Carols rang out across a beautiful moonlit sky last Thursday night in Almancil as All Saints Anglican Church hosted the first ever community “Drive in Carol Service”.

In Partnership with Production Algarve and with the seal of approval of The Portugal Film Commission, Spy Manor Productions will host a three-day workshop free of charge to ten preselected local screenwriters, that will later be pitched to international streaming services.

There were two unforgettable nights at the Albufeira Municipal Auditorium, where more than 200 people attended the premiere of LIFETIME MUSICALS - O Espetáculo. 

AMOVATE, organisers of the West coast Car Boot Sale normally held in Vales, Aljezur, on the first Sunday of each month, but which has not been held since the start of the pandemic, have reluctantly decided to continue suspending the events until 2021.
It was felt that it would be unsafe and unworkable to monitor social distance and the limiting of numbers around the various stalls, thereby putting customers and stallholders at an unacceptable risk.
The situation will be reviewed again in the New Year when a further announcement will be made, taking into consideration Government advice and guidelines operating at that time.

Oscars Bar in Vila Sol is under a new management team of Si Frater and his lovely better half Janice Frater! Si has worked in the Algarve for 15 years and presented shows at Oscars for the last 8 years, so knows what customers need and want. Janice has worked in hospitality for pretty much 30 years.

VILA VITA Parc Resort & Spa will reopen its fine dining restaurant Atlântico on 27 June, with a renewed identity that places the Algarve’s traditional roots and ingredients at the core of the menu, supervised by Chef Pedro Pinto. This redefinition of the cuisine at Atlântico reinforces and complements the resort’s sustainable philosophy to highlight and support the richness of Portugal’s gastronomic heritage.

Starting on Super Tuesday, March 3 running until March 10, there will be 12 public voting events in Portugal to help the estimated 5,000 Americans residing in Portugal to choose the Democratic candidate to run against President Donald J. Trump in the United States 2020 Presidential election.

The Out-(In)Verno Festival focuses on globalism seen through the lens of the Algarve region, offering projects addressing our identity, directed at anyone and everyone, with the goal of offering a great cultural dip into the history of the Algarve, and the whole of Portugal. The initial premise that founded this festival was the goal of offering projects and events showing the bond between Art, Science, and Heritage.