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Poster for Magusto Festival

Magusto Festival

Horta (Matriz), Horta, Açores
7 November 2026

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The Festa do Magusto of São Martinho da Horta (Faial, Azores) takes place on Saturday, 7 November 2026, organised by the Municipality of Horta. There are food stalls in Praça da República, children's entertainment, the Mercadinho de São Martinho and the 'Grinaldas de Outono' workshop for children. At 18:00, around the bonfire in Rua do Mercado, chestnuts are offered free of charge, and at 18:30 there is a chestnut showcooking session. The music is provided by Nuno Carneiro, the Grupo de Cantares Ilha Azul, the Grupo Chamarrita Amigos das Angústias and, at midnight, a dance with Hugo & Rui.

programme

Saturday 7 November

  1. 16h00 – 20h00 Children's entertainment: games and inflatables Praça da República
  2. 16h00 – 21h00 São Martinho Market Mercado
  3. 17h00 – 18h30 'Autumn Wreaths', creative workshop for children aged 3 to 12 (registration: cultura@cmhorta.pt) Mercado
  4. 18h00 Around the bonfire: chestnuts on offer Rua do Mercado
  5. 18h30 Showcooking with chestnuts Mercado
  6. 19h30 Nuno Carneiro, musical performance Praça da República
  7. 21h00 Grupo de Cantares Ilha Azul, musical performance Rua do Mercado
  8. 22h30 Grupo Chamarrita Amigos das Angústias, chamarritas (traditional Azorean folk dances) Praça da República
  9. 00h00 Dance with Hugo & Rui Rua do Mercado

artists

Nuno Carneiro
19:30h
Grupo de Cantares Ilha Azul
21:00h
Grupo Chamarrita Amigos das Angústias
22:30h
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Hugo & Rui
00:00h
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location and contacts

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Praça da República and Rua do Mercado, Horta

about the place

Matriz is the central parish of the city of Horta, on the island of Faial (Azores), covering 1.62 km² and home to 2,435 inhabitants (2021 census). The settlement was raised to the status of town and seat of the municipality in 1498, and the mother church of the Santíssimo Salvador opened in 1514. Among its heritage sites are the Jesuit church and college (1648), the Igreja da Misericórdia, the Torre do Relógio, the Império dos Nobres and the Museu da Horta; the Praça da República, with its garden and bandstand, lies at the heart of the city.

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