Christmas Programme 2021

 
25th November | Thursday
18:30 | Praça Gonçalo Velho Cabral
Opening of Christmas Lights | Short musical performance | Orquestra Ligeira de Ponta Delgada

27th November | Saturday
10:00 - 13:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A | Santa Claus House

28th November | Sunday
17:00 | Seat of the Banda Fundação Brasileira Philharmonic – Mosteiros
Atlantic Brass Five – Quadryvium

29th November | Monday
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House

1st December | Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00 | 14:00 -18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
19:00 - 21:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours

3rd December| Friday
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
19:00 - 21:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours

4th December | Saturday
10:00 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Musical Entertainment | Tuna Com Elas (Musical Group of Students of the Azores University)
10:00 - 13:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
11:00 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Musical Entertainment | TAUA – Tuna Académica da Universidade dos Açores (Musical Group of Students of the Azores University)
15:00 | Campo de São Francisco
Concert | Lira de Nossa Senhora da Estrela Philharmonic – Candelária
14:00 - 20:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours

5th December | Sunday
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides

6h December | Monday
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House

7th to 22nd December
11:00 - 18:00 | Rua Açoriano Oriental, 25
Christmas Market

8th December | Wednesday| Window-shopping Day
10:00 - 13:00 | 14:00 -18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
14:00 - 22:00 | Rua Açoriano Oriental, 25
Christmas Market
18:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | Back to the Funk
18:00 | Jardim Padre Sena Freitas
Concert | Emanuel Bettencourt
19:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Christmas comes to Town”| Associação Tradições (Association)
19:30 to 22:30 | Church of Matriz
Arte VIVA
20:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Christmas goes on the streets” | 9 ́Circos – Azores Circus Association
20:00 | Santa Luzia Church Steps
Concert | Manuel Moniz & Marcos Ávila
20:30 | Travessa do Aljube
Concert | Clayton & Guest
21:00 | Praça do Município
Concert | Emanuel Amaral & Alexandra Cordeiro

9th December| Thursday
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
17:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Giant Santa Claus” | Associação Tradições (Association)
17:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical performance | Acoustics - Renato Medeiros and Ivo Cruz

10th December | Friday
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
17:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical performance | Anderson Ouro Preto
19:00 - 21:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours

11th December | Saturday
10:00 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Musical Entertainment | Tunídeos – Tuna Masculina da Universidade dos Açores (Musical Group of Students of the Azores University)
Itinerant Musical Entertainment | Tuna Com Elas (Musical Group of Students of the Azores University)
10:00 - 13:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
11:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Elves and Company” | 9 ́Circos – Azores Circus Association
Itinerant Musical Entertainment | TAUA – Tuna Académica da Universidade dos Açores (Musical Group of Students of the Azores University)
14:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Let ́s Play” | Associação Tradições (Association)
14:00 - 20:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours
15:00 | Campo de São Francisco
Concert | Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Philharmonic – Fajã de Baixo
21:00 | Matriz de São Sebastião Church, Ponta Delgada
Concert | Christmas Celebration 2021 | Edmundo Machado Oliveira Choral Society (AMEMO)

12th December | Sunday
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
17:00 | Coliseu Micaelense
Christmas Classics 2021| São José Choral Group

13th December | Monday
09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 |13:30 |14:30 |15:30
Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours | Only for Kindergartens / Schools / After-school Clubs
(REGISTRATION CLOSED)
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House

14th December | Tuesday
09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 |13:30 |14:30 |15:30
Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours | Only for Kindergartens / Schools / After-school Clubs
(REGISTRATION CLOSED)
17:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Christmas Nephews” | 9 ́Circos – Azores Circus Association

15th December | Wednesday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) | Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
17:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Christmas Tea” | Associação Tradições (Association)
17:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical Performance | Jaime Goth
19:00 - 21:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours

16th December | Thursday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) |Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
10:00 | Santa Luzia Church Steps | Matriz Church Steps | Ponta Delgada Court Steps | Portas da
Cidade (City Gates)
Christmas Carols | Pupils of Matriz School
17:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “The Ice Island” | Associação Tradições (Association)
17:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical Performance | Luís Senra

17th December | Friday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) | Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
17:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical Performance | Maninho & Margarida Benevides
18:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | Sax ‘N’ Fun
19:00 - 21:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours
21:00 | Polidesportivo da Casa do Povo ("Casa do Povo" Sports Hall ), Civil Parish of Capelas
Orquestra Ligeira de Ponta Delgada

18th December | Saturday
10:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Musical Entertainment | Tunídeos – Tuna Masculina da Universidade dos Açores (Musical Group of Students of the Azores University)
10:00 - 13:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
10:00 - 14:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
11:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Christmas with Walnuts” | 9’ Circos – Azores Circus Association
12:30 - 13:30 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Saxophone Ensemble – Ponta Delgada Regional Conservatory
15:00 | Campo de São Francisco
Concert | Banda Fundação Brasileira Philharmonic – Mosteiros
21:00 | Noble Room of Ponta Delgada City Hall
Concert | Chamber Orchestra of Ponta Delgada – Quadryvium
21:00 | Seat of the Banda Fundação Brasileira Philharmonic, Civil Parish of Mosteiros
Orquestra Ligeira de Ponta Delgada

19th December | Sunday
10:00 - 20:00 | Free Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
17:00 | Auditório da EPROSEC - Escola Profissional do Sindicato do Escritório e Comércio da Região
Autónoma dos Açores (Auditorium of the EPROSEC Vocational School ), Civil Parish of Arrifes
Orquestra Ligeira de Ponta Delgada
17:00 | Church of Santa Luzia – Feteiras
Concert | Chamber Orchestra of Ponta Delgada – Quadryvium
18:00 | Noble Room of Ponta Delgada City Hall
Concert | Vozes ao Entardecer - Senior Academy of the Azores University

20th December | Monday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) | Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
12:30 - 13:30 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Saxophone Ensemble – Ponta Delgada Regional Conservatory
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
18:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical performance | Paulo Vicente

21st December | Tuesday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) | Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
12:30 - 13:30 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Saxophone Ensemble – Ponta Delgada Regional Conservatory
17:00 | Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical performance | Álvaro Pimentel & Paulo Vicente
18:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | “Christmas Elves” | Associação Tradições (Association)

22nd December | Wednesday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) | Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
12:30 - 13:30 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Saxophone Ensemble – Ponta Delgada Regional Conservatory
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
16:00 - 18:00 | Rua Machado dos Santos, 101 A
Santa Claus House
18:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | Sax ‘N’ Fun
19:00 - 21:00 | Free Lagarta Tourist Train Tours

23rd December | Thursday
09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00
South Side of Largo da Matriz (Matriz Square) | Puppet Theatre | Solidaried’arte
12:30 - 13:30 | Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Saxophone Ensemble – Ponta Delgada Regional Conservatory
14:00 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
17:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | Sax ‘N’ Fun

24th December | Friday16:30 | Balcony of Raíz Bar
Musical performance | Pedro Silva
17:00 | Streets of Ponta Delgada Historical Centre
Itinerant Entertainment | Sax ‘N’ Fun
17:00 |Balcony of José Franco House Museum
Musical Performance | Maninho & Margarida Benevides

The programme may be subject to change without prior notice.