What's on in Porto
Porto events in December 2026
194 events in December 2026: 60 exhibitions, 55 performances, 28 markets, 17 activities and classes, 17 concerts, 7 sports events, 6 festivals, 2 illuminations and 2 gardens, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. 5 of them are annual events whose 2026 dates are still to be confirmed, listed with their usual window.
December in Porto. The listings come from the organisers' own pages, and more go in as their dates are confirmed. More on the season in Neighbourhood guides.
MapPorto weather in December
- Average high
- 15°C (58°F)
- Average low
- 8°C (46°F)
- Rain
- 153 mm
- Rainy days
- about 12
Bring a warm jacket and layers, since evenings drop to about 8°C (46°F). Pack a small umbrella too, as it rains on about 12 days.
Averages from the IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera) normals for 1991 to 2020, Porto / Pedras Rubras station (rain table). Rainy days have at least 1 mm of rain.
Don't miss in December 2026
Performance L'amour du risque [Amor ao risco] 3 to 5 Dec · Baixa and Aliados Dance show at TMP, Rivoli, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).
Performance Compagnie Bakélite / L"amour du risque 4 to 5 Dec · Baixa and Aliados Theatre at TMP-Rivoli, sold on BOL (bol.pt).
Concert Dan Iro: Neblina 5 Dec · Bonfim Concert at Asterisco, listed on Agenda Porto (agenda-porto.pt).
Concert UNDERSTAGE / Coelho Radioactivo 11 Dec · Baixa and Aliados Concert at TMP-Rivoli, sold on BOL (bol.pt).
Festival Christmas time at Casa da Música 12 to 22 Dec · Boavista The Casa da Música Christmas series runs 12 to 22 December 2026, with The Nutcracker on 18, 19 and 20 December. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0
Festival New Year's Eve on Avenida dos Aliados 31 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, dates to be confirmed · Baixa and Aliados The city's page for the turn into 2025 describes midnight fireworks launched from the Paços do Concelho with music and multimedia, and the programme for 31 December 2026 is not published yet.
Calendar
Showing all 194 events in December 2026
112+12 more+43 on for weeks1 gig212+12 more+43 on for weeks4 gigs316L'amour du risque [Amor ao risco]+15 more+42 on for weeks3 gigs418Ali Chahrour / When I Saw the SeaCompagnie Bakélite / L"amour du risqueL'amour du risque [Amor ao risco]+15 more+42 on for weeks2 gigs535Dan Iro: NeblinaSÃO MAMEDE DE INFESTA | Sor Miguel + BicalhoL'amour du risque [Amor ao risco]+32 more+42 on for weeks4 gigs616+16 more+41 on for weeks710+10 more+38 on for weeks1 gig814+14 more+38 on for weeks1 gig912+12 more+38 on for weeks2 gigs1015+15 more+39 on for weeks2 gigs1116UNDERSTAGE / Coelho Radioactivo+15 more+39 on for weeks4 gigs1233As Mais Belas Coisas do MundoGravura Original com Espécimes de NatalPOCAHONTAS+30 more+40 on for weeks3 gigs1318+18 more+38 on for weeks2 gigs149+9 more+34 on for weeks1515Acessórios de Moda, Detalhes com ImportânciaVisitias Guiadas à Biblioteca de Poesia Eugénio de Andrade+13 more+34 on for weeks1 gig1614+14 more+34 on for weeks2 gigs1715Quintas de Leitura / Nas tuas mãos começa o precipícioPaulo Rocha+13 more+34 on for weeks2 gigs1818O Rasto da MaresiaInsuficiente, de Ana Garcia MartinsPaulo Rocha+15 more+34 on for weeks2 gigs1930Vestígio, Percurso performativoPaulo RochaInsuficiente, de Ana Garcia Martins+27 more+32 on for weeks3 gigs2017Pele ComumSão Silvestre do Porto 2026Paulo Rocha+14 more+31 on for weeks1 gig219+9 more+30 on for weeks2211+11 more+30 on for weeks2312+12 more+29 on for weeks1 gig2412+12 more+29 on for weeks2512+12 more+29 on for weeks2622Ultimate Mosh of The Year IV+21 more+29 on for weeks2 gigs2717+17 more+30 on for weeks1 gig2811+11 more+29 on for weeks2915+15 more+29 on for weeks1 gig3012+12 more+29 on for weeks3113New Year's Eve on Avenida dos Aliados+12 more+29 on for weeks
Day by day
Each event on its first day still ahead. Tap a day in the calendar for everything on that day and its gigs.
