This Weekend in Porto

Fri 16 – Sun 18 October

Your weekend in Porto, sorted

Concerts, shows, films, new exhibitions and free things to do, from Friday to Sunday. Everything in one timeline, plus our pick for each day if you only have time for one thing.

Updated automatically from What's On, Cinema in Porto and Exhibitions

Our picks this weekend

The full weekend

Friday 16 October

All day
All day Fragments of Infinity, by Lee Ufan (opens) ExhibitionSerralves See venue
Morning
10:00 Ensaio Aberto · Jazz Sinfónico MusicCasa da Música Free 10:30 ERMA, de Catarina Falcão FamilyTMP — Campo Alegre In Portuguese €2.50 10:30 FIMP — Festival Internacional de Marionetas do Porto FamilyVarious locations In Portuguese €2.50–12
Afternoon
14:30 Ensaio Aberto – O Swing de Bach – De Leipzig ao Jazz FamilyCasa da Música In Portuguese Free
Evening
19:00 O Pai, de August Strindberg Theatre & danceTNSJ — São João National Theatre In Portuguese €7.50–16 19:30 Nocturne (Parade), de Phia Ménard / Compagnie Non Nova FamilyRivoli Theatre In Portuguese €2.50 21:00 Jazz Sinfónico MusicCasa da Música €26–30 21:00 Francisco Menezes Theatre & danceAlameda Shop & Spot In Portuguese Free 21:00 Emocionalmente: Viver com PHDA e Dislexia Theatre & danceAuditório Francisco de Assis In Portuguese €10 21:00 Se fosse um filme, de Macarena Recuerda Shepherd Theatre & danceRivoli Theatre In Portuguese €9 21:00 Tempers MusicCCOP Auditorium See venue 21:00 Coral de Letras da Universidade do Porto MusicFundação Eng. António de Almeida Free 21:00 PMDS MusicMaus Hábitos €8 21:30 Supersensible – Ups, Perdi o meu Corpo!, de Mue Marionnettes FamilyPalácio do Bolhão In Portuguese €12 21:30 Porto Comedy Room Theatre & dancePinguim Café In Portuguese €8 21:30 Jam Session Porta-Jazz MusicEspaço Porta-Jazz €3–5 21:30 Terrakota MusicHard Club €20–25 22:00 Mário Gomes (DJ set) MusicBar Bar Free 22:00 Vargas + The Wallpapers MusicEra uma vez em Paris Free 23:00 Knobil + Jazzanova Live feat. Wayne Snow MusicCasa da Música €22 23:00 FlashBeats MusicWish You Were Here €7 23:00 MC Luanna MusicPérola Negra Club €10
Late night
Late Club Mosh MusicMaus Hábitos €6 Late Khaos – 2.ª Edição MusicHard Club €10–17.50 Late No Bass? No Problem #3 MusicEra uma vez no Porto See venue

Saturday 17 October

All day
All day Last day: galhos, by Eliana Manuel Pinho ExhibitionACASO atelier criativo Free All day Last day: Eish K’A Medo! ExhibitionTMP — Campo Alegre Free All day Last day: Árvore das Virtudes ExhibitionCooperativa Árvore Free All day Laboratório Nómada: Práticas de Observaç… (opens) ExhibitionGaleria CATAPULTA Free All day Treat or Treat, by KIKA (opens) ExhibitionAlmada 13 Free
Morning
10:30 ERMA, de Catarina Falcão FamilyTMP — Campo Alegre In Portuguese €2.50 10:30 FIMP — Festival Internacional de Marionetas do Porto FamilyVarious locations In Portuguese €2.50–12
Afternoon
14:00 Mescla MusicCasa da Música €35 14:30 A Música antes das Palavras FamilyCasa da Música In Portuguese €19 15:30 Transport: Connecting Flights, do Teatro de Marionetas de Białystok Theatre & danceTeatro Municipal Constantino Nery (Matosinhos) In English €7.50 16:00 It's Alive – 11.ª edição Theatre & dancePAZ — Performance Arts Zone €5 16:00 O Bullying Tem Perna Curta FamilyTeatro Sá da Bandeira In Portuguese €9 16:00 Teatro Dom Roberto, com Valdevinos FamilyJardim de São Lázaro (Marques de Oliveira) In Portuguese Free
Evening
19:00 O Pai, de August Strindberg Theatre & danceTNSJ — São João National Theatre In Portuguese €7.50–16 19:30 Nocturne (Parade), de Phia Ménard / Compagnie Non Nova FamilyRivoli Theatre In Portuguese €2.50 21:00 Se fosse um filme, de Macarena Recuerda Shepherd Theatre & danceRivoli Theatre In Portuguese €9 21:00 JOE JACKSON + BAND MusicCasa da Música See venue 21:30 Porto Comedy Room Theatre & danceHard Rock Café Porto In Portuguese €8 21:30 Nuno Trocado "Surfaces and Essences" MusicEspaço Porta-Jazz €3–5
Late night
Late Hard Bounce – 1.ª Edição MusicHard Club €10–17.50 Late Zamaan MusicPassos Manuel €7