The initiative is part of the programming of Aveiro 2024 – Portuguese Capital of Culture
From June 21st to July 7th, Praça do Rossio and Mercado do Peixe, in Aveiro, host more than 40 multidisciplinary proposals from an exhibition and book sales area, poetry sessions aboard policers, concerts, interviews, debate tables, book presentations, concert conversations, children’s programming and dj sets.
Entry is free.
Promoted by the Aveiro City Council (CMA), the 48th edition of the Aveiro Book Fair returns to one of the most emblematic places in the city, Rossio. After the requalification works, this new space allows the reorganization of exhibitors to have a greater variety and number of participants, going from 29 to 50 exhibitors, compared to 2023.
This expansion implies a different organization of the space, allowing the separation between the fair and the activities, which find the stage at Mercado do Peixe. In the words of the president of CMA, José Ribau Esteves, “This is the right time to reinvent the event, focusing on an increasingly eclectic and international program, bringing to Aveiro some of the most relevant figures in Portuguese-language literature”. The mayor also adds that “the aim is to develop a literary and cultural event that stimulates debate in the city and invites citizens to reflect on the world in which we live.”
With a thematic universe focused on emigration, immigration, transnationality, the art of departure and the 500 years of Camões, the Aveiro Book Fair is the stage for debating some of today’s most sensitive topics. The opening session will be attended by Manuel Alegre. Over more than two weeks of programming, there will also be interviews and debates with names such as Miguel Esteves Cardoso, Ricardo Araújo Pereira, Dulce Maria Cardoso, Martim Sousas Tavares, Joana Marques, Rui Couceiro, Patrícia Reis, Rosa Alice Branco, Fernando Pinto Amaral, Francisca Camelo, Afonso Reis Cabral, Álvaro Curia, Isabel Rio Novo, Luca Argel, Marta Hugon and Arthur Larrue. Also noteworthy is the conversation “Towards Eternity” between the greatest Portuguese science popularizer, Carlos Fiolhais, and one of the world’s most talented and promising researchers in the field of biotechnology and global bestseller, the Danish Nicklas Brendborg (the youngest finalist at the Royal Society Science Book Prize). The range of international guests is filled with names such as Stênio Gardel (winner of the National Book Award), Victor Vidal (winner of the 2023 Leya Prize), Ondjaki and Tati Bernardi.
In music, there is space for three concert conversations with Ana Lua Caiano, Luísa Sobral and the Brazilians Almério and Martins, and also, a shared and commented listening to some songs that marked the last 50 years of Portuguese democracy by Luís Freitas Branco and Carlos Vaz Marques. The musical program is completed with DJ sets and live shows by Samba Sem Fronteiras, Samba da Ria and “A Jigsaw”. The latter, with a series of small concerts of songs by sailors, pirates, and fishermen, with artists who have long dedicated themselves to musical universes closely linked to the feeling of departure.
The Aveiro Book Fair also focuses on Fanzines and the Fantastic Universe. The “Zine Talks” conversation cycle, curated by Zine City, focuses on alternative publishing, with creators and authors of fanzines from across the country. The conversation cycle “The fantastic world of literature”, curated by Convergência, features authors from the fantastic universe and speculative history such as Nuno Almeida, David Soares, Luís Silva, Michel Alex and Mário Nuno Neves.
The program is completed with poetry sessions aboard traditional moliceiros, Aveiro authors’ evenings and the children’s space “Lilliput”, which this year incorporates the International Meeting of Literature, Illustration and Publishing for Children.
All sessions have free entry and take place at Mercado do Peixe, simultaneously with the exhibition and book sales space, in Rossio. The entire program can be consulted on the Aveiro City Council website and followed through the Aveiro Book Fair’s social networks.
