From June 21 to 24, 2024, this year’s celebrations will focus on “Os Alicerces do Reino” (The Foundations of the Kingdom). Following the trail of the UM Day celebrations in Portugal, the Municipality of Guimarães intends to continue in 2024 with the 12th edition of the “Feira Afonsina” event, offering all visitors an unforgettable time travel experience through the construction of thematic spaces that will characterize the four days of the event. Guimarães travels back in time and promises to transport the people of Guimarães and visitors to the era of the first kings of Portugal. With intense preparation regarding the accuracy of the events that took place during the foundation of Portugal. One of the great novelties this year is the arrival of the Feira Afonsina to the Couros Zone, thus involving the new area classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.