Events
Coimbra festivals and events 2026 — month by month
Check the calendar for typical dates, then jump to confirmed dates and guides for each one.
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Late September–OctoberStudent festival
Latada / Festa das Latas
The Queima’s autumn twin, welcoming new students instead of sending finalists off. Deliberately noisy, ending with the freshers baptised in the river.
July, even yearsPatronal festival
Festas da Rainha Santa Isabel
The city’s patronal festival, with processions every second year. 2026 ran 1–12 July; the next procession year is 2028. The rest of the festival is annual.
MayStudent festival
Queima das Fitas
Eight days in May, one per faculty, opened by a midnight serenade on the cathedral steps. Big enough to close a UNESCO site and a national pantheon.
All events, by month
MayStudent festival
Queima das Fitas
Eight days in May, one per faculty, opened by a midnight serenade on the cathedral steps. Big enough to close a UNESCO site and a national pantheon.
July, even yearsPatronal festival
Festas da Rainha Santa Isabel
The city’s patronal festival, with processions every second year. 2026 ran 1–12 July; the next procession year is 2028. The rest of the festival is annual.
Late September–OctoberStudent festival
Latada / Festa das Latas
The Queima’s autumn twin, welcoming new students instead of sending finalists off. Deliberately noisy, ending with the freshers baptised in the river.