Sao Joao do Porto ★ 4.8
Sao Joao do Porto on 23 June is the city's biggest street party, with grilled sardines, caldo verde, plastic hammers and floating balloons across every Porto.
Focus: Sardines, grilled meats, caldo verde
Food festivals in Porto worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Essencia do Vinho ★ 4.6
Essencia do Vinho at Palacio da Bolsa in Porto is Portugal's largest wine event, with 4,000 wines from 400 producers tasted across four days in late February.
Focus: Portuguese wine
Primavera Sound Porto food market ★ 4.2
Primavera Sound Porto's food market at Parque da Cidade do Porto runs alongside the festival each June, with chef counters serving Portuguese street food.
Focus: Portuguese and international street food
Festas da Cidade do Porto ★ 4.3
Festas da Cidade do Porto is the three-week street programme leading to Sao Joao on 23 June, with grilled-sardine stalls, caldo verde and live bands.
Focus: Sardines, grilled meats, caldo verde
Vinhos Verdes Essencia Festival ★ 4.4
Vinhos Verdes Essencia Festival is the dedicated Vinho Verde wine festival each June in the Soares dos Reis museum gardens, with tastings, chef-led show-cookings and banquets.
Focus: Vinho Verde wine festival: tastings, chef show-cookings, banquets