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Events on Europa Now: reports from the conferences, festivals and stages that matter to European tech.

Festivals
Arduino heads to Maker Faire Rome with dual-brain boards and AI learning
Arduino will be a Gold Sponsor at Maker Faire Rome from October 23–25, 2026, showcasing new hardware, live demonstrations, and stage talks featuring the company's latest edge AI platforms.

Conferences
Prague's October Tech Calendar: What to Expect at Czech Startup Week 2026
Czech Startup Week returns to Prague from October 19–23, 2026, bringing together a decentralized programme of conferences, pitch events, and investor forums across the city's startup ecosystem.
Festivals
Berlin Science Week 2026: programme, free events and how to attend
Berlin Science Week 2026 runs 1–10 November across the city, with a free three-day Festival Centre at HKW on 6–8 November. Here is how to get a pass and which tech, AI and climate events to look for.

Conferences
Amsterdam's customer contact summit reveals AI's dominance—and the human challenges beneath
Customer Contact Week Europe 2026 drew 700 attendees and 50 exhibitors to discuss the industry's future. While artificial intelligence dominated every conversation, practitioners raised urgent questions about risk, measurement and organizational change.

Festivals
Ars Electronica Center in Linz Launches Autumn Program Centered on Young Audiences
From mid-October through November, the Linz museum opens its doors to children with Kids' Culture Week, holiday workshops, and special pricing for families during the "Hurray November" initiative.

Conferences
Six Patterns Emerging in Hospitality Tech: What Dubai's Startup Competition Revealed
At the Future Hospitality Summit in Dubai, nine competing startups showed how the industry is moving toward connected operations, from intelligent dining tables to AI-powered management systems.

Events
Rwanda set to host Africa's first Formula 1 race in over three decades
A permanent circuit near Kigali could welcome the sport's African Grand Prix from 2030, edging out South Africa's competing proposal.

Festivals
Ars Electronica brings Earth observation to life in Girona exhibition
A new interactive show at CaixaForum Girona transforms satellite data into immersive experiences, inviting visitors to understand planetary change through space-based perspectives.