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Porto Municipal Gallery features the curatorial project on different ways of living the night, as of 30 June. Artists Carla Filipe and curator Ulrich Loock were invited to develop an exhibit on the social projects in clubs and pubs as an escape from daily life.

As is tradition, tonight at 9.30 pm, Avenida dos Aliados plays host to the popular marches by Porto parishes. As of 9.30 pm, folk groups dance and march throughout the city's main Avenue.

The film "You're Welcome", by German Director Rebecca Panian, was awarded Best International Fiction, at Porto 7 - International Short Film Festival. This film is based on a true story. A young woman, Olivia, wants to enjoy a peaceful moment, drinking her coffee but she sees herself in the middle of a situation where people start to stir up hatred against refugees - what do you do?

The greatest architectural showcase will take place on 30 June and 1 July in Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos, in 2018. The theme for the 4th edition of Open House Porto 2018 is "Industrial Architecture" and this year Open House Porto "intends to make people look at architecture as a whole, not building by building but rather how a city is organised and created", curator and architect Inês Moreira highlighted.

The project "Repurposing CRISPR for disc regeneration" of the Health Research and Innovation Institute of the University of Porto - i3S, was awarded 25 thousand euros by Eurospine.

European Municipalities from Germany, France, and Italy join Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in the II World Heritage Congress - Steel Bridges of Large Arch, which will run from 22 to 23 June at Mercado Ferreira Borges. The fundamental goal is to prepare the Tentative List to recognising the outstanding universal value of Steel Bridges of large arch and thus be included in the World Heritage List.

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.