Web Summit cancels second day due to bad weather

The Web Summit cancelled the second day of the event, scheduled for Wednesday, due to bad weather, following the government guidelines.

10/11/2026
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Lusa

A web Summit organization today announced that the second day of the event, Wednesday, will not take place, respecting the guidelines given by the government due to bad weather.

“The Web Summit will, of course, respect the guidelines of the Government and, accordingly, the second day (Wednesday, November 11), will not take place,” the organization reports at the end of the day, after several requests for information from Lusa during the afternoon.

The Web Summit ends on Thursday at the Lisbon International Fair and at the Meo Arena in Lisbon.

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Lusa 18:53 – 10/11/2026