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Entertainment & Media conferences 2026 and 2027

35 events catalogued in Entertainment & Media, 15 forthcoming, 20 prior. Below, the strongest of each month for the next year. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

Updated October 29, 2026 from each event's own site

Key takeaways

  • 15 upcoming Entertainment & Media conferences. The next is Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2026, October 30, 2026 in Stockholm, SE.
  • Largest program: SXSW 2027, with 46 speakers.
  • Most sponsors: ARCOmadrid, with 46.
  • Most senior lineup: SXSW 2027, 65% of speakers at VP level or above.

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The best Entertainment & Media conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 29, 2026

10 picks from 15 upcoming Entertainment & Media conferences.

How we ranked them Full methodology

1Speakers

Counted from the event's own site. Weighted twice as heavily as sponsors.

2Sponsors

Counted from the event's own sponsor page.

3Upcoming only

Events that have not started yet. Past editions are listed further down.

4No paid placement

No event pays to appear or to move up.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1SXSW 2027March 15, 2027Austin, US4613Meeting senior decision-makers
2Future of Festivals 2026November 25, 2026Berlin, DE400Meeting senior decision-makers
3Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2026October 30, 2026Stockholm, SE3113A deep speaker lineup
4IAAPA Expo 2026November 16, 2026Orlando, US1442Walking a large expo floor
5ARCOmadridMarch 3, 2027Madrid, ES046Seeing the vendor landscape
6APAP|NYC 2027January 15, 2027New York, US032Seeing the vendor landscape
7Creativeworld Frankfurt 2027January 29, 2027Frankfurt, DE27Networking at scale
8Rose City Comic Con 2027September 10, 2027Portland, US011A focused, smaller program
9FAN EXPO PhiladelphiaMay 28, 2027Philadelphia PA, US01A focused, smaller program
10FAN EXPO DenverJuly 2, 2027Denver CO, US01A focused, smaller program
  1. 1
    SXSW 2027March 15, 2027

    Austin, US·46 voices, 13 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    46 speakers, 65% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Coca-Cola, Accenture and Slack.

    Track
  2. 2
    Future of Festivals 2026November 25, 2026

    Berlin, DE·40 voices

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    40 speakers, 39% at VP level or above.

    Track
  3. 3

    Stockholm, SE·31 voices, 13 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    31 speakers. Sponsors include Become an exhibitor, Booked exhibitor - plan you participation in the Exhibitor Portal and Booked Exhibitors. 15 exhibitors.

    Track
  4. 4
    IAAPA Expo 2026November 16, 2026

    Orlando, US·14 voices, 42 sponsors

    Best forWalking a large expo floor

    14 speakers. Sponsors include Accesso, Aluvii and Brogent Technologies. 1289 exhibitors.

    Track
  5. 5
    ARCOmadridMarch 3, 2027

    Madrid, ES·46 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    Sponsors include Air France, AirFrance and Ruinart.

    Track
  6. 6
    APAP|NYC 2027January 15, 2027

    New York, US·32 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    Sponsors include Canada Council for the Arts, AudienceView and Ballet Nepantla (KMP Artists). About 3,600 attendees expected.

    Track
  7. 7

    Frankfurt, DE·2 voices, 7 sponsors

    Best forNetworking at scale

    2 speakers. Sponsors include BHB, European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) / Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN) and Handelsverband Baden-Württemberg (HBW). 54 exhibitors.

    Track
  8. 8
    Rose City Comic Con 2027September 10, 2027

    Portland, US·11 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include Wacom, CGC Comics and Claw City USA.

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  9. 9

    Philadelphia PA, US·1 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include 3D Layer Art.

    Track
  10. 10
    FAN EXPO DenverJuly 2, 2027

    Denver CO, US·1 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include itsmandymo.

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September 20271 event

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Questions

About Entertainment & Media conferences

What are the best Entertainment & Media conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are SXSW 2027 (March 15, 2027, Austin, US), Future of Festivals 2026 (November 25, 2026, Berlin, DE) and Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2026 (October 30, 2026, Stockholm, SE). The ranking above covers 10 events out of 15 upcoming Entertainment & Media conferences we track.
Which Entertainment & Media conference has the most sponsors?
ARCOmadrid lists 46 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Entertainment & Media conference we track. It runs March 3, 2027 in Madrid, ES.
When is the next Entertainment & Media conference?
Comic Con Stockholm Winter 2026 is next, on October 30, 2026 in Stockholm, SE.
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.