Workshops, courses and gatherings across sustainable Portugal. Found something we're missing?
A two-week certified permaculture design programme at Quinta Vale da Lama in Lagos, combining design, hands-on practice and community learning alongside parallel art and volunteering programmes. Limited subsidised places are available for those with financial constraints.
The University of Coimbra is holding the 4th edition of Sustainability Days, with sessions, debates and an international conference on AI and sustainability, running from 30 September to 15 October at Polo I and the Jardim Botânico.
The 32nd edition of this international environmental film festival takes place in Seia from 9–17 October, presenting 87 films from 34 countries across fiction, documentary, and visual art competitions.
Casa d'Abóbora is looking for 6 young people aged 18 to 30, preferably from Cinfães, for an Erasmus+ exchange in Prizzi, Sicily, on rural revitalisation and democratic participation. Applications are made through the association's Linktree.
GROW Learn: Autumn School 2026, coordinated by Food4Sustainability as part of the European GROW programme, takes place online from 13 to 28 October with six sessions on risks and resilience in agricultural production. Registration is open until 30 September.
The Madeira Ocean 2026 Expedition officially kicks off on 2 October at Cais 6 in the Port of Funchal, with marine scientific work taking place until 28 October in Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas Islands.
GEOTA TRAINING COURSE | COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS: BIODIVERSITY, COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND ECO-CITIZENSHIP. A 20-hour training course with scientific-pedagogical accreditation for groups 420 and 520. 📍 Format: online and in-person. Secure your place and actively contribute to the futu...
A 10-day Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is being offered at Terra Alta in Sintra, with courses running through October; booking details are provided via a link in the poster's bio.
Every Tuesday, between 5pm and 7pm, you can find a range of activities at the Horta Cultural. The Horta Cultural is a space for sharing knowledge following the principles of sustainable agriculture and the circular economy. In October, the theme will be Composting and Living Systems. In nature, nothing is lost: what seems to come to an end transforms itself, feeds other cycles and gives rise to new life. Composting is one of the simplest and most powerful examples of this intelligence…
GEOTA is running a 20-hour training course on coastal ecosystems, biodiversity, coastal management and eco-citizenship, in both online and in-person format, aimed at teachers, students, technicians and the general public, between 28 September and 31 October.
An introductory gardening course for the general public, focusing on the design, installation and maintenance of small gardens and vegetable plots using sustainable practices. It takes place at Lipor on 10 October 2026.
Exhibition on the fauna and flora of Alqueva, the result of an educational project with children and elderly people from Mourão, on display at the EDIA headquarters in Beja on weekdays from 9am to 6pm until 27 November.
Prazilândia – Turismo e Ambiente E.M. once again joins forces with the Município de Castanheira de Pera to run, throughout 2026, another edition of the "Doze Meses, Doze Caminhadas" program. This year's edition offers a varied itinerary covering the history, culture and biodiversity of the Castanheira de Pera municipality, which includes the Aldeia do Xisto do Coentral. Each activity is designed to provide an educational and leisure experience, in full harmony with the environment…
A travelling exhibition at Paço dos Henriques examining cork extraction processes—from traditional techniques to modern innovations—running from 2 October to 31 December 2026, organised by Coruche Municipality with regional support.
A photography exhibition of 25 photographs of marine biodiversity taken by Professor Pedro Ponces Camanho, presented at the UC Exploratório in Coimbra. The images span the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Indo-Pacific oceans, inviting visitors to reflect on the preservation of marine ecosystems.
A free 250-hour training program for young people aged 18 to 35, with specializations in native forest, nature tourism, and food processing, running from October 2026 to April 2027. Pre-applications are already open via email.
A series of training and awareness sessions for older people, organised by the Unidade de Cuidados na Comunidade Terras do Lince between October 2026 and May 2027 in the parishes of Penamacor, covering topics such as coping with cold weather, stress management, sleep hygiene and dementia.
FIMP at TNSJ. Spreading butter on bread or adding an ice cube to a glass of lemonade are simple gestures with no impact on the planet. Or are they? To what extent can small actions have big consequences? Formiga Atómica returns to our stages with O Estado do Mundo (Quando Acordas), a reflection on the climate crisis told through the story of Edi, an 8-year-old boy who "every day consumes and throws away lots of things". On stage, to tell the story, just one performer and…
A Quinta da Lage announces its next Natural Building Work Experience, a hands-on multi-day programme, starting on 16 October.
