ADuring the approximately three weeks of festivities, in addition to the traditional stalls selling crockery, handicrafts, food, drinks and entertainment, the streets, with decorative lighting, will be occupied by performances by bands, folk groups or ethnographic groups, according to the schedule published on the official website of the municipality.
Among the various shows, the concert of the singer Fernando Daniel, on the 26th of May, at 22:00 in the gardens of the Florbela Espanca Library and, on the 11th of June, of Sérgio Gordinho, at the same time, but at the Teatro Municipal Constantino, stands out. Nery.
The traditional fireworks display takes place on the 27th of May, at 00:00.
The main attraction of these festivities is the devotion to Senhor de Matosinhos, which is why on May 28 there will be a procession of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, at 4 pm, through the streets of the city towards the Monument of Senhor do Padrão.
On May 30, a municipal holiday, at 11:00 a solemn mass of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos is celebrated, presided over by the auxiliary bishop of Porto, Pio Alves.
The Church of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, whose altars are artistically decorated with flowers on this occasion, can be visited between 09:30 and 24:00.
“Visit the handicraft fair, the tableware fair and the traditional sweets stalls, watch the procession and appreciate the decoration of the flower altars”, invited the mayor of Matosinhos, Luísa Salgueiro, on the official website.
For his part, the president of the Association for Animation of the city of Matosinhos and councilor for Culture, Fernando Rocha, promises dialogue of cultures, music, fireworks and joy.
As in other years, Metro do Porto will reinforce its operation on the days of the pilgrimage, with the Blue Line (A) starting to count, on the 20th and 21st of May, with departures every 15 minutes in both directions and in double units, the company said in a statement.
On the 26th of May, the reinforcement starts at 20:00 and takes place in the same way, he said.
On the following day, the day of the fireworks display, the line is reinforced again from 12:00 with double vehicles and passages every 15 minutes in each direction. After 16:00 and until 01:00, departures are every 10 minutes, he added.
In addition, the operation extends until 2:00 am, resuming at the last hour, that is, between 1:00 am and 2:00 am, the 15-minute frequencies.
Metro do Porto also pointed out that on May 28, the day on which the procession takes place, the Blue Line is reinforced from 12:00 pm every 15 minutes, and between 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm circulation is done every 10 minutes.
The festivity of Senhor de Matosinhos has been held for 700 years and usually brings together around two million visitors, according to calculations by the municipality.
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