Affiliate World, SBC, SiGMA, iGB, LeadsCon, and everything else on the circuit: dates, prices, and which ones are actually worth the flight.
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Most affiliate marketing conference lists are aggregator content: scraped dates, no verdicts, no distinction between a 300-person regional show and a 30,000-person mega-event. This one is maintained by an operator who has actually worked this circuit, split into the two worlds that usually get conflated: general performance/affiliate marketing (Affiliate World, Affiliate Summit, PI LIVE) and iGaming and betting affiliate marketing (SBC, SiGMA, iGB Affiliate), which run on a different calendar with different audiences.
If you're here for the broader ecommerce and DTC events calendar too, see our full ecom events page, which cross-lists the handful of affiliate events most relevant to ecommerce operators specifically.
Oct 19–21, 2026
The best European performance-marketing room outside of Affiliate World Budapest. Fewer people, more actual deal-making per hour spent.
Nov 2–5, 2026
Younger than SBC or SiGMA and it shows in the room - tighter, more curated, and Platinum tier buys you actual access (private dinners, VIP lounges) instead of just a lanyard upgrade. Rome in November beats fighting for attention at a 30,000-person mega-show if you'd rather have fewer, better conversations.
Nov 2–5, 2026
30,000 people across 100,000 sqm is not a networking event, it's a small city. Go if you're an operator or affiliate with existing relationships to maintain and a real agenda; first-timers with no prior contacts will drown in the floor space.
Dec 9–10, 2026
The largest room of pure performance marketers on the calendar: 170+ networks, 40+ traffic sources and 120+ advertisers in one Bangkok venue. Worth it for media buyers, and for ecom brands that need affiliates and traffic partners. Pre-book meetings in the app; the marketplace and mixers are where the value is.
Jan 18–20, 2027
If you're going to iGB Affiliate, you're already here. Pure iGaming trade floor otherwise.
Jan 19–20, 2027
Free for affiliates, which tells you exactly who this room is built for. Running alongside ICE means the entire gaming industry is in one city for a week - budget for that whole week, not just the two affiliate days.
Jan 26–28, 2027
Same calculus as every year - good for maintaining an existing network, weaker for net-new deal flow than it was five years ago.
Feb 15–17, 2027
The one bet on this list. Africa's gambling and affiliate market is real but still forming - this is a chance to get in early rather than fight for attention at a saturated European show. Go if you're already building African traffic, skip it if you're not.
Apr 5–7, 2027
The lead-gen side of performance marketing that most affiliate-focused event lists ignore entirely. If your revenue comes from insurance, mortgage, or legal verticals instead of ecom or iGaming, this room matters more than anything else on this page.
May 3–5, 2027
Malta is where SiGMA started and it's still the most polished of the three regional SiGMA summits (Europe, Africa, Asia). 12,000+ delegates means plan your meetings before you land, not after.
May 5–6, 2027
Broader martech crowd than a pure affiliate show - useful if you're evaluating tools and platforms rather than hunting for new traffic partners. Skip it if deal-making with affiliates specifically is the only goal.
Jul 26–27, 2027
Solid US network and publisher meetings. Lighter than Summit West, easier to work the room.
Sep 10–13, 2027
Smaller and cheaper than the SBC/SiGMA circus happening the same month. Good if you want actual conversations instead of a trade-show floor, bad if you need the biggest possible room.
Sep 21–23, 2027
The affiliate track has its own standalone ticket instead of being buried inside the wider SBC circus, and it's free if you qualify as an affiliate. The co-located Payment and Regulation stages mean you can solve real operational problems here, not just collect business cards.
Real events, no confirmed date yet. We update this the moment organizers do.
Spring 2027 (exact dates not yet released)
Originally slated for Mar 4-5, 2026, pushed to Spring 2027. If you already bought a ticket or booth, it auto-transferred - no action needed. New dates aren't public yet; this page updates the moment they are.
