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27 july 2025 — 10:00 am · 08:00 pm

Sun Day

Participatory art · Cooking · Helder’s Games · Creative Writing · Music

July is in full swing, the days are long, and time slows down. It’s summer, we’re on holiday — and it’s time to be together. This SUN DAY was born from the desire to celebrate this pause with a relaxed programme, specially designed for families, groups of friends, and anyone who wants to spend a whole day at EscolaNova in sharing mode — among distant flavours, timeless games, invented stories and music at sunset.

On this special Sunday, we open the doors, the playground, and the EscolaNova kitchen to welcome those from near and far. We’ll celebrate diversity, the joy of gathering, and the pleasure of making things with our hands — be they momos, poems or cakes. Come with time. Stay the whole day with family and/or friends.

SUN DAY happens monthly and turns EscolaNova into a vibrant celebration space, from sunrise to sunset. With a rich and diverse programme, the day invites us to take part: cook, learn, play, fix, move our bodies, or warm ourselves in the sun. It revolves around the knowledge of doing with our hands and bodies, the wisdom of the earth, and the arts in their many forms. A true community celebration woven from sharing, memories, discovery, and encounters.

EscolaNova, Bordeira - Aljezur
27 july 2025 (sun) — 10:00 am · 08:00 pm
Tickets
Free Admission*
*Except for the cooking workshop “From Nepal to Bordeira”, which requires a ticket.

Full Programme

27 july 2025

10:00 am - 02:00 pm
Culinary Workshop
From Nepal to Borderira Learn to make momos
with the Didi Bahini group

The Didi Bahini, women from Nepal who came from the East to build their lives in southern Portugal — in Odemira, to be exact — arrive at EscolaNova with their hands full of stories and recipes, ready to share their culinary culture.

In this workshop, we’ll learn to prepare momos, small dumplings filled with vegetables or chicken, delicately hand-shaped and steamed, served with South Asian-style pickle sauces. An experience to savour culture, listen to one another, and share around the table.

Bring an apron and a willingness to get your hands doughy!
Age Rating
M/12+
Tickets
10€ Single price

TICKET OFFICE
02:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Wooden traditional games for all ages
Helder's Games

The outdoor spaces of EscolaNova turn into a giant play park with the collection “Helder’s Games”: 12 handcrafted wooden games designed for families to enjoy traditional Portuguese games together. A collection of tables, boxes, and boards that especially invites children to discover (or rediscover) this playful tradition.

Parents, children, grandparents, neighbours, friends — here, everyone plays together!

Free admission
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Playful workshop inspired by Ana Hatherly
Stories with Cakes
with Sandra Sanches, Manuel Ruiz, Rita Sousa, Madalena Victorino

Inspired by the visual poetry of Ana Hatherly — an extraordinary artist who combined drawing, repetition, and rhythm to create playful, captivating poetry — we’ll invent free-flowing stories born from imagination, transforming them into poetic-visual manifestos, collective tales (cadavre exquis-style), stories told with the body, or poems drawn as Ana Hatherly once did.

The afternoon will be filled with writing and drawing games with scribes, illustrators, word gatherers, and even a touch of cooking. While we write, draw and create, part of the group — taking turns — will prepare a delicious snack of lemonade and homemade cakes. Some will stir the batter in a whirl between the room and the kitchen while adding a new drawing to the story in progress.

Free admission
07:00 pm
Music
Sunset Concert
with Sheila Kamayd, Guilherme Campos & Ricardo Falcão

A trio formed by Sheila Kamayd (flute and vocals), Guilherme Campos (accordion) and Ricardo Falcão (drums) will delight us with warm, rhythmic sounds and joyful musical spirit. From Cuba to the Alentejo, this trio invites us on a sonic journey through landscapes of tradition and festivity. Who knows — maybe we’ll end the day dancing here at EscolaNova this summer evening...

/Vocals & Flute Sheila Kamayd   /Accordion Guilherme Campos   /Drums Ricardo Falcão

Free admission