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| sTARTUp Day | Jan | Jan. 26–28, 2027 | Tartu | Estonia | Early-Stage Founders |
| Iceland Innovation Week | Apr | Apr. 27–28, 2027 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Festivals & Innovation Weeks |
| Deep Tech Momentum | May | May 12–13, 2027 | Berlin | Germany | AI & Deep Tech |
| Podim | May | May 17–19, 2027 | Maribor | Slovenia | Early-Stage Founders |
| Upstream Festival | May | May 20, 2027 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Festivals & Innovation Weeks |
| Hinterland of Things | Jun | Jun. 10, 2027 | Bielefeld | Germany | Climate, Fintech & Web3 |
| TechBBQ | Aug | Aug. 26–27, 2026 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Startup Conferences |
| Bits & Pretzels | Sep | Sep. 28–30, 2026 | Munich | Germany | Biggest Events |
| Infobip Shift | Sep | Sep. 13–15, 2026 | Zadar | Croatia | AI & Deep Tech |
| IT Arena | Sep | Sep. 25–27, 2026 | Lviv | Ukraine | Startup Conferences |
| NORDEEP Summit | Sep | Sep. 16–17, 2026 | Espoo | Finland | AI & Deep Tech |
| Sifted Summit | Sep | Sep. 30–Oct. 1, 2026 | London | United Kingdom | Investors & Fundraising |
| Startup Fair | Sep | Sep. 17, 2026 | Vilnius | Lithuania | Startup Conferences |
| The Drop | Sep | Sep. 15–16, 2026 | Malmö | Sweden | Climate, Fintech & Web3 |
| European Angel Investment Summit | Oct | Oct. 14–15, 2026 | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | Investors & Fundraising |
| How to Web Conference | Oct | Oct. 6–8, 2026 | Bucharest | Romania | Startup Conferences |
| Oslo Innovation Week | Oct | Oct. 19–23, 2026 | Oslo | Norway | Festivals & Innovation Weeks |
| Shift Europe | Oct | Oct. 13–14, 2026 | Barcelona | Spain | Investors & Fundraising |
| Valencia Digital Summit | Oct | Oct. 21–22, 2026 | Valencia | Spain | Startup Conferences |
| Wave by Vento | Oct | Oct. 7–9, 2026 | Turin | Italy | Festivals & Innovation Weeks |
| Wolves Summit | Oct | Oct. 14–15, 2026 | Kraków | Poland | Investors & Fundraising |
| World Summit AI | Oct | Oct. 7–8, 2026 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AI & Deep Tech |
| Slush | Nov | Nov. 18–19, 2026 | Helsinki | Finland | Biggest Events |
| Web Summit | Nov | Nov. 9–12, 2026 | Lisbon | Portugal | Biggest Events |
| Take Off Istanbul | TBA | Dates to be announced | Istanbul | Türkiye | Startup Conferences |
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