What's on this week in Alvalade — markets, workshops, music and gatherings. Updated daily by the community agenda.
Sat, 21 Nov · 21:30
"From Mozart to Chico Buarque" Concert with João Vasco and Eduardo Jordão (four-hand piano). The Santiago do Cacém Music Season is a municipal project aimed at attracting new audiences, diversifying the musical offerings, and promoting cultural decentralization. Duration: 75 min. Admission is free with advance ticket pickup at the usual locations.
Sat, 5 Dec · 21:30
🎭 Another trip to the theater As part of the Vida+Alvalade program, the Alvalade Parish Council is preparing to take its residents to see yet another spectacular show by Filipe La Féria – “Mil Vezes Revista,” at the iconic Teatro Politeama, in partnership with the Municipality of Santiago do Cacém. A wonderful revue show, featuring artists and actors well known to us all, that promises moments of good cheer and plenty of entertainment! 📅 Date: December 5 💶 Registration fee: €10 📝 Registration: starting November 9, at the Alvalade Parish Council.
Passed · Sun, 8 Nov 2026
📣 Monthly Market - Alvalade Sado 📆November 8 📍Alvalade Market/Fairgrounds This Sunday, another monthly market will take place in our parish. The cold weather is on its way, and there’s nothing better than coming to visit us to check out this winter’s latest fashions and start eyeing some Christmas gifts. The market also offers a variety of regional products, from fruits, vegetables, sweets, nuts, and honey… plenty to choose from, of course. Come visit us.
Passed · Sat, 31 Oct 2026
Malino – Guitars That Sing 🎸 A guitar show featuring the duo Malino takes the stage at the Alvalade Municipal Auditorium on October 31 at 9:30 p.m. Malino is a duo of Portuguese guitarists from Beja, known for their powerful musical energy, filled with catchy melodies and rhythms, using only acoustic guitars accompanied by percussion instruments. Malino weave melodies and rhythms in a unique way, accompanied by a rhythm section that is also entirely acoustic. Their constant release of singles, online videos, and stunning live performances have garnered rave reviews and catapulted the band onto stages from north to south across the country. 👉 Free admission (tickets must be picked up in advance at the António Chainho Municipal Auditorium, the Alvalade Archaeology Museum, or the Alvalade Parish Council).
Passed · Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Museum Saturdays – Basket Weaving Workshops – an ancient art The event will take place on October 3 and 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Museum of Rural Labor in Abela and the Alvalade Museum of Archaeology, the “Museum Saturdays – Basket Weaving Workshops: An Ancient Art” initiative. October 3 | 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Museum of Rural Labor in Abela October 24 | 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Alvalade Museum of Archaeology Registration for the Museum of Rural Work in Abela is due by October 2 via email at museu@cm-santiagocacem.pt Registration for the Alvalade Museum of Archaeology is due by October 23, by emailing museu@cm-santiagocacem.pt Open to participants ages 14 and older | limit of 8 participants (per workshop)
Passed · Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Monthly Market - Alvalade 📆 SEPTEMBER 13 📍Market and fairgrounds. Don’t miss tomorrow’s monthly market—rich in tradition and featuring fresh produce, crafts, fashion, sweets, and much more. Come visit us
Passed · Thu, 24 Sept 2026
🎶 Rão Kyao’s Tour The “Five Lands, Five Nights” tour showcases the musician’s latest album—“Fado Bambu.” Over five nights, Rão Kyao brings the tradition of Fado and the sound of the bamboo flute to five towns in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém. The performances, with free admission, take place at 9:30 p.m. on the following dates and at the following venues: 📍September 24, Alvalade Municipal Auditorium 📍September 25, Vitória Artur de Sousa Pinto Cinema-Theater, Ermidas-Sado 📍October 2, António Chainho Municipal Auditorium, Santiago do Cacém 📍October 3, Casa do Povo in Cercal do Alentejo 📍October 4, Mário Primo Auditorium, Vila Nova de Santo André “Fado Bambu was born from my desire to combine the sound of the bamboo flute with the soul of our Fado, and it will now take center stage in a region I hold dear: our Alentejo,” the musician shares on his social media
Passed · Sun, 20 Sept 2026
Medieval Alvalade 2026 For three days—September 18, 19, and 20—the town of Alvalade “dresses up in full regalia” for what is one of the largest medieval fairs on the Iberian Peninsula. This event, likened to an authentic immersive history lesson, commemorates the granting of the Manueline Charter to this town in 1510. This year’s festival is themed “From Illness to Healing.” A new theme every year. A journey into the past is what the Alvalade Medieval initiative offers to all who visit the town, located in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém. The historical reenactment aims to mark the 516th anniversary of the granting of the Town Charter, which took place on September 20, 1510, by King Manuel I.
