Once a year, the Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal, in the municipality of Matosinhos, opens its doors to the community for a day filled with free activities on Sunday, September 20, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 2026 edition of Leixões Port Day includes bus and boat tours of the port, inflatable attractions, guided ship tours, artistic performances, food, and much more—an event for the whole family.
Leixões Port Day 2026 Program
Activity Schedule
- 10:00 a.m.: Event opening with SUSPENSIVE MOOD – Admission
- 10:30 a.m.: Yoga School – Leça – 3rd Floor – Terrace
- 10:30 a.m.: 3 Minutes, 1 Organism, 1 Story CIIMAR – 3rd Floor – Blue Auditorium
- 11:00 a.m.: 1st Leixões Port Sea Rowing Regatta – Matosinhos Beach Promenade
- 11:00 a.m.: Leixões Sailing Schools Regatta – Matosinhos Beach Promenade
- 11:00 a.m.: Sea Kayaking – Matosinhos Beach
- 11:00 a.m.: SUSPENSIVE MOOD – Outdoor
- 11:15 a.m.: Alberta Lima School (Rogério Monteiro) – 3rd Floor
- 11:30 a.m.: Zumba with Helder Vieira – 3rd Floor – Terrace
- 12:00 PM: SUSPENSIVE MOOD – Outdoor
- 12:00 PM: Arrumadores de Pessoas – Outdoor
- 2:00 p.m.: Nautical Experiences – Discovering Water Sports – Pier
- 2:00 p.m.: Herbário Azul – Cyanotype Workshop – 1st Floor – Boarding Lounge
- 3:00 p.m.: Herbário Azul – Cyanotype Workshop – 1st Floor – Boarding Lounge
- 3:00 p.m.: Silent Party – 3rd Floor – Terrace
- 3:00 p.m.: Alberta Lima School / MXM – 3rd Floor
- 4:00 p.m.: Herbário Azul – Cyanotype Workshop – 1st Floor – Boarding Lounge
- 4:30 p.m.: Alberta Lima School / MXM – 3rd Floor
- 5:00 p.m.: Arrumadores de Pessoas – Outdoor
- 5:00 p.m.: Superfreak DJ Set – 3rd Floor – Terrace
- 6:00 p.m.: Alberta Lima School (Musical Performance) – 3rd Floor
Ongoing activities at the Cruise Terminal (10 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Tours of the Port of Leixões by Bus and Boat
- Vessel Tours (Tugboats)
- Self-Guided Tours of the Titan and Cruise Terminal
- Panoramic Ferris Wheel – Exterior
- Little Engineers on a Mission at the Port of Leixões and the Biopolymers Workshop—1st Floor—Boarding Lounge
- Inflatable Play Area and Entertainment – Outdoor
- Port Equipment Exhibition – Outdoor
- Exhibition: What Passes Through the Port of Leixões – Outdoor
- Ciimar Scientific Photography Contest Exhibition – Terminal Interior Ramp
- Wiki Loves Earth 2026 Photography Exhibition – Outdoor
- APDL Exhibition – Carbon Neutrality – 1st Floor – Boarding Lounge
- APDL Exhibition – Leixões 2035 – 1st Floor – Boarding Lounge
- Save the Planet—A Digital Battle of Light and Fun—1st Floor—Boarding Lounge
- CIIMAR Science Exhibition – 2nd Floor
- Street Food – Outdoor
The Leixões Port Day program also includes some activities in Leça da Palmeira, which can be found on the official website .
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