The Best SEO Conferences For 2026–2027 (Virtual & In-Person)

Attending a conference is arguably one of the best ways to benefit from the latest industry insights while expanding your professional network.

Spending hours researching articles, forum discussions, and other online resources is always valuable, but attending conferences can significantly enhance your learning experience.

By directly interacting with industry professionals and experts, having the opportunity to ask them questions offers a depth of knowledge that complements and goes beyond what self-guided online research can provide.

Conferences help you stay updated on emerging trends, which is a critical part of SEO. They also offer direct Q&A sessions, chances to receive expert feedback on your work, and opportunities to strengthen your personal or company brand. Beyond competitive insights and creative inspiration, many events present unique case studies and learnings that are only available to attendees.

To help you decide which ones you should attend, we’ve compiled a list of the best SEO conferences for late 2026 and 2027.

Whether you’re an extrovert who wants to attend as many events as possible, or an introvert who only wants to attend digitally, there are sure to be several conferences that fit your needs.

Here is our list of the best online and in-person SEO and digital marketing conferences. Mark your calendar now so you don’t miss them.

SERP Conf.

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• Date: November 3–4, 2026 (Vienna: conference November 3, masterclasses November 4); March 24–25, 2027 (Sofia: AI Lab and masterclasses March 24, conference March 25). Rome’s 2027 date is TBA.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: The Stage and Ring Stage at Tech Gate Vienna, Austria; Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. Rome’s 2027 venue is TBA.
• Speakers: Vienna: Barry Schwartz, Martin Splitt, Dan Petrovic, Chima Mmeje, and Jes Scholz, among others. Sofia and Rome’s 2027 lineups have not been confirmed; Sofia’s displayed roster is labeled 2026.
• Cost: Vienna: conference €749, cocktail bundle €849, masterclasses bundle €899. Sofia: conference-only super early bird €99 through January 15, 2027; workshops and AI Lab cost extra. Rome: TBA.
• About: SERP Conf. is an international SEO, ecommerce, and digital marketing event, including a conference, exhibition, and networking with leading experts. It brings together the SEO and marketing community in one place with the goal of supporting businesses and sharing best practices for online development.

Below is a video by the organizers presenting the venue from a past event.

DigiMarCon

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• Date: Selected upcoming editions: November 4–5, 2026 (Las Vegas); April 22–23, 2027 (New York); May 6–7, 2027 (Seattle); and more throughout 2027.
• Format: In-person and online.
• Location: Various global locations. DigiMarCon World takes place at Luxor Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
• Speakers: Lineups vary by city and edition; check the individual event agenda.
• Cost: Prices vary by location and pass. DigiMarCon World lists main conference and all-access passes at $997 and VIP at $1,197.
• About: DigiMarCon offers in-person and online digital marketing, media, and advertising events across many locations. The series covers emerging strategies, technology, and marketing practices, with networking and collaboration opportunities. See the full event calendar for additional locations.

Tech SEO Connect

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• Date: November 5–6, 2026; welcome events take place November 4.
• Format: In-person and free online livestream.
• Location: Bay 7, American Tobacco Campus, Durham, NC.
• Speakers: Krishna Madhavan, Vivan Marwaha, Cindy Krum, Jori Ford, Jamie Indigo, Aleyda Solís, and Michael King, among others.
• Cost: $999 plus applicable taxes and fees for in-person attendance; the livestream is free.
• About: This two-day event, by technical SEOs for technical SEOs, is designed to help you dive deeper into technical SEO and connect with like-minded people from around the world. Due to venue size restrictions, a limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

GEO Elite Conference

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• Date: November 12, 2026.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Wallacespace, 15 Artillery Lane, London, E1 7HA, UK.
• Speakers: Chris Simmance, Sophie Brannon, Chris Green, Charles Meaden, and David Konitzny, with Kirstie Hoskin hosting.
• Cost: Tickets from £215; the event is limited to 120 attendees.
• About: GEO Elite is a London conference focused on GEO, AEO and AI search. The one-day event brings together practitioners to discuss LLM visibility, AI-driven discovery and how search strategies are changing in the AI era.

MozCon

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• Date: November 13, 2026 (London). No additional upcoming city date is listed on the current roadshow page.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London, UK.
• Speakers: Tom Capper, Chima Mmeje, Crystal Carter, Helen Pollitt, Beatrice Gamba, Mark Williams-Cook, and others.
• Cost: Final ticket sales are open through the organizer’s registration page; the current rate could not be independently verified. Listed prices exclude VAT.
• About: MozCon’s 2026 roadshow brings SEO practitioners together for expert talks and networking. The London ticket includes the conference program, food, drinks, networking events, and recordings.