2027 dates not yet announced (2026 edition ran Jul 9-10 in Budapest)
Historically a July event. Pencil in mid-year 2027, confirm once dates drop.
2027 dates not yet announced (2026 edition ran Sep 7-8 in Cancún)
Expect a similar late-summer slot. Confirm once Affiliate World publishes 2027 dates.
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10 affiliate marketing events and conferences in the USA & North America, upcoming first, with our verdict on who each one is actually worth the trip for.
Jan 26–28, 2027 · Las Vegas, United States · 7,000+ attendees · Free for affiliates
7,000+ attendees and 300+ exhibitors across 8 content tracks including ecommerce; the 2026 edition logged 8,218+ meetings.
Verdict: Same calculus as every year - good for maintaining an existing network, weaker for net-new deal flow than it was five years ago.
Full Affiliate Summit West guide →Apr 5–7, 2027 · Las Vegas, United States · 3,000+ attendees · $1,500–$2,995
The largest dedicated lead-generation and performance-marketing event globally - 3,000+ professionals across 25+ verticals (mortgage, insurance, healthcare, fintech, legal).
Verdict: The lead-gen side of performance marketing that most affiliate-focused event lists ignore entirely. If your revenue comes from insurance, mortgage, or legal verticals instead of ecom or iGaming, this room matters more than anything else on this page.
Jul 26–27, 2027 · New York City, United States · 4,500+ attendees · Free for affiliates and media buyers
4,500+ advertisers, publishers, affiliates and ecommerce sellers in Times Square.
Verdict: Solid US network and publisher meetings. Lighter than Summit West, easier to work the room.
2027 dates not yet announced (2026 edition ran Sep 7-8 in Cancún) · City TBA
The Americas stop of the Affiliate World series; the 2026 edition ran September 7-8 in Cancún.
Verdict: Expect a similar late-summer slot. Confirm once Affiliate World publishes 2027 dates.
Full Affiliate World Americas guide →Jan 12–14, 2026 · Las Vegas, United States · ~5,000 attendees · $300–$1,500
Most-cited affiliate marketing event in "top affiliate conferences" lists for 20+ years - the category's default flagship.
Verdict: Good for network maintenance and reconnecting with existing partners. Weaker on net-new deal flow than it was five years ago.
Full Affiliate Summit West guide →Mar 10–11, 2026 · New York City, United States · ~1,200 attendees
North America's dedicated iGaming and sports betting summit, around 1,200 senior executives.
Verdict: The US betting affiliate room. Skip unless your traffic is iGaming or sportsbook offers.
Jun 9–11, 2026 · Austin, United States · 1,000+ attendees
impact.com's flagship partnerships event, 1,000+ brands, creators, publishers, and agencies.
Verdict: Brand-side partnership managers in one room. Best for DTC brands building affiliate and creator programs on impact.com.
Jul 27–28, 2026 · New York City, United States · ~3,000 attendees · $300–$1,500
East-coast edition of the most-cited affiliate marketing event in the industry for 20+ years.
Verdict: Smaller than West but same network. Go if NYC is closer than Vegas - the deal flow is comparable.
Sep 7–8, 2026 · Cancún, Mexico · 2,000+ attendees · Affiliate $999 sale ($1,999 full), company $1,499 sale ($2,999 full)
The newest Affiliate World edition: 2,000+ attendees from 110+ countries, 120+ advertisers and 40+ traffic sources at Cancún Center.
Verdict: The newest and youngest of the three AW stops. Cancún pulls a different crowd than Bangkok or Budapest, more LatAm and US-facing traffic sources. Worth it if your book is already regional; not the best first Affiliate World if you're starting from zero.
Full Affiliate World Americas guide →Sep 14–17, 2026 · Santa Barbara, United States
CJ Affiliate's annual conference, its 25th edition in 2026.
Verdict: Relationship-heavy. Worth it if CJ is your main network and you want face time with its publishers.
18 affiliate marketing events and conferences in Europe & the UK, upcoming first, with our verdict on who each one is actually worth the trip for.
