FESTA DO OUTONO

WORKSHOP
SAT • 10:00–12:30 and 14:00–19:00
SUN • 14:00–19:00

DIGITAL PRINTING
Led by: Divisão de Desenvolvimento Educativo
Partnership: Municipality of Gondomar
Location: Meadow

Tree decoration through digital printing.

GAME
SAT • 10:00–12:30 and 14:00–19:00
SUN • 14:00–19:00

RUA DO BRINCAR, NO. 31
Led by: Divisão de Desenvolvimento Educativo
Partnership: Municipality of Gondomar
Location: Meadow

Playful activities introducing participants to the municipality through memory games and dominoes.

WORKSHOP
SAT • 10:00–13:00 and 14:30–18:00
SUN • 10:00–13:00 and 14:30–17:00

BETWEEN PAGES
DISCOVER. CREATE. TRANSFORM.

Led by: Marta Correia, Bruno Perliteiro and Diogo Ribeiro
Partnership: Municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão
Location: Meadow

Materials that transform, colours that awaken and stories that take on new forms. This autumn, the Museums of Famalicão invite visitors to discover their heritage through creativity, experimentation and imagination. Between art, heritage and sustainability, there is room to explore, create and discover new perspectives on museums, their stories and the territory.

GAMES
SAT, SUN • 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–19:00

MAIA CONECTA

Led by: Academia de Xadrez da Maia and Associação Grupo de Boardgamers do Porto
Partnership: Municipality of Maia
Location: Maria Nordman Garden

A space to play, challenge yourself, create and discover! Through board games and chess matches, participants of all ages are invited to explore new challenges and develop reasoning, strategic thinking, concentration and problem-solving skills. These activities encourage interaction and strengthen social skills, fostering human connections.

WORKSHOP
SAT, SUN • 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–19:00

VIANA DO CASTELO EMBROIDERY AND ITS TECHNIQUES

Led by: Patrícia Araújo and Paula Costa
Partnership: Municipality of Viana do Castelo
Location: Kitchen Garden

Viana do Castelo embroidery is distinguished by the richness of its plant and floral motifs, inspired by nature and the region’s cultural context. Camellias, clovers, carnations, leaves, buds, brambles, hearts and stars form a decorative language kept alive through traditional craftsmanship. In this workshop, participants are invited to discover this tradition and experiment with different embroidery stitches using linen or cotton and traditional white, blue and red threads.

PROJECT
SAT, SUN • 10:00–16:00

THERE’S A FRIEND WAITING FOR YOU!

Partnership: Official Animal Collection Centre, Municipality of Porto
Location: Stables

Porto’s Official Animal Collection Centre (CROA) rescues, cares for and prepares dozens of four-legged friends every day to join new families. These animals are looking for a family that can offer them safety, comfort and affection. Adopting a pet from CROA is easy and includes electronic identification (microchipping) and registration, neutering, vaccination and internal and external parasite treatment at the time of adoption.

GAMES
SAT, SUN • 10:00–18:30

TRADITIONAL AND MEDIEVAL GAMES

Led by: Museu do Brincar
Partnership: Municipality of Vagos
Location: Meadow

An extensive collection of traditional and medieval games that also define the museum’s identity and form part of the history and memories of our country.

WORKSHOPS
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00
Location: Meadow

THE WEB*
Concept: Marta Correia
Led by: Eliana Soukiazes, Beatriz Lopes and Ana Filipa Costa

Just as everything in nature is connected, a loom is also constructed thread by thread. In this workshop, families are invited to take part in creating a large collective loom, intertwining fibres and natural elements to form an installation in constant transformation. Each gesture adds a new texture, colour or pattern, celebrating the diversity and connections that sustain relationships within the Park.

MUSHROOM IN TRANSIT*
Concept: Carlota Carqueja
Led by: Carlota Carqueja, Ana Sá and Maria Mata

Amanitas and boletes emerge in autumn and play an essential role in soil renewal and ecosystem balance. In this workshop, families are challenged to create a character-mask inspired by these fascinating fungi. With legs and arms, each creation evokes the universe of artist Seana Gavin and highlights the importance of mushrooms to the Park’s biodiversity.

