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The programme "Coretos em Festa" (Bandstand celebration) started 17 August in Porto. Decoration and entertainment are the key words to celebrate these symbols set throughout the city gardens and parks designed to accommodate musical bands performing concerts. The focus of this municipal initiative is to promote ornamental creativity, inviting the public to take part in imaginative craft workshops under a specific theme.

Bari and Brindisi (Italy), Thessaloniki (Greece), Budapest (Hungary), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Prague (Czech Republic) are the six new scheduled destinations connecting to the city of Porto, as of today, operated by Ryanair; A route combined with Milan Bergamo airport, in Italy.

The applications for the fourth edition of the "A Inclusão na Diversidade" competition (Inclusion in Diversity) are open until 15 October and the awardees will be announced on 3 December, the International Day of People with Disabilities.

The Red Bull Air Race 2 Game is available for IOS and Android devices, which boasts the two races of Porto and Kazan. This mobile application is free, and players can experience the sensation of flying over the river Douro even before the Red Bull Air Race pilots.

September 6 will bring forward the fourth quarter programming period of Porto Municipal Theatre with special premieres of foreign and national artists.

Over one thousand participants from 14 different nationalities will enter the VI Porto City Race, to be held from 22 to 24 September.

Porto plays host to the MG's European Event of the Year 2017 starting today, 3 August and running until Sunday, 6 August.

Porto. welcomes EMA

Saturday, 29 July, the extra hour in the light can be appreciated with relaxing revitalizing time to reconnect with one's own innermost being. The end of the afternoon, next to Praia Internacional do Porto invites you to Spirit Sunset Wellness Day. This initiative that takes place between 7 pm and 9.30 pm, when hundreds of people will gather to practice tai chi.

About 500 participants paraded last night on Avenida dos Aliados, at the opening ceremony of the European Collegiate Football, which will be held in the city until July 30.