Typography Conferences and Meetups
The typography scene is wide-ranging, from intimate meetups and community talks to major conferences and summer schools around the world. With this up-to-date collection of active events, we want to help you find the right one for your budget, schedule, and level of involvement . Whether you’re our student looking to connect, or simply someone hoping to meet the wider type community.
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Typography Conferences 2026
| Category | Event | City / country | Date | Short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Fontstand International Typography Conference | Berlin, Germany | April 10–11, 2026 | A roaming two-day conference for type designers and typographers, with workshops and talks. |
| Conference | TypeParis Now26 | Paris, France | May 30–31, 2026 | A typography-led conference with talks, workshops, and publishing-focused discussion. |
| Conference | ATypI 2026 Stanford | Palo Alto, USA | May 27–30, 2026 | One of the year’s major international type conferences; this 2026 edition has already taken place. |
| Conference | Type Drives Commerce | New York City, USA | March 13, 2026 | TDC’s type conference centered on the business, craft, and communication power of typography. |
| Conference | Typographics | New York City, USA | June 22–July 2, 2026 | A wide-ranging typography festival with paid and free programming, both in person and online. |
| Conference | TypeCon | Portland, USA | August 6–8, 2026 | An annual typography and type design conference for practitioners, educators, and enthusiasts. |
| Conference | ATypI 2026 Sharjah | Sharjah, UAE | October 28–31, 2026 | ATypI’s second 2026 conference, hosted at the University of the Arts Sharjah. |
| Conference | TypeParis Now27 | Paris, France | May 29, 2027 | A typography-led conference that brings together art directors, graphic designers, type designers, all passionate about good design and quality typography. |
Typography Meetups
| Category | Event | City / country | Date | Short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meetup | Typographics TypeLab | New York City, USA + online | June 24, 25, and 28, 2026 | A free, informal type hackathon with workshops, demos, interviews, and experiments. |
| Meetup | letterspace | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Monthly | A public lecture series on type experimentation, innovation, and research. |
| Meetup | Type Tuesday | London, UK | Monthly | Eye Magazine’s monthly in-person meetup covering typography and graphic design. |
| Meetup | TypeThursday | Global | Monthly | A global monthly critique-and-shares meetup for type lovers. |
| Meetup | The Typographic Circle | London, UK | Monthly | A long-running volunteer-run type community with public lectures at St Bride Foundation. |
| Meetup | TypeCrit Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Recurring | A critique-format meetup for letterforms and type work, listed as active in type event directories. |
| Meetup | Antwerp Type Society | Antwerp, Belgium | Recurring | A local type community and meetup point for designers and type enthusiasts. |
| Meetup | Amsterdam Letterheads | Amsterdam, Netherlands | August 27–30, 2026 | A lettering-focused gathering with a meetup/conference feel; worth including if you want adjacent type craft events. |
Typography Summer Schools
| Category | Event | City / country | Date | Short description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer school | TypeParis Spring Program | Menorca, Spain | April 5–24, 2027 | A 3-week type design course covering typeface design, calligraphy, and type history. There are two levels: Foundation and Expert. |
| Summer school | Typography Summer School London | London, UK | July 13–17, 2026 | A practice-led summer school for emerging designers to deepen typographic skill. |
| Summer school | Typography Summer School New York | New York City, USA | August 3–7, 2026 | An intensive summer school focused on typographic practice and professional development. |
| Summer school | Graphic Matters Summer School | Breda, Netherlands | August 19–21, 2026 | A summer school format with a type and typography components. |
| Summer school | Ligatures Summer School | Porto, Portugal | July 15–17, 2026 | A type-focused summer school at FBAUP with a strong lettering and typographic culture angle. |
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