ROBIN IN SIGHT!
Concept: Mariana Moranduzzo
Led by: Dina Marques, Francisca Melo, Tiago Vouga

With the arrival of autumn, the European robin becomes a familiar presence. Alongside discovering interesting facts about its habits and characteristics, participants are invited to create a crown on which a robin might perch. And from head to head, these birds will travel throughout the festival!

THE GRACIOSA DONKEY!*
Concept: Andreia Machado
Led by: Filipa Dias, Marco Ramos, Andreia Machado

Small in stature but remarkable for its strength and resilience, the Graciosa Donkey provides the starting point for the creation of a hybrid object that will acquire body and movement within the space. Between freedom and play, the donkey becomes a figure of passage — from territory to imagination, from reality to play.

INHABITED LANDSCAPE
Concept and led by: Nathalie Carneiro, Ana Rothes, Gabriela Graça and Joana Mendonça – Oficina Sibila

Come and see what we are making together: a giant landscape. There are lots of us — come and join in! We observe the landscape around us, paint what we can see and use different materials. Then, quietly, we go looking for the tiny landscapes: insects, frogs, roots, tree leaves and everything else we can find. We bring it all together to create an inhabited landscape to contemplate and preserve!

AUTUMN UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Concept: Júlia Mattos
Led by: Júlia Mattos, Maria Brito and Margarida Allen

Autumn transforms Serralves Park. Leaves change colour, fall from the trees and cover the paths, while new textures, sounds and forms emerge across the landscape. Every day, the Park changes, revealing small details that invite us to observe, imagine and discover.

In this workshop, children and families are invited to build, page by page, a collective leporello — a book that unfolds and transforms as it passes through the hands of different participants. Through small prompts inspired by autumn and the Park, each family is invited to observe, draw, experiment, layer and transform, leaving their own interpretation of the season within the leporello.

Like autumn itself, the book is always under construction. Each intervention joins those that came before and can be continued, transformed or reinterpreted by the next participants. Throughout the Autumn Festival, different perspectives and gestures accumulate, creating a collective work that grows and changes over time.

At the end, the leporello remains at Serralves as a record of the families’ passage through the Park and of their different ways of observing and imagining it. A collective construction that never needs to reach an end: as long as there are new hands and new ways of seeing, there will always be room to continue.

SERRALVES AT A SNAIL’S PACE
Concept: Francisca Cigarro
Led by: Francisca Cigarro, Carolina Kneipp and Miguel Marques
*Support: Pacosfera Project

In this treasure hunt, we begin with an incomplete text or poem that will be filled in using clues about Serralves Park. Step by step, slowly, like a snail, we reconstruct the texts to discover which messages we will add to our furry snail.

PAINT EVERYWHERE
Led by: Francisca Sousa and Carolina Cabral – Ritmo do Saber

SPREAD THE STRAW
Led by: Sofia Pinto and Vitória Diniz – Ritmo do Saber

HANDS-ON AND DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOPS
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

SABER FAZER AT SERRALVES
Location: Meadow

The hands-on activities devised by Saber Fazer give visitors the opportunity to engage with small-scale manufacturing techniques in a practical and informal way, creating moments of learning and discovery. Activities are led by craftspeople and professionals.

THE WOOL CYCLE

A demonstration and hands-on exploration of the entire process of preparing wool fibre, from sheep to yarn. An opportunity to meet the Bordaleira de Entre-Douro-e-Minho sheep that live on the Serralves Farm and discover carding processes and spinning techniques using a spindle and spinning wheel.

WEAVING

Hands-on weaving using multi-shaft low-heddle looms, allowing participants to try weaving and discover the basic principles of this textile production technique.

FELTING

Hands-on felting, giving participants the opportunity to create a piece using this ancestral technique for producing textiles with wool, water and soap.

HANDS-ON AND DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

CRAFTS LIVE
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRAFTS

Led by: Margarida Forte, Isabel Coutinho, Lúcia Fernandes, Filipa Melo, Alda Ribeiro and Lúcia Silva
Partnership: Municipality of Marco de Canaveses
Location: Kitchen Garden

Demonstrations of different craft techniques and forms of traditional knowledge through the work of craftspeople from the Associação dos Artesãos do Marco. Visitors are invited to discover processes and ways of making at close hand, in a showcase bringing together ceramics, rope crafts, tilework, jewellery, creative sewing, rag dolls, amigurumi, embroidery and the reuse of materials to create nativity scenes.

