This information has been sent to Amovate by the Câmara, and below is a rough translation:
Celebrations of the municipality of Aljezur will take place on this holiday.
Despite the difficulties we are experiencing, the city did not want to stop marking this date, using as much imagination and creativity to ensure joy and celebration these days with the proper financial restraints.
So for the second consecutive year these festivities will start on 28th August with August Night, Multicultural Night Aljezur. This is a moment that will show everyone some of the different cultural aspects of our County.
This initiative will take place throughout the historic district of Aljezur starting
in Freedom Square at the foot of the Castle, past the square of the Museum
Hall, the Church of Mercy, St. Anthony Museum and ending inside the Castle of Aljezur.
This initiative is to create momentum in the historic area, opening the public museums, creating interaction with various musical tastes and ages, different audiences that may find fado, accordion band, brass, classical violin and flute, saxophone, jazz, theatre animation, circus, evidence of regional products, painting, crafts and such could and not failing to miss refreshments from throughout this area.
Participants and visitors are asked to present themselves at this party wearing something white.
On August 29 the traditional bathe on the beach of Monte Clérigo will take place preceded by a march tour.
The participants will recreate the typical festivals that the people of the fields did, going to the beach during these dates, with their clothing and packed lunch “piqueniqueiro” with the typical snacks of the day. All this will be accompanied with the presence of two accordion players who will go on the beach at Monte Clérigo and relive the old traditions.
At 17:00 hours in the EMA – Multipurpose space in Aljezur the Traditional Mega sardine feast, and for the first time this year will have entertainment & Music in the same room with the presence of the duo Rhythm and Young Artist popular music REBECA
In the early evening, the Youth Aljezurenses will be awarded by the municipality for their school performance obtained during the academic year 2010/2011, with a cheque assigning each one to the value of 500 euros.
Please click on this link for the full schedule of events (in Portuguese) City Holiday Celebrations