The Holiday Meetup For Creatives In Vancouver 2024

No talks.

No workshops.

Just casual drinks, good food…and a chance to meet with amazing folks from both communities.

Join us on Tuesday, December 18 at The Pleasant (2434 Main St). Feel free to bring a friend or significant others from outside the industry.

Donate Warm Clothing To The Homeless
This year we are collecting gently used warm clothing and (new) socks. After the event, our team will donate these items to the homeless on your behalf. Attendees are not obligated to donate clothing (although we hope you will)!
Doors open 6:00 pm
Space is limited; register now.

Creative Pulse is a volunteer-driven organization that provides unpretentious events for Vancouver’s commercial creatives.

Grab a drink with talented designers, photographers, video professionals, and copywriters from every corner of the industry. Get inspired — and find new collaborators!

With support from The Pleasant
The Pleasant is a wonderfully spacious and relaxed eatery and social house located in the vibrant Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Offering counter-service casual meals and small bites, it features creative Asian and Western comfort food at its best. With twenty-four taps showcasing unique local beers, ciders, and other drinks, The Pleasant provides an array of refreshing options. It also boasts an incredible private party room and, in a nod to the building’s history as a billiard hall, even includes a pool table in the main dining room. The Pleasant is a friendly gathering place for impromptu get-togethers and special celebrations, known for its reliably delicious food and drink, great music, and welcoming vibe.

With support from Letterpress Bakery

Letterpress Bakery makes custom-baked art and videos for unique marketing campaigns, with very high organic engagement that get people talking and sharing.

The creations are always specific to the target audience. For a marketing conference it could be cookies with speaker portraits. For an advertising campaign — an incredibly elaborate branded cake. Quite often, it’s the accompanying making-of video posted on Letterpress Bakery’s social media as part of the influencer strategy that gets the largest engagement.

In partnership with Vancity Digital Project Managers
This group is for the underdogs who run digital projects in Vancouver. In other words, if you run your own web company, work as a PM or producer for a digital or advertising agency, manage an internal team at a startup or software company, do marketing, design, content, or development freelancing, or work onsite managing a company’s online presence or internal applications, this group is for you. You might have noticed: PM is a hat as well as a role.

In partnership with SEGD Vancouver

SEGD is a multidisciplinary community creating experiences that connect people to place. SEGD exists to Educate, Connect, and Inspire the global, multidisciplinary community of professionals who plan, design, and build experiences that connect people to place.

In partnership with Type Brigade

Type Brigade is Vancouver’s typography speaker series. It is a group of type designers, typographers, lettering artists, and general type enthusiasts. Join Type Brigade to talk about type, discover new technologies, share projects, and learn with some very nice people.

In partnership with Thirsty Thursdays

Thirsty Thursday is a quarterly no-nonsense networking event for our friends in the Advertising & Design industry. Planned by agencies, studios and their partners, Thirsty Thursdays aims to connect our industry, without all the awkward small talk.

In partnership with DesCan Vancouver

The Design Professionals of Canada (DesCan) is committed to leading, supporting, and advancing professional design communications in Canada. As a nationwide, membership-based community, DesCan has been establishing standards for design professionals since 1956. Community by Design.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Pleasant, 2434 Main Street, Vancouver, Canada