1 event · 3 gigs
2 events · 2 gigs
Ali Chahrour / When I Saw the SeaBoavista · TMP-Campo Alegre · 4 to 5 Dec
Compagnie Bakélite / L"amour du risqueBaixa and Aliados · TMP-Rivoli · 4 to 5 Dec
2 events · 4 gigs
Dan Iro: NeblinaBonfim · Asterisco · 5 Dec
SÃO MAMEDE DE INFESTA | Sor Miguel + BicalhoSão Mamede de Infesta · 5 Dec
1 event · 4 gigs
UNDERSTAGE / Coelho RadioactivoBaixa and Aliados · TMP-Rivoli · 11 Dec
3 events · 3 gigs
As Mais Belas Coisas do MundoBolhão and Santa Catarina · Teatro do Bolhão · 12 Dec
Gravura Original com Espécimes de NatalFoz do Douro · Biblioteca de Poesia Eugénio de Andrade · 12 Dec
POCAHONTASMassarelos · Super Bock Arena · 12 Dec
2 events · 1 gig
Acessórios de Moda, Detalhes com ImportânciaMassarelos · Museu Romântico · 15 Dec
Visitias Guiadas à Biblioteca de Poesia Eugénio de AndradeFoz do Douro · Biblioteca de Poesia Eugénio de Andrade · 15 Dec
2 events · 2 gigs
Quintas de Leitura / Nas tuas mãos começa o precipícioBoavista · TMP-Campo Alegre · 17 Dec
Paulo RochaBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 17 to 20 Dec
2 events · 2 gigs
O Rasto da MaresiaFoz do Douro · Biblioteca de Poesia Eugénio de Andrade · 18 Dec
Insuficiente, de Ana Garcia MartinsBaixa and Aliados · Teatro Sá da Bandeira · 18 to 19 Dec
1 event · 3 gigs
Vestígio, Percurso performativoBoavista · Cooperativa de Lordelo do Ouro · 19 Dec
2 events · 1 gig
Pele ComumBonfim · CRL, Central Elétrica, CACE Cultural · 20 Dec
São Silvestre do Porto 2026Baixa and Aliados · Avenida dos Aliados · 20 Dec
1 event · 2 gigs
Ultimate Mosh of The Year IVBaixa and Aliados · Ferro Bar · 26 Dec
1 event
New Year's Eve on Avenida dos AliadosBaixa and Aliados · Avenida dos Aliados · 31 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027Usual dates
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47 long runs, such as exhibitions and illuminations: on for more than a week, so shown once instead of every day.
Nano Mini Micro, Porto Childhood FestivalMassarelos · Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett · 18 Apr to 19 DecFree
The Century of GehryBoavista · Serralves, Ala Álvaro Siza · 13 Jun 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Jenny Holzer, Wrong AnswersBoavista · Serralves Museum · 18 Jun 2026 to 31 Jan 2027Usual dates
Alice Neel, Beautifully ImperfectBoavista · Serralves, Ala Álvaro Siza · 16 Jul 2026 to 17 Jan 2027
Coleção IFC: Matéria de SonhosMassarelos · Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis · 30 Jul 2026 to 31 Jan 2027
Sobre um filme, sobre um poemaBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 5 Sept 2026 to 7 Feb 2027Free
Cinema do AlémBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 5 Sept to 18 Dec
Matinés do CineclubeBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 6 Sept to 20 Dec
Tesouros do ArquivoBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 6 Sept to 12 Dec
Miloš Forman, Between Performance and RevoltBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 12 Sept 2026 to 20 Feb 2027
Satoshi Kon retrospectiveBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 18 Sept to 6 Dec
Atlas of an Observed World, Ludwig Wagner ArchiveSé and Vitória · Centro Português de Fotografia · 19 Sept to 27 DecFree
60%, Nuno PinheiroSé and Vitória · Centro Português de Fotografia · 19 Sept to 13 DecFree
CARGO, Tete AlejandreSé and Vitória · Centro Português de Fotografia · 19 Sept to 13 DecFree
Seleção Nacional, TelúricasBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 23 Sept 2026 to 20 Jan 2027
Liquid Affinities, Paulo DavidMatosinhos · Casa da Arquitetura · 26 Sept 2026 to 25 Apr 2027
Great Artists on CampusBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 2 Oct to 11 DecFree
TravessiaMassarelos · Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis · 9 Oct to 13 Dec
Lee Ufan, Fragments of InfinityBoavista · Serralves House and Park · 16 Oct 2026 to 31 Mar 2027Usual dates
O Mote do Mundo é a Floresta, Catarina LeitãoMassarelos · Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis · 17 Oct 2026 to 31 Jan 2027
Exposição Permanente Villa JBonfim · Casa São Roque, Centro de Arte · 24 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027
Oficina Arara. A Conspiração Dos PássarosBonfim · Casa São Roque, Centro de Arte · 24 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027
Obra e Circunstância, the Common Heritage of Távora, Siza and Souto MouraSé and Vitória · Centro Português de Fotografia · 24 Oct 2026 to 24 Jan 2027Free
Miguel Gomes, BrevementeBoavista · Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira · 31 Oct 2026 to 31 Mar 2027Usual dates
Anri SalaBoavista · Serralves Museum · 1 Nov 2026 to 31 May 2027Usual dates
Choro no Nery - Roda de Choro 2026Matosinhos · T. M. Constantino Nery · 4 Nov to 2 Dec
