The May Festival 2025

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Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. | Sundays: 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
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NameQuinta do Pisรฃo - Parque de NaturezaAddress

Estrada Nacional 9-1 - no entroncamento de acesso ร  barragem do Rio da Mula
Alcabideche

ParishAlcabidecheGeolocation38.758752,-9.419183 (open map)
Quinta do Pisรฃo - Nature park
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Description

Quinta do Pisรฃo will host the 7th edition of the Mayย Festival.ย A festival inspired by Cascais' ancestral and hillbilly traditions that celebrates spring!

The festival programme includes nature walks, workshops, demonstrations and lots of entertainment with theatre, music and traditional dances!
There will be no shortage of donkey and horse baptisms, tractor and carriage rides, traditional games and entertainment from the hillbillies of Cascais. You can also visit the hillbilly market and relax in the restaurant area.

Take the M44 bus. Check out the timetable here, which has been reinforced for these days.
> Cascais Station -> Quinta do Pisรฃo | Departures at 9h00 | 10h00 | 11h00 | 12h00 | 13h00 | 15h20 | 16h45 | 18h00
> Quinta do Pisรฃo -> Cascais Station | Departures at 10h00 |11h00 | 12h00 | 12h40 | 16h00 | 17h00 | 17h50 | 19h00

Registration: coming soon
More information: atividadesnatureza@cascaisambiente.pt | 215 811 750
Organisation: Cascais Ambiente
SDG:ย 15 (Life on landย )


Programme below

DAY 24

ANIMATION

11h00ย to 12h00 - Story Time โ€˜Tobias the Mossโ€™ย 
15h00 to 15h30 - โ€˜Sete Castelos Ethnographic Groupโ€™ performanceย 
15h30 to 16h30 - โ€˜Botanical Printingโ€™ demonstrationย 
16h00 to 16h45 - Story time โ€˜Nature of Pisรฃoโ€™ ย 
16h30 to 17h30 - โ€˜A Lavadeiras da Ribeira da Lageโ€™ performanceย 
17h00 to 18h00 - Storytelling session โ€˜Let's celebrate 10 years of the Big Bad Wolfโ€™ with Clara Cunha and Natalina Cรณiasย 
18h00 to 19h00 - Theatre โ€˜Conversations between Peasantsโ€™ย 


EXPERIENCES *ย 

9h30 to 12h00 - 4th edition of the Saloio Trail
11h00 to 12h30 - One day I want to be: Beekeeperย 
11h00 to 13h00 - โ€˜Natural Soapsโ€™ Workshopย 
11h30ย to 12h30 - Needle Felting Workshop
14h30 to 15h30 - Workshop โ€˜Botanical Printing - Let's Explore Natural Paintsโ€™
14h30 to 15h30 - Showcooking โ€˜Bread with chorizo in a wood-fired ovenโ€™
14h30 to 15h45 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handler
14h30 to 16h00 - Workshop โ€˜Preserving to savourโ€™ย 
14h30 to 16h00 - Workshop โ€˜Let's extract honey with the beekeeperโ€™ย 
15h00ย to 17h00ย - โ€˜LandArt Trailโ€™ tourย 
15h00 to 17h30 - โ€˜Ecology of Renaturalisationโ€™ tourย 
15h30 to 16h30 - One day I want to be: Shepherd
15h30 to 17h30 - โ€˜Clay Divingโ€™ workshop
16h00 to 17h15 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handler
16h30 to 18h00 - Showcooking โ€˜Portuguese sweetsโ€™
17h00 to 19h00 - Workshop โ€˜Traditional Tilesโ€™ย 
17h00 to 19h00 - Workshop โ€˜Drawing in Natureโ€™ย 
18h30 to 20h00 - Biodiversity Bingoย 
20h30 to 21h30 - Dinner by the Light of Fireflies with Live Music ***
21h00 to 22h30 - โ€˜Observation of nocturnal faunaโ€™ walkย 
21h30 to 23h00 - Firefly Watching Tour

*The event is free to enter, but the โ€˜Experiencesโ€™ have limited places and cost โ‚ฌ2/participant. The money will go towards planting trees at Quinta do Pisรฃo. All those registered will be contacted later to take part in the planting.

