Have you been questioning what to do and what to see in Porto this October? Yeah, we know it’s the spookiest month of the year, but there are a lot of events to attend before taking the skeletons out of the closet. Check out our suggestions below!
Linn da Quebrada + Decibélicas //Suadouro Exaltado 13
Photo courtesy of: Linn da Quebrada
On October 5th, we celebrate a national holiday in Portugal (Proclamation of the Portuguese Republic) and it also falls on a Friday. So, there’s no excuse not to Party!
Brazilian artist Linn da Quebrada will warm up your night with some funk, using her music to challenge gender discrimination and sexual paradigms.
After her performance, it’s time for Suadouro Exaltado where Gin Party Soundsystem, with a fun mood and rhythm will gladly show you that “Eurodance is not dead”.
When: 05/10/2018 at 09:00 pm
Where: Maus Hábitos
Price: 15€ (Linn da Quebrada) and you can get your ticket here.
Facebook event pages for more info: Linn da Quebrada + Decibélicas and Suadouro Exaltado 13
Queer Porto 4
Photo by: Divulgação
Queer Porto is a Portuguese film festival dedicated to screening LGBT themed movies, a genre expression has been increasing in major international film festivals.
The festival includes a competition for best narrative and documentary feature film, a film school competition, as well as educational and ludic activities, to attract different audiences.
The Festival opens with the documentary “Bixa Travesty”, winner of the last Berlinale’s Teddy Best Documentary Award, which focuses on the electrifying Linn da Quebrada (mentioned in the event above). “Shéhérazade” will be the closing film, which premiered at the last edition of Cannes. The Festival closing party will be hosted at Maus Hábitos.
The films have different spoken languages with either Portuguese or English subtitles but check the film guide below for more info.
Check the festival guide here.
When:10/10/2018-14/10/2018
Where: Teatro Municipal do Porto , Maus Hábitos , Mala Voadora
Price: Starting at 3.5€ (check their website for more info)
19th French Cinema Party
Photo courtesy of: Festa do Cinema Francês
The 19th Edition of the French Cinema Party will present the most recent French productions and its diversity. A party where you can discover and rediscover classic movies and well-known filmmakers, animation films aside from independent and underground movies with the cycle ACID. Some of the sessions will include the presence of the respective filmmakers. Check the event’s guide (1.4 MB pdf) for more info.
When:23/10/2018-28/10/2018
Where: Teatro Municipal do Porto
Price:3€/3,50€
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Photo courtesy of: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra last visited Porto in June for Nos Primavera Sound Festival and they are now coming back to present their latest album “Sex & Food” at Hard Club. The album has been garnering praise from critics and fans, keeping the melodic and psychedelic vibe that they have been known for. But certainly, old hits like “So good at being in trouble” and “Multi-love”, will still be part of the set list.
When:29/10/2018
Where: Hard Club
Price: 26€
Get your ticket here
Check the facebook event page
Dia das Bruxas
Photo courtesy of: Barracuda – Clube de Roque
“This is Halloween! This is Halloween!”
We certainly had to give you some suggestions for this scary night. The spirits are going out to play and so will you! So why not pay a visit to one of the rock n’ roll clubs in Porto? The band Palmers will be performing, and three different DJ’s will follow. That way, you can go home once the sun is up and avoid all the witches and ghosts.
When:31/10/2018
Where:Barracuda – Clube de Roque
Price: 4€ (one beer included)
Check the facebook event page
So, what are you dying to see in Porto? Let us know in the comments!
