SEO Conferences Autumn 2026: Four International Events Worth Booking

Disclosure: Topdog is a partner of SERP Conf. Vienna 2026, one of the four conferences below. That section is marked, and it includes our discount code. The partnership didn’t decide the line-up. 

Autumn is the peak season for SEO conferences, ranging from major industry gatherings in the UK to smaller, focused events in the US and Austria. These are simply the four we’re keeping an eye on ourselves, listed in the order they happen: BrightonSEO, Ahrefs Evolve, SERP Conf. Vienna and MozCon London.

Ticket types and availability vary a lot between these four, so check the current options on each conference’s own site.

BrightonSEO – 8–9 October, Brighton

BrightonSEO is one of Europe’s largest and most established SEO conferences. It has been bringing search marketers together for over 15 years, and this October marks ten years since the conference first took over the Brighton Centre, so the autumn edition is being billed as an anniversary one.

The event draws 4,500+ marketers from more than 70 countries, with 190+ speakers across hundreds of practical talks covering SEO, AI search, content and digital PR.

As always, BrightonSEO runs alongside MeasureFest, its sister event covering web analytics and measurement. MeasureFest runs as a track within the main conference at the same venue, and any October ticket to BrightonSEO gets you access to both.

BrightonSEO is the perfect fit if you want to network widely rather than dive deep into a single topic.

Ahrefs Evolve – 12–13 October, San Diego

Ahrefs Evolve is Ahrefs’ own conference, held at the InterContinental in San Diego and dedicated entirely to SEO and data-driven work. The conference brings together around 600 marketers and SEO professionals from over 35 countries. This year’s focus is AI search: AEO, GEO, and how brands show up in AI-generated answers.

Speakers include Ahrefs’ own CMO Tim Soulo, SparkToro founder Rand Fishkin, international SEO consultant Aleyda Solis, and Ann Handley, bestselling author and partner at MarketingProfs. Austin Lau from Anthropic, the company behind the AI model Claude, will also be speaking about how AI can be a genuine growth lever for marketing teams.

Alongside the main stage, Ahrefs also runs smaller mastermind sessions where attendees get hands-on with topics such as off-page SEO for AI answers and building an AI-first marketing organisation.

Ahrefs Evolve suits you if you work closely with SEO data and want to stay on top of what can actually be measured and optimised.

SERP Conf. Vienna – 3–4 November, Vienna

Topdog is a partner of SERP Conf. Vienna 2026. This section includes our discount code.

SERP Conf. has been running since 2021 and has grown across eight editions in Sofia and Vienna, with more than 3,200 attendees and over 100 speakers to date. Vienna has become the flagship: 2026 is the third year running there, and for the first time the event spans two days.

Day one brings together talks and panels focused on practical insights rather than theory, each session closing with a live Q&A. The day ends with a networking cocktail. Between talks there’s plenty of time to swap ideas with both experts and international peers.

Day two is given over to expert-led masterclasses in small groups. Dan Petrovic, for instance, is running a hands-on session on content optimisation for AI visibility.

SERP Conf. Vienna is a great fit if you want to combine results-driven talks and Q&As with networking.

What to expect at SERP Conf. Vienna

We spoke with Ivanka Georgieva from Serpact, the agency behind SERP Conf Vienna, about what attendees can expect at the 2026 event. Watch the full interview below.

The programme is split across two days.

• Day 1 is the main conference day at The Stage at Tech Gate Vienna, built around four panels which concludes with a live Q&A. Judith Lewis, founder of DeCabbit Consultancy, hosts the day, and it wraps up with a networking cocktail.
• Day 2 is dedicated to the masterclasses: small groups, one topic, and enough time to get hands-on. Places per class are strictly limited.

Expert speakers

Eleven speakers are confirmed on the main line-up:

• Barry Schwartz, CEO of RustyBrick and editor of Search Engine Roundtable
• Martin Splitt, Developer Relations Engineer at Google
• Dan Petrovic, Managing Director of DEJAN Marketing
• Laura I. Abreu, international SEO and PPC consultant
• Katarina Dahlin, Senior Growth Hacker at WhitePress®
• Jairo Guerrero, founder and Head of Strategy at Organic Hackers
• Chima Mmeje, Senior Content Marketing Manager at Moz
• Jes Scholz, marketing consultant and SEO futurist
• Gabi Troxler, Lead SEO & Content at Okitah
• Vanessa Wurster, founder and Managing Director of SEOCATION
• Metehan Yeşilyurt, GEO Researcher at Peec AI

The organisers are still adding to the line-up, so it’s worth checking the agenda closer to the date.

MozCon London – 13 november, London

MozCon London är ett endagsevent på Convene 22 Bishopsgate med noga utvalt program, den europeiska motsvarigheten till den välkända MozCon-konferensen och en del av det som Moz kallar sin roadshow 2026.

Programmet är enkelspårigt, vilket betyder att alla ser samma program i stället för att välja mellan parallella scener. Arrangörerna räknar med att konferensen kommer att samla ungefär 600 SEO-proffs och marknadsförare.

Bland talarna hittar du Tom Capper (Director of Search Product Strategy på Moz), Helen Pollitt (Director, SEO på Getty Images) och Mark Williams-Cook (Digital Marketing Director på Candour).

Allt ryms på en dag, vilket gör det enkelt att få in eventet i ett fullt schema utan att innehållet tappar djup. Ett bra alternativ för den som vill ha tätt innehåll utan att blocka flera dagar i kalendern.