Best Innovation Conferences (2026)

Las Vegas, United States · Jan 6, 2027 – Jan 9, 2027 · Medium

Consumer Electronics Show. Las Vegas, January 2027.

San Francisco, United States · Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 18, 2026 · Premium

A senior software engineering conference by InfoQ. San Francisco, Nov 16-18, 2026 (training Nov 19-20).

San Francisco, United States · Oct 28, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 · High

GitHub's flagship developer and security conference. San Francisco, October 2026.

San Francisco, United States · Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026 · High

The premier forum for semiconductor and electron device technology, from IEEE. San Francisco, Dec 12-16, 2026.

New York, United States · Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026 · Medium

An invitation-only Reuters leadership summit for global executives. New York, Dec 1-2, 2026.

San Francisco, United States · Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026 · High

The largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, from the American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, Dec 7-11, 2026.

London, United Kingdom · Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026 · Medium

Premier European information security conference. ExCeL London, Dec 7-10, 2026.

London, United Kingdom · Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 18, 2026 · High

Digital marketing conference series. London, November 2026.

London, United Kingdom · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · Medium

A leading flagship international contemporary and modern art fair. London, Oct 14-18, 2026.

Bangkok, Thailand · Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 · Low

Southeast Asia's largest gaming festival and B2B event. Bangkok, Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2026.

New York, United States · Nov 27, 2026 – Dec 1, 2026 · Low

One of the largest dental congresses in the US, free general admission. New York, Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2026.

New York, United States · Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026 · High

The largest annual event for green building professionals. New York, Oct 20-23, 2026.

London, United Kingdom · Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 · Medium

The UK leading veterinary conference and exhibition. London, Nov 19-20, 2026.

London, United Kingdom · Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 · Medium

One of the largest pop culture conventions in Europe. London, Oct 23-25, 2026.

Berlin, Germany · Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · High

A premier global digital health innovation event. Berlin, Oct 20-21, 2026.

Tokyo, Japan · Dec 9, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026 · Free

SEMI's semiconductor manufacturing exposition in Japan. Tokyo, Dec 9-11, 2026.

Barcelona, Spain · Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026 · High

The world's leading smart cities and urban innovation event. Barcelona, Nov 3-5, 2026.

Essen, Germany · Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 · Low

The world largest public fair for board games and tabletop gaming. Essen, Germany, Oct 22-25, 2026.

Tokyo, Japan · Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 · Medium

Japan foremost international film festival. Tokyo, Oct 26 - Nov 4, 2026.

San Diego, United States · Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 · Low

The biggest weekend in live streaming. San Diego, Nov 13-15, 2026.

Raleigh, United States · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · Medium

A major US open source and technology conference. Raleigh, Oct 19-20, 2026.

Houston, United States · Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 · Premium

A leading gathering of Black technologists and founders. Houston, Nov 2-6, 2026.

Orlando, United States · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · Medium

The premier conference for CIOs and IT executives. Orlando, Oct 19-22, 2026.

San Jose, United States · Nov 8, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · High

The premier electronic design automation research conference. San Jose, Nov 8-12, 2026.

Chiba, Japan · Nov 18, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 · Free

Japan comprehensive media and broadcast exhibition for content professionals. Chiba, Nov 18-20, 2026.

Chicago, United States · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · High

A premier conference at the intersection of parallel architecture and compilers. Chicago, Oct 19-22, 2026.

Houston, United States · Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026 · High

The Society of Petroleum Engineers flagship technical conference and exhibition for oil and gas. Houston, Oct 21-23, 2026.

Austin, United States · Mar 15, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027 · High

SXSW interactive, film, and music. Austin, March 2027.

Fort Lauderdale, United States · Nov 17, 2026 – Nov 19, 2026 · High

The travel industry's most important travel-technology conference. Ft. Lauderdale, Nov 17-19, 2026.

Detroit, United States · Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026 · High

The premier forum for innovations in human-computer interfaces. Detroit, Nov 2-5, 2026.

San Jose, United States · Oct 27, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026 · High

GreenBiz's climate tech event. San Jose, Oct 27-30, 2026.

Cape Town, South Africa · Nov 17, 2026 – Nov 19, 2026 · High

The largest technology and telecoms event in Africa, the flagship of Africa Tech Festival. Cape Town, Nov 17-19, 2026.

Bengaluru, India · Nov 17, 2026 – Nov 19, 2026 · Medium

One of Asia premier technology and innovation summits. Bengaluru, Nov 17-19, 2026.

Shenzhen, China · Nov 26, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026 · Low

One of China most influential technology fairs, China No.1 Tech Show. Shenzhen, Nov 26-28, 2026.

Athens, Greece · Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 · High

The premier computer microarchitecture research symposium. Athens, Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2026.

Las Vegas, United States · Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 · High

The world leading B2B cannabis and hemp expo, the flagship event of the US cannabis industry. Las Vegas, Dec 1-4, 2026.

New Orleans, United States · Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 · Medium

The National Association of Realtors annual conference and expo. New Orleans, Nov 6-8, 2026.

Malmö, Sweden · Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 · High

One of Scandinavia's largest developer conferences. Malmö, Nov 4-6, 2026.

Lisbon, Portugal · Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · High

Global technology conference in Lisbon. November 2026. Startups, investors, and enterprise leaders.

Barcelona, Spain · Nov 17, 2026 – Nov 19, 2026 · Low

The leading global trade show for the meetings and events industry. Barcelona, Nov 17-19, 2026.