Life as You See ItBolhão and Santa Catarina · FUJIFILM House of Photography · 7 Nov 2026 to 6 Feb 2027
Elogio ao Fio, de Guga SzabzonMassarelos · Kubikgallery · 7 Nov 2026 to 9 Jan 2027
Estepe, de LacorteiMassarelos · Galeria Cor Própria · 7 Nov to 5 Dec
Bilhetes Há Muitos!Massarelos · Museu do Carro Eléctrico · 12 Nov 2026 to 12 Sept 2027
Auto da Barca do Inferno, de Gil VicenteBaixa and Aliados · TNSJ, Teatro Nacional de São João · 12 Nov to 13 Dec
Charca, de Bárbara Assis Pacheco, Joana Linda, ̶M̶i̶g̶u̶e̶l̶ Bonneville, Sofia Arriscado, Carlota Lagido e Carla CruzBaixa and Aliados · Térmita · 13 Nov to 12 Dec
Não Há Condições!Sala Estúdio Perpétuo · 13 Nov to 6 Dec
As sereias vão cantar mais alto, de Diogo NogueiraCedofeita · Galeria Presença · 14 Nov 2026 to 16 Jan 2027
Da Impermanência, de Evelina OliveiraCedofeita · Galeria Trindade · 14 Nov 2026 to 16 Jan 2027
Ciclo SuggiaRibeira · Casa do Infante, Gabinete do Tempo · 14 Nov to 6 Dec
Pulp, de Sébastien PauwelsCedofeita · Galeria PLATO · 20 Nov 2026 to 27 Feb 2027
corteCedofeita · Galeria PLATO · 20 Nov to 18 Dec
Conto Gótico, de Isabel CarvalhoMassarelos · Galeria Municipal do Porto · 21 Nov 2026 to 21 Feb 2027
Bosque da Noite, de Leonor PardaMassarelos · Galeria Municipal do Porto · 21 Nov 2026 to 14 Feb 2027
Identidade(s), de Manuel CasimiroBoavista · Instituto Pernambuco-Porto · 24 Nov 2026 to 1 Mar 2027
Polígrafo, de Benoît BodhuinBonfim · Sismógrafo · 28 Nov 2026 to 16 Jan 2027
João Canijo retrospectiveBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 10 Dec 2026 to 20 Feb 2027
La nuit obscure de Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Marie LosierBaixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 12 Dec 2026 to 7 Feb 2027Free
Christmas time at Casa da MúsicaBoavista · Casa da Música · 12 to 22 Dec
Play It Again, Batalha!Baixa and Aliados · Batalha Centro de Cinema · 27 Dec 2026 to 17 Jan 2027
Planning a trip in December
The calendar above lists 194 events in December 2026, and it's updated every week. Where to stay in Porto compares the main areas.
More things to do in Porto in December
Beyond the dated events, here's what the season brings and which guides cover December.
Guides for December
Also worth a look
- 45 gigs are listed for December: See the live music listings
Good to know
What is on in Porto in December 2026?
There are 194 events listed for December 2026 (60 exhibitions, 55 performances, 28 markets, 17 activities and classes, 17 concerts, 7 sports events, 6 festivals, 2 illuminations and 2 gardens). The big dates are L'amour du risque [Amor ao risco] (3 to 5 Dec), Compagnie Bakélite / L"amour du risque (4 to 5 Dec), Dan Iro: Neblina (5 Dec), UNDERSTAGE / Coelho Radioactivo (11 Dec), Christmas time at Casa da Música (12 to 22 Dec) and New Year's Eve on Avenida dos Aliados (31 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, dates to be confirmed). 189 have confirmed dates and 5 are annual events whose exact 2026 dates are still to be announced, shown with the usual window. Every listing links to the interactive map.
What's on in Porto on New Year's Eve 2026?
For New Year's Eve the listing is New Year's Eve on Avenida dos Aliados (31 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, dates to be confirmed).
What's the weather like in Porto in December?
In December Porto averages a high of 15°C (58°F) and a low of 8°C (46°F), with 153 mm of rain on about 12 days. Those are the IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera)'s averages for 1991 to 2020 at its Porto / Pedras Rubras station, counting days with at least 1 mm of rain.
What festivals are on in Porto in December 2026?
The 4 festivals listed for December 2026 are Nano Mini Micro, Porto Childhood Festival (18 Apr to 19 Dec), Ciclo Suggia (14 Nov to 6 Dec), Christmas time at Casa da Música (12 to 22 Dec) and New Year's Eve on Avenida dos Aliados (31 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, dates to be confirmed). Smaller local festivals are under Around the neighbourhoods, further down the page.
Are there free events in Porto in December 2026?
Yes. 41 of the 194 events listed for December 2026 are free to attend, including Sobre um filme, sobre um poema (5 Sept 2026 to 7 Feb 2027), 60%, Nuno Pinheiro (19 Sept to 13 Dec) and CARGO, Tete Alejandre (19 Sept to 13 Dec).
Is December a good time to visit Porto?
December in Porto. The listings come from the organisers' own pages, and more go in as their dates are confirmed.
How current is this list?
Dated events are checked against the organiser's own page, and finished events drop off the page on their own. Annual events further out carry their usual dates until the official ones are published.
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