Canva Community Lab: Create Better Marketing, Faster
Canva is coming to Virginia!
Join us for a hands-on evening designed to help you create, connect, and make what you put out look as good as the business behind it.
The Canva World Tour is a global celebration of creativity happening in cities around the world this fall, and Virginia is on the map.
Come get hands-on with Canva, connect with our local business and creative community, and leave with new shortcuts, new connections, and a faster way to create marketing you’re proud of.
Whether you run a shop, a salon, a startup, a nonprofit, or someone else’s marketing, this night is about making the posts, flyers, and promos you need every week look polished without eating up your whole afternoon, so you can publish with confidence.
And with the busiest marketing season of the year right around the corner, the timing couldn’t be better.
What to expect
🎨 Learn, create + have some fun
Get practical Canva tips, live interactive demos, and plenty of chances to try things out for yourself.
🤝 Connect with local professionals
Meet other small business owners, entrepreneurs, marketers, and creatives from across the region.
📸 Interactive moments + surprises
Expect fun photo moments, creative activities, prizes, and a few surprises designed to make the night memorable.
🍴 Food + drinks
We’ll have food and drinks available while you connect, learn, and create.
🎉 A fun Canva community experience
Come ready to learn something useful, meet some great people, and have a little fun while you’re at it.
Bring your laptop and come ready to create, connect, and play.
By registering for this event, you agree to the Canva Event Code of Conduct.
About the host
Roger Coles is a Virginia-based Canva Verified Expert and founder of My Social Designer who believes learning should feel more like a party than a lecture. His sessions blend hands-on Canva, practical design tips, and usually a silly song or two.
A small business owner himself, Roger is partnering with the Laurel Ridge SBDC to bring this experience to local businesses and creatives.