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São João in Porto is the reason why the eve of 24th June is the longest night in town and the celebration doesn't end at break of dawn; in fact, it continues all day long and at 5 pm, as is tradition, the Concert of São João features the Portuguese Symphonic Band.

International Day of Yoga is celebrated on 21st June, but in the city of Porto this international day of Mind and Body unification is commemorated on Sunday, 24th June, the Day of the Patron Saint of Porto, São João.

Álvaro Siza Vieira was awarded the Medal of Merit of Porto University. The Portuguese architect, internationally recognised and one of the largest global references of Porto Architecture is the third entity to receive this elevated distinction, by the "genius of his architectural oeuvre".

At the stroke of midnight, on Saint John's celebrations, 24th July, a spectacular firework will mark one of the highlights of this ancient festivity, which dates back to the city's foundation.

The last Sunday of July, 28th June, Porto City Park will be filled with Indians and cowboys, and sheriffs and outlaws. Even the bounty hunters and taverns keepers will be present.

Trengo - Porto Circus Festival is back as of 30th June and offers performances at Paulo Vallada Garden, the Covelo Park and the Rivoli. This is the third edition of this event, which will run from 30th June till 8th July and presents 16 national and international shows and talks with artists. The festival keeps its distinctive feature: the strong bet on national contemporary circus production through support programmes.

A delegation of students of the prestigious Bartlett School of Planning, from University College London, was in town for an "in situ" acknowledgement on how is Porto managing public housing, under the authority of the municipality.

The small auditorium at Rivoli presents the performance "Sleeping Beauty", in the context of Fitei 2018, on 21 and 22 June, starting at 7 pm. Diana de Sousa, actress, stage director and writer, build a show that features different interpretations of the classical and typically feminine fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty".

The BMW group, reputed German trend setter and world class automobile engineering has chosen Porto to reach its next milestone: building the car of the future. This undertaking will rely on the partnership of the Portuguese Company Critical Software, who will jointly develop and produce in the city of Porto a pioneer software that will be used in the BMW automobile fleet.

Save this date in your agenda: the 22nd June, the city celebrates the patron saint - São João- with the traditional dancing and singing parade, the "rusgas", in which each city parish dresses in a traditional costume and performs folklore dancing.