INSTALLATIONS
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

PING PONG PORTO
BUILDING THE CITY’S NETWORK FOR PEOPLE
Oitoo
Partnership: BOIL – Climate Festival
Location: Camellia Roundabout

Starting from the concerns that gave rise to BOIL Fest, we believe that more sustainable cities are cities designed for people: more walkable, inclusive and community-oriented. With PING PONG PORTO, we propose a meeting place where play becomes a metaphor for dialogue, listening and the collective construction of new ways of inhabiting the city.

LIDAS DE MESTRAS
Inês Coelho Silva
Partnership: BOIL – Climate Festival
Location: 19th-Century Arboretum

Lidas de Mestras is a living piece that embraces, and is embraced by, the large-leaved lime tree in Serralves Park. Its textile arms welcome the hands of human and more-than-human masters who weave gestures of tenderness through everyday activities. Activated through corn-husking gatherings, shared meals, embroidery practices, singing and other forms of knowledge, it revitalises the sharing of informal knowledge.

WATER ORACLE
Cláudia Martinho
Partnership: BOIL – Climate Festival
Location: 19th-Century Arboretum

In the sound installation Water Oracle, Cláudia Martinho creates a listening environment in which sound, light and landscape make the presence of water perceptible as an element essential to life. The work extends into an activation and co-creation workshop, inviting participants to become artistically involved in the installation and reflect on our collective responsibility to preserve this common resource.

POINT ZERO — THE HEART OF THE HERE AND NOW
Sharzadian
Partnership: BOIL – Climate Festival
Location: Camellia Roundabout

Point Zero begins with the idea that transformation takes place at a threshold. Just as zero degrees marks the climate’s transition between ice and water, human beings are also shaped by experiences that bring them closer to others. The mirror becomes a metaphor for this process: a place where edges dissolve and change becomes possible, opening up space for encounter and common ground.

AUDIOWALK
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

THE INTIMACY OF A LEAF
Joana Gama
Partnership: BOIL – Climate Festival
Location: Treetop Walk

Pianist and composer Joana Gama presents an original sound piece created especially to accompany the Treetop Walk route through Serralves Park. Inspired by the rhythm of walking, the forest and silence, the composition encourages attentive and active listening, reaffirming a commitment to sustainability and encouraging reconnection with and respect for nature.

NATIVE BREEDS
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

GRACIOSA DONKEY BREED
Location: Meadow

PONTO VERDE SPACE
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

ACADEMIA PONTO VERDE
RECYCLING? EASY!

Partnership: Ponto Verde
Location: Meadow

Academia Ponto Verde, Sociedade Ponto Verde’s educational project, invites visitors to discover recycling. Under the motto “Recycling? Easy!”, it promotes initiatives raising awareness of the importance of sorting and recycling packaging. The space includes a painting workshop, a board game and a storytelling session, providing an educational experience towards a more sustainable future.

PROJECTS
SAT, SUN • 10:00–19:00

ECO PORTO
PORTO CENTRE FOR URBAN CIRCULARITY

Led by: Porto Municipal Environment Company
Partnership: Municipality of Porto
Location: Jacques Gréber Fountain Square

A multidisciplinary space promoting the circular economy.

FROM PEEL TO SOIL

Led by: Porto Municipal Environment Company
Partnership: Municipality of Porto
Location: Jacques Gréber Fountain Square

Much of what we throw into general waste is organic matter that could return to the soil. Through a family game, participants learn how to separate biowaste, discover what happens to a banana peel after a few months and can sign up for Porto’s organic waste collection service.

PORTO À PORTA
THE STREET SWEEPER THAT EXPLAINS THE CITY

Led by: Porto Municipal Environment Company
Partnership: Municipality of Porto
Location: Jacques Gréber Fountain Square

Porto à Porta comes to Serralves. An electric Porto Ambiente street sweeper leaves the streets behind and becomes a stand showing what the city drops every day — and what each of us can do to prevent it. Climb into the cab, take on the sorting challenge and discover the journey of waste from the street to its new cycle.

EXHIBITION
SAT, SUN • 10:30–19:00

PORTO AROMAS

Partnership: Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
Location: Aromatic Garden

WORKSHOP
SAT, SUN • 10:30–12:30 and 14:00–19:00

FROM FIELD TO ART
THE CYCLE OF FAFE STRAW PLAITING

Partnership: Municipality of Fafe
Location: Stables

Celebrating the rhythms of nature at the Autumn Festival, “As 3 Micas” present at Serralves the richness of Fafe Straw Plaiting, a craft included in the EU Register of Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products. This initiative presents the entire sustainable cycle of rye straw, from growing the crop to the finished product.

