Connect with the next generation of creatives by showcasing your offerings and brands in a specialist environment designed to inspire, imagine and influence.
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Please get in touch with your account manager or the team at eventssales@ucas.ac.uk, to discuss how Create Your Future can help your organisation.
Create Your Future events are unmissable opportunities to engage with young people exploring creative pathways. Covering everything from art and design to media, performing arts, and beyond, they bring together universities, colleges, employers, and creative organisations to showcase their offerings and inspire the next generation of talent.
Both events celebrate creativity in all its forms, providing an immersive space in a trusted environment where you can engage directly with students as they explore courses, apprenticeships, and career options that align with their passions and interests.
Exhibiting gives you a unique opportunity to engage with a highly engaged audience of aspiring creatives making it the ideal platform to raise awareness of your brand, share expertise, and build meaningful relationships with the next generation of creatives.
Communicate and build a connection with registered attendees ahead of the event.
Create excitement and give students a real sense of your creative offering with interactivity - stage performances, workshops and live demonstrations.
Use our data scanning service to capture details from visitors, helping you capture and nurture relationships with prospective applicants after the event.
Boost your visibility across the creative industry and make a lasting impression on the future cohort of creatives.
Date: 13- 14 October 2026
Location: ExCeL, London
Date: 10 - 11 November 2026
Location: Manchester Central, Manchester
Our specialist events team have designed an exciting array of marketing and sponsorship opportunities with the aim to help you reach future creatives at the right time, before, during and after the events.
Whether your goal is to increase visibility, lead generation, or strengthen your presence, we can tailor our marketing options to suit your objectives.
A targeted MPU advert on UCAS.com event pages puts your institution in front of students, parents, and advisers as they research ahead of the event. Having a presence on UCAS.com can help stand promotion increase brand awareness.
21,977 views*
*monthly average for UCAS.com event pages.
By advertising in communications triggered by visitors’ registration, your organisation will be directly associated with the event.
Containing critical information and sent before the event, the relevance and timeliness of these emails offers great results to advertisers with the right messaging. Your branded advert, sent with key UCAS event content one week before the event, content should promote your stand number and what students can expect.
54% open rate*
40.3% click-through rate*
*Average email statistics 2025.
With a solus email and SMS to students, you can start building a real connection with event attendees beforehand and encourage further direct engagement at the event itself. Solus emails get sent straight to the inbox or mobile phone of students registered for the event.
We’ll ensure you get the most from your creative, sent just before an exhibition to the students registered. By aligning your message with our trusted brand, you can ensure great reach and impact with a highly engaged audience.
55% email open rate*
3.2% email click-through rate*
*For last full round of in-person events activity 2025
Directly engage with our audience face-to-face with your very own exhibition stand.
Stand options and sizes vary with premium positions are available at Create Your Future events.
Bring your institution to life with a space in the Demo Zone. Create hands-on workshops, live demonstrations and interactive showcases to help inspire students and their future pathways. Whether you’re highlighting creative technologies, specialist facilities or practical skills, this is your chance to engage students with a memorable, high-impact experience that goes far beyond the standard.
Showcase your students with a live or pre-recorded performance on the Live lounge stage. Maximise visibility and let attendees experience the energy and creativity of the arts first-hand, with your students performing across a large, dynamic stage to inspire future creatives.
Host your branded advert on screens on the Live lounge stage in between performances and talks to increase your brand awareness in London or Manchester. This will be seen by visitors as they enter and browse the event.
Connect with students by hosting a student talk on a specific subject area or hold an interactive workshop to showcase what they can be learning in creative courses. A designated time slot to engage directly with students, share specialist insight, and showcase your creative expertise, all whilst strengthening your brand.
Champion young creative talent by hosting a performance in our Buskers Corner featured area on our second stage. This stage can create a real buzz so use this opportunity to get your brand in front of the audience and giving a glimpse into what it’s like to be a student in the creative field.
Get your brand front and centre of students’ minds through a high-impact video on our event screens. Your branded video content will be played as part of the welcome video. This will be seen by queuing visitors entering the event.
Your 10 second video clip will play on a loop to our captive audience, helping expand brand awareness and signpost visitors to your stand.
Let visitors know exactly who and where you are from the moment they enter the exhibition. Encourage footfall with the ultimate signposting opportunity.
Your large, double sided vinyl banners are printed in four colours and hung directly above your stand.
Capture the attention of a wider audience and increase traffic to your stand with your own branded floor tiles. Boost your brand visibility with floor tiles placed in high-traffic areas, guiding students to your stand and emphasising your presence at the event.
You’ll get 5 identical, fully branded tiles that include your messaging and creative, located in high traffic areas of the event.
Boost your brand presence with a full colour A6 advert in the event guide. The brochure includes the floor plan and is used by students to navigate the event. Your advert will be placed within the core pages of the guide to highlight your creative strengths and brand exactly when students are exploring.
As one of a limited number of advertisers included and with placements amongst key UCAS and event information, your ad will have great visibility.
Improve your in-event profile and boost the visibility of your stand's location with your logo included in the event guide exhibitor list. The standout listing will feature your organisation's name and logo making it easier for students to spot, remember and seek out your stand.
Sitting alongside the floor plan, the addition of your full colour branding in the exhibitor list will help you stand out from the competition and increase your visitor footfall.
Collect invaluable, quality data in seconds and use it to enhance your own future marketing campaigns with messaging direct to your student leads.
Purchasing licenses based on the maximum number of staff and devices you plan to have at the event, you’ll use your phone to instantly collect information on visitors to your stand.
We offer options to hire furniture such as computer plinth tables with cupboards, literature racks, stools, chairs, tables and plasma screens to help enhance your stand and the experience of your visitors.
Remind students about what you can offer them and continue your relationship after the event with a solus email.
Sent after they attend, your email creative will go direct to students who already associate you with the event and know your message is relevant – giving a high engagement rate. This offers a great opportunity to cement the connections you’ve already made.
42.2% open rate*
4.2% click-through rate*
*For in-person events activity 2025
Get in touch with our team to discuss ideas, request a rate card or get further event details. Discover how you can bring your brand to life at our events.