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The festivities of São João do Porto, aka St John in Porto have been selected "Best Festivity" under the Iberian Festival Awards 5th edition, which was held this past Saturday, 17th October. The ceremony was held online, owing to the new coronavirus pandemic.

The EDP Porto Marathon takes on a virtual format and the competition is scheduled from 2nd to 8th November. Participants can choose two distances: the Marathon distance (42 km), from the riverside Douro and the Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos Atlantic Front or the 6 km mini-marathon/Fun Race. These distances can be concluded during the entire week, i.e., according to everyone's own pace. See here for applications.

Bring a little excitement to your days with this weekend adventure and pay a visit to Porto Customs for a different type of exhibition: "The Art of Forgery". Entrance is free. This exhibit gives you the unusual opportunity to appreciate a fake Lamborghini, counterfeited euro banknotes and other currency, a machine that heals everything, replicas of artwork by Picasso, Júlio Pomar, Cesariny, Malangatana, Amadeo Souza Cardoso, and unusual objects, as well, quite revealing of the criminal...

Unpublished work by the first Portuguese Pritzker Prize, Álvaro Siza, will be on display in the city of Porto, starting 17th October. Two exhibitions will mark the opening of the Foundation Marques da Silva (FIMS): "Siza - Inédito e Desconhecido" and "Mais que Arquitetura" are the telling exhibits that open doors to the Casa-Atelier and the Palace Lopes Martins. Entrance is free on the day of the opening - 17th October - and the exhibitions can be visited between 2pm and 6pm.

One of the most acknowledged Japanese filmmakers in the West, Akira Kurosawa produced renowned filmography, which are on display at Campo Alegre Municipal Theatre, from 17th September till 30th October. Seven films, in digital restored copies, five of which were never presented in a movie theatre in Portugal, will be screened at Porto Municipal Theatre - Campo Alegre.

The "Porto Saudável" programme is here until December ends to boost your fitness success. This initiative is about helping participants to stay fit and healthy. It is promoted by the municipal company Ágora, and organised by Runporto.

This is one of the most awaited shows of the year: "Mal - Embriaguez Divina" by Marlene Monteiro Freitas takes to the stage at the Grand Auditorium at Rivoli, on 29 and 30 October. This play debuted in Hamburg about two months ago and was presented, for the first time in Portugal in Lisbon, at Culturgest. On stage, there is a tribune where nine performers explore evil under diverse ways. This performance includes carnival, cinematic, poetic, philosophical and also political and ideological...

Enter autumn grey days with a jazz agenda. Concerts kicked off on 4th October and conclude on 25th October. Although this fall has a different tune to it, jazz has it all: the harmony, it is a fuller music genre and it can sooth restlessness. This is "Outono em Jazz" 8th initiative and it brings along the best of contemporary jazz in Porto.

FIMP - the International Puppet Festival of Porto is back to the theatres of Porto Municipal Theatre (TMP), between 10 and 18 October, featuring national debuts that will be on show on theatres and in an online format, as well. The Campo Alegre Theatre welcomes the play "Uma Coisa Longínqua", on 15th October, at 9pm, by Teatro do Ferro and composer Carlos Guedes.

Artwork that sprung from waste collected in the beaches of the Invicta is on display in the entrance hall of the Rectory building of the University of Porto. It will be on show till 31 December. Entrance is free.