Visitors are invited to discover this tradition through a presentation about the material, demonstrations of how pieces are made and a market featuring unique items. For those wishing to explore further, there will also be a practical workshop offering the opportunity to try the plaiting technique. An opportunity to celebrate Fafe’s rural heritage and the mastery of its craftswomen.

WORKSHOP
SAT, SUN • 10:30–12:30 and 14:30–16:30

SCIENCE AND ART

Led by: Águas e Energia do Porto Municipal Company
Partnership: Municipality of Porto
Location: Maria Nordman Garden

Through practical, interactive and enjoyable activities, the workshop explores water and energy through scientific experiments that spark curiosity and reveal how science is present in our everyday lives.

PARTICIPATORY ART INSTALLATION
SAT • 10:30–13:00 and 14:00–17:00
SUN • 10:30–13:00

THE CITY WE BUILD

Led by: Municipal Environmental Management Division | Environment and Sustainability Department
Partnership: Municipality of Porto
Capacity: 20 people
Location: Maria Nordman Garden

The City We Build is a participatory art installation about the city, biodiversity and climate change. Over two days, families are invited to collectively create and transform the installation. Drawings, colours, words and natural elements bring to life the city we want to preserve and, through different layers, explore its transformations and the challenges it faces. A creative and collective experience culminating in a message of hope, action and the future.

WORKSHOP
SUN • 10:00–12:30 and 13:30–19:00

COME AND GET HANDS-ON WITH OUR HISTORY
FROM RAW MATERIAL TO FELT

Led by: Hatmaking Museum
Partnership: Municipality of S. João da Madeira
Location: Stables

Throughout the workshop, in an atmosphere of discovery and creativity, participants are invited to create their own felt accessory while exploring traditional raw materials used in the hatmaking industry, such as wool and rabbit fur.

WORKSHOP
SUN • 10:00–12:30 and 14:00–19:00

CREATIVE WORKSHOPS: FROM HERITAGE TO NATURE
THE ROOSTER OF THE FOUR SEASONS

Led by: Turismo de Barcelos
Partnership: Municipality of Barcelos
Location: Meadow

A painting workshop centred on the Rooster of Barcelos, reinterpreted through the colours, forms and elements of nature. The activity invites participants to discover this major symbol of Barcelos identity, establishing a connection between heritage, creativity and the natural environment.

WORKSHOP
SUN • 10:00–13:00 and 14:30–17:30

GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST

Led by: Gabriela Silva and Paula Alves
Partnership: Municipality of Ovar
Location: Meadow

Are all forests the same? From Portugal’s northern coast to the Alentejo interior, Portuguese forests differ in their species, landscapes and forms of life. Despite this diversity, they all play an essential role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems.

Forests provide food and shelter for countless species, contribute to water and air quality, and play a fundamental role in tackling climate change by storing carbon and helping to regulate the climate. This workshop is an invitation to discover the richness of our forests, understand their importance in the face of the challenges posed by climate change and explore ways of protecting them.

Throughout the experience, participants will take on the role of true Guardians of the Forest, reflecting on how their actions can contribute to preserving this natural heritage.

WORKSHOP
SUN • 10:00–13:30 and 14:30–19:00

COME AND GET HANDS-ON WITH OUR HISTORY
NATURE IN PRINT

Led by: Parque do Rio Ul
Partnership: Municipality of S. João da Madeira
Location: Stables

This sensory and creative experience invites participants to observe, feel and appreciate nature. Using leaves collected in Parque do Rio Ul, participants are invited to explore the hidden beauty of their shapes, textures and veins, preserving them in modelling clay through an imprinting technique. Each impression will tell a small story about the Park’s trees.

ROVING PERFORMANCE
SUN • 10:00–19:00

CARETOS

Partnership: Municipality of Lamego
Location: Serralves Park

In Lazarim, in the heart of Lamego, the caretos — hand-carved wooden masks — bring mysterious and irreverent figures to life as they take over the streets. Amid laughter, frights and provocation, a tradition combining celebration, satire and freedom is brought vividly back to life.