September seems to have flown by and we’ re already heading towards its last weekend. However, before it’s time to say goodbye, there are still plenty of incredible plans to enjoy in and around Porto.
Although São Pedro has been showering us with rain for the last few days, that doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors. That’s why we’ve put together a list of indoor and outdoor suggestions.
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Fogo Fátuo
Art is high on the agenda for the last weekend in September, so we’ve decided to include both paid and, of course, free suggestions – as is the case with the 1st edition of Fogo Fátuo.
The initiative will take place on Saturday, September 28, at the Porto Municipal Gallery next to the Crystal Palace Gardens. For several hours, various artistic performances are planned, but always around sound.
Acoustic performances, folk rhythms, psychedelic sounds and immersive audiovisual projects, among other options, make up the line-up for this different and artistic initiative.
📍Porto Municipal Gallery, Crystal Palace Gardens
🗓️28 of September, from 16h30 to 00h30
Opera “The Barber of Seville”
The Coliseu Porto Ageas continues to stand out for its diversified cultural programming. In this context, for those who enjoy opera and other classical productions, this concert hall is a place to consider.
On Friday night , September 27, the emblematic hall will host the premiere of a new production, specifically “The Barber of Seville”. On stage, Portuguese and Italian soloists join the Opera Choir and Orchestra at the Academy and in the City to delight opera fans.
Under the musical direction of Maestro José Ferreira Lobo, get ready to be transported directly to Seville, Spain, in the 18th century. Tickets cost between €15 and €45 and are available at the usual ticket offices and/or at the Coliseu Porto Ageas box office.
📍Coliseu Porto Ageas, Rua de Passos Manuel
🗓️27 of September, Friday, at 21h00
Candlelight concerts
This is probably one of the most romantic plans you can find in the city. But it’s far from just for lovebirds. Alone or in company, the evenings at the Candlelight concerts are literally for everyone.
This Friday, September 27, two shows are scheduled at the Hilton Gaia:
📍Hilton Porto Gaia, in Vila Nova de Gaia
🗓️27 September, Friday
Visiting exhibitions
If the rain doesn’t decide to let up, you can always choose to visit some of the exhibitions on show in Porto and the surrounding area. These are just a few that we’ve highlighted here:
- “Picasso and Ceramics: the Genius of a Greater Art”, at the Clérigos Museum;
- “GNR: The first 45 years”, at Arrábida Shopping, in Vila Nova de Gaia
- “Siza, Câmara Barroca”, at the Soares dos Reis National Museum, among others.
📍Various locations
🗓️Diversas dates
Fall Festival
There’s no fall in Porto without the big Serralves party. Once again, one of the city’s most emblematic spaces is welcoming the new season with a free event for the whole family.
The program offers different proposals, including workshops, music, shows, games, theater and even the Autumn Market by Ohana Market, where you can find several original pieces.
📍Serralves Park
🗓️28 and September 29
We Call It Flamenco
Back to musical tips, how about a flamenco show? To feel the warmth of the culture of ‘nuestros hermanos’ you don’t need to cross the border, you just need to cross the bridge.
On the other side of the river Douro, in Gaia, there’s another edition of “We Call It Flamenco” with its bailaores, virtuoso guitarists and charismatic voices. An experience that promises to leave you with ‘chicken skin’.
📍Hilton Porto Gaia, in Vila Nova de Gaia
📆 September 28, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Norte Surf Fest
Finally, we have a suggestion that’s ‘out of the box’, or rather ‘off the ground’. What does this mean? Between September 27 and 29, Praia Internacional do Porto and Praia de Matosinhos will host Norte Surf Fest.
This is the first edition of this initiative, the highlight of which is the goal of breaking a world record by getting 500 brave surfers to ‘surf’ a wave at the same time.
📍Porto and Matosinhos beaches
📆 September 27th and 29th