Events & Festivals

The Fundação de Serralves hosts Serralves em Festa, one of Europe's largest contemporary culture events, featuring hundreds of activities over 50 hours from May 31st to June 2nd. Initiatives like the "Grande Porto" project further promote the region's unique appeal and investment potential.

As June approaches, Porto transforms into a vibrant hub of cultural and artistic activities, highlighted by numerous festivals and events. Key events include Serralves em Festa, Primavera Sound Porto, Portugal Day, Festival of São João, the Rabelo boat race, Nova Era Beach Party, and the São Pedro da Afurada festival, ensuring a lively and festive atmosphere throughout June 2024.

Portugal's summer festivals are major cultural attractions, offering diverse music genres and a chance to experience local culture and gastronomy. The highly anticipated North Festival 2024, held at Parque Serralves from May 24th to 26th, features artists like Nininho Vaz Maia, Birdy, and Nelly Furtado, providing an enhanced festival-goers' experience in a unique setting.

As the year 2024 approaches May 10th, preparations begin for one of the most significant festivals of the year: the Festivities of the Lord of Matosinhos (Festas do Senhor de Matosinhos). 

During the Ribbon Burning week (Queima das Fitas), the academic procession is a major highlight and attracts a lot of tourists.

One of Europe’s oldest and most esteemed film festivals thrives in the heart of Oporto, recognized by Variety magazine as among the world’s top twenty-five film festivals. Fantasporto, Oporto’s International Fantastic Film Festival, specializes in showcasing a diverse array of international films, with a particular focus on the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. Since…

Since the 19th century, Oporto has become a dynamic hub, as well as an important wine exporter, due to its long history of producing wine from the countless valleys that make up the Douro River region. What we know today as the Alto Douro Wine Region is a landscape representing the vast Douro Demarcated Region,…

Located next to the emblematic Douro River, the city of Porto enchants all who visit it with its unchanging charm and the fusion of its rich history with a modern and vibrant atmosphere. From its historic center and all the architecture that makes you feel connected to the city, from the various bridges that link…

New Year’s Eve in Portugal is celebrated with great importance, marking the end of one year and renewed hope for the next. This celebration takes on a festive dimension throughout the country, with cities, towns, and villages lit up by fireworks displays and lively events. The tradition of welcoming the new year is often associated…

New Year’s Eve in Porto is an exhilarating and vibrant spectacle, illuminating the city with festive energy and the anticipation of a fresh start. The banks of the River Douro and the charming streets of the historic city center come alive with dazzling light shows, fireworks, and a celebratory atmosphere drawing revelers to both sides…