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10.º Festival de Sopas, Petiscos e Doces - Penacova 2025
Edition 10.ª
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- November 01 - November 02, 2025
Programme
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Until Sunday, November 02, 2025
Casa do Povo de São Pedro de Alva
Soups, snacks and traditional sweets from local associations; take-away; music, dance and face painting.
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Tastings of soups, snacks and sweets
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Music
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Dance
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Face painting
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About This Event
The 10th Festival de Sopas, Petiscos e Doces (soups, snacks and sweets festival) takes place on 1 and 2 November 2025 at the Casa do Povo de São Pedro de Alva (municipality of Penacova, Portugal). It is built by the community: cultural, recreational and sports associations of São Pedro de Alva and groups from other parishes of Penacova make the soups and snacks, decorate the venue and run side activities. Besides tastings there is music, dance, face painting and take-away.
The cause
Promotes traditional gastronomy, responsible consumption and local products, contributing to food tourism, the local economy and the revitalisation of rural communities.
History
10th edition; as in previous editions, local associations play a central role. It is described as one of the most relevant initiatives in Penacova's cultural calendar.
On the menu
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sopa de grão
Chickpea soup
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Chicken broth with rice
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Caldo verde (kale and potato soup)
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sopa de peixe
Fish soup
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Stone soup
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sopa do mar
Seafood soup
Also served
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pica-pau
Pica-pau (bite-size fried meat)
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moelas
Gizzards
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pernil assado
Roast pork leg
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salada de bacalhau com grão
Salt cod and chickpea salad
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doces tradicionais
Traditional sweets
Who's who
Organised by
- Casa do Povo de São Pedro de Alva
- Coletividades da freguesia de São Pedro de Alva e associações do concelho de Penacova
Taking part
- associações culturais, recreativas e desportivas de São Pedro de Alva Make the soups and snacks, decorate the venue and run side activities
- grupos de outras freguesias do concelho de Penacova Groups from other parishes of Penacova taking part
Good to know
- Take-away service available
- Open to the whole community and visitors
- Open to the whole community and visitors from the municipality
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
10th Festival de Sopas, Petiscos e Doces livens up São Pedro de Alva (Penacova Actual, 27/10/2025). Traditional gastronomy, cultural heritage and community conviviality strengthen local identity.
São Pedro de Alva is again a meeting point for gastronomy and culture on 1 and 2 November 2025, with the 10th edition of the Festival de Sopas, Petiscos e Doces. The Casa do Povo hosts the event, which combines tradition, entertainment and the active participation of the parish's associations and several associations of the municipality of Penacova.
A festival built by the community: as in previous editions, cultural, recreational and sports associations of São Pedro de Alva, and groups from other parishes of the municipality, play a central role in cooking the soups and snacks, decorating the venue and running the side activities. Each group shares culinary knowledge and inherited traditions in a spirit of mutual help.
Soups announced include sopa de grão, canja de galinha, caldo verde, sopa de peixe, sopa da pedra and sopa do mar, with snacks such as pica-pau, moelas, pernil assado and salada de bacalhau com grão. The offer is complemented by traditional sweets and a take-away service.
The festival is one of the most relevant initiatives in Penacova's cultural calendar, promoting responsible consumption and local products, contributing to food tourism and the region's economy, and reinforcing territorial cohesion and the revitalisation of rural communities.
Traditional recipes, passed down through generations, are intangible cultural heritage; soups, particularly the sopa da pedra, express sharing and popular ingenuity: nutritious dishes made with local ingredients, slowly cooked from pulses, cured meats and vegetables.
The event is open to the whole community and visitors. Besides tastings there will be music, dance, face painting and moments of conviviality. The organisers stress that its success depends on the associations' involvement and the public's turnout.
Tenth edition on 1 and 2 November 2025, with soups such as chickpea, chicken canja, caldo verde, fish, sopa da pedra and sea soup, plus pica-pau, gizzards, roast pork leg and cod-and-chickpea salad, traditional sweets and take-away.
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Location
Casa do Povo de São Pedro Alva, Largo Eng. Maurício Vieira de Brito 3, 3360-258 São Pedro de Alva, Penacova, Portugal
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