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First Bombarda Art District 2017 openings

Welcome to Bombarda Art District, in Porto. After the indulgences of the festivities, take time to stroll around this now predominantly fashionable district of upmarket galleries, offering you an array of events and exhibitions.

Porto Innovation Hub resumes activities open to the public this Tuesday

Porto Innovation Hub takes up again its activities open to the public, on January 17, continuing the programme "Innovation in the transformation of the city", coordinated by Professor José Carlos Marques dos Santos, former Rector of the University of Porto.

"Tomorrow Comes Today" will be held in Porto in October 2017

Neither Barcelona, nor London. The first European edition of Tomorrow Comes Today (TCT), an international music conference, will happen in Porto.

Porto City Hall to manage Cinema Batalha

It is an old aspiration of the people of the city of Porto, to see this landmark building restored and back in business. It will happen this year, thanks to the signing of a contract that enables the rehabilitation of the building and its cultural promotion and enlivening.

Polo Zero hosts Contemporary Network event on 21 January

On January 21, from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm, the Polo Zero will host the Oporto Business Club, an event jointly organised by the Porto Academic Federation and the Beautiful Branding Agency, with the institutional support of Porto City Hall.

Porto Municipal Theatre 2017 Programming

Porto Municipal Theatre steps into the new season, January to July 2017, staging 41 shows in the first three months of the year, of which 15 premieres and 19 joint productions.

Special outing to Porto historic Parishes

The Porto. News team takes you in a special outing through the history and culture of its historic parishes, from Cedofeita, to Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau, Santa Maria da Vitória and Santo Ildefonso.

Entrepreneurship Program promoted by Porto City Hall and the Youth Foundation

The first locally based Entrepreneurship Program was launched on January 10th by Porto City Hall and the Youth Foundation. This programme has a two-fold aim: to promote entrepreneurship among young people in the region and to promote business ideas.

Porto is growing greener by the day

An innovative plan to plant trees in public spaces was presented today at Porto Municipal Tree Nursery. There are 14 new areas, the so-called Biospots, distributed along the main roads, in a total of 17 hectares.

International Film Festival of Porto screens fantasy as main genre

"The Age of Shadows" by Jee-woon Kim, is the screening opening of the Festival. The festival programme focus on the subject-matter of Fantasy and the so called reality cinema, showcasing feature films, short films, animation and experimental film, from February 20 to March 5, 2017.