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Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of the Incarnation

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Date
TimeSaturday | 15h30 - Jogos tradicionais | 21h30 - Concerto com a Ganda Banda
LocationPraça Marquês de Pombal e principais ruas da cidade
OrganizerParóquia de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação, com apoio da Câmara Municipal de VRSA, da Junta de Freguesia de VRSA e da Associação de Pescadores Santo António de Arenilha.
In personFree

Programme:

Friday | 21:00 - Marquês de Pombal Square - Votive Mass of Our Lady | 22:00 - Avenida da República - Candle Procession

Saturday | 15:30 - Traditional Games | 21:30 - Concert with Ganda Banda

Sunday | 10:00 - Greasy Pole Game | 12:00 - Boat Race on the River Guadiana | 17:00 - Solemn Mass | 18:00 - Procession in Honour of Our Lady of the Incarnation accompanied by fishermen's boats | 21:30 - Marquês de Pombal Square - Dance Show by the Gracia Díaz Dance Academy | 22:00 - Concert with Popular Fado.

Schedule

4 set

  • 21h00MISSA VOTIVA DE N. SRA. ENCARNAÇÃO · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • 22h00PROCISSÃO DAS VELAS · Praça Marquês de Pombal

5 set

  • 15h30JOGOS TRADICIONAIS · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • 21h30GANDA BANDA · Praça Marquês de Pombal

6 set

  • 10h00PAU DE SEBO · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • 12h00CORRIDA DE BARCOS · Praça Marquês de Pombal

4 a 6 set

  • a partir das 16h00II FEIRA DE PESCA DE MAR & RIO 2026 · Antigo Cais Comercial (antiga Muralha), junto ao parque de autocaravanas - VRSA

6 set

  • 17h30MISSA SOLENE · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • 18h30PROCISSÃO DE N. SRA. ENCARNAÇÃO · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • 21h30ACADEMIA DE BAILE GRACIA DÍAZ · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • 22h00FADO POPULAR · Praça Marquês de Pombal
  • II FEIRA DE PESCA DE MAR & RIO 2026

Taken from the event's official poster.

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