*** Dinner costs โ‚ฌ42/couple

DAY 25

ANIMATION

10h00 to 11h00 - โ€˜Ferra do Cavaloโ€™ demonstrationย 
10h00 to 12h00 - Clube S. Pedro Estoril Petanque Tournamentย 
10h00 to 17h00 - Cascais Mobile Libraryย 
10h30 to 11h00 - Story Time โ€˜Once upon a time... The Dove and Daisyโ€™ย 
11h00 to 11h45 - Theatre โ€˜A Massaโ€™ย 
11h30ย to 12h45 - Outdoor Readingย 
12h00 to 15h30 - โ€˜ViraVadioโ€™ travelling performance ย 
14h30 to 15h30 - โ€˜Conversations between Peasantsโ€™ theatreย 
14h30 to 16h00 - Showcooking โ€˜A 100% Vegetable Mealโ€™
15h00 to 16h30 - โ€˜Acrylic Paintingโ€™ demonstrationย 
15h00 to 17h00 - โ€˜Come and learn how to make paper flowers with Grandmaโ€™ demonstrationย 
16h00 to 17h00 - โ€˜Voices of Campo Branco in Cascaisโ€™ performance ย 
17h30 to 18h30 - โ€˜Shepherd Dogsโ€™ demonstrationย 

EXPERIENCES *ย 

9h00 to 12h00 - โ€˜Birdwatching with SPEAโ€™ walkย 
9h30 to 11h30 - โ€˜Cascais Dog Trailโ€™ walk **
10h00 to 10h45 - โ€˜Wooden Spoonsโ€™ workshopย 
10h00 to 11h00 - Ceramics Workshopย 
10h00 to 11h00 - โ€˜Organic Balmโ€™ Workshop
10h00 to 12h30 - โ€˜Initiation to Weavingโ€™ workshopย 
10h30 to 12h30 - โ€˜Botanical and Ecological Literacyโ€™ walk ย 
11h00 to 13h00 - One day I want to be: Gardenerย 
11h30ย to 12h30 - โ€˜Photographs with the Sunโ€™ workshop
11h30 to 12h30 - Children's showcooking โ€˜Sustainable Flavours: Zero Waste Pรขtรฉโ€™
11h30ย to 12h45 - One day I want to be an Equestrian Handler
14h30 to 15h45 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handler
15h00 to 16h00 - Workshop โ€˜Come Build a Wooden Sheepโ€™ย 
15h00 to 16h30 - โ€˜Rewilding with Large Herbivoresโ€™ tourย 
15h00 to 17h00 - Bird Escape Gameย 
15h30 to 17h00 - Workshop โ€˜Beeswax Clothsโ€™ย 
16h00 to 17h15 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
16h30 to 17h15 - โ€˜Wooden Spoonsโ€™ workshop
16h30 to 17h30 - Ceramics Workshop
16h30 to 18h00 - โ€˜Experiencing Theatreโ€™ Workshopย 
16h30 to 18h30 - โ€˜Design your own Quinta do Pisรฃo Fanzineโ€™ Workshop
17h00 to 18h00 - Walk on the โ€˜TN [12] - Alto do Mato Trailโ€™ย 
17h30 to 18h30 - Workshop โ€˜Microlandscaping: Create Your Own Miniature Worldโ€™ย 

*The event is free to enter, but the โ€˜Experiencesโ€™ have limited places and cost โ‚ฌ2/participant. The money will go towards planting trees at Quinta do Pisรฃo. All those registered will be contacted later to take part in the planting action.

** Registration with responsible organisations.

DAY 31

ANIMATION

10h30ย to 12h00ย - โ€˜Shearing Sheepโ€™ demonstrationย 
11h00 to 13h00 - Demonstration โ€˜The Magic of Working on the Potter's Wheelโ€™ย 
11h00 to 12h00 - โ€˜Rancho Coral e Coreogrรกfico da Sociedade Musical de Cascaisโ€™ performance
12h30 to 13h00 - โ€˜Rancho Infantil da Galizaโ€™ performanceย 
15h00 to 16h00 - โ€˜Recounting Talesโ€™ theatreย 
15h00 to 16h30 - โ€˜Weavingโ€™ demonstrationย 
17h30 to 18h30 - โ€˜Bossa a Doisโ€™ performanceย 
19h30 to 20h30 - Fado at the End of the Afternoon ย 


