Adobe is hosting its Adobe MAX 2026 conference from November 10 to 12 in Miami Beach and is showing parts of it online for free. According to Adobe, MAX Online will feature keynotes, online sessions, Sneaks, and Adobe Live sessions from the show floor. Adobe presented the program on November 5 on its blog.
How can you attend for free?
MAX Online is free. Registration is done via the "Register for MAX Online" button on max.adobe.com; the site does not explicitly require an Adobe account. Adobe is showing more than 50 sessions online. On site in Miami Beach, more than 200 sessions, labs, and photowalks are planned, spread across seven topic areas, including creativity with AI, design and illustration, photography, and video, audio, and motion.
Recordings are only hinted at: The page refers to "MAX on demand" at adobe.com and states neither the scope nor the time frame.
When do the keynotes run in German time?
The online agenda lists times in GMT for Europe. The Opening Keynote begins on November 10 at 2 p.m. GMT and lasts two hours; the Inspiration Keynote follows on November 11 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. GMT. In November, Germany observes Central European Time, which is one hour ahead: 3 to 5 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m.
The MAX dates in German time
Adobe MAX 2026 from November 10 to 12, converted by us from GMT and EST
- November 10, 2026Opening Keynote, 3 to 5 p.m.
- November 11, 2026Inspiration Keynote, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
- November 11, 2026Sneaks with Terry Crews, 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
According to Adobe, the agenda may still change
Sources: Adobe MAX Online, Adobe Blog
The Sneaks are hosted by Terry Crews. For the Americas region, Adobe schedules the Sneaks for November 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. EST, which in Germany is from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The conversion is ours.
Which recommended sessions fit your work?
The Adobe blog recommends sessions in four groups. For hands-on work, it lists two talks on After Effects (Luisa Winters and Nol Honig), one on audio in Premiere (Vinnie Hobbs), one on landscape photos in Photoshop (Liam Manas), and two on Lightroom (Benjamin Warde and Anna Tenne). The remaining groups revolve around the future of the creative industry, your own personal style, and, in 25-minute talks in the Creative Park, short contributions.
The blog gives all times in EST. Converted, nine of the eleven recommended sessions begin at 6 p.m. German time or later: Nol Honig starts on November 11 at 8 p.m., "Lightroom for Everyone" on November 10 at 11:30 p.m. The earliest are "Don't Find Your Creative Voice" on November 11 at 2:15 p.m. and "Make It Move" on November 12 at 4:30 p.m. The blog does not say which of these sessions Adobe will show online.
What this means for you
Register for MAX Online for free at max.adobe.com and add the Opening Keynote on November 10 at 3 p.m. to your calendar. Then open the online agenda for the EMEA region and check whether the sessions from the blog that match your software show up there.
The Sneaks run at night and are only suitable as a live event if you can sleep in the next morning. Whether Adobe will offer the Sneaks as a recording afterward is not stated on the page.
Our assessment: You can catch the two keynotes in Europe at normal times, while the specialist sessions mostly fall in the evening. What new products Adobe will present in the keynotes is not stated in the preview.
Adobe published the program on its blog on November 5, 2026.
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