and The Elder Scrolls Online, with a presentation from ZeniMax Online Studios. E-sports programming includes the Marvel Rivals Open and Halo Slaycation tournaments. A ticketed after-party on July 25 includes access to Universal Studios Florida after regular park hours. The event is produced by Rare Drop Co.
The Social Commerce Festival’s 2026 World Tour stops in Nashville as part of a global series of creator commerce events also scheduled in London, Milan, Madrid, New York, Seoul, Los Angeles, and São Paulo. The festival format includes creator one-on-one meetings, brand booth activations, live panels and keynotes, and performances. Keynote speakers listed for the tour overall include William August of Outlandish, Jasper Knitel of Social Army, Ian Sells of Join Brands, and Eugene Khayman of Million Dollar Sellers; source material does not confirm which speakers, if any, appear specifically at the Nashville date.
Affiliate Summit East convenes more than 4,500 advertisers, publishers, e-commerce sellers, affiliates, content publishers, media buyers, networks, and technology suppliers for two days of partnership-focused programming. The 2026 edition includes a returning Content and Commerce track addressing monetization diversification, traffic strategy, and search engine optimization for content publishers. Confirmed speakers with an Influencer Marketing and Creator Economy focus include Suzannah Tarkington, Vice President of Influencer at Acceleration Partners; Sally Phelps, Associate Director of Influencer and Celebrity Marketing at Free People; Teresa Grammatke, Vice President of Affiliate, Performance, PR, and Influencer Marketing at eAccountable; and Kelly Rose Sarno, a creator speaking in her own capacity. The event does not charge affiliates or media buyers to attend.
Date: July 27-28, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, New York
Creator Economy Live East, organized by Clarion Events, positions itself as the Influencer Marketing event for brands on the East Coast. The 2026 edition features more than 46 speakers, more than 464 participating brands, at least 14 sessions, and more than 93 scheduled meetings. Confirmed attending brands include Anthropologie, Estée Lauder, Disney, American Express, L’Oréal, DeLonghi, AG1, Mazda, Scrub Daddy, Volkswagen, Amazon, the National Football League, Virgin Voyages, Banza, Adore Me, and GEICO. Programming covers long-term creator partnership development, campaign scaling, creator-generated content, and measurable return on investment. Attendance is free for the first 500 brands that register.
Date: July 29, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Times Square, New York, New York
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The back half of July 2026 brings a compact run of Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and social commerce events spanning London, New York, Singapore, Orlando, and Nashville. The period covers a European creator festival, a search marketing roadshow stop, a maker and creator gathering in California, a Southeast Asia creator commerce summit, a gaming community expo, a social commerce festival tour stop, and two East Coast affiliate and Influencer Marketing conferences. The lineup targets creators, brand marketers, affiliate and performance marketing professionals, and technology platform representatives.
CreatorFest Europe 2026
CreatorFest Europe returns to Magazine London for a two-day event positioned as Europe’s leading Creator Economy event. Programming is organized around four attendee tracks: creators seeking brand partnerships and career growth strategies, brands and retailers focused on Influencer Marketing return on investment, talent agencies and managers building out their rosters, and influencer technology platforms and agencies showcasing their services. Confirmed attending organizations include Adobe, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, PUMA, British Airways, Disney, Google, Shopify, Pinterest, Diageo, ITV, and Cancer Research UK, among others.
Date: July 14-15, 2026
Venue: Magazine London, London, United Kingdom
MozCon 2026 Roadshow
Moz holds its 2026 MozCon Roadshow stop in New York, part of a two-city format that continues with a second stop in London in November. The event features talks by speakers on search engine optimization and content strategy, aimed at helping marketers navigate search ranking challenges and make data-driven decisions. Programming includes networking sessions and a headline sponsorship from Profound.