Oct 19–21, 2026 · London, United Kingdom · 2,500+ attendees · £595 to £1,545 (Brand Access pass free by application)
Europe's partnership marketing event across three London venues (Old Billingsgate, The Steel Yard, Partner's Arms), 2,500+ attendees, 100+ speakers and 16,500+ meetings, launching the Festival of Partnerships with the Global Performance Marketing Awards.
Verdict: The best European performance-marketing room outside of Affiliate World Budapest. Fewer people, more actual deal-making per hour spent.
Full PI LIVE Europe guide →Nov 2–5, 2026 · Rome, Italy · 5,000+ attendees · Free affiliate tickets available; Standard/Platinum tiers for companies
SiGMA Group's performance marketing show: 5,000+ delegates, 270+ exhibitors and 50+ speakers, with an iGaming-free Hall 2 and a ticket that opens all 8 halls of SiGMA World week.
Verdict: Younger than SBC or SiGMA and it shows in the room - tighter, more curated, and Platinum tier buys you actual access (private dinners, VIP lounges) instead of just a lanyard upgrade. Rome in November beats fighting for attention at a 30,000-person mega-show if you'd rather have fewer, better conversations.
Nov 2–5, 2026 · Rome, Italy · 30,000 attendees · Standard €390, Premium €741, Platinum €1,038 (sale); free Standard pass for operators and affiliates
30,000 delegates, 1,200+ sponsors and exhibitors, 5 stages and 550 speakers across 100,000 sqm at Fiera Roma, co-located with AIBC, FX World and Affiliate Grand Slam.
Verdict: 30,000 people across 100,000 sqm is not a networking event, it's a small city. Go if you're an operator or affiliate with existing relationships to maintain and a real agenda; first-timers with no prior contacts will drown in the floor space.
Full SiGMA World guide →Jan 18–20, 2027 · Barcelona, Spain · 65,000 attendees · Free (registration required)
65,000 attendees and 600+ exhibitors from 179 countries: the anchor of World Gaming Week (January 17-21), co-located with iGB Affiliate.
Verdict: If you're going to iGB Affiliate, you're already here. Pure iGaming trade floor otherwise.
Full ICE Barcelona guide →Jan 19–20, 2027 · Barcelona, Spain · 11,000+ attendees · Free for affiliates
11,000+ attendees including 6,000+ affiliates (89% decision makers) in Halls 8.0 and 8.1 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, during World Gaming Week alongside ICE.
Verdict: Free for affiliates, which tells you exactly who this room is built for. Running alongside ICE means the entire gaming industry is in one city for a week - budget for that whole week, not just the two affiliate days.
Full iGB Affiliate Barcelona guide →May 3–5, 2027 · Valletta, Malta · 12,000+ attendees
SiGMA's original home turf and Q2 flagship - 12,000+ delegates, 400+ exhibitors and sponsors.
Verdict: Malta is where SiGMA started and it's still the most polished of the three regional SiGMA summits (Europe, Africa, Asia). 12,000+ delegates means plan your meetings before you land, not after.
May 5–6, 2027 · London, United Kingdom · 3,000+ attendees · From £399
3,000+ senior marketing professionals, 200+ speakers, 100+ martech exhibitors - broader digital marketing focus than a pure affiliate show.
Verdict: Broader martech crowd than a pure affiliate show - useful if you're evaluating tools and platforms rather than hunting for new traffic partners. Skip it if deal-making with affiliates specifically is the only goal.
Sep 10–13, 2027 · Prague, Czech Republic · ~1,700-2,000 attendees
Running since 2009, 1,700-2,000 attendees, four days of seminars and meetings for the affiliate and media-buying community.
Verdict: Smaller and cheaper than the SBC/SiGMA circus happening the same month. Good if you want actual conversations instead of a trade-show floor, bad if you need the biggest possible room.
Sep 21–23, 2027 · Lisbon, Portugal · Free pass for affiliates (apply)
Standalone affiliate summit co-located with SBC Summit; the 2026 edition drew 10,000 affiliate and performance marketing professionals.
