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Crowds lined the streets this Sunday in Foz, in Porto, to honour St Bartholomew, the Patron Saint of great miracles and, as is tradition in the Foz do Douro, there was a costume parade entirely made of paper.

The "Concertos na Avenida" are back in town at Aliados on 7 and 8 September, at 10 pm. Porto will be steeped in classical music concerts by the Baroque Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra. Famous virtuoso violinist, Dmitry Sinkovsky will play Antonio Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" jointly with the Baroque Orchestra.

The exhibition themed "Alma mexicana em terras lusas" [Mexican Soul in Portuguese soil] pictures Portugal through the lens of Mexican photographer Flor Garduño.

Porto is the city in the know when it comes to lively weekends. The "Verão no Jardim" [Summer in the Garden] programme is on the go. The liveliness and entertainment is guaranteed, but this time the setting is Jardim do Calém, the place to be this Saturday and Sunday.

Entertainment is prevalent in all days of the silly season calendar in Porto. And guess what? August still has serious fun days to offer! Porto Busker Fest bids farewell this weekend. And it will not disappoint as 25 national and foreign buskers interact with crowds downtown Porto, dancing, singing and sharing their amazing talents. These artists are from Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Poland, Puerto Rico and Peru.

The city of Porto is included in the short-list of selected architecture works in the context of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe 2019.

MarketPlace-Casual Style, August edition, takes place in Praça da República, on 25th August, from midday till 7 pm. The gist of the event is a cosmopolitan atmosphere combined with second hand and handmade products, namely clothing, footwear, fine and costume jewellery, handicrafts, convent and traditional confectionery, gourmet cuisine, vintage and furniture articles, and many other items.

The Book Fair is back in Porto, in the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal, from 7 to 23 September. It is fair to say that this Fair is increasingly the city's calling card for the month of September, since 2014, the first time Porto City Hall directly organised the event.

Percy Ignatius Weasley, Harry Potter's pure-blood wizard, will be in Porto to take part in the "Wizarding Workshop in Porto", which aims to promote the interaction between Harry Potter's actor, Chris Rankin, and fans.

"Diet Plan for the Western Man" by Carlos Azeredo Mesquita, premieres at the Berlin Biennial, on 24th August. This project is supported by the Criatório and Porto City Hall.