Festival de Sopas dos Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal - 2025

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Event Details

Date & Time: Saturday, February 08, 2025 · 19:30

Location: Mercado Municipal do Seixal, Av. Vasco da Gama, 2840-745 Seixal, Portugal
Price: 5 € (clay bowl and two soup tokens)

Programme

Saturday, February 08, 2025

abertura marcada para as 19h30

Mercado Municipal do Seixal

Soup tasting; soup competition judged by a jury to choose the best soup of the event (soups made by parents, guests or scouts); grill area with bifanas, chouriços and grilled food; snacks and desserts prepared by the scouts' mothers and grandmothers.
1. Soup contest: a jury chooses the best soup of the event; the winner is announced during the evening
2. 19h30
  
  Opening (dinner service only)

About This Event

The second edition of the Festival das Sopas, a charity soup festival held at the Mercado Municipal do Seixal (Seixal, Portugal) on Saturday 8 February 2025, dinner only from 19h30. It raises money for the Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal (Sea Scouts, Agrupamento 253): the proceeds help maintain their nautical equipment and pay for their scouts' registration in the national Oceanos camp. This edition adds a soup contest judged by a jury, with the support of the União de Freguesias do Seixal.

The cause

Charity: raises money for the Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal (Agrupamento 253); the proceeds help maintain their nautical equipment and secure their scouts' registration in the national activity Oceanos — Acampamento Nacional de Escuteiros Marítimos, held 3–9 August in the Alentejo. The scouts develop fund-raising projects to learn to work towards their goals.

History

The first edition, in 2024, was a success and also had a charitable character; the soup contest is new in 2025.

On the menu

sopa de feijão

Bean soup
caldo verde

Caldo verde (kale and potato soup)
canja de galinha

Chicken broth with rice
creme de legumes

Cream of vegetable soup
creme de alho-francês

Cream of leek soup

Also served

bifanas

Pork steak sandwiches (bifanas zone)
chouriços

Chouriço sausages
grelhados

Grilled food
petiscos

By As mães e as avós dos pequenos escuteiros

Snacks, made by the scouts' mothers and grandmothers
sobremesas

By As mães e as avós dos pequenos escuteiros

Desserts, made by the scouts' mothers and grandmothers

Who's who

Organised by

Carina Silva Spokesperson for the scout group
Agrupamento 253 de Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal
Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal (Agrupamento 253), com a colaboração da União de Freguesias do Seixal

Supported by

União de Freguesias do Seixal Collaborates on the initiative

Taking part

pais, convidados e miúdos do agrupamento Parents, guests and children of the scout group make the soups, all eligible for the contest

Also involved

Júri Jury that chooses the best soup

Good to know

Entry 5 €: includes a clay bowl (yours to keep as a souvenir) and two tokens to taste two different soups
Dinner only; opens at 19:30
Proceeds support the Seixal Sea Scouts (Agrupamento 253): maintenance of nautical equipment and registration for the Oceanos national camp
There is still room for other food projects to join
Dinner only, opening at 19h30
The winning soup is likely to sell out quickly once announced
A family atmosphere; a good meal at a good price

Everything the announcement says

Every detail, as the festival announced it.

Second edition of the Festival das Sopas comes to the Mercado Municipal do Seixal in February. The charity event aims to raise money for the Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal. It is set for Saturday 8 February. (Article by Tiago Alexandre, 22/01/2025.)
After the first edition of the Festival das Sopas, in 2024, was a success, the event returns to the Mercado Municipal do Seixal this year. The second edition is set for Saturday 8 February and, like the last, will be a charity event.
The money raised will contribute to the initiatives of the Escuteiros Marítimos do Seixal, who belong to Agrupamento 253. "The kids always want to take part in activities which sometimes demand a bigger financial effort from families," says Carina Silva of the group.
"Our principle is that young people develop projects that let them raise funds, to empower and train them, so they learn they must work to reach their goals. That is why this festival is important," she adds.
The Festival das Sopas will take place only at dinner time, opening at 19h30. Entry costs 5€, including a clay bowl and two tokens, which can be used to taste two different soups. "The clay bowl stays with people, it is a souvenir," says Carina.
You can taste, for example, sopa de feijão, caldo verde, canja de galinha, creme de legumes and creme de alho-francês, but other varieties will be served, as there is still room for other food projects.
"This edition will have some new features, namely a soup competition. But basically it will be like last year. We want a family atmosphere and for people to have a good meal at a good price while helping us," says Carina.
All soups, made by parents, guests or even the children of the scout group, can enter the contest. A jury will decide the best soup of the event, and once the winner is announced it will probably sell out quickly.
Besides the soups, there is a zone with bifanas, chouriços and grilled food to go with the meal. The young scouts' mothers and grandmothers will also prepare snacks and desserts for visitors.
"The money raised will help maintain our nautical equipment and secure our scouts' registration in the national activity Oceanos — Acampamento Nacional de Escuteiros Marítimos, held between 3 and 9 August in the Alentejo," she explains. The initiative has the collaboration of the União de Freguesias do Seixal.

Second edition, in the evening only, with doors at 19:30. Entry cost 5 euros and included a clay bowl to keep and two tokens for two different soups; proceeds supported the scout group's activities.

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