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The Porta-Jazz Festival takes over Porto each year and big-name bands from everywhere hit town for grandeur on stage, for an entire week. The eighth edition of Porta-Jazz Festival programming features original music projects with a focus on jazz musicians from Porto.

Thousands of partygoers have started to celebrate the Christmas season, this past weekend in Porto. The city Hall has in store a myriad of initiatives to journey into Christmas, and the kick-off event was the official lighting of the Xmas tree at Avenida dos Aliados, 1 December at 5.30 pm. The holiday season officially opened 1 December and will run till 7 January.

As is tradition, the Christmas Circus returns to Coliseu Porto for a run of shows from to 7 December, at 9 pm to 1 January 2018 with the crème de la crème in the circus arts. The programming is the responsibility of Coliseu Porto, which marks 75 years of existence.

By nightfall, consider yourself invited: create your favourite itineraries through Porto and be dazzled by the Christmas lighting all across town. Keep your holidays spirits even brighter by visiting the 55 boulevards and plazas, dressed up in warm white and blue light delicate shapes, stars and ornaments, bells and swings for the outdoor.

The Association to Support Social and Communitarian Integration- Espaço T - opened 30 November a photo exhibit with the fundamental goal of raising awareness on gender issues at São Bento Station. The display "40 R" comprises 40 large format photos and it is on show till 31 January 2018.

Cultural Association Sonoscopia features the final presentation of the two-month residency programme that artist by the name Z'EV carried out in the city of Porto, sponsored by Porto City Hall, in the context of the In Residence programme. This event is entrance free and the presentation takes place at Sonoscopia headquarters, at 7.30 pm. The performance includes a solo by Z'EV and a collective by Gustavo Costa, Henrique Fernandes and João Pais Filipe.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will increase weekly flights adding one more flight connection to the Porto-Casablanca route, starting 17 December. The airliner now offers four weekly flights to connect Porto and Casablanca instead of the former three, as "a diversification strategy and market development measure" the company said in a statement.

People in Porto have a good command of English. Yes, we do! To newcomers it almost feels like we have been practising for foreigner's arrival. According to EF English Proficiency Index 2017, which is increasingly cited as an authoritative source by journalists, educators, officials, and business leaders, Porto has the best English in Portugal.

The 24th Edition of S. Silvestre Race takes place on 30 December. The competition comprises two distances: 10 km and the 5 km walk with non-competitive purposes. The start of the race is scheduled for 6 pm in Avenida dos Aliados and participants will run along the most important streets of Porto.

This event was borne from the will to disseminate new chocolate trends, mixing and blending it with other products such as wine, spirits and liqueurs. The public can participate in workshops and chocolate and cocoa tastings. There will be special children's activities.