SEJ Live

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• Date: December 2026 — date TBA.
• Format: Online; previous editions are available on demand.
• Location: Online.
• Speakers: The December lineup is TBA. The August 2026 edition featured Loren Baker, Heather Campbell, Darren Shaw, Kevin Chen, Jonathan Berthold, Sean McCrohan, Steve Wiideman, and Russ Jeffery.
• Cost: Free.
• About: The December agenda is TBA. The free, three-session August 2026 edition covered local visibility in AI search, lead attribution, and building local pages that search and AI engines can trust and cite. The August sessions are available on demand. Earlier 2026 editions are also available: March 11 and June 17.

The eCommerce & Omnichannel Retail Conference (eTail)

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• Date: February 22–25, 2027 (Palm Springs); March 16–17, 2027 (Singapore); May 24–26, 2027 (invitation-only Connect Miami); June 15–16, 2027 (UK); August 9–11, 2027 (Boston); September 13–15, 2027 (invitation-only Connect West, Carlsbad). Toronto’s next date is TBA.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, CA; Equarius Hotel, Sentosa, Singapore; Titanic Hotel, Liverpool, UK; Sheraton Boston, MA. Connect event venue details are available from the organizer.
• Speakers: Palm Springs: Jason LaRose, Amiee Bayer-Thomas, Kristin Shane, Mandy Herrmann, and others. Singapore: Guy Steffens, Sheetal Dewan, Vicky Skelton, and Karen Chan. Other editions have separate lineups.
• Cost: Palm Springs retailer/brand tickets through October 31, 2026: $499.50 for three days or $599.50 for four days. Three-day investor passes are $2,499; other attendees, including service providers, pay $4,499. A 2% credit-card processing fee applies. Prices and eligibility differ by edition.
• About: With a focus on digital commerce, eTail brings retailers and brands together to discuss ecommerce, customer experience, and business growth. The series includes Asia, UK, and Boston conferences, plus separate invitation-only Connect events.

Preview of the conference from past attendees.

Friends Of Search 2027

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• Date: March 11, 2027.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: The Kromhouthal, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Speakers: Kirk Williams, Danique Bras, Chris Nightingale, Dixon Jones, and Gus Pelogia are listed, with more speakers to be announced.
• Cost: Early bird: €530 regular or €410 for eligible DDMA/VIA members, plus a €15 administration fee and VAT. These rates are available until November 2, 2026; the listed next rates are €590 and €460 respectively, plus the same fee and VAT.
• About: This one-day search marketing conference brings together consultants, marketers, and business owners for sessions on SEO and paid search, alongside networking and an awards program.

In the video below, you can see what a real-life conference looks and feels like.

WTSFest

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• Date: March 19, 2027 (London); June 3, 2027 (Portland). Philadelphia’s next date is TBA; its October 1, 2026 event has concluded.
• Format: In-person; separate 2026 recording access is available.
• Location: Barbican Centre, London, UK; Jupiter NEXT, Portland, OR.
• Speakers: London: Judith Lewis, Hadeer ElMalah, Nikki Halliwell, Roxana Stingu, Amanda Walls, and others. Portland’s 2027 lineup has not been announced.
• Cost: London standard tickets £599; Portland tickets are not yet on sale. The 2026 on-demand Video Hub costs $99.
• About: The Women in Tech SEO Festival is a full-day, single-track conference with ten talks covering analysis, technical and marketing developments, innovation, and career growth. In-person attendance is for women and people of marginalized genders; recording tickets are available to everyone.

Below is a snapshot from the conference venue sidelines, where you can get a real-life overview of the conference.

Adobe Summit

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• Date: March 23–25, 2027; preconference training March 22. The online event runs March 23–24.
• Format: In-person and online.
• Location: The Venetian Convention and Expo Center, Las Vegas, NV.
• Speakers: The 2027 lineup has not been announced. The site currently identifies Shantanu Narayen, Anil Chakravarthy, and Lara Balazs among its 2026 speakers.
• Cost: Full-conference early bird $1,895 through December 31, 2026; groups of three or more $1,695 per pass; eligible government and education passes $1,595. Online registration is free; preconference training costs extra.
• About: Adobe Summit covers customer experience, AI, brand visibility, and content workflows. In-person passes include keynotes, sessions, hands-on labs, certification exams, and networking. Online registration provides access to selected livestreamed sessions.

Preview of the conference from Adobe.

Re:commerce

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• Date: March 25, 2027.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Ham Yard Hotel, 1 Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT, UK.
• Speakers: Opening keynote by Lily Ray, founder of Algorythmic, and closing keynote by Alex Schultz, chief data officer at Meta. More speakers will be announced.
• Cost: Free VIP tickets are available by application for senior marketing leaders at ecommerce brands. Paid-ticket prices are not listed on the official event page.
• About: Organized by Re:signal, Re:commerce brings ecommerce marketing leaders together for a day of talks, retail roundtables, and networking. The 2027 program covers search, AI discovery, and retail growth, with roundtables focused on attendees’ practical challenges.

