Sponsorship · Eventside 2026

Put your brand in the room

Four days in Vancouver with 600 designers, product leads and founders who choose the tools their teams use. Pick a package, a single moment or a stand, and we plan the rest with you.

A full conference hall facing the main stage and its three screens

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Gold: 2 of 4 left

December 20–23, 2026 · Vancouver

Who you will meet

Eventside is small on purpose. Most of the people in the hall lead a team or sign off on the tools it uses, and they stay for all four days.

Seats in the hall
600
Countries in 2025
38
Stay all four days
82%

Job role

  • Design leads and directors34%
  • Product designers27%
  • Engineers16%
  • Founders13%
  • Researchers and other roles10%

Company size

  • 1–50 people 31%
  • 51–500 people 38%
  • Over 500 people 31%

From the 2025 attendee survey, 412 replies.

The teams behind Eventside 2026

Twelve partners make the conference possible. They run workshops,
host the lounges and pay for the student tickets.

Headline partner

Kinetik makes motion tools for product teams. They host the main stage, the opening night and the student programme.

Partner since 2022

Gold partners

  • Lanyards and the coffee bar
  • The Saturday design jam
  • The livestream

Silver partners

Community partners

  • Vancouver Design Club
  • UX Circle
  • Type Society North
  • Open Make Lab

Pick a package

Every package includes passes, your logo on the website and a list of the
attendees who agree to hear from partners. Prices in USD, before tax.

Headline

$42,000

Sold out for 2026

One partner, with the main stage named after them.

  • 10-minute opening talk on day one
  • 36 m² stand by the main entrance
  • 12 passes and a hosted dinner for 20
  • Logo first on every screen and badge
Join the 2027 waitlist

Silver

$9,000

5 of 8 left

A stand and a demo for teams with a product to show.

  • 20-minute demo in the open studio
  • 9 m² stand in the expo hall
  • 4 passes
  • Lead scanning app for your team
Hold a Silver package

Startup

$2,400

6 of 10 left

For teams of fewer than 20 people, founded in 2022 or later.

  • A table in the startup row
  • 2 passes
  • Your logo on the website
  • One post in the attendee newsletter
Hold a Startup package

Compare every benefit

BenefitHeadlineGoldSilverStartup
Passes1242
Stand36 m², main entrance9 m²Table
Stage time10-minute opening20-minute demoNot included
Logo on the stage screensIncludedIncludedNot included
Logo on lanyards and badgesIncludedNot includedNot included
Logo on the websiteIncludedIncludedIncluded
Lead scanning appIncludedIncludedNot included
Posts in the attendee newsletter311
Workshop seats4Not includedNot included
Hosted dinner20 seatsNot includedNot included

Or own one moment

A smaller budget with your name on something everyone uses.
Each one is yours alone for all four days.

  • Coffee bar

    Your cups and your name on the bar where people meet between talks.

    $6,500

  • Wi-Fi

    Your brand is the network name, the password and the login page.

    $5,000

  • Rooftop party

    Saturday night for 400 guests. You give the toast and pick the DJ.

    $12,000

  • Workshop room

    One room named after you, with your signs on the door and the screens.

    $3,500

  • Lanyards

    Your logo around 600 necks, in every photo of the week.

    Taken by Pomelo

  • Livestream

    A short spot before each streamed session and your logo on the player.

    Taken by Wavely

We came for the brand and left with a pipeline. Our team had real conversations at the stand all week, and eleven of those teams are customers now.

Tom BeckerHead of Partnerships, Kinetik

Hold a package for seven days

No payment and no contract until you are sure. Here is how it goes from the first email to opening day.

  1. Tell us what you needSend the form or book a call. We reply within one working day.
  2. We hold your packageFor seven days, free, while you check with your team.
  3. Sign and payA one-page contract and an invoice, payable within 30 days.
  4. Send your files by December 1Logo, stand design and talk title. We handle print and screens.

Request a package

We only use your details to answer this request.

Sponsor questions

Yes, until December 1. Moving up costs the difference. Moving down is credited to your 2027 package.

Floor space, power, Wi-Fi, a table, two chairs and nightly cleaning. Gold and Headline stands also come with shell walls and a printed sign.

Yes. Send the design by December 1 so the venue can check it. Build day is December 19, from 08:00 to 20:00.

Your team scans badges with our app. Attendees choose at registration whether partners may contact them, so your list only holds people who said yes.

Yes. Pay half when you sign and the rest by December 1. We send both invoices at once so your finance team can plan.

Yes. Community partners pay nothing. In return we ask for a talk, a workshop or a few volunteers. Write to Marilyn and tell us what you have in mind.

Your brand, on stage

Gold and Silver packages close on November 20, or sooner if they sell out. Holding one for seven days costs nothing.

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