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Ars Electronica is a Festival for art, Technology and Science and it is happening in Porto

The Ars Electronica Porto Garden by FNDMT is happening in Porto as of today and it brings to the city of makers roundtables and debates on how to "map the new world". The festival runs from 9th September to 13th September and the agenda is streamed online.

Noites no Pátio at the Museum are back till September ends

The "Noites no Pátio" [something like "Evenings in the yard"], at the Museum of the UP are on for a second edition, this month of September. Casa Comum of the University of Porto, which organises this initiative, has prepared an entire month of September (as in July), with an agenda to meet all tastes and to content all age groups, starting this 9th September.

The Municipality of Porto launches the "Study in Porto" platform

The Municipality of Porto just launched the project "Study in Porto". The main goal is to centralize in one online platform bountiful information where new students in town can learn things about the city and better adjust and adapt to a new reality both as a student and someone from Porto.

Let's all go out this Sunday in Porto!

Expect no less than a vibrant getaway in Porto, on 6th September that includes sports activities, such as fencing, pat cycles, and also street entertainment with visits by clowns and puppet shows, inline skates and minigolf, organised by Ágora, Porto City Hall municipal Company, in line with the health measures issued by the DGS.

Trengolas and barrels of fun at Porto Book Fair

Sunday, 6th September, is also the day to enjoy circus arts at Porto Book Fair, under the Trengolas initiative, and that will be a barrel of fun. Starting at 5pm, the "Trengos à Solta" of the Companhia Erva Daninha, make sure that everyone can have a laugh near the "Ilha", the structure inside the lake, next to Super Bock - Pavilhão Rosa Mota, which is prepared to host literature events, as well.

Second-to-last Sunday guided tours lead to the Movida

Sunday, 6th September, there is the second-to-last Sunday guided tour to discover iconic streets in Porto, and this next route leads to three streets in the Movida area, namely ruas do Conde de Vizela, Galerias de Paris and Cândido dos Reis.

Casa de Serralves featured as a "most iconic House of the 20th Century"

Casa de Serralves, in Porto, is included in the Iconic Houses interactive map that showcases the most iconic samples of Art Deco constructions of the twentieth century, by Portuguese architect Marques da Silva and French architect Charles Siclis.

The weekend and Porto Book Fair: It's all coming together

Books, lots of books, talks, debates, abundant word, radio, cinema, concerts, workshops and performances are all good things memorable moments are made of at this year's Porto Book Fair. Give yourself that it moment in the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal, following all the pandemic preventive measures and enjoy the weekend at the Fair!

"Man's best friends" can now exercise and play at Quinta do Covelo Dog Park

Quinta do Covelo already has a Dog Park and "man's best friends" can already play and exercise freely in the space. The dog park equipment has two different areas, and the works amounted to approximately 3800 sq. m. Check it out!

Circolando celebratory year unfolds into "20.20" at Teatro Carlos Alberto in Porto, starting today

The collective Circolando unfolds its celebratory year with the performance "20.20" that takes to the stage at Teatro Carlos Alberto, on 3rd September, "marking 20 years of existence, of partying, perspiration, and fragments and memories, which overflow from the bodies on stage".