The 3rd edition of the Ocean Hackathon Peniche is a 48-hour international competition that brings together multidisciplinary teams to create innovative solutions for Ocean challenges. It runs from 16 to 18 October at ESTM, Universidade de Leiria e Oeste, in Peniche.
Year-long walking program in Castanheira de Pêra with twelve monthly themed walks exploring the local history, culture, and biodiversity of the Xisto villages, each requiring prior registration.
Missão Terra presents "Tera and the Earth Charter" at Cineteatro Camacho Costa, on 16 and 17 October, at 6 pm. Tera is a girl who is given the mission of taking the Earth Charter to all children. She is joined by the Talking Rooster, who plays and sings. At the heart of the matter is Mr Enigma, a strange scientist, and his Enigmas. Production: MIAU A.C. - MIAU ALENTEJO | Support: Junta de Freguesia de São Luís, Município de Odemira, Regenerativa Cooperativa Integral, 3 em Pipa Companhia Teatral. Source:…
OBSERVALAGUNAS, an event dedicated to Nature Tourism and to showcasing the natural heritage of the Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha Nature Reserve, takes place on 17 and 18 October 2026 at Monte do Paio, in Brescos, Vila Nova de Santo André. The Municipality of Santiago do Cacém, in close collaboration with the Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo and the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, and under the new co-management model of the Nature Reserve…
The Jardins Abertos festival arrives for the first time in Caldas da Rainha on 17 and 18 October, with guided tours, workshops and collective gardening activities across the town's park, woodland and urban vegetable gardens. The event is free and co-organised with the Câmara Municipal.
Cross suspension bridges, follow the course of the Rio Paiva and let yourself be swept up in a unique adventure on the Via Ferrata da Pombeira, surrounded by the wild beauty of the Montanhas Mágicas! Full Program Located in the heart of one of the most stunning regions of inland Portugal, the Montanhas Mágicas offer a privileged setting for hiking and nature sports. In this unique environment, we will set off on the famous Trilho das Levadas, which crosses the Serra das Rebolinças, with…
Agroparque welcomes the community to an event celebrating World Food Day. Workshops, a gastronomy workshop, a community lunch, a bike ride, a walk along the Pequena Rota and direct contact with farmers and fishers are the highlights of a visit to the first Agri-Food Park in the AML. SATURDAY 17: FROM LAND TO SEA – DISCOVER, TRY AND SHARE. 09:30 to 11:00 – Bike ride: Discovering the Terras da Costa da Caparica. Meeting point: next to the…
A day of cycling activities at Parque Augusto Pólvora, in Maçã, Sesimbra, on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 9.30am to 4pm, organised by the Portuguese Cycling Federation. Aimed at children and young people aged 5 to 14, with bikes for all levels, including balance bikes for the youngest.
TeT Talks (Território em Transição) | Nature Restoration | 17 October (Saturday) - 9:30am | Monte Santa Catarina As part of the celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Associação Famalicão em Transição, we have invited the associations Milvoz (milvoz.pt) and Palombar (palombar.pt) to visit Monte da Santa Catarina on 17 October. The activity consists of a walk passing through the Penedo da Lua site and native broadleaf woodlands, small treasures still found close to the city. This…
MGAP's annual Autumn Mediterranean Garden Fair returns to Lagoa's FATACIL Showground with over 70 exhibitors, plant sales, talks and demonstrations on sustainable Mediterranean gardening.
Saturday | 10:00 > 12:00 | Quinta do Peral. Venue: Quinta do Peral. Date: 17 October | Saturday | 10:00 > 12:00. Take part in this investigative game to discover different ways of using water more efficiently. Activity forming part of the 10th Environmental Education and Volunteering Week – SEIVA 2026. Ages 7 > 12 | Max: 20 places. Prior registration required: quintadoperal@cm-sbras.pt / 289 845 420 | Participation fee: €3.07. Organiser: Municipality. Source:…