EXPERIENCES *ย 

10h00 to 12h30 -ย Oxygen Action: PNSC **
10h00 to 11h15 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
10h30 to 11h30 - โ€˜Teas and Infusionsโ€™ Workshop
10h30 to 12h30 - โ€˜Make your own wooden lampโ€™ workshop
11h00 to 12h00 - โ€˜Funny Cookโ€™ Children's Cookery Workshop
11h00 to 13h00 - โ€˜Compostingโ€™ workshop
11h30 to 12h45 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
14h30 to 15h45 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
15h00 to 16h00 - โ€˜Sound Pathsโ€™ Workshop
15h00ย to 17h00. - โ€˜Make Your Own Wooden Frameโ€™ Workshop
15h30 to 16h30 - Workshop โ€˜Automata - The Movement of Nature's Little Thingsโ€™
15h30 to 17h30 - Showcooking โ€˜From the Garden to the Kitchenโ€™ย 
15h30 to 17h30 - โ€˜Clay Divingโ€™ workshop
16h00 to 17h15 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
17h00 to 18h30 - Workshop โ€˜Weaving with Vegetable Fibresโ€™
17h00 to 19h00 - Workshop โ€˜Drawing Free Horsesโ€™
17h30 to 19h00 - Workshop โ€˜Handmade Mead Productionโ€™
20h00 to 22h00 - โ€˜Astrophotographyโ€™ workshop
21h00 to 23h00 - โ€˜Night Sky Observation with Telescopeโ€™ Tour

*The event is free to enter, but the โ€˜Experiencesโ€™ have limited places and cost โ‚ฌ2/participant. The money will go towards planting trees at Quinta do Pisรฃo. All those registered will be contacted later to take part in the planting action.

** Registration with responsible organisations.

DAY 1

ANIMATION

10h30 to 12h00ย - โ€˜Hands on Wool!โ€™ demonstrationย 
11h00 to 12h00 - โ€˜The Secret Life of Pollinatorsโ€™ theatreย 
11h30ย to 12h30 - Presentation of the book โ€˜Discovering Animalsโ€™ย 
14h30 to 16h00 - โ€˜Hands on Wool!โ€™ demonstrationย 
15h00 to 15h30 - โ€˜Rancho Folclรณrico de Maniqueโ€™ performanceย 
16h00 to 16h30 - โ€˜Holy Queenโ€™ theatreย 


EXPERIENCES *ย 

8h30 to 10h30 - โ€˜Birds of Quinta do Pisรฃoโ€™ walk
9h30 to 12h30 - โ€˜Beginning Wildlife Photographyโ€™ Workshop
10h00 to 10h45 - โ€˜Wooden Spoonsโ€™ workshop
10h00 to 11h00 - โ€˜Mini Ecosystemโ€™ workshop
10h00 to 11h15 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handler
10h00 to 12h00 - โ€˜Paint from the Barkโ€™ workshop
10h00 to 12h00 - โ€˜Wicker Stuffing - Coating a Bottleโ€™ Workshop
10h00 to 13h00ย - Tour โ€˜Quinta do Pisรฃo and its Heritageโ€™
11h00 to 12h30 - One day I want to be: Beekeeper
11h30 to 12h45 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handler
11h00 to 13h00 -ย Meeting of Horta da Quinta do Pisรฃo volunteers**
14h30 to 15h45 - โ€˜Not so scary animals!โ€™ workshop
14h30 to 15h45 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
14h30 to 16h30 - Workshop โ€˜Around Wickerโ€™
14h30 to 17h30 - Workshop โ€˜A Herbarium in Botanical Printโ€™
15h00 to 16h00 - Workshop โ€˜Come Build a Wooden Donkeyโ€™
15h00 to 16h00 - Workshop โ€˜Honey, Uses and Abusesโ€™
15h00 to 16h30ย - โ€˜Carcavelos Wineโ€™ Tasting
16h00 to 17h15 - One day I want to be: Equestrian Handlerย 
16h30 to 17h15 - โ€˜Wooden Spoonsโ€™ workshop
16h30 to 17h30 - 2nd edition of the โ€˜Biscoito de Melโ€™ competition (free)
16h30 to 17h30 - โ€˜A Weird Animalโ€™ workshop
16h30 to 18h00 - 2nd Swedish Tournament (free)

*The event is free to enter, but the โ€˜Experiencesโ€™ have limited places and cost โ‚ฌ2/participant. The money will go towards planting trees at Quinta do Pisรฃo. All those registered will be contacted later to take part in the planting action.

** Registration with responsible organisations.

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