Dates not yet confirmed. The organiser has not announced this edition. The dates below follow the festival's usual pattern and are our best estimate; check the official site before booking around them.
The Festa da Broa de Avintes fills the Largo do Palheirinho for six August days around the dark, dense maize and rye loaf that is this Vila Nova de Gaia parish's best known product.
Dates and details checked September 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Porto around 4 to 9 August 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
Festa da Broa de Avintes runs 4 to 9 August. These are the food tours and tastings in Porto to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
4 hours
Our Chef-Led Gastronomic Tour of the Bolhao Market combines with a hands-on Portuguese Tapas Class. You'll make Tapiscos & enjoy Douro wine, taking home new skills to ...
Day trip · 6 hours
Enjoy a wonderful Private full-day tour in Douro Valley. The tour is completely personalized to you. You'll can visit two traditional farms with a wine tasting.
Day trip · 9 hours
Surrender to the beauty of this World Heritage Valley, thought by many to be the most beautiful valley in the world. Enjoy a local immersion experience and avoid crowd...
Address: Largo do Palheirinho, Avintes, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto
Festival Craft puts national and international craft brewers on the central square at WOW in Gaia for three days in May, with petiscos and street food and the Porto skyline across the Douro.
TipEntry is free and the official cup is 3 euros in advance or 4 on the day. A cup kept from a previous year is still accepted.
The francesinha festival at the VP restaurant inside WOW serves six builds of Porto's sauce covered sandwich over an April weekend, among them chicken, cod, seafood, vegetarian and one on pizza dough.
TipThe 15 euro menu covers one francesinha, chips and a drink. Buy in advance at VP, because the long tables fill from the first lunch service.
Vinhos a Descobrir gathers small Portuguese growers at the Forte de Gaia over an October weekend, pouring their own limited bottlings while the Douro harvest is still under way.
TipTickets are about 16 euros. Arrive at opening on Saturday, while the growers still have time to pour and talk through a bottle.
22-24 May 2027
Festival Craft
Craft beer and petiscos
25-26 Apr 2027
Festival da Francesinha no WOW
Francesinha
10-11 Oct
Vinhos a Descobrir, Harvest Edition
Portuguese wine
21 Nov
Enophilo Wine Fest Porto
Portuguese wine
11 Nov
São Martinho and the Magusto
Roasted chestnuts, água-pé, jeropiga
23-24 Jun 2027
São João do Porto
Sardines, grilled meats, caldo verde
