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Rip Curl GromSearch 2018 – Oporto

14
November

The International Oporto beach will host the Rip Curl GromSearch event between the 1st and the 2nd December 2018. This international competition was designed to find new surf talents which are called grommets. This Rip Curl event started in Australia in 1999, but is now spread worldwide. The winner of the Portuguese event will go to Australia in 2019 to participate in the final of the international tournament.

If you are in the neighbourhood and surf is your thing, then it may make sense to watch some of the new Portuguese talents showing their skills …

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Voice for the Ocean Tour

09
November

The “Voice for the Ocean Tour” conference will be coming to Oporto between the 9th and 10th November 2018 to raise awareness about ocean pollution and climate change around the globe. In this event, promoted by the Surfrider Foundation Europe, there will be several politicians and opinion makers.

The “Voice for the Ocean Tour” will happen in Forte de São João Baptista, Foz. Besides the conference, there will also be additional activities, such as workshops or social promotion,

If you are in the neighbourhood, this may be a good opportunity to visit the Fort and know more about what is happening to our planet …

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EDP Oporto Marathon 2018

18
October

The 15th edition of the EDP Oporto Marathon will take place on the 4th November and is scheduled to start at 9h00 by the Sealife Porto. The race will follow the same layout as last year’s for a total distance of 42 195 metres, having already more than 7 000 people enrolled. To understand exactly the layout of the marathon, you can take a look at the video below:

Besides the main marathon, there will also be a Family Race with 15 km and a Fun Race with 6 km. Overall, the event organizer (Runporto) expects to gather around 15 000 people.

The great news is that 2018 edition has been awarded the Bronze Label Road Race award by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).

For more info or to register, you can visit the EDP Oporto Marathon website here.

If running is your thing...

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Portugal Fashion 2018 – Oporto

15
October

The 43rd edition of Portugal Fashion will take place in Oporto between the 18th and 20th October 2018. The location chosen to host almost all the shows will be the Alfândega do Porto. More than 30 fashion shows are already lined up and there is a lot of expectations about the quality of some featured designers. There also will be some slots for new and promising designers.

If you are into fashion, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Visit Oporto during the fashion week and get to know more about Portuguese fashion!!!

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6 new destinations from Oporto – Ryanair 2019

10
October

The Irish low-cost airline company, Ryanair, has announced 6 new destinations from Oporto airport in summer 2019. The new airports that will have a direct connection from Oporto are: Seville, Alicante, Brive, Cagliari, Marrakech and Venice (Treviso). According to the CEO of Ryanair, Michael O´Leary, this expansion is part of the 100 million euros investment that Ryanair intends to do in Portugal during 2019 and that involves also, 3 new destinations for Lisbon and 3 for Faro.

In total, there are now 57 routes being operated by Ryanair from Oporto airport and some of those have been reinforced quite recently.

Overall, these are goods news for Oporto, as the city becomes closer to other important tourist destinations, increasing its attractiveness!!!

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Echo & The Bunnymen – Oporto February 2019

03
October

The UK band, Echo & the Bunnymen, will be performing live in Oporto on the 9th February 2019. The gig has already been confirmed by the promoter (At The Rollercoaster) and is scheduled to take place in the Hard Club. The Portuguese performances (Oporto and Lisbon) are part of the “The Stars, the Oceans and the Moon” tour.

If this is one of your favourite bands, then do not forget that you can watch them live in Oporto. Book now!!

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Beach Cleaning – October 2018

28
September

In a joint initiative, SEA LIFE Porto, Oporto University and the Oporto Water Company, are welcoming all volunteers to help clean the Oporto Castelo do Queijo beach on the 6th October 2018. The event should start at 10h15 and more than 300 people are expected to participate. The session should last for 90 minutes and afterwards there is a snack and a free visit to the Oporto Sea Life.

The beach cleaning session wants to draw people’s attention to the need to preserve and protect our oceans from all types of pollution. If you are around and want to give a helping hand, you are more than welcome … 🙂 🙂

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Aquaporto 2018

24
September

The Aquaporto 2018 event will take place in Parque da Cidade – Oporto between the 28th and the 30th September 2018. This event is promoted by the Oporto City Council, Oporto Water and Porto Lazer in order to celebrate the water day and help people know more about climate change. This year’s event includes 130 scientific / educational experiences performed by specific partners located near the Water Pavillion – northern entrance to Parque da Cidade.

Entrance is free and everyone is welcome to participate. The schedule for the 3 days is the following:

  • 28th September: 10h00 to 19h00
  • 29th September: 11h00 to 19h00
  • 30th September: 11h00 to 19h00

To know more about the type activities and fun you can expect from this event, there is nothing like taking a look at last year’s video:

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Miguel Bombarda Art exhibitions – September 2018

20
September

This weekend there will be new art exhibitions in Miguel Bombarda. At least, 15 art galleries will present their new exhibitions next Saturday. Again, there will also be guided tours for those that want to know more about Miguel Bombarda art exhibitions. For those interested, the guided tours initiative is called Bombarda Stop&Go and there are two schedules available 16h00 and 17h30. As there are only 30 slots available for each tour, there is the need to pre-register by email: stopandgo@portolazer.pt (until 13h00 on the 21st September).

The layout for exhibitions on the 22nd is the following:

Rua de Miguel Bombarda

  • Galeria São Mamede: “Espaço Pre-Ocupado” – Pedro Figueiredo
  • Galeria Serpente: “À espera que a chuve pare” – Bruno Côrte and Izumi Uedan Yuu
  • Galeria Presença: “Nervos Óptic...
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Smart Capital 2018

13
September

The Smart Capital 2018 will take place again in Oporto. This year’s edition will happen between the 20th and 21st September 2018 in the Dragon Stadium. It is an event promoted by the International Venture Club (IVC) in partnership with the Oporto City Council. It gathers under the same roof people looking for new business opportunities: innovators, funds managers and independent investors. Most of the participants are international, but some national companies will also be around, such as: EDP, Sonae, Capital partners and Portugal Ventures.

If you want to know more about global and local business opportunities, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss …

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