Coimbra Festivals 2026

From 3 July 2026 to 10 July 2026

Check out the program for Festas de Coimbra 2026

JULY 3 | FRIDAY

7:00 p.m. | Concert featuring MARIA JOÃO, ANDRÉ MEHMARI, and CARLOS BICA | São Francisco Convent | Admission required

9:30 p.m. | BUBA ESPINHO with the Coro dos Antigos Orfeonistas | Jardim da Sereia

10:00 p.m. | Opening of the “Tipos de Coimbra” exhibition | Salão Brazil

10:00 PM | NEMANUS | Praça da Canção

11:45 PM | White Night with DJs FIFTY (12:30 AM) and KURA (2:30 AM) | Praça do Comércio

JULY 4 | SATURDAY

12:00 a.m. | PYROMUSICAL SHOW | Mondego River

11:00 a.m. | “Even Singing Is Hard Work” (children’s show) | Jardim da Sereia

3:00 PM | SOLEMN CEREMONY COMMEMORATING COIMBRA CITY DAY

6:00 PM | Concert by the Army Light Orchestra | São Francisco Convent

9:30 PM | Baile da Rosa (part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Salão Brazil) | Praça do Comércio

9:30 PM | RUI VELOSO | Jardim da Sereia

JULY 5 | SUNDAY

7:00 p.m. | Concert “TCHAIKOVSKY’S LAST SYMPHONY” | Gustavo Gimeno & Mondego International Music Academy | São Francisco Convent | Admission Fee

JULY 8 | WEDNESDAY

9:30 p.m. | AT CASA D’AMÁLIA (with Bruno Costa and João Farinha) | Serei Garden

JULY 9 | THURSDAY

PENITENTIAL PROCESSION 6:00 PM | Solemn Mass followed by a Penitential Procession | Church of the Convent of Santa Clara-a-Nova

6:00 PM | Solemn Mass followed by a Penitential Procession | Church of the Convent of Santa Clara-a-Nova

10:30 PM | Welcome Address and Hymn | Largo da Portagem

10:30 p.m. | FIREWORKS | Largo da Portagem

JULY 10 | FRIDAY

9:30 p.m. | HERMAN JOSÉ | Jardim da Sereia

11:30 p.m. | MICKAEL CARREIRA | Praça da Canção

JULY 11 | SATURDAY

11:00 a.m. | Inauguration of Praça Europa (Coimbra-B, Coimbra Train Station) and the “Paliçadas” mural, created by Belgian artist Paul de Gobert

10:00 PM | EXPENSIVE SOUL | Praça da Canção

JULY 12 | SUNDAY

SOLEMN RETURN PROCESSION

4:00 PM | Mass presided over by the Bishop of Coimbra, followed by the Solemn Return Procession | Church of the Santa Cruz Monastery

9:00 PM | Ballet “Os Maias” by the National Ballet Company (part of the Arts Festival) | São Francisco Convent | Admission Fee

JULY 17 | FRIDAY

11:15 PM | QUINTA DO BILL | Praça da Canção

JULY 18 | SATURDAY

11:30 PM | KARETUS | Praça da Canção