Community events

CoCreate conference is a gathering of the top designers, founders, and creators. Half day keynotes, half day small group. Gain practical skills, talk shop with peers and mentors, make lifelong friends, and collect merch that will make your friends jealous.

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Digital Garage US, Inc.. Opens in a new tab

We'll be doing a chicken burger popup!

Join us for a casual Designer happy hour hosted by Coinbase! Whether you're already Designing in crypto or fintech, curious about the space, or simply interested in connecting with the Coinbase Design Team, we'd love to have you. ​Come hang out, enjoy some drinks on us, and mingle with fellow Designers and Creatives. Coinbase Designers will be there to chat, share insights, and have a great time. ​We'll be gathering at Monarch in San Francisco—so swing by, relax, and let's kick back together. Hope to see you there!

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Monarch. Opens in a new tab

Spline & Contra looks forward to welcoming the Figma design community to our joint Config 2025 pre-party at the Chandran Gallery in SF. We will be featuring interactive 3D designs from the Spline community, as well as playing music and serving drinks from 5-10pm. Look forward to welcome the design community!

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Chandran Gallery

​A casual meetup for tech & design professionals from Japan and around the world.

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Morning run for designers before Config – a casual 8 km run at a super easy pace to connect, chat, and start the day energized!

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Ferry Building. Opens in a new tab

Take a Robotaxi Tour of SF

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Yerba Buena Gardens starting point

Rock climb and mingle with fellow designers.

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Benchmark Climbing

​Join us for an exclusive event to meet fellow designers, engineers, and makers who love building from 0 to 1.

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Salesforce Park

Join us for lightning talks, a panel discussion, and demos hosted by the teams at GitHub and Figma where we will be talking all things design to developer workflows and AI.

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GitHub

Get out of autopilot and into your next chapter—with a workshop, inspiring lightning talks, and real connections in an intentional space. Hosted by Space to Grow. Opens in a new tab.

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The Commons

An unfiltered conversation about the shifts in the design industry, with tips on how to navigate them—plus a chance to make real connections with the community.

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Freepik

Private Korean designer networking event.

Savannah College of Art & Design UX alumni meetup!

https://sparksocialsf.com/. Opens in a new tab

Config Watch Party for students-Live stream + discussions + mini design jam+ surprise activities + snacks

Let's watch together the future of Figma and how is this shaping the next steps of our industry.

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ASSIST Software. Opens in a new tab

We’re planning a casual after-work meetup at Sievo's office to stream Config 2025, Figma’s flagship design conference. We are a local community of designers in Helsinki (Design Anarchy).

Event Agenda: May 7, 19:00 – 22:00 (Helsinki time)

📺 Live broadcast of the Config Keynote — Catch the latest updates and product announcements from Figma

🙋🏻‍♀️ Meet fellow creatives — Exchange ideas with local designers and product professionals

🥳 Relaxed after-work atmosphere — Conversation, and inspiration

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Sievo. Opens in a new tab

Join Productboard's exclusive Config Product Clubhouse on Wednesday, May 7th, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM at SHACK15 in the Ferry Building. Network with product leaders while enjoying bay views, refreshments, and interactive demos. First 50 attendees receive a free signed copy of Dr. Marily Nika's #1 bestseller "Building AI-powered Products." Limited space—secure your spot now!

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SHACK15. Opens in a new tab

A meetup-style watching the Figma Config keynote together.

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https://netaville.mk/. Opens in a new tab

An opportunity for config attendees to meet people in an intentional setting.

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Yerba Buena Gardens. Opens in a new tab

A casual design networking event to meet other Config attendees!

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Aura Tea & Coffee. Opens in a new tab

Networking happy hour for designers, researchers, and product managers interested in using AI to gather feedback from their users, faster!

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Novela

Meet with Amazon's designers and design leaders for happy hour!

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The Harlequin. Opens in a new tab

Do you have a creative practice outside your day job? Maybe you make magic with ceramics, paint, make zines, write lines, play bass, work with wood, dance, act, perform with generative code, mix it all up in ways that defy genre? Come hang with other designers who are artists, artists who are designers, and everything in between–including those of you who might not yet admit you’re artists. Queer POC hosted, everyone welcome. Light food and drinks provided. And yes, there will also be crafts for you to make and take home.

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111 Minna

Calling all Design Engineers, UX Prototypers, and Design Technologists in the San Francisco Bay Area! ​Are you interested in a chance to mingle, talk shop, and share ideas with like-minded colleagues? Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out in the field, we'd love to connect. ​We're hosting another casual meetup for you to meet new friends and expand your network. If you're in town for Config Conference, our venue is just a 10-minute walk from Moscone Center and wraps up early enough for your dinner plans. Let's make our community stronger and more connected!

