THE LOOKOUT | Alcanena Literary Festival returns in June with an ambitious program

The Alcanena Literary Festival returns from the 13th to the 16th of June with an ambitious program and renowned names. In programmatic terms, the ‘Program Whose Name We Are Prevented from Saying’ stands out and renowned names in Portuguese literature and culture such as Sérgio Godinho, Eduardo Sá, Fernando Ribeiro, André Carrilho or Tânia Clímaco, councilor Marlene Carvalho told Lusa .
With a budget of around 30 thousand euros, it is estimated that more than three thousand people will be present throughout the event. “The first two editions allowed us to understand how people relate to the Festival. We tried to be more consistent in planning and organization, as well as reviewing the communication strategy, and we evolved in programmatic choices, with big names in literature, enriching meetings and performances with names from other areas such as History, Psychology or the Arts”, highlighted the mayor.
For four days, the Festival hosts meetings with writers, storytelling sessions, exhibitions, illustration workshops, reading club, writing laboratories, lectures, round tables, literary walks and poetic streets, meetings with tiktokers, Instagrammers and YouTubers, floral games , street theater, a book fair, children’s and musical entertainment, and street food spaces. The planned activities take place in various municipal facilities and spaces, namely between the Dr. Carlos Nunes Municipal Library space, the São Pedro Cine-Teatro, the Library Garden and the Jardim das Lagoas.