Below is a video showing the Re:commerce conference experience.

Social Media Marketing World

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• Date: April 1–3, 2027 for All-Access; April 2–3 for General Access and Virtual tickets.
• Format: In-person, livestream, and recordings, depending on ticket.
• Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA.
• Speakers: Michael Stelzner, Mari Smith, Shannon McKinstrie, and Tara Zirker, among others. Previous speakers include Brent Csutoras.
• Cost: At the October 30, 2026 check, sale prices were $897 for General Access, $1,097 for All-Access, and $497 for Virtual. Listed regular prices are $1,697, $1,997, and $997 respectively.
• About: This event covers social marketing, creator growth, AI, and marketing strategy. All-Access adds the April 1 workshops and recordings; General Access covers the two main conference days. AI Business World sessions are included with these passes.

It strives to immediately provide attendees with ideas they can implement for their clients or businesses.

Below is a real-life experience of what it looks like by Latasha James.

Search Marketing Expo (SMX Munich)

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• Date: April 6–7, 2027; workshops April 5.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: ICM – International Congress Center Messe Munich, Germany.
• Speakers: Jes Scholz, Aaron Levy, Amanda King, Carolyn Shelby, Dana DiTomaso, Dawn Anderson, and Frederick Vallaeys, among others.
• Cost: Two-day conference early bird €1,299 plus 19% VAT through December 4, 2026. Workshop-inclusive packages cost extra.
• About: SMX Munich focuses on SEO, GEO, and PPC, with independently curated conference sessions, workshops, and networking for search marketing professionals.

Below is a presentation from the past that can help you grasp what the event’s content looks like.

Relevance (Formerly SEO Week)

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• Date: April 6–8, 2027.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Halo at Twenty Eight Liberty, 28 Liberty St., New York, NY.
• Speakers: Mike King, Krishna Madhavan, Jori Ford, Dan Petrovic, Wil Reynolds, Nick Eubanks, Amanda Natividad, Ross Simmonds, Talia Wolf, and Fajr Muhammad.
• Cost: $999 for the three-day Founding Member pass, including all charges. This offer is limited to 30 tickets.
• About: Formerly SEO Week, Relevance is iPullRank’s three-day conference on AI search, brand visibility, and content strategy. Its program is organized around relevance, strategy, and resonance, with the full agenda still to be announced.

Below is a session with Wil Reynolds from SEO Week 2026, also available on YouTube.

B2B Marketing Expo

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• Date: April 14–15, 2027 (Miami). A next Las Vegas edition has not been announced on the current US event site.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
• Speakers: The 2027 lineup has not been announced. The site labels its displayed roster as Miami 2026 speakers.
• Cost: Free registration.
• About: This US event offers marketing keynotes, masterclasses, exhibitors, and speed networking. The organizer’s next confirmed edition is Miami; the previously listed September 2026 Las Vegas date has passed.

Below is the video from the real-life experiences of attendees.

Ahrefs Evolve

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• Date: April 14–15, 2027 (Singapore); May 26–27, 2027 (London); September 9–10, 2027 (Austin).
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore; Town Hall by Bottaccio, King’s Cross, London; JW Marriott Austin, Austin, TX.
• Speakers: Singapore: Cyrus Shepard, Amanda Natividad, and Tim Soulo. London: Rory Sutherland, Charlie Marchant, Kevin Indig, and Ryan Law. Austin: Wil Reynolds, Lily Ray, Dan Petrovic, and Eddie Shleyner, among others.
• Cost: Early Release Standard tickets: London £599; Austin $749 plus $61.79 tax. Singapore’s checkout displays $709 but does not identify the dollar currency on its ticket-selection screen.
• About: Ahrefs Evolve brings SEO and marketing professionals together for main-stage talks, masterminds, workshops, and networking. Each 2027 location has its own lineup, with lunches, coffee breaks, happy hours, and an after-party included.

Below is a video by Ahrefs’ CMO Tim Soulo presenting the venue.

Brighton SEO

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• Date: April 15–16, 2027 (Brighton); September 9–10, 2027 (San Diego). Training takes place the day before each conference.
• Format: In-person; talk-video access depends on the ticket.
• Location: The Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK; San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
• Speakers: The 2027 conference lineups have not been announced. Previous speakers include Adriana Stein.
• Cost: Brighton: full conference plus perks from £330 plus VAT; San Diego: full conference plus perks from $550. These rates rise December 3, 2026. San Diego also offers free one-day tickets by request.
• About: This conference series is attended by thousands of digital marketers worldwide. It features training workshops, sessions on niche topics, social networking events, and talks from experts. Tickets also include access to the co-located Hero Conf.

