Celebrate the Saloio Festival
In the month when the European Heritage Days are celebrated, the Cascais Rural Heritage Interpretation Centre invites the entire community to enjoy two days dedicated to celebrating Saloio traditions.
The programme includes theatre performances, traditional dances and songs, traditional games, historical re-enactments, workshops, and demonstrations of ancestral crafts and traditional techniques, promising unique moments of discovery, togetherness and fun.
Come and experience these traditions with us and help keep our cultural identity alive.
See the programme below.
Target audience: General public (see programme).
Information: +351 214 825 210 (calls to the Portuguese national landline network) | Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Organised by: Cascais Municipality
SDG: 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).
Saturday, 26 September
10:00 am – Opening of the Outeiro de Polima Saloio Farmstead to the public
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Reed Toy Workshop by CASA – Creative Activities Laboratory
Target audience: Families with children aged 6 and over
Free participation, subject to prior registrationhere
10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Pottery Demonstration by À Roda do Barro
10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Demonstration of the Traditional Handmade “Grandmother’s Bag” by the Galiza Community Centre
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Performance by the Children's Folk Group of ATL da Galiza
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Pottery and Modelling Workshop by À Roda do Barro
Target audience: General public (12+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Basketry Workshop by CASA – Creative Activities Laboratory
Target audience: General public (16+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Traditional Bread-Making Workshop by Celso Santos
Target audience: General public (10+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Traditional Toy-Making Workshop by Bzugo Studio
Target audience: Children aged between 5 and 13
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Talk: Of Bread and Wine: From Food to the Sacred and to Heritage, by Mário Lisboa | Carcavelos Wine Tasting supported by Cascais Foodlab and the Brotherhood of Carcavelos Wine Enthusiasts.
Target audience: General public (18+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Musical Performance directed by ethnomusicologist Sebastião Antunes, featuring the group Sons & Ecos
7:00 pm – Closing
Throughout these two days, visitors can also enjoy traditional games and ancestral pastimes, watch historical re-enactments, meet the woolly donkeys up close, and discover the organic products from Quinta do Pisão.
Sunday, 27 September
10:00 am – Opening of the Outeiro de Polima Saloio Farmstead to the public
10:00 am – 11:00 am – Storytelling Session Galho de Histórias with Sónia Dias
Target audience: Families with children aged 4 and over
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Demonstration of Traditional Weaving Techniques by Cross Lights
10:15 am – 1:00 pm – Guided Tour of the Outeiro de Polima Saloio Farmstead with Anabela Sequeira and Severino Rodrigues
Transport by coach.
Meeting point: Avenida da República, in front of the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Cascais.
Target audience: General public (12+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here,
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Wool Cycle Workshop by CASA – Creative Activities Laboratory
Target audience: Families with children aged 5 and over
Free participation, subject to prior registration here
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Hand Weaving Workshop by Cross Lights
Target audience: General public (9+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Traditional Toy-Making Workshop by Bzugo Studio
Target audience: Children aged between 5 and 13
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Demonstration of the Traditional Handmade “Grandmother’s Bag” by the Galiza Community Centre
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Demonstration of the Art and Technique of Stone Masonry by Celestino Costa
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Pottery Demonstration by À Roda do Barro
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Traditional Embroidery Workshop by CASA – Creative Activities Laboratory
Target audience: General public (12+)
Free participation, subject to prior registration here.
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Traditional Dance Performance and Workshop with the folklore group As Lavadeiras da Ribeira da Lage
6:00 pm – Closing
Throughout these two days, visitors can also enjoy traditional games and ancestral pastimes, watch historical re-enactments, meet the woolly donkeys up close, and discover the organic products from Quinta do Pisão.
