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Ryanair will start operating the Porto/Seville route for the 2018 winter flight schedule. This new route will have three weekly flights and it is schedule to begin late October. According to information provided to the press, flights will be available for purchase as of March.

Casa da Música invites film lovers to enjoy a good old-fashioned film show, with the screening of movies accompanied by live music. The cycle Invicta.Música.Filmes will run from 17 to 20 February.

On 14 February, you pay no entry at all to visit the Torre dos Clérigos in Porto. In 2017, the monument welcomed 145,718 visitors and marks this visit record number with free entrance to the landmark building.

Porto will play host to the 20th International conference on industrial footwear on 17 and 18 May. Professionals from different countries will gather at the Invicta for the 20th International Technical Footwear Congress, a very much awaited event with a wide range of applicants and dozens of journalists who have expressed their interest in joining this conference.

The Health Research and Innovation Institute (i3S) from the University of Porto will host the first "Gago Conference on European Science Policy". This event is sponsored by the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal (MCTES) and will bring together in Porto, on 14 February, European researchers, politicians and entrepreneurs for a wide-ranging debate on Europe's present and future cancer research.

The Rivoli Grand Auditorium features "La Mélancolie des Dragons », by Philippe Quesne, on 16 February, starting at 9.30 pm. The Director, Quesne stages a diptych show, "La Mélancolie des Dragons". In a magical snowy setting the dragons and their dog will find Snow White, and build a minimalist and multifunctional amusement park.

Rivoli screens "Masculin Féminin", by Jean-Luc Godard, and "Blow-Up", by Michelangelo Antonioni, within the "Ver primeiro" [Watch first] cycle at Rivoli, on 13 February.

Camellias are blooming everyone in Porto, making it ready to host the 23rd Camellias Exhibit in Porto, due to take place on 3 and 4 March. This edition will take place at the Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória and it is jointly organised by Porto City Hall and the Portuguese Association of Camellias.

Porto hosts two concerts of Glenn Miller Orchestra at Casa da Música, starting at 5.30 pm and at 9.30 pm. Ray McVay directs musicians and singers, featuring songs from past times, which include "Moonlight Serenade", "In The Mood", "Tuxedo Junction" or "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

Between Saturday and Tuesday, there is an agenda to celebrating Carnival in Porto. Carnival is a Western Christian and Greek Orthodox festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent.