Do we need to book anything?

Most shows, games and the market are walk-in. In 2026 the morning intergenerational workshops and the community library meetup needed a free online sign-up, and the indoor play at Sala Estúdio Valentim de Barros (with Teatro Nacional D. Maria II) was ticketed on BOL.

What time of day do things happen?

In 2026 the workshops ran 11am to 1pm, and the shows, games, market and book fair filled the afternoons, mostly between 1pm and 7:30pm, in the garden's pine grove.

Upcoming

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Dias das Crianças: Free Children's Day Festival at Jardins do Bombarda

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Mostly free

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FestivalArroios

Presented by

Largo Residências

Where

Arroios, Jardins do Bombarda

Ages

All ages

Setting

Mostly outdoors

What you need to know

Mostly walk-in and free, with sign-up only for the morning workshops and one indoor play
Mornings for workshops, afternoons for shows, so younger kids can come for just one half of the day
Weekend market and book fair, with a kids' bazaar and a children's bookshop stall between the shows

About

A long weekend of kids' culture in Jardins do Bombarda, the pine-shaded garden in the old Miguel Bombarda hospital grounds in Arroios. Families wander between short theater pieces, family concerts, contemporary circus, miniature box theater watched one child at a time, and traditional group games, with a kids' market and children's book fair on the weekend. Most of it is drop-in, so an hour works as well as a day.

Mostly free

Dates to be announced

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