AAF Orlando

Here’s to the 2025–2026 AAF & Ad 2 Orlando szn!🥂

Join us next Wednesday for our final Agency Apéritif as we raise a glass to another year of creativity, collaboration, new friendships, and the community we’ve built together.

Call it networking if you want. We just call it a good excuse to get together over good drinks, good grub, and one last chance to catch up before we kick off a new term.

Whether you’ve been a familiar face all year or have been meaning to stop by, we’d love to celebrate with you.

🍻 June 17 | 6–8 PM
📍 Gnarly Barley | 1407 N. Orange Ave.
🎟️ Free for members | $10 non-members

RSVP at the link in bio. 🫶

Summatime Caffeinated Creatives is back this Wednesday morning at the Lucky Goat Coffee Co.! 🍀🐐☕️

Pop by before the meetings start, before the inbox fills up, and before the day gets away from you for some morning creativity and caffeine ⚡️

Join AAF Orlando + Ad 2 Orlando for our next Caffeinated Creatives at Lucky Goat Coffee Co. this Wednesday, June 3.

This monthly meetup is designed to be easy: grab a coffee, connect with Orlando’s creative community, and ease into your morning with marketers, designers, advertisers, communicators, agency professionals, students, freelancers, and industry friends from across Central Florida.

📆 Wednesday, June 3 | 7:30–9:00 AM
📍 Lucky Goat Coffee Co. | 4753 S. Orange Ave., 32806
🎟 Free for AAF Orlando + Ad 2 Orlando members | $10 for non-members

Stay for a few minutes or the whole morning. Come with a coworker or come solo. Either way, you’ll leave with a few new connections and a little extra caffeine.

We hope to see you there! Please register at the link in our bio you plan to attend. 🫶

AdX Orlando is back — and this lineup is worth showing up for!

On May 28, join AAF Orlando at Treehouse for an evening of talks exploring inclusion, AI, customer engagement, and the future of agency and creative work.

Featuring:
🎤 Delaina Parrish (Co-Founder & CEO, ) — a TEDx speaker and runway model turned disability inclusion advocate, unpacking the $18 trillion market opportunity brands are still ignoring.

🎤 Ezra Herrera (CTO, .ai) — a 28-year software architect who has built tech for the Microsoft SWAT Team and is now engineering the future of creative campaign technology. His session will focus on AI for customer engagement!

🎤 Tina Fleming (VP of AI Strategy, .z) — Our very own Trustee! She is the mind behind Avenue Z’s full AI roadmap, breaking down how agents and automation are transforming the agency model right now.

Not a lecture. Not a panel. Just ideas that challenge the way you think about your work — plus audience Q&A, networking, and real conversation with Orlando’s creative community before and after the event.

If you’ve been craving smarter creative conversations lately, this is the room to be in. 💯

🗓️ May 28 | 6–8:30 PM
📍 Full Sail University Treehouse
🍽️ Complimentary snacks & beverages provided

🎟️ Register now at the link in our bio or at https://app.glueup.com/event/adx-orlando-speaker-series-178286/ to save your seat.

General Admission - $20
AAF Orlando members - $15
Students w/ valid ID - $10
Ad 2 Orlando members - $5
Full Sail University students w/ ID - FREE!

Thank you to our event sponsors for making this series possible!

Congratulations to AAF Orlando president, Teddy Johnson!

Congratulations to Teddy Johnson, the 2026 Lee-Douthit-Levine Perseverance Award recipient!

Throughout her time with AAF, Teddy has been heavily involved with Ad2 Orlando and AAF Orlando, where she currently serves as President. Her nominators shared that Teddy brings energy to everything the organization does, and continues to push the chapter further.

Join us as we celebrate Teddy and others at the Salute to Achievers Breakfast on May 30th during . Learn more at aaf.org/admerica.

Agency Apéritif is about more than grabbing a drink after work. It’s one of the easiest ways to connect with Orlando’s creative, marketing, advertising, media, and brand community in a setting that actually feels relaxed.

Whether you’ve been part of AAF | Ad 2 Orlando for years, are brand-new to the club, or just want to meet more people in the industry outside of your usual circle, this is a great chance to hang out, catch up, and make new connections without the pressure of a formal event.

As we head into a new club year, we’re excited to continue building more opportunities for connection, professional development, mentorship, and community across Orlando’s creative scene, and we’d love for you to be part of it.

Come hang out, meet some good people, and see what we’re all about.

📍 Orlando Milkhouse | 201 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
📆 Wed., May 20 | 6–8 PM
🎟️ Link in bio to register — Free for members | $10 non-members

It’s happening THIS Thursday.
Our (Not‑So) Corporate 5K After‑Party is almost here — come connect, catch up, meet new people, and enjoy live music, food, drinks, and very un‑corporate vibes. This one’s about community, not cubicles. Don’t miss it.

🎟️Link in bio to RSVP and secure your free raffle ticket!

We could not make this happen without our amazing sponsors:
, ,  , .yoga, and 

And our special partners: , , .collegepark.fl, , , , ,

If you’re going to enter a raffle, it should be worth it.

For our (Not‑So) Corporate 5K After‑Party, we CryoSculptogether prizes people actually want:
• One Year AAF / Ad 2 Orlando Membership
• Beem Light Sauna
• Assemblage Wine Co.
• Freehand Goods
• The Ren Theatre
• Sole Pursuit
• CryoSculpt Body Lab

The after‑party is free and open to everyone — whether you ran the 5K or just came to hang out. Drinks will be available for purchase, and there will be plenty of space to cool off.

Big thanks to the sponsors helping make this happen:
StackAdapt, BlueWave, CityArts Factory, Pla.Yoga, and Assemblage Wine Co.

Come hang, support local, and maybe leave with something really good. Link in bio to RSVP (and secure your free raffle ticket).

Additional tickets can be purchased at the event (no cash) - $5 for one, $20 for 5.

Join AAF Orlando + Ad 2 Orlando on May 6 at CityArts Café for our next Caffeinated Creatives — a quick, low-pressure way to start your morning with Orlando’s advertising and creative community.

📆 Wednesday, May 6 | 7:30–9:00 AM
📍 CityArts Café – Downtown Orlando | 37 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, FL 32801
🎟️ Free for AAF & Ad 2 Orlando members | $10 for non-members

💸 CityArts will offer 10% off your café purchases during our event

We know mornings are busy, so this one’s designed to be easy: come when you can, stay as long as you’d like, and head out when you need to.

Did you know that through the ParkDTO program, you can get free on-street parking using the ParkMobile app and code PARKDTO? Prefer a garage? The Plaza parking garage is nearby, and CityArts will validate it down to $4. 🙌🏼

No agenda. No presentations. Just good coffee and real conversation.

Swing by before work and say hello. 👋

Link in bio to RSVP- please register if you plan to attend!

Heads up 👀 Corporate 5K registration prices go up after tomorrow, so if you’ve been on the fence… this is your sign. https://haku.ly/e2da848287

Run or walk with our crew — then head straight to our FREE (Not‑So) Corporate 5K After‑Party. (Or skip the 5K entirely and just come party — no judgment.) Party RSVP: https://app.glueup.com/event/not-so-corporate-5k-after-party-177427/

AAF 5K team members get extra perks, including:
🍹 Your first drink is free at CityArts
🎟️ Two free raffle entries to win favorites from local spots like Beem Light Sauna, Freehand Goods, The Ren Theatre, Sole Pursuit Coaching, and more
🤝 A chance to win an AAF / Ad 2 Orlando membership for a year

And a huge thank you to the sponsors helping to make this happen— StackAdapt, BlueWave Resource Partners, and CityArts!!