“Guimarães Cidade Natal” is one of the emblematic events of Guimarães, which offers moments of culture and leisure in the city’s public spaces, during the Christmas season and “New Year’s Eve”, with the aim of promoting traditional commerce, hospitality and catering, and promoting meeting between people.

The Christmas programme of the hometown has been recognised in recent years for the great programme it implements, mainly in the city centre. The lights are switched on on 1 December with the arrival of Santa Claus at Largo do Toural.

Guimarães is once again promoting the Christmas season with a wide cultural and artistic programme, both in the city centre and in the main towns of the municipality.

Guimarães will once again be the city of Christmas from 1 December, with festive lighting, a market, a carousel, offers for children, shows, lots of musical, theatrical and street circus entertainment. The city’s cradle is reinforcing its Christmas offer of animation and glitter to become more and more striking and attractive at this festive time of year.

Experience Christmas in Guimarães!
Christmas market, lots of street entertainment and of course, a visit to Santa’s House!