Below is video feedback from attendees.

International Search Summit (ISS) Barcelona

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• Date: May 13, 2027.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: World Trade Center Barcelona, Spain.
• Speakers: The current page still contains an older agenda; a confirmed 2027 speaker lineup has not been published.
• Cost: 2027 ticket pricing has not been published in the event page’s ticket section.
• About: The International Search Summit focuses on global digital marketing, including international SEO, content, AI, and paid media. It combines practical sessions with networking for marketers working across countries and languages.

Below is a review from attendees.

HiveMCR

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• Date: May 20–21, 2027; main conference May 21.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Manchester, UK; final 2027 venue details should be checked on the organizer’s event page.
• Speakers: Mark Williams-Cook, Aleyda Solis, Luke Carthy, Barry Adams, Harry Clarkson-Bennett, Steve Paine, Arnout Hellemans, and Gerry White.
• Cost: Conference pass £149; conference and opening party £199; full festival pass including training £349.
• About: HiveMCR combines SEO talks with training, comedy, music, and networking. Thursday offers specialist training and an opening party; Friday brings the main conference and after-party.

You can learn from pictures on their official Instagram page to see what the event looks like.

Growth Marketing Summit / GrowthMinded SUPERHEROES 2027

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• Date: June 15, 2027. The organizer postponed the 2026 event to this date; existing tickets remain valid.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Alte Oper, Opernplatz 1, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
• Speakers: Melanie J. Müller, Nils Stotz, Marta Mijatov, Stuart Frisby, and Paula Sappington.
• Cost: Current Late Bird price €899 plus 19% VAT; the published schedule rises to €1,099 in April 2027 and €1,299 in May.
• About: Now presented as GrowthMinded SUPERHEROES, this one-day event combines talks and working sessions on customer experience, experimentation, growth, and AI.

Here is what the venue looks like and some video feedback from attendees.

UNBOUND 2027 (Formerly INBOUND)

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• Date: September 8–10, 2027.
• Format: In-person.
• Location: Boston, MA; the 2027 venue has not yet been confirmed on the event page.
• Speakers: The 2027 lineup has not been announced. The site currently displays past speakers.
• Cost: The listed General Admission presale was $1,699 and is sold out. Registration is due to reopen on Cyber Monday; VIP pricing has not been announced.
• About: HubSpot’s annual conference has been renamed UNBOUND. It brings together marketing, sales, service, and operations teams for sessions on business growth, AI, and the customer experience, alongside networking and entertainment.

Below is a recap from a past conference.

ADworld Experience

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• Date: September 23–24, 2027.
• Format: In-person and online streaming.
• Location: Zanhotel Europa, Via Boldrini 11, Bologna, Italy.
• Speakers: The 2027 lineup has not been announced. The organizer’s 2026 roster includes Jyll Saskin Gales, Aaron Levy, Leah Mazur, and Navah Hopkins.
• Cost: One-day passes from €199; two-day passes from €349; two days plus recordings from €449. In-person tickets add 22% VAT; the streaming prices are listed without additional VAT.
• About: This PPC and conversion rate optimization event is built around practical advertising case studies, advanced seminars, live clinics, and small-group discussions.

Content Marketing World

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• Date: November 2–4, 2027. The 2026 recordings are available through December 31, 2026.
• Format: In-person for 2027; 2026 recordings available on demand.
• Location: Music City Center, Nashville, TN.
• Speakers: The 2027 lineup has not been announced.
• Cost: 2027 passes have not been announced. The 2026 Digital Pass costs $999 and provides access to more than 100 keynote and breakout recordings through December 31, 2026.
• About: This three-day event brings together content marketers for sessions, workshops, and networking. The next in-person edition moves to Nashville; recordings from the completed 2026 event remain available online.

Here is an example video from a past conference.

Great SEO Pros Never Stop Learning

For an SEO professional, experience is important – but not nearly as vital as staying up to date.

While you can keep an eye on what’s going on in the world of search engines, paid advertising, and digital marketing by reading expert publications (like this one, for example), it’s also great to meet with other people who are performing the same job.

This gives you a chance not just to interact with them but to ask questions and develop relationships that could reap rewards far down the line. And SEO conferences are a great place to do this.

So, whether you’re trying to brush up on the basics, identify the latest techniques, or just take a trip on the company dime, the above events are a great place to start.

This article is updated whenever possible to reflect frequent changes to event schedules and details.
More Resources: 

• • How To Build A Global Community By Running Industry Events
  • Marketing & SEO Conference Value Is More Than Information
  • Community Building For Marketers: Finding Your Why

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