Fall is here, and the music calendar is getting busy.

From DJ battles and electronic music festivals to music-industry conferences, wedding entertainment conventions, and massive audio and live-production expos, there are plenty of ways to learn, connect, discover new gear, and keep up with what's happening across the industry.

Here are some events worth putting on your calendar.

OCTOBER:

• IEBA Conference (Nashville, TN, USA): October 4–6, 2026. The International Entertainment Buyers Association's annual conference brings together talent buyers, agents, promoters, venues, and artists for education, networking, and conversations around the live entertainment business.
• Production Music Conference (Universal City, CA, USA): October 6–8, 2026. A three-day gathering for composers, publishers, technology partners, and other production-music professionals, with educational sessions, networking, and industry programming.
• DJ Mag Top 100 DJs LIVE (Ibiza, Spain): October 6, 2026. DJ Mag's annual celebration of the global electronic music scene returns to Ibiza, featuring performances from major names in dance music.
• Red Bull Turn It Up: Dallas (Dallas, TX, USA): October 9, 2026. Local DJs go head-to-head in a bracket-style battle where track selection, mixing, creativity, and crowd control take center stage.
• EDC Colombia (Medellín, Colombia): October 10–11, 2026. Electric Daisy Carnival makes its Colombian debut with a large-scale electronic music experience combining DJs, immersive production, and multiple stages.
• Red Bull Turn It Up: Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA, USA): October 10, 2026. Another stop in Red Bull's 2026 DJ battle series, bringing local DJs together for a crowd-driven head-to-head competition.
• Mondo.NYC (New York, NY, USA): October 13–16, 2026. A music, technology, and media conference featuring panels, workshops, networking, showcases, and discussions around the future of the music industry.
• IMEX America (Las Vegas, NV, USA): October 13–15, 2026. A major business-events trade show bringing together meeting and event professionals from across the industry.
• Billboard Latin Music Week (Miami Beach, FL, USA): October 19–22, 2026. A major Latin music industry gathering featuring artist and executive conversations, performances, networking, and the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
• NAB Show New York (New York, NY, USA): October 20–22, 2026. A media and technology event covering production, streaming, creators, audio, AI, and emerging technology.
• Amsterdam Dance Event (Amsterdam, Netherlands): October 21–25, 2026. One of the biggest events in electronic music, combining an industry conference with club events, showcases, and DJ performances across Amsterdam.
• The Event Planner Expo (New York, NY, USA): October 27–29, 2026. A major event-industry conference and trade show bringing together event planners, marketers, hospitality professionals, and other people behind large-scale events.
• Music Tectonics Conference (Santa Monica, CA, USA): October 27–29, 2026. A music-tech conference exploring innovation across music, technology, creators, startups, and the wider music business.
• AES Show Nashville (Nashville, TN, USA): October 30–November 1, 2026. The Audio Engineering Society brings together audio professionals, musicians, producers, educators, and technology companies for workshops, demonstrations, studio tours, and networking.

NOVEMBER:

• EDC Orlando (Orlando, FL, USA): November 6–8, 2026. One of the biggest electronic music events in the U.S., bringing together major DJs, immersive stages, and large-scale production at Tinker Field.
• MONO Music Conference (San Francisco, CA, USA): November 13–14, 2026. Formerly Music Expo, MONO brings together DJs, artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers for workshops, masterclasses, networking, and music-production technology.
• Respect the Technique: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Washington, DC, USA): November 13–15, 2026. The annual Hip-Hop Studies Conference at Howard University explores the DJ's role in Hip-Hop culture, history, and scholarship.
• DMC World DJ Championships (London, UK): November 13–14, 2026. The DMC World Championships bring DJs from around the world together for one of the biggest turntablism competitions on the calendar.
• Red Bull Turn It Up: Memphis (Memphis, TN, USA): November 14, 2026. The Memphis stop of Red Bull's 2026 DJ battle series brings local DJs together for a head-to-head competition.
• Creamfields Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina): November 14, 2026. The electronic music festival returns to Buenos Aires for a full day of DJs, electronic music, and large-scale production.
• Wedding Pro Convention by Wedding MBA (Las Vegas, NV, USA): November 17–19, 2026. A major wedding-industry convention with programming for DJs, MCs, entertainers, and other wedding professionals.
• Time Warp New York (Brooklyn, NY, USA): November 20–21, 2026. Two nights of house and techno featuring DJs from across the international electronic music scene.
• Time Warp Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico): November 20–21, 2026. Time Warp brings its house and techno experience to Mexico City for two nights of electronic music and immersive production.
• Time Warp Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA, USA): November 27–28, 2026. Time Warp makes its Los Angeles debut with two nights of house and techno.

DECEMBER:

• LDI 2026 (Las Vegas, NV, USA): December 2–8, 2026. LDI brings together the live entertainment, design, and technology community, with training and an expo covering audio, lighting, video, staging, and production technology.

JANUARY:

• The NAMM Show (Anaheim, CA, USA): January 26–30, 2027. One of the biggest gatherings in the music products industry, bringing together musicians, creators, manufacturers, retailers, technology professionals, and industry leaders.

FEBRUARY:

• Integrated Systems Europe (Barcelona, Spain): February 2–5, 2027. A major professional AV and technology show covering audio, lighting, staging, broadcast, creative industries, and emerging technology.
• Mobile Beat DJ Con (Las Vegas, NV, USA): February 8–10, 2027. Built specifically for DJs, MCs, performers, and mobile entertainment professionals, with DJ technology, lighting, A/V gear, training, live demonstrations, and networking. 

Pro Tips for Conference Season

• Register early. Early-bird badges and hotel blocks sell out quickly.
• Bring a demo link or QR code. Skip the heavy USB drive and make it easy for people to hear your sets.
• Network like a human. Ask people what they're working on before you pitch.
• Plan your gear. Heading to a gig after a conference? Rent what you need instead of flying with it. 

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Which events are you hitting this season?