Complete Programming:
Exhibition and Sale of Books
Permanently, from June 21st to July 7th, between 10am and 11pm 📍 Largo do Rossio
- June 21st – Friday
18:30 – Opening session with Manuel Alegre 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – Dj Martinez 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Theater – “The Lusíadas like you’ve never heard them before” 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 22nd – Saturday
16:00 – Debate table with Afonso Reis Cabral 📍 Mercado do Peixe
18:30 – “What does democracy sound like?” with Carlos Vaz Marques and Luís Freitas Branco 📍 Fish Market
19:45 – DJ Higuita 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Conversation/Concert with Ana Lua Caiano 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 23rd – Sunday
11:00 – “MAYBE – The Poetics of the Clown” 📍 Lilliput
16:00 – Interview with Ondjaki 📍 Fish Market
17:00 – Interview with Álvaro Curia 📍 Fish Market
19:45 – DJ Pedro Menício 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Musical show “”Samba da Ria”” 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 24th – Monday
18:00 – Zine Talks “”Flanzine – A magazine in the form of a pudding”” with João Pedro Azul 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Kika Lewis 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 25th – Tuesday
18:00 – Zine Talks “”UmBU – book-experience, a little bit of a book a lot of experience”” with Joana Neves and José Macedo 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Tikinho 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 26th – Wednesday
18:00 – Zine Talks “Portuguese network of specialized libraries” with Fernando Ferreira, Júlio Moreira, Mário André, Miguel Correia 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ John Diaz 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 27th – Thursday
18:00 – Zine Talks “Venham+5” with Paulo Monteiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Miguel Barros 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 28th – Friday
18:00 – Conversation/Concert with Almério and Martins 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – Oskar DJ 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Samba Without Borders Concert 📍 Fish Market - June 29th – Saturday
10:30 – Poetry in Moliceiros 📍 Canals of the Ria de Aveiro
16:00 – “Other Writings” with Luca Argel 📍 Mercado do Peixe
17:00 – Debate table with Patrícia Reis 📍 Mercado do Peixe
18:00 – Interview with Joana Marques 📍 Fish Market
19:00 – A Jigsaw Concert 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Johnny Red 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – “Towards Eternity” with Carlos Fiolhais and Nicklas Brendborg 📍 Mercado do Peixe - June 30th – Sunday
11:00 – “In the Fox’s Tale” 📍 Lilliput
16:00 – Interview with Isabel Rio Novo 📍 Fish Market
17:00 – Interview with Dulce Maria Cardoso 📍 Fish Market
18:00 – Debate table with Rosa Alice Branco, Fernando Pinto Amaral and Francisca Camelo 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – R Sound 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Conversation-concert with Luísa Sobral 📍 Mercado do Peixe - July 1st – Monday
18:00 – “The Fantastic World of Literature” with Nuno Almeida 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Cabanelas 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - July 2nd – Tuesday
18:00 – “The Fantastic World of Literature” with David Soares 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ SUPERFREAK 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - July 3rd – Wednesday
18:00 – “The Fantastic World of Literature” with Luís Silva 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Nerick 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe
4th of July – Thursday
18:00 – “The Fantastic World of Literature” with Michel Alex 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Emanuel 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Night of authors from Aveiro 📍 Mercado do Peixe - July 5th – Friday
18:00 – The fantastic world of literature with Mário Neves 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Goty 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Conversation with Stênio Gardel and Victor Vidal 📍 Mercado do Peixe - July 6th – Saturday
11:00 – International Meeting of Literature, Illustration and Publishing for Children 📍 Lilliput
19:45 – DJ Ricardo Beja 📍 Praça Euro
21:30 – Conversation with Tati Bernardi and Ricardo Araújo Pereira 📍 Mercado do Peixe - July 7th – Sunday
10:45 – Poetry in Moliceiros 📍 Canals of the Ria de Aveiro
11:00 – “Teatro Dom Roberto” by Marionetas da Feira 📍 Lilliput
16:00 – Interview with Martim Sousa Tavares 📍 Fish Market
17:00 – Interview with Rui Couceiro 📍 Fish Market
18:00 – Life interview with Miguel Esteves Cardoso 📍 Mercado do Peixe
19:45 – DJ Charles Lazer 📍 Praça Euro
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