6.º Festival das Sopas e Arroz Doce de Almalaguês - 2026

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Event Details

Date & Time: Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 19:00

Location: Quinta Torre De Bera, R. Bairro Novo, Torre de Bera, 3040-474 Almalaguês, Portugal

Programme

Saturday, October 10, 2026

a partir das 19:00

Quinta da Torre de Bera

Evening of soups and rice pudding with music and entertainment.
1. Vote for the best soup
2. Music and entertainment
3. 19:00 horas
  
  Soup and rice pudding festival at Quinta da Torre de Bera
4. 19:00
  
  Start of the festival: a variety of soups and rice pudding

About This Event

The 6th Festival de Sopas & Arroz Doce (Festival of Soups and Rice Pudding) of Almalaguês, Portugal, organised by the Junta de Freguesia de Almalaguês (parish council). It takes place on 10 October 2026 at 19:00 at Quinta da Torre de Bera; the entry includes a clay bowl to taste all the soups, a cup of rice pudding, bread and a spoon, and visitors vote for the best soup.

History

Sixth edition; rice pudding returns as one of the attractions.

On the menu

Sopas

Soups; visitors vote for the best one

Also served

pão/broa

Bread / cornbread, included in the entry
Arroz Doce

Rice pudding; one cup included in the entry

Rice pudding, again one of the night's attractions

Who's who

Organised by

Junta de Freguesia de Almalaguês Parish council; organiser

Good to know

Child price applies to children up to 1.2 metres tall.
Aimed at families and groups of friends.
The organisers invite families and groups of friends

Everything the announcement says

Every detail, as the festival announced it.

6º Festival das Sopas e Arroz Doce de Almalaguês. Date: 10-OUT-2026.
Poster: 6.º Festival de Sopas & Arroz Doce – Almalaguês. 10 Outubro, 19:00 horas, Quinta da Torre de Bera.
Entry: Adults: 8 Conchas; Children (up to 1.2 metres): 4 Conchas.
Includes: 1 clay bowl to taste all the soups; 1 cup of rice pudding; bread/cornbread; 1 spoon.
Vote for the best soup!!!
Junta de Freguesia de Almalaguês.

Get your appetite ready: Almalaguês will fill the table with soups and rice pudding (Notícias de Coimbra, 28-09-2026).
The Quinta da Torre de Bera, in Almalaguês, hosts on 10 October the sixth edition of the Festival de Sopas & Arroz Doce.
The event starts at 19:00 and promises to bring together various flavours in an evening dedicated to gastronomy and conviviality.
Besides the variety of soups, rice pudding (arroz doce) is again one of the attractions of the night, which will also have music and entertainment. The organisers invite families and groups of friends to take part in a night designed for tasting different flavours and enjoying the convivial atmosphere. The festival takes place on 10 October, from 19:00, at the Quinta da Torre de Bera.

The 6th Festival de Sopas & Arroz Doce was held at the Quinta da Torre de Bera in Almalaguês on 10 October 2026, starting at 19:00, with a variety of soups, rice pudding, music and entertainment. The 2024 (4th) edition had 18 soups to vote on, an adult price of 8 euros and a kit with clay bowl, rice pudding, bread, spoon and cup.

The 6th Festival de Sopas & Arroz Doce (soups and rice pudding festival) of Almalaguês takes place on 10 October at 19:00 at the Quinta da Torre de Bera, organised by the Junta de Freguesia de Almalaguês. Entry: adults 8 Conchas; children (up to 1.2 metres tall) 4 Conchas. Entry includes a clay bowl (malga em barro) to taste all the soups, a bowl of arroz doce (rice pudding), bread/broa (cornbread) and a spoon. Visitors are invited to vote for the best soup.

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