NEW YORK — The One Club for Creativity announced the first group of cities and hosts for this year’s edition of its long-running Portfolio Night, taking place throughout October.

Established in 2003, Portfolio Night is recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program.  This fast-paced evening of advice, networking, and recruitment takes place in dozens of cities around the world to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.  

The initial list of 25 confirmed cities and hosts is as follows.  Unless otherwise noted, dates for each city will be announced shortly.

APAC

• Delhi: Storm Communications
• Jakarta: Publicis Groupe
• Kathmandu: Storm Communication
• Manila: Adobo Magazine
• Mumbai: Omnicom Advertising
• Pan-India: Omnicom Advertising (virtual)
• Singapore: Leo Singapore (October 22)
• Taipei: Rock Yu Creative

Europe

• Lisbon: Clube da Criatividade de Portugal
• Paris: BBDO Paris

Latin America

• Buenos Aires: Círculo de Creatividad Argentina
• Central America (virtual): EstoEsMarte
• Guatemala City: EstoEsMarte
• Mexico City: Wieden+Kennedy (October 28)
• Monterrey: Havas
• Santiago: Inbrax (November 17)

Middle East

• Baghdad: Sketch Iraq (October 26)
• Dubai: Impact BBDO
• Riyadh: Impact BBDO

US & Canada

• Atlanta: Dagger (October 20)
• Charleston: Book 180 (October 28, virtual)
• Dallas: Dieste
• Miami: Alma
• San Francisco: Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Odysseus Arms (October 22)
• Toronto: Rethink

Opportunities are still available for agencies, brands, and creative organizations around the world to serve as city hosts, please visit the Portfolio Night website for details.  

The program includes Portfolio Night All-Stars, a weeklong virtual program where each city host selects one young creative in their market with the best portfolio to participate.  

The All-Stars will work in global teams on a brief from a global brand, and attend seminars and recruiting sessions.  At the end of the week, each team presents their pitch to a panel including representatives from the brand, with the Grand Prize winning Portfolio Night All-Stars flown to New York by The One Club to attend Creative Week 2027.

Portfolio Night serves as the gateway for young talent to enter the industry, enabling the best of the present — hundreds of renowned international creative directors — to meet and mentor the leaders of the future in industry hubs around the world.  

The event offers a number of benefits for hosts, serving as a crucial tool for agencies to recruit top young talent.  It also provides agencies and organizations with a platform for recognition from local industry peers, and a place on the global stage as the ad world tunes in to this unique event.

“Portfolio Night is the only program of its kind that serves as a high-visibility opportunity for agencies, organizations, and creative professionals to give back to the industry by guiding the earliest steps of future copywriters, art directors, creators, and technologists,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club for Creativity.  “We’re grateful for the agencies and organizations who serve as hosts, and look forward to adding additional locations shortly.”

Branding for Portfolio Night 2026 was created by award-winning New York–based multi-disciplinary artist, designer, typographer, and creative director Juan Carlos Pagan.  Special thanks to Sharp Type for generously donating the type family Centra No.1, and to Sunday Afternoon for donating the typeface Cinderblock in support of Portfolio Night.

For more information, please visit Portfolio Night 2026.

The One Club for Creativity – home of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, Type Directors Club TDC competition and scholarships,  ADC Young Guns, Young Ones Student Awards, Next Creative Leaders, ONE School, ONE Creator Lab, Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair, Portfolio Night, Creative Week, and more – is the world’s foremost non-profit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the success of the global creative community. Revenue generated from entries to its global awards shows goes back into the industry to fund programs that support industry access, creative education, professional development, and enhancement of creative careers around the world.