Agenda Municipal / Parties, Fairs and Pilgrims Holy Week - Easter 2025
Until 21 Apr
Confraria das Santas Chagas programme
Vila Nova de Famalicão | All the events are free access
From 25 of March to 21 of April
Santas Chagas ‘Faith and Tradition’ photo exhibition
9 April Square
Friday 04th
Conference ‘Does Christianity Still Matter?’
Cupertino de Miranda Auditorium | 21h30
Participation: Dr Helena Vilaça, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Porto; Father Francisco Carreira, Parish Priest of the Santo Adrião community in Vila Nova de Famalicão; Vítor Costa, Pastor of the Christian Church of Vila Nova de Famalicão
05, 06, 12 e 13
4th Sweet Easter Market
Alameda D. Maria II | Between 10h00 and 20h00
Sweet Easter is back, this year over two weekends to add more flavour to the Easter festivities in Vila Nova de Famalicão. The Vila Nova de Famalicão City Council and the Confraternity of the Holy Wounds of the Community of Santo Adrião intend to once again present a programme that unites the religious and the profane, combining faith and devotion with leisure and lots of entertainment.
Registration for the Sweet Easter Market, from 21 to 27 March, by filling in the form available at the following link - Forms - Fairs and Markets ’
Saturday 5th
3rd Walk for Religious and Historical Heritage
New Parish Church | 10h00
Registration until 03 April
Destination: Sanctuary of Santa Catarina, Calendário | Distance: + 6km | Difficulty: Easy
Traditional Lenten songs
Old Parish Church | 21h30
Participation: Ethnographic Group Rusga de Joane
Friday 11th
Youth Way of the Cross
9 April Square | 21h00
Participation: Youth Movements of the Parish Community of Santo Adrião
Saturday 12th
Showcooking ‘Aunt Cátia's Kitchen’
Municipal Market Square | 16h00
3rd Easter Sweets Competition Vila Nova de Famalicão 2025
D. Maria II Square
Registration for the competition until 10 April at the Tourist Office and Parish Office | Delivery of cakes on the 12th, at 2.30pm in the Municipal Market Square | Announcement of the winners and prize-giving at 6pm | At the end, cake and vinho verde will be given away
David Maslanka's ‘Give Us This Day’ Concert
New Parish Church | 21h30
With the Vila Nova de Famalicão Music Band | Conductor Armando Teixeira
Sunday 13th
Blessing and Palm Procession
Praça 9 de Abril | 10h00
Route: Praça 9 de Abril, Rua de Santo António, Rua Adriano Pinto Basto, Rua Manuel Pinto de Sousa, Rua Álvaro Castelões
Eucharist of the Passion
New Parish Church | 11h00
4th Hebrew Passover Bible Procession
Parish Hall | 15h30
Route: Rua Manuel Pinto de Sousa, Rua Adriano Pinto Basto, Alameda D. Maria II, Rua Lourenço da Silva Oliveira, Praça D. Maria II, Rua de Santo António Praça 9 de Abril
Wednesday 16th
Easter Symphonic Choir Concert
Requiem by John Rutter
New Parish Church | 21h30
With the CCM/Artave Choir and the ARTAVE Project orchestra
Thursday 17th
Eucharist of the Lord's Supper
New Parish Church | 18h00
Recreation of the Last Supper; Gethsemane and Sanhedrin
9 April Square | 21h00
With the Greculeme Theatre Group
Procession ‘ECCE HOMO’ or Lord of the Green Cane
Old Parish Church | 21h30
Route: Rua de Santo António, Praça D. Maria II, Rua Álvaro Roçadas, Rua de S. João de Deus, Rua Adriano Pinto Basto, Rua de Santo António, Praça 9 de Abril
Good Friday 18
Liturgical Prayer of Lauds
Old Parish Church | 10h30
Celebration of the Passion
New Parish Church | 14h45
Reenactment of the Trial of Jesus
9 April Square | 20h30
Procession of the Burial of the Lord
Old Parish Church | 21h30
Route: Rua de Santo António, Praça D. Maria II, Rua Álvaro Roçadas, Rua de S. João de Deus, Rua Adriano Pinto Basto, Rua de Santo António, Praça 9 de Abril
Saturday 19th
Easter Vigil
New Parish Church | 21h00
Saturday 19 to Sunday 27
Exhibition of flowered crosses
Streets of Vila Nova de Famalicão
Sunday 20th
Solemn Easter Eucharist
Old Parish Church | 08h00
Easter / Resurrection
Easter Compass
Old Parish Church | 09h00
Solemn Easter Eucharist
New Parish Church | 10h30 and 12h30
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