Out of doors

Under the theme “Building Sustainable Growth”, the QSP Summit returns between the 28th and the 30th of June. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Teatro Rivoli.

This Saturday, the entertainment programme “Jardim da Água” returns, with proposals for the whole family, to Parque das Águas, where you can find rare plants, old fountains, ancient city fountains and the best of Urban art.

Scheduled for the 26th, 27th and 28th of May at Alfândega do Porto, the JN North Festival, formerly the North Music Festival, features Tricky, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Waterboys and Ornatos Violeta. A total of 14 new names have been announced to join the previously confirmed ones, in a line-up that is being revealed.

Urban art is the centre of all attention of the new promotional video of Porto, which illustrates the diversity of the works that decorate the city streets and give it such unique and differentiating characteristics, besides valuing the work and creativity of its authors.

The 18th edition of Wine Essence, considered the “major wine experience in Portugal”, returns to Stock Exchange Palace between the 31st of March and the 3rd of April.

Inaugurated in 2019, the Ramalde Skate Park had a new intervention, with the aim of increasing its area and providing the space with new technical facilities for the practice of the sport. An investment of around 300 thousand euros, 140 thousand euros applied now, and other 150 thousand euros invested in the initial construction. The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, visited the facilities this Saturday morning.

Room 2 of Casa da Música will open its doors to international experts in the area of architecture who, between the 3rd and 5th of February, will seek to promote new sustainable approaches that enable the reduction of the impact of construction in the environment, using technology.

Under the motto “500 anos da Rua das Flores”, 24 electricity distribution boxes greet the new year with new colours.

“Architecture ” is part of a set of 22 videos that the city of Porto is launching to promote and value the city.

The Porto Half Marathon will once again run along Douro’s riverbanks on 18th of September.