Verdict: The affiliate track has its own standalone ticket instead of being buried inside the wider SBC circus, and it's free if you qualify as an affiliate. The co-located Payment and Regulation stages mean you can solve real operational problems here, not just collect business cards.
2027 dates not yet announced (2026 edition ran Jul 9-10 in Budapest) · Budapest, Hungary · $400–$1,200
One of the three flagship Affiliate World stops historically - expect similar scale to the 2026 edition once dates land.
Verdict: Historically a July event. Pencil in mid-year 2027, confirm once dates drop.
Full Affiliate World Europe guide →May 12, 2026 · London, United Kingdom
The UK's long-running performance and affiliate marketing awards, 20th anniversary edition in 2026.
Verdict: An awards night, not a conference. Useful for UK network and agency relationships, not deal flow.
May 26–27, 2026 · Yerevan, Armenia · 5,000+ attendees
One of the largest media buying and affiliate events in Eastern Europe and the CIS, 5,000+ attendees from 60+ countries.
Verdict: The Eastern European media buying crowd in one place. Strong for traffic sources, arbitrage, iGaming, and nutra.
Jun 30, 2026 · Munich, Germany · 500+ attendees
Germany's leading affiliate and performance marketing conference, 500+ participants.
Verdict: Compact, DACH-focused, well run. Go if you work with German networks or merchants.
Jul 9–10, 2026 · Budapest, Hungary · 4,000+ attendees · Affiliate €999 sale (€1,999 full), company €1,499 sale (€2,999 full)
4,000+ attendees from 110+ countries, 160+ advertisers, 60+ traffic sources and 180+ affiliate networks at the European Affiliate World edition.
Verdict: Same energy as the Asia edition, smaller room. Good if you can't make Bangkok in December or Cancún in September - same networks, same offers, different flight.
Full Affiliate World Europe guide →Aug 18, 2026 · Kyiv, Ukraine
Part of the Conversion Club circuit of media buying conferences across Eastern Europe.
Verdict: A regional media buyer meetup. Worth it only if you already work with Ukrainian buying teams.
Sep 3, 2026 · London, United Kingdom · 300+ attendees · From £99
Awin's annual UK affiliate conference, 300+ affiliate experts.
Verdict: Cheap and focused. Best for brands and publishers already on Awin in the UK.
Sep 25–28, 2026 · Prague, Czech Republic · ~1,700-2,000 attendees
Running since 2009, 1,700-2,000 attendees, four days of seminars and meetings for the affiliate and media-buying community.
Verdict: Smaller and cheaper than the SBC/SiGMA circus happening the same month. Good if you want actual conversations instead of a trade-show floor, bad if you need the biggest possible room.
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026 · Lisbon, Portugal · 10,000+ attendees · Free pass for affiliates (apply)
Standalone summit from 2026, co-located with SBC Summit: 10,000+ delegates from 150+ countries and 150+ exhibitors across 15,000 sqm.
Verdict: The affiliate track finally got its own standalone ticket instead of being buried inside the wider SBC circus, and it's free if you qualify as an affiliate. The co-located Payment and Regulation stages mean you can solve real operational problems here, not just collect business cards.
1 affiliate marketing event in the Middle East & Dubai, upcoming first, with our verdict on who each one is actually worth the trip for.
Spring 2027 (exact dates not yet released) · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Affiliate $1,999, company $2,999 full price (2026 tickets carried over)
Was building toward flagship status as AW's Middle East entry before the postponement - worth tracking once relaunched.
Verdict: Originally slated for Mar 4-5, 2026, pushed to Spring 2027. If you already bought a ticket or booth, it auto-transferred - no action needed. New dates aren't public yet; this page updates the moment they are.
Full Affiliate World Dubai guide →2 affiliate marketing events and conferences in Asia, upcoming first, with our verdict on who each one is actually worth the trip for.
