Saint John’s Fireworks Show

The tradition becomes more and more intense!!! This year, the typical Saint John’s fireworks show is schedule to last more than 19 minutes.

Considered as one of the most relevant features of the Saint John’s party at Oporto, the fireworks show will take place on the first minute of the 24th June 2018. The show will happen in the middle of River Douro, downstream from bridge Dom Luís I in a total span of 600 metres. The show will feature 53 750 different blasts with an average of 2 756 blasts per minute. To provide a better ambiance for the show, there will also be a selection of 8 different music tracks.

Overall, this is an awesome part of Saint John’s festivities...

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Beniko Tanaka’s Shadow Theatre – Oporto

The “coal boy” is the name of the production that Beniko Tanaka will present in Oporto during this weekend. Beniko Tanaka is a plastic artist that lives in Lisbon and is well-known by shadow theatre skills.

There will be two sessions: on Saturday between 16h00 and 17h00, and on Sunday, between 15h00 and 16h00. The shows will take place in the second floor of the São Bento da Vitória Monastery.

There is a limit of 70 people per show and all admissions are free. The only thing you need to is to collect a ticket, in the same day of the show, in the monastery reception.

If you are visiting Oporto this weekend and shadow theatre is your thing, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss …

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