AgitÁgueda

Every July the streets of Águeda put on the colour that made the town known across the internet: hundreds of umbrellas hanging above the lanes, the Umbrella Sky that began as a piece of urban art and became the summer signature of the town. The festival around it, the AgitÁgueda, fills the month with concerts, street art and food.

A festival built around a street

The umbrellas of the Umbrella Sky Project have hung over Águeda since 2011, and each year the installations spread through the centre while the festival programme runs: concerts in the evenings, mural painting, craft fairs and the food streets. The town of the Aveiro district turns its centre into a pedestrian gallery for the month.

Águeda between the lagoon and the mountain

Águeda stands between the Ria of Aveiro and the beginning of the central mountains, on the old road between the coast and Viseu. The paddling lake of the Barreiro and the market city around the festival make the visit easy by train from Aveiro or by road from the coast.

Qué ver

• The Umbrella Sky of parasols over the streets
• The concerts and street performers of the festival month
• The murals and installations of urban art
• The food streets and craft fairs
• The town of Águeda between the lagoon and the mountains

Información práctica

The festival runs through July in the centre of Águeda, in the Aveiro district of central Portugal, reached by train from Aveiro or by the A1 and A25 roads. Midday heat under the umbrellas is strong; bring sun protection and check the official websites for the programme.

Image credit: AgitÁgueda by Threeohsix — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.