Date: July 14, 2026
Venue: New York, New York
Open Sauce 2026
Open Sauce, a creator and maker festival founded by YouTuber William Osman, brings together online creators, makers, and fans for three days in San Mateo. The confirmed 2026 featured creator lineup includes Vsauce, Hank Green, Maya Higa, JerryRigEverything, Mark Rober, Michael Reeves, Nile Red, Alan Becker, Styropyro, Tech Joyce, Lindsay Nikole, and William Osman. Programming includes a dedicated Creator Industry Day on July 17 covering Influencer Marketing strategies for science and technology brands, alongside more than 500 maker exhibits, interactive workshops, panels, and a Game Expo.
Date: July 17-19, 2026
Venue: San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, California
Creator Commerce SEA
Impact.com holds its annual Creator Commerce SEA event in Singapore, featuring the exclusive debut of the Southeast Asia Influencer Marketing eCommerce Report, produced in partnership with Cube and Dentsu. The program includes panel discussions examining how creators, affiliate partnerships, and artificial intelligence are transforming consumer discovery and buying habits across the region, along with networking opportunities connecting creators, brands, publishers, and agencies. Sessions address the merging of affiliate and creator ecosystems and the growing role of artificial intelligence in search, attribution, and conversion.
Date: July 23, 2026
Venue: Mercure ICON, 8 Club Street #01-04, Singapore
GCX 2026 (Gaming Community Expo)
Gaming Community Expo combines gaming convention programming with theme park access at Universal Orlando Resort. The 2026 edition includes community programming for Destiny, marking 12 years of the franchise with voice actors, developers, and content creators; Fallout, featuring an expanded immersion zone and celebrity guests; and The Elder Scrolls Online, with a presentation from ZeniMax Online Studios. E-sports programming includes the Marvel Rivals Open and Halo Slaycation tournaments. A ticketed after-party on July 25 includes access to Universal Studios Florida after regular park hours. The event is produced by Rare Drop Co.
Date: July 24-25, 2026
Venue: Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida
Social Commerce Fest Nashville
The Social Commerce Festival’s 2026 World Tour stops in Nashville as part of a global series of creator commerce events also scheduled in London, Milan, Madrid, New York, Seoul, Los Angeles, and São Paulo. The festival format includes creator one-on-one meetings, brand booth activations, live panels and keynotes, and performances. Keynote speakers listed for the tour overall include William August of Outlandish, Jasper Knitel of Social Army, Ian Sells of Join Brands, and Eugene Khayman of Million Dollar Sellers; source material does not confirm which speakers, if any, appear specifically at the Nashville date.
Date: July 25, 2026
Venue: Nashville, Tennessee
Affiliate Summit East 2026
Affiliate Summit East convenes more than 4,500 advertisers, publishers, e-commerce sellers, affiliates, content publishers, media buyers, networks, and technology suppliers for two days of partnership-focused programming. The 2026 edition includes a returning Content and Commerce track addressing monetization diversification, traffic strategy, and search engine optimization for content publishers. Confirmed speakers with an Influencer Marketing and Creator Economy focus include Suzannah Tarkington, Vice President of Influencer at Acceleration Partners; Sally Phelps, Associate Director of Influencer and Celebrity Marketing at Free People; Teresa Grammatke, Vice President of Affiliate, Performance, PR, and Influencer Marketing at eAccountable; and Kelly Rose Sarno, a creator speaking in her own capacity. The event does not charge affiliates or media buyers to attend.
Date: July 27-28, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, New York
Creator Economy Live East 2026
Creator Economy Live East, organized by Clarion Events, positions itself as the Influencer Marketing event for brands on the East Coast. The 2026 edition features more than 46 speakers, more than 464 participating brands, at least 14 sessions, and more than 93 scheduled meetings. Confirmed attending brands include Anthropologie, Estée Lauder, Disney, American Express, L’Oréal, DeLonghi, AG1, Mazda, Scrub Daddy, Volkswagen, Amazon, the National Football League, Virgin Voyages, Banza, Adore Me, and GEICO. Programming covers long-term creator partnership development, campaign scaling, creator-generated content, and measurable return on investment. Attendance is free for the first 500 brands that register.
Date: July 29, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Times Square, New York, New York
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