Marketers are social people, and we’ve got the conferences to prove it!
Check out our list of upcoming events, big and small, where you can rub shoulders with some of the biggest names and most promising up-and-comers in the SEO and Marketing world.
We had an amazing time at conferences in 2025, attending Brighton SEO, San Diego, Chiang Mai SEO, SEO Estonia, WTS Fest Philly, and so many more!
We can’t wait to get globetrotting again next year, so read on for our round-up of all of the best online and in-person SEO and marketing events for 2026!
You might even spot the fatjoe team at some of them…
The Top Marketing And SEO Conferences In The World 2026!
fatjocial – 12 June 2026 (Barcelona, Spain)
fatjocial is fatjoe’s very own SEO and marketing event. Back after a successful debut in November 2025, fatjocial 2026 is bringing together 7 excellent SEO and marketing speakers, including Aleyda Solis and Greg Gifford, along with 100+ attendees. It’s not your usual SEO and marketing conference, though, with a rooftop pool and bar and relaxed networking, it’s a chiller take on the usual conference mania – at least until the karaoke afterparty starts!
The Masterminders – 24-26 June 2026 (Manchester, UK)
The Masterminders is an exclusive, high-value conference aimed at agency owners, senior professionals, and growth-focused marketers. The Masterminders stands out for its intimate setting (limited seats), strategic sessions on scaling businesses, lead generation systems, AI workflows, and a strong emphasis on actionable, revenue-first SEO rather than theory. Great if you want an exclusive event, practical frameworks, and real ROI from your SEO efforts.
Search ‘n Stuff London – 26 June 2026 (London, UK)
Search ‘n Stuff London sets up shop inside Emirates Stadium – Arsenal’s home ground – for a full day of talks on SEO, AI, and performance marketing. Confirmed speakers include Aleyda Solís, Lily Ray, Areej AbuAli, Helen Pollitt, Mark Williams-Cook, and Microsoft’s Navah Hopkins, with a VIP evening networking reception at The Avenell Club to round things off. A great pick if you want senior speakers, an iconic venue, and a London-based community vibe – just be quick, Super Early Bird and Early Bird tickets have already sold out.
SEO Estonia – 9-11 July 2026 (Tallinn, Estonia)
SEO Estonia offers 3 days of main-stage talks, mastermind sessions, and networking – often with a focus on emerging markets, AI-driven strategies and approaches for smaller or localized markets. Hosted in e-forward Estonia and the beautiful city of Tallinn, it’s the perfect conference for those looking past the usual big suspects.
MozCon – 14 July 2026 (New York City, USA)
After years calling Seattle home, MozCon has moved east to The Glasshouse in Midtown Manhattan for a one-day, single-track intensive. Expect a curated speaker lineup focused squarely on the new reality of search – AI Overviews, LLM-driven discovery, generative engine optimisation (GEO), and proving the ROI of organic in a zero-click world. Still one of the most recognisable brands in SEO, and now in a much easier travel city for international attendees.
brightonSEO San Diego – 15-16 September 2026 (San Diego, USA)
The US edition of brightonSEO brings the same spirit – expert talks, practical workshops, and community energy – but tailored to a North American audience. It’s a strong option if you want to combine US-market insights with the proven formula that has made brightonSEO one of the world’s leading search-marketing conferences.
We’ve loved it every time we’ve gone and can’t wait to soak up the sun again in 2026.
UNBOUND – 16-18 September 2026 (Boston, USA)
Formerly known as INBOUND, UNBOUND is HubSpot’s rebranded flagship event – three days at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center pulling in 12,000+ marketers, sales leaders, and RevOps pros from around the world. The 2026 programme leans heavily into AI-driven execution, connected systems, and unified go-to-market motions. Broader than pure SEO, but the AI-search and content strategy tracks have become genuinely strong, and the keynote stage has historically featured everyone from Barack Obama to Reese Witherspoon.
DMEXCO – 23-24 September 2026 (Cologne, Germany)
Europe’s largest digital marketing and tech event, DMEXCO takes over Koelnmesse for two days of expos, keynotes, and masterclasses. The 2025 edition pulled in around 40,000 visitors, 700+ partner companies, and 1,000+ speakers, and the 2026 theme – “Scaling Intelligence” – sets the tone: how to actually operationalise AI across marketing, advertising, and commerce. A useful left-field pick for SEO teams whose work bleeds into paid, programmatic, or wider MarTech.
SEO IRL – 6-7 October 2026 (Toronto, Canada)
Canada’s largest SEO conference, SEO IRL is a two-day, 250-attendee gathering in downtown Toronto run by SEO Notebook’s Steve Toth. The lineup leans heavily on practitioners with receipts – confirmed and past speakers include Aleyda Solís, Kevin Indig, Ross Simmonds, Marie Haynes, and JC Chouinard – with sessions covering AI search, knowledge graphs, LLM crawler behaviour, and content distribution. One important note: the event is not recorded, so it’s either tickets or FOMO.
Ahrefs Evolve – 12-13 October 2026 (San Diego, USA)
That’s right, sunny San Diego again – but this time for Ahrefs Evolve. With over 600 attendees, 25+ speakers, and Ahrefs’ drive for industry-leading tools, this promises to be another AI-forward and timely SEO conference.
Chiang Mai SEO – 9-13 November 2026 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
A mammoth five-day global gathering of SEO entrepreneurs, affiliate marketers, and agency owners. Chiang Mai SEO is known for an exclusive vibe, performance-driven content – covering technical SEO, affiliate growth, link building, and global networking. The listed schedule is only a tiny fraction of the networking and knowledge-sharing available.
Include Your Event
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Happy conferencing, we hope to see you there!
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