Dec 9–10, 2026 · Bangkok, Thailand · 7,000+ attendees · Affiliate $809 sale ($1,999 full), company $1,179 sale ($2,999 full)
7,000+ attendees from 110+ countries, 210+ exhibitors, 170+ affiliate networks and 120+ advertisers: the biggest stop on the Affiliate World circuit.
Verdict: The largest room of pure performance marketers on the calendar: 170+ networks, 40+ traffic sources and 120+ advertisers in one Bangkok venue. Worth it for media buyers, and for ecom brands that need affiliates and traffic partners. Pre-book meetings in the app; the marketplace and mixers are where the value is.
Full Affiliate World Asia guide →Jun 1–3, 2026 · Manila, Philippines · ~16,000 attendees
SiGMA's Asian edition, around 16,000 delegates including 1,300+ affiliates.
Verdict: The biggest iGaming affiliate room in Asia. Only relevant if your offers are betting or casino.
1 affiliate marketing event in Africa, upcoming first, with our verdict on who each one is actually worth the trip for.
Feb 15–17, 2027 · Cape Town, South Africa · ~3,000+ attendees · Free–$1,099
The prior (March 2026) edition drew ~3,000 delegates, 800 operators, 450 affiliates, and 250+ exhibitors - organizers project a larger 2027 edition.
Verdict: The one bet on this list. Africa's gambling and affiliate market is real but still forming - this is a chance to get in early rather than fight for attention at a saturated European show. Go if you're already building African traffic, skip it if you're not.
Affiliate World Asia (Bangkok, December 9-10) is the flagship pure affiliate event. Affiliate Summit West and East, Affiliate World Europe and Americas, PI LIVE Europe (London, October), and impact.com's iPX (Austin, June) round out the general performance marketing circuit. For iGaming traffic, SiGMA World (Rome, November) and iGB Affiliate Barcelona are the biggest rooms.
From October 2026: PI LIVE Europe (London, October 19-21), Affiliate Grand Slam and SiGMA World (Rome, from November 2), and Affiliate World Asia (Bangkok, December 9-10).
Affiliate Summit West (Las Vegas, January 26-28, 2027) and Affiliate Summit East (New York, July 26-27, 2027) are the long-running staples. impact.com's iPX (Austin) and CJU (Santa Barbara) are the best brand-side partnership rooms, and LeadsCon (Las Vegas) is the lead generation pick.
Affiliate World (Europe, Americas, Asia) is the broadest performance-marketing and ecommerce-affiliate circuit, not iGaming-specific. SiGMA and SBC Summit are iGaming and betting industry events first, with a dedicated affiliate track rather than a general-purpose affiliate conference. If your traffic is ecommerce, nutra, or general CPA, start with Affiliate World. If it's gambling or betting offers, SiGMA and SBC's affiliate tracks are the higher-signal rooms.
Several are, if you qualify as an affiliate rather than a company or advertiser. Affiliate Summit West and East are free for affiliates and media buyers, and the SBC Affiliate Leaders Summit offers a free affiliate pass on application. Affiliate World is paid for everyone: the Asia 2026 affiliate ticket is $809 on sale ($1,999 full price). ICE Barcelona is free to attend with registration.
By total delegate count, SiGMA World in Rome (~30,000 delegates) is the largest gathering with a major affiliate presence, though it's an iGaming and betting event first. Among events that are purely affiliate and performance marketing focused, Affiliate World Asia (~7,000 attendees) is the largest.
Affiliate World (any edition) for broad CPA and ecommerce offers, MAC Affiliate Conference in Yerevan for the Eastern European media buying crowd, and LeadsCon for lead generation buyers. They are the rooms where traffic sources, networks, and buyers actually do deals.
Affiliate World Dubai was originally scheduled for March 4-5, 2026, but was postponed to Spring 2027. Exact dates haven't been released yet. If you already bought a ticket or booth for the original date, it was automatically transferred to the new event, no rebooking needed. We'll update this page the moment official dates are announced.
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