14 Digital Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2026

It’s impossible for anyone to list all the best digital marketing conferences as nobody’s been to them all.

But we’ve been to many and we’ll continue to go to many. These are the conferences we think you should check out, ranked by a mix of industry reputation, speaker quality, and audience size.

Date: April 28-30

Location: Anaheim, USA

Speakers: Michael Stelzner, Mari Smith, Sean Cannell, Pat Flynn

Prices: From $697 (virtual) to $1,997 (All-Access)

Website: https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/smmworld/

Social Media Examiner has spent 13 years perfecting this conference, and it shows. They take their “100% pitch-free guarantee” seriously and enforce it ruthlessly. Every speaker is there to teach, not to sell.

The big news for 2026: they’ve added AI Business World as a standalone two-day track, essentially a second conference included in your ticket. With 1,900+ attendees, it’s big enough to have incredible speakers and diverse perspectives, but small enough that you’ll keep running into the same people and building real relationships.

The virtual pass gives you 18 months of recording access, so if you can’t make it in person, you’re still getting massive value.

Date: April 30 – May 1

Location: Brighton, UK

Speakers: Dr. Pete Meyers, Aleyda Solis, Erin Simmons, James Brockbank

Prices: Free (ballot, waitlist) to £1,150 (workshop + conference)

Website: https://brightonseo.com/

What started in a room above a pub has grown into a 5,000+ attendee mega-event that claims the title of world’s biggest search marketing conference. And honestly? It lives up to the hype.

The 2026 edition includes co-located Hero Conf (PPC conference) within the ticket price. Tracks cover Advanced SEO, AI and SEO, SEO Agents, SEO Automation, and more. The famous free ballot system is still there—though it’s closed with a waiting list now.

If you can swing a Friend Ticket (£580 for two days), you’re getting incredible value. People fly in from other continents for this one. That should tell you something.

Date: May 5-6

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Speakers: Tom Brady, Scott Galloway, Heidi Klum, Roland Emmerich, Meredith Whittaker, Brendon Kraham (Google)

Prices: From €559 to €1,699 (VIP)

Website: https://omr.com/

Europe’s largest B2B digital marketing festival draws 67,000+ visitors and 800+ speakers for a unique blend of business content, innovation showcases, and entertainment. Founded in 2011 as “Online Marketing Rockstars,” OMR has evolved into part conference, part festival.

The 2026 speaker lineup is wild: Tom Brady, Scott Galloway, Heidi Klum, AI pioneer Meredith Whittaker, and CEOs from major German banks. The sheer scale and A-list programming make OMR a must-attend if you’re anywhere near Europe.

Though it’s fair that you won’t be able to network intimately, as this is a 67,000-person party with business content woven throughout.

Date: May 14

Location: Singapore

Speakers: Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Sasha Gusain (Canva), Dan Petrovic (DEJAN), James Norquay (Prosperity Media), Charlotte Ang (TrafficBees)

Prices: From $339 (early bird) to $1,139 (All-Access)

Website: https://ahrefsevolve.com/singapore/

We’re bringing Evolve to Singapore for one incredible day of SEO and marketing deep-dives. If you’re in the APAC region and want to connect with the Ahrefs team in person, this is your chance. Our CMO Tim Soulo will be there, along with some of the brightest minds in regional SEO.

What makes Evolve different? We obsess over the details: the speaker lineup, the venue, the flow of the day, even the coffee. It’s intimate by design (we want actual conversations, not just name tags passing by), and every session is built around one question: what will help you rank better tomorrow in search and LLMs?

Whether you’re running an agency, building a startup, or leading content strategy in-house, you’ll leave with tactics you can implement immediately, and probably a few new friends who speak your language.

Date: June 25-27

Location: Anaheim, USA

Speakers: Jasmin & James, Anthpo, Emmy Combs, MeganPlays, DangMattSmith, Brave Wilderness, Law By Mike

Prices: From $159 (VidCon Pass) to $919 (Pro Pass)

Website: https://www.vidcon.com/anaheim/

Fifteen years in, VidCon is still the place where the creator economy makes sense. Three separate ticket types run simultaneously: VidCon Pass (for fans who want to meet their favorite creators), Creator Pass (for people building channels and learning the craft), and Pro Pass (for brands, agencies, and platforms figuring out creator partnerships).

If you’re on the business side, the Pro Pass is where deals actually happen: pre-qualified 1:1 meetings, think tanks with platform reps, and case studies from brands who’ve cracked the creator code. New for 2026: expanded Gaming Zone, Sports Court, and a Live Podcast Studio, because the lines between content types keep blurring.

The featured creator list keeps growing, but this isn’t just about autographs; it’s about understanding where digital content is heading. If your marketing strategy involves creators in any way, this is essential.

Date: July 14

Location: New York City, USA

Speakers: Lily Ray (Amsive), Wil Reynolds (Seer Interactive), Josh Spilker (AirOps), Bianca Anderson

Prices: From $649 (early bird) to $749 (standard)

Website: https://moz.com/mozcon

After 20+ years as a multi-day Seattle institution, MozCon has transformed into a single-day, single-track roadshow hitting New York and London in 2026.

The format shift is deliberate: roughly 600 attendees experience every talk together without the distraction of parallel tracks. You can actually hear the speaker breathe, ask questions and get real answers, grab coffee with Lily Ray or Wil Reynolds and talk shop.

At $649-749, this is excellent value for a conference with MozCon’s pedigree. If you miss NYC, there’s a London edition on November 13.

