As CC Fest approaches its 10-year anniversary, I wanted to share a reflection on 2025—a year marked by deeper pedagogy, broader participation, and a growing global educator community—along with a look ahead to what’s coming in 2026.
For those new to the community, CC Fest is a free, inclusive creative coding festival that brings together artists, educators, students, and technologists to explore code as a medium for connection, expression, and learning.
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In 2025, CC Fest hosted two major virtual CC Fest events, welcoming participants from around the world into shared spaces for making, learning, and reflection.
Across both events, participants highlighted:
Together, these events continued CC Fest’s long-running mission of making creative coding accessible, joyful, and meaningful. A broader archive of past events can be found on the CC Fest Past Events page and in the community’s living CC Fest History & Archive.
In 2025, CC Fest ran two iterations of the Teacher Training Camp, in Spring and Fall, establishing the program as a core pillar of CC Fest rather than a one-off offering. Both camps were free, virtual, five-session experiences designed to help educators bring creative coding into classrooms and learning communities.
You can learn more about the program on the Teacher Training Camp overview page.