Festival das Sopas do Mercado da Várzea de Sintra - 2026

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Event Details

Date & Time: Saturday, October 10, 2026 · a partir das 14h00

Location: Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra, R. Lírios, 2710-635 Sintra, Portugal
Price: 8 EUR adults, 4 EUR children 3-12

Programme

Saturday, October 10, 2026

a partir das 14h00

Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra

From 14:00: handicraft show with pieces for sale; 17:00 Zumba class; 19:00–22:00 traditional soups; 19:30–21:00 Forró performance.

a partir das 14h00 e até às 22h00

Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra

14:00–22:00: handicraft show with pieces for sale; 17:00 Zumba class; 19:00–22:00 traditional soups; 19:30–21:00 Forró performance.
1. Crafts show, with pieces for sale
2. 14h00
  
  Festival opens
3. 14h00 e as 22h00
  
  Crafts show, with pieces for sale
4. 17h00
  
  Zumba class
5. 19h00 e as 22h00
  
  Soup meal: a selection of traditional soups
6. 19h30 e as 21h00
  
  Forró performance

About This Event

The Festival das Sopas at the Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra on 10 October 2026, from 14:00 to 22:00, combining food, entertainment, crafts and socialising: a Zumba class, a Forró performance, a crafts show and, from 19:00 to 22:00, a selection of traditional soups. Promoted by the market's stallholders (concessionários) with the support of Sintra Municipality and the União das Freguesias de Sintra.

On the menu

sopa da pedra

Stone soup (traditional Portuguese bean and meat soup)
caldo verde

Caldo verde (kale and potato soup)
canja

Chicken and rice soup
sopa de espinafres

Spinach soup
sopa de lavrador

Farmer's soup
sopa de peixe

Fish soup

Who's who

Organised by

Concessionaires of the Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra
Concessionários do Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra, com o apoio da Câmara Municipal de Sintra e da União das Freguesias de Sintra

Supported by

Câmara Municipal de Sintra Supporter
União das Freguesias de Sintra Supporter

Good to know

Participation: 8 euros for adults; 4 euros for children aged 3 to 12.
Soups served between 19:00 and 22:00.
Handicraft pieces available for purchase.
Supported by Câmara Municipal de Sintra and União das Freguesias de Sintra.

Everything the announcement says

Every detail, as the festival announced it.

Correio de Sintra, 6 October 2026: "Festival das Sopas brings flavours and entertainment to the Várzea de Sintra market".
The Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra hosts the Festival das Sopas on 10 October from 14h00, an initiative combining food, entertainment, crafts and socialising.
During the afternoon, visitors can join a Zumba class at 17h00 and, between 19h30 and 21h00, watch a Forró performance. The programme also includes a crafts show, with pieces for sale.
The soup meal takes place between 19h00 and 22h00, with a selection of traditional soups including sopa da pedra, caldo verde, canja, sopa de espinafres, sopa de lavrador and sopa de peixe.
Participation costs 8 euros for adults and 4 euros for children aged 3 to 12.
The event is promoted by the stallholders of the Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra, with the support of Sintra Municipality and the União das Freguesias de Sintra.

Sintra Notícias, 6 October 2026: "Várzea de Sintra market hosts Festival das Sopas, forró and a Zumba class".
The Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra hosts the Festival das Sopas on 10 October from 14h00 until 22h00, an initiative combining food, entertainment, crafts and socialising.
During the afternoon, visitors can join a Zumba class at 17h00 and, between 19h30 and 21h00, watch a Forró performance. The programme also includes a crafts show, 14h00 to 22h00, with pieces for sale.
The soup meal takes place between 19h00 and 22h00, with a selection of traditional soups including sopa da pedra, caldo verde, canja, sopa de espinafres, sopa de lavrador and sopa de peixe.
Participation costs 8 euros for adults and 4 euros for children aged 3 to 12.
The event is promoted by the stallholders of the Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra, with the support of Sintra Municipality and the União das Freguesias de Sintra.

Event 14:00-22:00; soup tasting 19:00-22:00; Zumba 17:00; forró 19:30-21:00.

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