A poster is not just a piece of marketing material. It’s also a way to express your brand and connect with your audience. That’s why it takes a lot of work to design an effective poster. But, what if you don’t have the budget to hire a designer or the time to design it yourself? That’s where free poster templates come to help.

In this roundup, we feature many different types of free Illustrator poster templates and Photoshop poster templates you can use to design your own posters for your small business or event without an effort.

We made sure to include free poster templates in several different niches. No matter the purpose, you’ll find a poster design for your marketing project on this list.

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Free Business Poster Templates

Corporate Minimal Flyer & Poster Template

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This beautiful and free poster template is perfect for promoting a modern business or a creative agency. You can use it to detail a product, a service, or even an event. It’s available in A4 size and in Illustrator file format.

Modern Business Flyer & Poster Template

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Use this free template to create either a poster or a flyer to showcase your business or brand. The template features plenty of space to describe your services and include images. It also comes in A4 size and in Illustrator EPS file format.

Business Seminars Workshops Poster Template

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Whether you’re a business hosting a workshop or a school promoting a seminar event, this free template is perfect for creating a poster for both purposes. It features a colorful design with space for showcasing your speakers and detail the event in a professional way. The template is available as a layered PSD file.

Apps Promotion Poster Template

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This free Photoshop poster template is perfect for startups and developers for promoting their mobile apps. The template is fully customizable and comes in a fully organized A4-sized PSD file.

Free Creative Poster Templates

Creative Red Poster Template

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A beautifully minimalist poster template for creative brands and businesses. This free poster template has a very bold and attractive design. You can use it to your advantage to attract attention. The template is available in A4 and EPS file format.

Creative Photography Poster Template

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This creative poster template is ideal for promoting a creative event or a conference, such as ones related to photography or design. It features a minimal and an easily customizable design. It comes in Illustrator EPS file format and in A4 size.

Minimal Creative Flyer & Poster Design

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A colorful and creative poster template you can also use as a flyer. This template is ideal for promoting businesses and agencies. It can be customized with Illustrator to change colors, text, and images as well.

Creative Business Flyer & Poster Template

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Who says business posters can’t look creative. With this free template, you can create either a poster or a flyer to promote your business and its services. The template is fully customizable and comes in Illustrator EPS file format.

Free Music Poster Templates

Grunge DJ Music Poster Template

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A bold and beautiful poster template for showcasing your music and DJ events. This template has a very minimal and dark color design. It will fit in well with club event promotions as well. The template is available in 4 different sizes ranging from A1 to A4.

Rock Music Concert Flyer & Poster Template

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The perfect poster template for promoting an indie rock music concert. This template features all the elements you need to promote a music event to a young audience. The template is available in PSD file format and in A4 size.

Indie Classic Music Poster Template

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Another music poster template with a subtle and modern design. This template is most suitable for promoting indie and classic music festivals. The template features editable text, image placeholders, and colors as well. You can customize it using Adobe Photoshop.

Music Event Flyer & Poster Template

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Promote your local music events and concerts using this subtle poster template. This template has a very visual and subtle design that allows you to showcase your artists in a professional way. It can be easily customized with Photoshop and comes in A4 size.

Free Event Poster Templates

Watercolor Event Poster Template

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Featuring a colorful watercolor design, this creative poster template will allow you to promote your creative events and conferences like a pro. It features a fully editable layout in A4 size. It’s compatible with Illustrator as well.

Event & Conference Poster Template

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This free poster template is a great choice for promoting various conferences and networking events. It features a minimal design and with a great layout for showcasing all the necessary details about the event. The template is available in US Letter size but you can easily resize it to A4 or any other size as it comes in a fully-layered PSD file.

Business Conference Flyer & Poster Template

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Promote your business conferences and networking events using this free poster template. You can even use it as a flyer as well. The template comes in 3 different color variations and in A4 size. You can edit the template using Photoshop.

Charity Fundraising Flyer & Poster Template

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This free poster and flyer template is most suitable for promoting charity and fundraising events. It comes in a customizable PSD file and in A4 size. You can easily change its colors, images, and fonts to your preference.

Advertisement Rollup Banner Poster Template

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Rollup banners are a popular method of promoting brands and it’s especially effective in promoting events. This is a free rollup banner template you can use to promote your business events and conferences. It comes in print-ready 850×2000 mm size and in Illustrator EPS file format.

Free Sale Poster Template

Minimalist Fashion Sale Poster Template

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A great free poster template for promoting sales and events related to fashion and apparel. It comes with a creative design that allows you to highlight and promote your fashion and apparel brands in an attractive way. The template is available in A4 size and Illustrator file format.

Big Sale Flyer & Poster PSD Template

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Promote your upcoming summer and holiday sales using this poster template. It works as a flyer too. The template is easily customizable with Photoshop. So you can change its colors and fonts however you like. It comes in A4 size.

Black Friday Sale Flyer & Poster Template

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This poster template is perfect for promoting Black Friday sales. The duotone dark color theme matches the purpose as well. Of course, you can easily change the colors, fonts, and shapes to your preference using Photoshop as well.

Spring Sale Poster Template

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Another free poster template that’s ideal for promoting seasonal sales and events. The poster is most suitable for fashion stores and brands. But you can easily edit the design to replace the image and colors to fit other types of businesses as well. The template is available in Illustrator EPS format.

Free Club Party Poster Templates

Urban Music Party Flyer & Poster Template

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This is a free poster and flyer template designed for promoting music events and parties. It’s perfect for clubs and restaurants for attracting audiences as well. The template comes in a fully layered PSD file.

Summer Party Flyer & Poster Template

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Hosting a summer or a beach party? Then use this template to promote your party. It works as both a flyer and a poster. You can easily resize and customize the design however you like. The template is available in Photoshop PSD format.

Club Party Flyer & Poster Template

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Use this free poster and flyer template to promote your night club events and parties. It even comes with a matching social media post template to promote the events online as well. Both templates are available in PSD file format.

Looking for a poster mockup to showcase your design? Then check out our poster mockups collection for more inspiration.