Podcast Events in 2025: Your Ultimate Conference Calendar
There are a bunch of great podcasting events in 2025. Here, you’ll find something to suit every podcaster, every topic, and every budget.
Podcast events are perfect for learning and networking. As the industry grows, podcast events can range from a day of webinars to a multi-day conference taking over huge convention centers and hotels.
Whether you think of yourself as an introvert, an extrovert, a hobbyist doing it for love, or an entrepreneur building a brand, there’s always something you can learn with an open mind. On top of that, nothing beats getting together in person with folks who share your passion and enthusiasm for the podcasting medium.
As event coordinators update their events, we’ll update this page. Pack your headphones; here’s The Podcast Host’s Guide to Podcast Events in 2025.
Run a podcasting event and don’t see it mentioned here? Please give us a shout so we can include it.
January Podcast Events in 2025
Brand Podcast Summit 2025
- Brand Podcast Summit
- Date: Jan 14-15, 2025
- Cost: Free (Registration Required)
- Location: Online
An online event for marketers, founders, and business owners looking to make podcasting work for their brands. Whether you’ve already started a podcast or not, this summit will help you take on a new approach to your podcasting strategy, opening the way for you to become a true thought leader in your industry.
PodFest Expo 10th Anniversary
- Podfest Expo 2025
- Date: Jan 16-19, 2025
- Cost: $99-$899
- Location: Renaissance Orlando, Orlando, Florida USA
The world’s longest-running annual in-person podcasting event returns for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year.
February Podcast Events in 2025
Black Pod Popup
- Black Pod Popup presented by Pod Melanin Productions
- Date: February 1, 2025
- Cost: Free
- Location: Nexus Creative Hub, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Join us in Jacksonville on Feb 1 for the Black Pod Popup! Connect with Black podcasters and enjoy a live Unicorns Talk recording.
On Air Fest
- On Air Fest
- Date: Feb 19-21, 2025
- Cost: $249-$999
- Location: Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Join us for three days, four nights, and six locations, presenting 80+ live performances, panels, podcasts, exhibitions, and multi-sensory experiences. Plus, interactive workshops, tech demos, and breakout sessions will help you level up your skills. Connect with thousands of creators and creative professionals working in audio, video and new media, all coming together to explore some of our most urgent questions today.
March Podcasting Events in 2025
Radiodays Europe 2025
- Radiodays Europe 2025
- Date: March 9th-11th, 2025
- Cost: 115 EUR + 24% Greek VAT – 644 EUR + 24% Greek VAT
- Location: Athens, Greece
Radiodays Europe is the event in the Radio, Podcast, and Audio World, bringing together over 1,500 visitors from 65 countries over three days. The event is organized into sessions, including keynote speeches, panel discussions, interactive sessions, summits, workshops, and networking events.
Podcasthon
- Podcasthon
- Date: March 15-21st
- Cost: Free to participate
- Location: Online
Podcasthon is an online nonprofit event that will unite over 1300 hosts worldwide to raise awareness for as many charities as possible. It is supported by many respected voices in the industry, as well as organizations such as Podnews, Acast, and Ausha.
Podcast Movement: Evolutions
- Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025
- Dates: March 31-April 3rd, 2025
- Cost: Ticket prices start at $174-$1199; discounts may be available if you sign up for their mailing list.
- Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA
Evolutions is Podcast Movement’s spring conference, where audio and video podcasters and podcast professionals come together to strengthen their networks, elevate their craft, and stay ahead of industry trends. Through interactive learning, expert insights, and meaningful connections, Evolutions empowers attendees across the podcast ecosystem to thrive in podcasting’s ever-changing landscape.
May Podcasting Events in 2025
The Podcast Show 2025
- The Podcast Show 2025
- Date: 21-22 May, 2025
- Cost: £59- £245 until 1st February 2025
- Location: Business Design Centre, Islington, London, England, UK
The Podcast Show is a unique global gathering of the broad and diverse podcasting community. By day, the show welcomes industry pros, independent creators, and business leaders to masterclasses, workshops, and global brands. By night, The Podcast Show is proud to present a week-long lineup of live podcasts, bringing some of your favorite voices and shows to life in theatres across London.
June Podcasting Events in 2025
Mic Check Retreat presented by Gaffin Creative
- Mic Check Retreat
- Date: June 1st-3rd, 2025
- Cost: Early Bird rate is $799
- Location: Chattanooga, TN, USA
Mic Check Retreat was built for podcasters using their podcast to grow their business or become their career. At Mic Check Retreat, you can collaborate, network, and learn how to grow and scale your podcast. Over the course of two days, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from our speakers in the mornings, then implement, co-work, and connect in the afternoons!
Audio Storytelling at the Tribeca Festival
- Tribeca Audio Storytelling
- Date: June 4th-15th, 2025
- Cost: $225-$1350
- Location: Venues [vary by event] in New York City, NY, USA.
What started as a film festival has grown into a massive exploration of storytelling media. The Audio Storytelling wing of The Tribeca Festival celebrates podcasts that push the limits of what audio storytelling can be and stories that would otherwise go untold.
September Podcast Events in 2025
Podsummit YYC 2025
- PodSummit
- Date: September 19th-20th, 2025
- Cost: TBA
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canada’s Podcast Event, where together we are building and amplifying the Canadian podcast community by uniting creators, storytellers, and experts shaping podcasting. This is the intersection of the art of podcasting and the spirit of innovation – where voices unite to push boundaries and ignite ideas. Step into a space built for discovery and collaboration, where each conversation and connection becomes part of the story.
October Podcast Events in 2025
Afros & Audio 2025
- Afros & Audio 2025
- Date: Oct 17-19, 2025
- Cost: TBA
- Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
Calling all indie podcast creatives and audio professionals! Join us in Baltimore, MD, from October 17-19, 2025, for the 7th Annual Afros & Audio Podcast Festival—a gathering where diversity, innovation, and the indie podcasting spirit come together. Gain authentic insights, connect and collaborate, celebrate black excellence in podcasting, and grow with valuable resources. As one attendee shared, “This podcast conference was everything—the speakers were genuine, the information applicable, and each conversation an opportunity to network and grow.”
Podcast Events in 2026 and Beyond
New podcast events are constantly planned and announced, so this list will always be a work in progress.
We’ll update this page as promoters inform us that they’ve added or changed events. You might also want to bookmark pod.events (run by the excellent Podnews email newsletter), which gives you a comprehensive rundown of everything happening in the next few months.
If you’re promoting a future podcast event, contact us directly so we can include it here.
Finally, if you’d like to connect with like-minded creators who may be attending podcast events in your area, be sure to join us in the IndiePod Community!
