About this Event
WestBone Productions Presents
THE MEGAMIXER 2026June 12–14, 2026 · Hennepin Arts Event Center & Dudley Riggs · Minneapolis, MN
Now in its 5th year, MegaMiXer is the Midwest's premier creative economy conference, three days where film, entertainment, sports, music, fashion, and business collide and careers are built.
This is the room where the Midwest's most ambitious creative professionals find each other, and find out what's possible when talent meets opportunity in our own backyard.
2026 KEYNOTE
Ruth E. Carter 2× Academy Award Winner · Black Panther · Sinners The most nominated Black woman in Oscar history One of only two costume designers to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
CONFIRMED TALENT
Wynn Thomas: Honorary Oscar Recipient · First Black production designer ever honored with the Academy's Governors Award · Do the Right Thing · Malcolm X · A Beautiful Mind
Brenda Gilbert: Co-Founder, Bron Studios · 38 Academy Award nominations · 6 wins · 2026 NAACP Image Award Winner · The Ebony Canal, narrated by Viola Davis
Van Hayden: DGA veteran · First Assistant Director · Hustle & Flow · Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody · Discovered by Spike Lee · Minneapolis native
Dr. Leo Lewis: Minnesota Vikings Legend · Missouri Sports Hall of Fame · Lewis Sports Foundation
Leon Searcy: NFL veteran
NandoSTL: Recording artist
Troe Williams: Fashion designer
And more to be announced.
THE WEEKEND
🌟 Gold Carpet: Friday June 12, 6 PM · Celebrity arrivals · Live hosts · Glambot · Press photography · Dress the part
🎤 Panels & Masterclasses: Saturday & Sunday · Real conversations with people who've built careers in film, sports, music, fashion, and business
🎬 Film Screenings & Conversations: Dudley Riggs · Independent film · Community dialogue
🏆 NABJ-MN Awards Ceremony: Celebrating the journalists who tell our stories
💼 Networking: The connections you came for
Complimentary food and Drinks
PARTNERS
Penumbra Theatre (Founding Partner) · Hennepin Arts · City of Minneapolis · NABJ Minnesota · Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs City of Lakes Productions · GreenLit
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hennepin Arts, 800 La Salle Avenue, Minneapolis, United States
USD 73.78 to USD 1196.19
