More than 10,000 people attended the final day of the Mar Me Quer Festival this Friday, which closed its 2025 edition with performances by Insert Coin, Soraia Ramos, and Plutônio. Over three days, around 30,000 festival-goers visited the venue – one of the festival’s best attendance records.
The Mar Me Quer Festival concluded this Friday with a night of great performances and a party atmosphere that lasted until the very last second. Over three days, the event welcomed over 29,000 people, confirming its status as one of the largest summer festivals in the Algarve.
André Sardet, organiser and promoter of Mar Me Quer, said that “this edition was very special. We welcomed thousands of people from all over the country and felt an energy unlike any other at every show.” Antonio Gomes, also the festival’s organiser and promoter, states that “O Mar Me Quer is growing, and we promise to return even stronger and with some surprises next year.”
The first show on this final day began at 8:30 pm with Insert Coin. The duo, who wore an arcade-inspired look, sent the crowd into a frenzy with an epic entrance from offstage. At 10 pm, it was Soraia Ramos’s turn to showcase her connection to Creole music and sing some of her greatest hits. The artist also provided an intimate moment, with the audience singing until tears welled up in their eyes, as she dedicated “Nha Terra” to São Vicente, Cape Verde, the land where she was born and which is now devastated by a storm.
At 11:30 pm, Plutónio took the stage to a standing ovation that was heard throughout Riverside Park.
The show proved to be one of the highlights of this year’s edition, with thousands of young people singing along to each chorus at the top of their lungs. The moment that marked the artist’s visit to Mar Me Quer came at the end of the night, when the audience sang along to the song “Somos Iguais” in unison, in a closing performance that will remain in the memory of Mar Me Quer 2025.
The festival venue maintained its environmental practices, with audiovisual messages encouraging environmental protection projected on the screens. Encouraging support for local artists, it featured a mural by Algarve artist Isa Neuparth, inspired by Hokusai’s iconic “Great Wave,” where a giant octopus tries to catch debris, such as plastic cups, packaging, and festival trash, in a rough sea, thus raising awareness of the impact of human consumption.
The 4th edition of Mar Me Quer was also marked by the Calema show, which on the first night attracted the largest crowd of the three days, and the epic return of Da Weasel to Portimão on the second day, a historic spectacle that brought together different generations.
The Mar Me Quer Festival returns in 2026, once again in Portimão, promising more music, experiences, and many unforgettable moments.
For more information about the festival, visit marmequer.pt or follow @marmequerfestival on Instagram.
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