Portimão Book Fair at the Old Fish Market

The Portimão Book Fair is one of the most relevant events for promoting books, reading, and culture in the municipality, serving as a privileged space for meetings between authors, readers, publishers, booksellers, and cultural agents.

The initiative takes place between June 19 and July 5, 2026, at the iconic Antiga Lota de Portimão, a reference space in the city that combines heritage, urban centrality, and a strong ability to attract audiences.

Organized by the Portimão City Council and Promobooks.net, in partnership with Bookas.pt, Páginas Otimistas, and cultural agent Analita Alves dos Santos, the Book Fair aims to strengthen the role of reading as an instrument of cultural, educational, and social development, while simultaneously promoting the democratization of access to books and contemporary literary creation.

Outdoors and free entry, the public will have the opportunity to visit various exhibition stands, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to midnight.

Over the course of seventeen days, the Book Fair will offer the public a wide range of editorial options, covering different literary genres, thematic areas, and target audiences.

Alongside the commercial and exhibition component, a diverse cultural program will be developed, integrating book presentations, literary conversations, autograph sessions, debates, activities for children, musical moments, artistic performances, and reading promotion actions.

The program, designed to ensure a comprehensive and inclusive cultural offering capable of attracting audiences of different ages and interests, will feature the participation of established and emerging authors, as well as personalities linked to literature, journalism, education, the arts, and culture.

Among the guests are notable names such as Gonçalo M. Tavares, Raul Minh'Alma, David Machado, Rita Redshoes, Inês Pedrosa, Teolinda Gersão, Pedro Chagas Freitas, Isabel Zambujal, Samuel Pimenta, Lourenço Seruya, Fábio Ventura, Miguel D'Alte, Filipa Amorim, Bárbara Cardoso, Mónica Afonso, José Alberto Quaresma, Júlia Domingues, James McSill, Virgílio Machado, Sofia Serrano, Joana Aires Gomes, Nuno Gonçalves, Sofia Brito, among others.

Program

Fri 19

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18:00–18:50: Musical Performance by Eduardo Ramos

• 21:00–21:50: Presentation of "Death in the Park" by Lourenço Seruya; Moderation by Sandra Bernardo

Sat 20

• 20:00–20:50: In Conversation With... Júlia Domingues; Moderated by Sandra Bernardo

· 21:00–21:50: "Storytelling", James Mcsill and Júlia Domingues

· 10:00 PM–10:50 PM: In Conversation With... Gonçalo M. Tavares; Moderated by Analita Santos

Sun 21

· 11h00–11h50: Story Time and Musical Session, with Rute Cancela

• 18:00–18:50: Presentation of "The Horse as a Therapeutic Resource", Isabel Ponte and Adriana Pires

• 19:00–19:50: "Writing, Motherhood, and Family"
  Authors: Sofia Serrano, Joana Aires Gomes; Moderated by Analita Santos

·         20h00–20h50: "Between Books and Missions", Miguel D'Alte; Moderation by Fábio Ventura

· 21:00–21:50: In Conversation With… Raul Minh'Alma; Moderated by Analita Santos

Mon 22

· 19h00–19h50: Yogakid Class, with Ana Roma

· 21:00–21:50: Presentation of "The Book of Enchanted Messages" by Jamina Ann Silva; Moderation by Sandra Bernardo

Ter 23

• 18:00–18:50: Let's Listen to a Story? With Márcia Gamito

· 19:00–19:50: Presentation of "Where Are You, Motivation?" by Lisa Guerrilhas; Moderation by Sandra Bernardo

· 21:00–21:50: In Conversation With... José Alberto Quaresma; Moderated by Sandra Bernardo

Wed 24

• 11:00 AM–11:50 AM: Let's Listen to a Story? With Márcia Gamito

· 6:00 PM–6:50 PM: Yogakids Class, with Ana Roma

• 19:00–19:50: "Between Imagination and Stories", with David Machado

· 20:00–20:50: In Conversation With… David Machado; Moderated By Sandra Bernardo

• 21:00–21:50: "Angola Takes the Word", with Tomás Lima Coelho, Sedrick Carvalho, Kalunga, João Rodrigues, Graça Sousa, Valério Guerra, and João Carranca

Thu 25

· 19:00–19:50: Loose Parts and Sensory Workshop

· 21:00–21:50: In Conversation With... Vírgilio Machado; Moderated by Sandra Bernardo

Fri 26

· 19:00–19:50: Presentation of "The Weight of Others" by Fábio Ventura; Moderation by Sandra Bernardo

• 21:00–21:50: "Let's Talk About Ya E Romantasy?"
  Authors: Bruno Leão, Marta Santos
  Editor Ya: Rodrigo Manhita; Moderation by Analita Santos

• 22:00–22:50: First Pages of "Benjamim and the Days Full of Nothing" by Pedro Chagas Freitas

Sat 27

• 11:00 AM–11:50 AM: Playing With Books, with Maria Cachucha

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19h00–19h50: "Inspire The Future", with Ana Barragão and Sandra Bernardo

• 21:00–21:50: In Conversation With… City Poet; Moderated by Analita Santos

Sun 28

· 11h00–11h50: Joana Raminhos da Silveira - "With Manufacturing Defect"

·         19h00–