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Barebottle Beer Garden at Salesforce Park. Opens in a new tab

​Join us for an engaging evening of community connection and meaningful dialogue on the evolving role of prototyping in UX/UI design and business strategy.

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Punchcut Office – 9th Floor. Opens in a new tab

Pour Toi is partnering with Space to Grow to host a creative evening centering curiosity, art, and community. It all starts with a mystery art kit — you don’t know exactly what’s inside, but there’s a theme and a prompt to guide you. You paint, experiment, and share what you’ve made with others. Pour Toi combines creativity with mindfulness, reducing stress, and fostering connection. Burnout is all too common in the design + tech community and it can hold us back from pursuing our best work or dream career path. Using art therapy principles, we’ll create a space where designers can ditch the screen, center their creative intuition, and unlock new ideas — whether about their practice or their career.

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Shuggie's Pizza. Opens in a new tab

Get ready to unwind and celebrate at Jitter's Config After-Party! Hosted by the Jitter team, this is your chance to kick back, enjoy some food and drinks, and mingle with fellow Figma enthusiasts. To mark the occasion, we've got some exclusive Jitter swag to give away that you won't want to miss. It's going to be a fun, laid-back evening to cap off an exciting day — we can't wait to see you there!

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Standard Deviant Brewing. Opens in a new tab

Networking happy hour for designers and everyone who is interested in AI.

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Spin. Opens in a new tab

Detach: The Ultimate After Party for Config: ​After settling in with deep dives, product reveals, and design inspiration at Figma’s conference, it’s time to detach—literally. Join familiar faces in the design community for an unforgettable night of drinks, food, and great company at Detach, the premier after-party where the design community comes together to unwind, connect, and celebrate.

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Press Club. Opens in a new tab

Join us May 7th for Unleash the Vibes — an exclusive event when Bolt is teaming up with one of the most iconic Grammy Award-winning DJ duos to throw a party like no other.

Limited spots are available! Fill out the form on our website to join the waitlist
https://bolt.fyi/concert. Opens in a new tab

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715 Harrison Event Space. Opens in a new tab

Join the Pave crew for networking, drinks and music. Meet design leader and author Kevin Bethune — signed copies of his new book "Nonlinear" will be available for purchase. Music provided by the Love Bizarre DJ crew. The event is 3 blocks from Config and free!

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Hawthorn. Opens in a new tab - 46 Geary St.

​Join Great Question for an early morning shakeout 5K run along San Francisco’s iconic Embarcadero. We’ll start and end at Blue Bottle Coffee at the Ferry Building, with snacks, good company, and a limited-edition Great Question SF 2025 Run Club shirt waiting for you at the finish line.

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Blue Bottle Coffee (Ferry Building). Opens in a new tab

Virtual open forum to review whether CILs need better products and if Figma can support a remote disabled community or cares to. Notes to be provided on request after recorded session is posted to YouTube.

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Virtual

Invite-only dinner for seed+ founders, preference for design-focused.

After party for config attendees and designers who couldn't make it to the conference.

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Kilowatt Bar. Opens in a new tab

Networking event for friends of Carnegie Mellon's Human-Computer Interaction Institute (invite only).

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The Parlor at Johnny Foley's. Opens in a new tab

​To exchange or scape BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) + BYOD (Bring Your Own Drive) ~ Join us post-Config Friday afternoon with friends from USB Club and SOOT, for SOOTscaping, an experimental gathering at the intersection of communal creativity, taxonomy, and emergent digital tools. ​We'll start by asking what, in collaboration with USB Club. From there, participants will sculpt and explore new digital terrains with SOOT, using communal file collections. ​This is not just about sharing files, it's about reimagining structure itself through experimental taxonomy, topology, and topography. ​How do networks of files, people, and ideas organically evolve? ​How can meaning emerge when traditional hierarchies dissolve? ​What new structural relationships can arise to inform collaboration and creativity? ​Expect lively discussion, creative play, and a fresh way of thinking about your digital environment. Freak your files. Ground your play <3

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Frontier Tower | Berlinhouse. Opens in a new tab

Join us for a book talk with designer Vicki Tan to explore her debut book, Ask This Book a Question an illustrated guide to better decision making, blending the science of cognitive bias with the magic of storytelling. Explore how you might apply design principles into other creative practices in the world, and how you might start to see your daily choices and life's biggest questions in a fresh light. After a moderated discussion and Q&A, participants will explore the unique decision-making framework from Vicki 's book.

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On Waverly. Opens in a new tab

​After days of absorbing design concepts and digital innovation, we'll reconnect with the physical world and each other. This isn't just a tour—it's a chance for heart-to-heart conversations with fellow professionals in a warm, equal environment where everyone's perspective is valued.

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Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture