Workshops, courses and gatherings across sustainable Portugal. Found something we're missing?
Alcobaça Municipality is organising a clean-up of Polvoeira Beach on Saturday, 17 October, at 2:00 pm, in collaboration with the One Piece After Another movement. The event will include a short awareness session on the impact of marine litter and the importance of adopting sustainable behaviours, namely through the 5 R's – Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The awareness session will be followed by a beach clean-up, open to everyone. Join…
Imagine a place where, with nothing more than a blanket, you can share new swaps and play with no cost at all 🤔 Since 2011, the Children and Youth Swap Market has put reuse into practice, extending the useful life of goods and encouraging more thoughtful, less impulsive consumption. 🟢 Each participant registers at the eco-bank and brings at least one item (such as toys, games and books) that they no longer use and that is in good condition. This entitles them to 10 jardins, the…
📣 The "We Repair Together" Workshop is back - this time a special edition for the youngest, marking International Repair Day, in a collaboration between Centro de Ciência Viva do Algarve and R.Util-Faro! 👩🔧 This JUNIOR Workshop welcomes young people and children from the age of 10 (accompanied by an adult), who can bring an electric or electronic toy/appliance that has broken but might be fixable with our help! There will also be other activities to explore and…
🌱 Our next field outing has a date! This 4th Edition will take place at Parque Verde (Leiria) on 17 October at 5 pm. This is a place with some environmental problems, but where we can observe a variety of native species. In my view, it is a place that is not receiving the attention or appreciation it deserves. I also want to use this outing to draw attention to the problems affecting this place and to the need to protect it. There is a great lack of control of invasive species here, which proliferate in…
SPEA is holding an awareness session, open to the public, to mark the start of the Cory's shearwater rescue campaign on São Miguel. It takes place on 17 October at 8.30pm at the marina in Vila Franca do Campo.
A week-long residency for technologists and community builders at Traditional Dream Factory, an Alentejo regenerative village and farm, combining farm work, workshops, skill-shares, and a wilderness immersion day.
From 17 to 18 October, Caldas da Rainha will host the Open Gardens Festival for the first time. The starting point is a simple question: "What does it mean to talk about nature in this territory?". In Caldas da Rainha, gardens aren't found only behind gates. They extend through the city's parks and woodlands, urban allotments, farmland, community projects and spaces where different ways of building the future are being tried out. On 17 and 18…
The Trilho dos Pastores invites you to walk the ancestral paths of São Jorge, in Arcos de Valdevez, which are now gaining new life through an innovative goat-herding project. This initiative revives an age-old traditional practice, bringing the animals back to the mountain to help manage and enhance the territory. Walking this route in the southeast of the municipality, you will see how the landscape shaped by man tells the story of the deep connection between local communities, the land and the…
💚 A Farmácia da Horta - Theoretical and practical workshop 💚 💚 Bring a few jars, as we'll be making some home remedies with medicinal plants, with a focus on the autumn/winter season 💚 We'll also be tasting some herbal infusions 💚 With: Filomena Aivado (Hortas Ecológicas) 💚 Sign up here https://forms.gle/NtGXSrDGpdwd6NYU9 💚 You can also contact us at: insc.hortaseco@gmail.com 968165997 (Filomena) 💚 We invite you to look at the vegetable garden with fresh eyes 💚 For us, more than a place of production of…
Milvoz is organising an activity where participants learn the camera trapping techniques used in environmental surveillance and wildlife monitoring. It takes place on Sunday morning, 18 October, starting at 10am; register by email at geral@milvoz.pt.
The Municipality of Pinhel and Rewilding Portugal are inaugurating the Fojo do Lobo at Ermo das Águias, with the artist Rui Miragaia presenting his work and Francisco Álvares talking about the Iberian wolf. The outing departs from the Pinhel Tourist Office, with places limited to 20 people.
A session on the LIFE SOS Pygargus project, which works on the conservation of the Montagu's harrier through habitat measures and threat mitigation in Portugal and Spain, held as part of the ObservaLagunas 2026 Fair at the Santo André and Sancha Lagoons Nature Reserve.
Family workshops at UC Exploratório, in Coimbra, on the circular economy applied to textiles: conscious consumption, reusing clothes and sustainable techniques such as eco-printing. Aimed at children aged 6 and over, they take place on 17 and 18 October.
Free webinar by Digital Polymers on October 18 at 11:30 AM about how Artificial Intelligence can support companies in the plastics value chain, lasting 30 minutes.
A workshop on how to create fertile soils for the Mediterranean vegetable garden using Effective Microorganisms, Bokashi composting, vermicomposting, leaf mould and biochar, inspired by Terra Preta. Part of the MGAP 2026 Gardening Fair.
A textile reuse workshop led by Paula Geleia at Casa do Montado on 18 October. Starting with a used shirt, participants learn how to use a sewing machine, along with cutting and sewing techniques, to create a tote bag.
Movimento ALP is organising a beach clean-up at Foz do Lizandro, open to the whole community with no registration required. Participants should bring gloves and bags, or borrow them on site.
On 18 October, Cacela Velha hosts a swap market where participants and visitors can exchange goods, skills or services directly, without using money. Registration to set up a stall closes on 15 October.
An exhibition of drawings, testimonies and photographs produced in annual workshops at Quinta da Fidalga since 2020, led by Manuela Rosa. The show runs from October 2026 to June 2027, Tuesday to Saturday, and presents work by participants of various professions and ages who explore the site's heritage through drawing.
The International OCEAN FILM TOUR is back in Setúbal with its new tour - VOLUME 12, bringing the beauty and fascination of the oceans to the big screen. The ultimate film event for everyone who loves the sea, featuring the best ocean adventures, water sports and environmental documentaries on board. The programme runs for 120 minutes and the documentaries are subtitled in Portuguese. Including the supporting programme with a host presentation and prize draws, the event lasts…
The municipal water and waste company of Portimão is delivering free kits for separating food waste at home between 19 and 31 October, with pre-registration possible until 15 October. The kits include a 7-litre brown bucket and staff will explain how to separate organic waste correctly.
Terra Sintrópica is organising a practical learning camp in Mértola on semi-arid landscape regeneration, from 19 to 24 and 26 to 31 October 2026, with accommodation and meals included.
Free training with a certificate on green infrastructure, connectivity and biodiversity conservation, delivered by the biologist Helena Raposeira (Palombar). Sessions are being held in several municipalities in the Douro; the next one still to take place is in Carrazeda de Ansiães, and registration is required.
Trybio is organising an introductory course in organic farming on the island of Faial, from 19 to 24 October, with trainers from organic farms in the Azores. Places are limited and registration is by email.
Themed Halloween dinner at Quinta Ecológica da Moita with an outdoor night-time environmental education session on nocturnal wildlife. Includes dinner, dessert and a drink; costume prizes; proceeds fund nature conservation. Registration is required.
DGARTES and the Universidade de Coimbra are organising a conference on the role of the arts and culture in the ecological and climate transition. Over two days, the programme includes discussion panels, talks and workshops, fostering dialogue between different fields of knowledge and geographical contexts. Among the main goals of the gathering is to strengthen the skills, tools and governance models of the institutions and organisations within the Rede de Teatros e Cineteatros Portugueses…
CCDR Alentejo is organising a meeting in Évora on food and nutrition security, featuring a presentation of the National Strategy, round tables and participatory workshops. It is open to professionals in the sector, interested organisations and members of the public.
In-person session in Paredes de Coura on concrete actions to promote human-wolf coexistence, building on earlier sessions. Part of the PAL-Coura local agents platform, mediated by Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
The "Valença Composta" home composting training offers a series of practical, informative sessions on how to turn organic waste into compost. This event is an excellent opportunity to learn composting techniques and receive a free composter. The sessions take place in several parts of Valença, including Ganfei, Arão, Cristelo do Covo, Verdoejo, Friestas, São Pedro da Torre, São Julião e Silva, Fontoura, Gandra e Taião, Cerdal, Gondomil e Sanfins, and Boivão. As…
A documentary following the production of a theatre piece about urban riverine systems, including interviews with residents of Coimbra. Followed by a conversation with the director, artistic director and coordinator of the European project OneAquaHealth.