Passed · Sat, 19 Sept 2026
👑 King Manuel I is arriving EARLIER! There’s news in town… and this deserves to be announced with a trumpet fanfare! This year, King Manuel I is arriving earlier in Alvalade and bringing something new with him: before setting out in procession through the town’s streets, there will be a Royal Banquet. On Saturday, September 19, at 12:00 p.m., get ready to welcome King Manuel I and his entourage at Buraco do Rey. At 12:30 p.m., the Royal Banquet will be served, with a reception for official dignitaries and the townspeople, before the King and his entourage set off for the grand Royal Procession. And in a year when we’re traveling “From Ailment to Cure,” one thing is certain: even a Rey knows that, before any cure, one must treat the ailment… hunger! 👑 Come welcome El-Rey. 🍷 Come to the Royal Banquet. 🎺 And join his entourage through the streets of Alvalade. Because this year… El-Rey is arriving early. And so is the banquet! 📅 September 18, 19, and 20, 2026 👑 El-Rey’s Arrival — Saturday, September 19, at 12:00 p.m. 🍷 Royal Banquet — 12:30 p.m. 📞 Reservations: 965 336 322 📍 Alvalade, Alentejo Don’t miss the arrival of El-Rey!
Passed · Sat, 19 Sept 2026
Medieval Alvalade 2026 For three days—September 18, 19, and 20—the town of Alvalade “dresses up in full regalia” for what is one of the largest medieval fairs on the Iberian Peninsula. This event, likened to an authentic immersive history lesson, commemorates the granting of the Manueline Charter to this town in 1510. This year’s festival is themed “From Illness to Healing.” A new theme every year. A journey into the past is what the Alvalade Medieval initiative offers to all who visit the town, located in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém. The historical reenactment aims to mark the 516th anniversary of the granting of the Town Charter, which took place on September 20, 1510, by King Manuel I.
Passed · Fri, 18 Sept 2026
✨ It is with great pride that we reveal the theme of Alvalade Medieval 2026: ⚜️ “From Illness to Healing” ⚜️ This year, we invite you to travel back to a time when caring for the body also meant caring for the soul. Few people know that Alvalade was once home to the Hospital do Espírito Santo, an institution founded between the 14th and 15th centuries to welcome the sick, pilgrims, merchants, and travelers. There they found shelter, food, and, in case of illness, the support of physicians, surgeons, and priests, who sought to treat the body and comfort the spirit. Inspired by this historical legacy, the 2026 edition will bring to life medieval medical practices, herbal knowledge, apothecaries, barber-surgeons, healers, pilgrims, and the stories of hope that shaped the lives of the communities of that time.
Passed · Sun, 13 Sept 2026
Monthly Market - Alvalade 📆 SEPTEMBER 13 📍Market and fairgrounds. Don’t miss tomorrow’s monthly market—rich in tradition and featuring fresh produce, crafts, fashion, sweets, and much more. Come visit us
Passed · Wed, 9 Sept 2026
Ermidas-Sado | Sept. 9 | Wednesday | 9:30 p.m. | 60 min | M12 Alvalade | Sept. 13 | Sunday | 9:30 p.m. | 60 min | M12 Alvalade Tickets: Free admission with a ticket picked up in advance at the António Chainho Municipal Auditorium, the Alvalade Archaeology Museum, or the Alvalade Parish Council Tickets for Ermidas-Sado: Free admission with a ticket picked up in advance at the António Chainho Municipal Auditorium or at the Ermidas-Sado Parish Council