Date: September 16-18

Location: Boston, USA

Speakers: TBA

Prices: From $1,199 to $1,999 (VIP)

Website: https://www.inbound.com/

INBOUND is coming home to Boston where it all started in 2011, and you can feel the energy in how they’re planning 2026.

Eleven stages, famous speakers ranging from celebrities to marketing thought leaders, people from 150+ countries, and that unmistakable HubSpot energy that makes you actually excited about Monday morning. The size could be overwhelming, but they’ve perfected the logistics over 15 years.

You’ll ping-pong between tactical sessions on AI agents and marketing automation, inspirational keynotes that remind you why you got into this industry, and hallway conversations that turn into real partnerships.

Date: September 23-24

Location: Cologne, Germany

Speakers: TBA

Prices: TBA

Website: https://dmexco.com/

Under the 2026 motto “Prompting the Future,” DMEXCO remains Europe’s definitive digital marketing and ad-tech trade event. The numbers are staggering: ~40,000 visitors from 90+ nations, 700+ exhibitors, 1,000+ speakers across 17 themed stages, and 220+ hours of content.

The event spans five thematic “Worlds” (Agencies, Media, Commerce, Tech, and Start-ups) making it both a conference and a massive exhibition.

If you’re in the European market or building ad-tech products, this is non-negotiable.

Date: October 5-7

Location: Denver, USA

Speakers: TBA

Prices: From ~$1,349 to $2,749

Website: https://www.contentmarketingworld.com/

Content Marketing Institute’s flagship event is moving to Denver, and this marks a new chapter for the industry’s defining conference. 3,400+ content marketers from 50+ countries, 100+ speakers, 120+ sessions.

Yes, the scale is massive, but somehow CMI makes it feel accessible. You’ll see old friends, make new ones, and leave with a notebook full of ideas that’ll shape your strategy for the next year.

Participating brands have included Google, IBM, Hilton, and J.P. Morgan. If content marketing is your thing, this is the pilgrimage.

Date: October 12-13

Location: San Diego, USA

Speakers: TBA

Prices: From $899 to $2,199 (All-Access)

Website: https://ahrefsevolve.com/

Look, we could fill a conference center with 5,000 people. We don’t. Evolve is intentionally kept at 600 attendees because we believe the magic happens in smaller rooms where you can actually hear the speaker breathe, where you ask a question and get a real answer, where you grab coffee with a thought leader like Lily Ray or Cyrus Shepard and talk shop for 20 minutes.

We spend months curating the speaker lineup: actual practitioners sharing what’s working right now in the trenches.

The production quality? Yeah, we’re a bit extra about that. We care about this stuff because we want you leaving inspired, not exhausted.

And if you opt for an All-Access ticket, you’ll get a private yacht networking event with the Ahrefs team and all the invited speakers. Pretty cool, huh?

Date: October 21-23

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Speakers: TBA

Prices: Free (exhibition) to ~¥50,000-150,000 for conference

Website: https://adtech-tokyo.com/en/

Now in its 18th year, ad:tech Tokyo is the undisputed heavyweight of Asian marketing conferences. The 2025 edition drew 16,200 attendees and 248 speakers, and the 2026 event is expected to match or exceed those numbers.

Topics span ad technology, data-driven marketing, AI, and digital transformation. If you’re trying to crack the Japanese or broader APAC market, this is where relationships get built.

One important note: programming is primarily in Japanese with some English sessions. Plan accordingly.

Date: November 4-6

Location: Las Vegas, USA (flagship)

Speakers: TBA

Prices: From ~$297 (virtual) to $897 (all-access in-person)

Website: https://digimarconworld.com/

DigiMarCon operates at a scale no other digital marketing conference series matches: 50+ events annually across 33+ cities on six continents. The format covers SEO, paid media, content marketing, email, social media, analytics, MarTech, and AdTech.

The flagship Las Vegas World event runs November 4-6, but there are APAC editions in Singapore, Tokyo, and Shanghai, plus events throughout North America and Europe. Pricing is consistent across events, with group, academic, and nonprofit discounts available.

If you want to hit multiple cities with a consistent conference experience, DigiMarCon’s network is hard to beat.

Date: November 2-4

Location: Boston, USA

Speakers: Ann Handley, Andy Crestodina, Pam Didner, Zontee Hou

Prices: From ~$1,195 to $2,595 (All-Access)

Website: https://mpb2b.marketingprofs.com/

For nearly 20 years, MarketingProfs B2B Forum has been the place where B2B marketers go to sharpen their skills. Around 800 marketers gather for 50+ sessions covering everything from AI and content strategy to demand gen and thought leadership.

What makes it special is the attendee-to-speaker ratio. This isn’t a 10,000-person expo where you never get near anyone interesting. You’re having lunch with the people whose newsletters you subscribe to. The “shenanigans” (their word, not mine) are legendary, and the Boston November timing means you’re ending the year with fresh ideas for Q1 planning.

If you’re in B2B marketing and haven’t been, you’re missing out.

Date: November 9-12

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Speakers: TBA

Prices: TBA

Website: https://websummit.com/

Web Summit is one of the largest technology conferences on Earth, 70,000+ attendees from 160+ countries alongside 1,000+ speakers and 2,700+ startups. The Wall Street Journal calls it “the giants of the web assemble.”

While broader than pure digital marketing, its 20+ content tracks heavily feature marketing technology, advertising, brand strategy, and creator economy topics.

The 2026 speaker lineup is yet to be revealed. It’s currently in a 2-for-1 pre-registration phase where you can get a two tickets for the price of just one. Yes, it’s overwhelming. But for networking scale, nothing else comes close.

Did we miss out on any must-attend digital marketing conferences?

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