porto is really testing our umbrellas lately.
but look at saturday, a little sunshine just in time for valentine’s ☀️
🗓 what’s on this week
thu 12
🇵🇱 12pm fat thursday: polish lunch at veen canteen
🧗 5pm bouldering meetup at são rock climbing
💻 6pm google developers meetup at uphold
🎬 6:30pm pitch & development night at batalha centro de cinema
🖼️ 6:30pm art exhibition opening: nicolai ganichev at tilsitt gallery
🧘 7pm breath + sound in light (25€) at fisga
👔 7pm structural coupling: the fundamental product dynamic with dave hora at dreams odigeo
🎉 7pm porto future tech birthday party at a fábrica da picaria
🎧 8pm dj bira set at temporada
fri 13
💻 4pm porto vibe coding meetup: from idea to working product at nope bar
🍽️ 6pm fuck tinder dinner and party at temporada
🎤 7pm or 9:30pm american immigrant stand up comedy (15€) at nope bar
💑 7pm singles party: drinks and dancing at fino golf club
🍷 7pm galentine's day: wine and chocolate pairing event (35€) at bistrô 240
🫱🏻🫲🏽 7pm the secondary meetup at lukat
sat 14 (valentine’s)
🧘♀️ all day valentine’s or valentine’s: 2 for 1 class (20-35€) at sculpt studio
🌿 10am-5pm happy hormones: hormonal balance workshop (50€ and 10% off w/ “thismustbeporto”)
💥 3pm te quiero pop-up: art exhibition, dj set and food at viga studios
💼 3pm career & business mastermind for focused thinking and clear vision (10€) at suribachi
🏺 4pm ó coração: art exhibition at ó cerâmica
🧘♀️ 4:30pm will you be my pilates partner? (30€) at pilates reformer studio
🍜 8pm anti-valentines: dinner with strangers at shifu
🍽️ 8:30pm valentine's for everyone: dinner with strangers (4€ sign-up)
sun 15
🚶 10:15am porto 10000 steps walk from casa da música
🎲 6:00pm boardgames & jazz: sunday session (3€) at look sharp
🍜 12:00pm asian buffet lunch + walk meetup (21€ buffet) at xiwu
🎲 3:15pm vegan board gamers at baomerang
🧗 3:00pm bouldering meetup at são rock climbing
🎉 8:30am alcobaça carnival day trip (55€) from campanhã
mon 16
🖊️ 10:00am monday morning writers at espaço agra
✨ 7:00pm soul awakening room: shadow work (15€) at the hidden space
tue 17 (carnival)
💬 6pm a2 portuguese class (10€) at a padaria portuguesa
🎲 6:30pm boardgames and beer at leatraria downtown
♟️7pm social chess games at nope bar
wed 18
💔 6pm valentines mash-up party at big bad bank bar
🍽️ 8pm meaningful meal: insightful dinner with new friends (20€) at look sharp
multi-day events
fri 13 - sat 14
💉2-7pm valentine’s flash tattoo day at casa fúria
sat 14 - sat 28
🛍️ moake vintage market at rua santa catarina 375
thu 12 - sat 14
🎭 samba no porto: carnival festival at bolhão market
thu 12 - sun 22
🛍️ let’s swap market at marshopping
until sun 22
🍫 12-11pm chocolate market in matosinhos
🔦 local spotlight
i picked 9 creative valentine’s activities so you don’t have to scroll endlessly. from slow morning dates to dinner plans and late-night shows, there’s something cute for every type of couple (almost as cute as this ai couple 🤖)
💘 see these events here.
até já,
sara
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