Indie HQ
Events & Experiences

Where indies show up.

The rooms where the independent agency world actually gets together — a summit, a year-end party, and happy hours across the country. Sponsor a single night or a whole season, and you co-host the room.

What this is

You host the room.

Our events are built for real connection — small enough that you leave knowing everyone worth knowing, warm enough that everyone’s at ease. Independent agency leaders, and the marketers who want to work with them, in one place.

Your brand’s on-site, signage and all — and you’re co-hosting: welcoming people in, saying a few words, part of the night the community remembers.

On the calendar

What’s coming up.

Apr 13, 2027 · Portland

Indies Rising Global Summit

400 independent agency leaders, and the CMOs and brand marketers who want to work with them, for one full day — the “Cannes Prefunk,” and the follow-up to our sold-out Chicago debut.

Sponsor roles at several levels · title from $50K
Dec 1, 2026 · New York City

Year-End Party

An end-of-year gathering for the indie community in the heart of New York — the relationships, none of the trade-show stiffness. A warm, high-signal room to close out the year.

Partner & co-host roles from $6K
The regular rooms

2 kinds of happy hour.

Our bread-and-butter nights, city by city — trivia battles and Show Offs. Drinks, real conversation, and a co-host moment for a partner.

Show Off

A handful of agencies take a few minutes to show off work they’re proud of — then everyone mingles. Part open-mic, part happy hour, all indie.

Co-host from $6K

Trivia Challenge

Agency-vs-agency trivia — competitive, loud, and a natural co-MC moment for a partner. Winners get bragging rights and prizes.

Co-host from $6K

See the full calendar →

How sponsorship works

Start with a night. Or a season.

$6K

Start with a night

Co-host a single happy hour — welcome, a few words, your brand as the reason people gathered. Most partners start here.

A season

Own a run of events

String together a few markets, or a whole series. We price it to the commitment — built with you.

Title

Take the Summit

The top of the range — title the Indies Rising Summit, from $50K. Smaller Summit roles are available too.

We build every event partnership by hand — tell us the room you want to be in, and we’ll shape the rest. Most fold in an always-on Preferred Partner presence, so the relationship lasts past the night.

Who’s in the room

The community, by the numbers.

350+
Member agencies
87
Cities worldwide
60%+
Senior leaders
93%
Member retention

Every event, in one place.

Dates, cities and details as they’re announced.

Open the calendar

Let’s pick your room.

Tell us which night feels like you — or let’s build a season together.

Talk to us