Castro Marim is preparing to experience major cultural and sporting celebrations

The Municipality of Castro Marim is preparing to experience a year full of great cultural and sporting celebrations, with a program that will provide good times for the community, families and tourists.

The first of several celebrations is the 100th anniversary of the Banda Musical Castromarinense, with various activities such as an evocative exhibition of its history at Casa do Sal and performances between bands, culminating on Municipality Day, on June 24th, with a concert in together with UHF.

UHF are one of the most recognized Portuguese bands in the country, led by musician and singer António Manuel Ribeiro, also considered the founder of the poet-rock movement in Portugal.

Revelim de Santo António will be the stage for this unique and special anniversary concert, with special arrangements in the repertoire, in symbiosis with the land, in a constructive process and much cherished by the maestro and members of the Banda Musical Castromarinense.

The group will therefore have to dedicate much more of its time to guarantee the brio they propose, alongside the great musical reference that is the lead singer of UHF, in a place that affirms its magic in these great moments.

Another major highlight for 2024 will be the 25th edition of the Castro Marim Medieval Days, where thousands of people are once again expected to return to the past.

Between the 21st and 25th of August, the town of Castro Marim goes back in time with one of the biggest medieval events in the country, which promises to go down in history in this special edition and maintain its quality in programming and organization.

Castro Marim’s Medieval Days is an event that has contributed to the municipality’s international notoriety.

On August 15th, Castro Marim returns to the celebrations of the traditional Festival in Honor of Our Lady of the Martyrs, with concerts by Nininho Vaz Maia, from the Algarve Íris and also a revival party from the 80s and 90s.

For Altura, in an improved space, after a great concert dedicated to youth, singer Carolina Deslandes and the band Lucky Duckies take to the stage, with the special participation of the dance group ARUTLA.

ARUTLA celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, marking the growth of many young women from the Castro Marim territory and their talent.

Over the next few months there will also be dozens of activities of various genres and for all ages, which will take place from the sea to the mountains, namely in the villages of Odeleite and Azinhal.

Dozens of other activities and initiatives are planned at the Castro Marim Municipal Library and Casa do Sal, as is customary throughout the year.

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