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Freshly Squeezed 〜 Feb 3–9
What's on in Lagos Portugal this week.
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Hello there darlings,
Its Sunday February 2nd, and your weekly wrap up is here. In this edition we’ve got...
😋 Lots of Eatery re-openings with new amazing menus!
🍷 Wine tasting, or actually, Wein tasting
🧑🏽💻 Learn more about AI
🐕 More puppy love! 💓
🍷 Mingle at a Vernissage
🍸 Check out a Social Vinyls party
🛍️ Shop at a pop-up market
and get ready for food coma 🫄🏻
Its time…
Drink wine, be outrageous and make questionable decisions :).
Follow goodtimeslagos on Insta for updates, and find more useful tips on Goodtimeslagos.com
🔥This week’s hot drops
Got something to share? Let us know!
Tip: Click on the event titles (pink=link) to find out more.
Monday, Feb 3
🍤 Eattico reopens
Yay! January is over and we can go back to drinking🍻 and then recovering with fish & chips :)… Sorry pilates.
12–17:00 | 📍Eattico - Pesce de Strada
👨👧 The Art of Intentional Parenting
Join Rachel Davis, an award-winning program creator, TEDx speaker, NLP practitioner, and single mom, for a 3-hour workshop that helps parents reclaim their power, reduce stress, and raise confident, resilient children. For parents of any age children.
10–13:00 | 25€ inc coffee | 📍The SPACE
✍🏼Write Night
Its that time of the week again. 2 hours dedicated to writing, while surrounded by others doing the same, to keep you on track. Get in there and come out feeling accomplished! Join the WhatsApp group for updates.
18–20:00 | 5€ for a drink & the space | 📍Factory Fusion hub
Tuesday, Feb 4
🍛 Sunray’s Kitchen reopen
A local brunch & lunch favourite is back as Sunray’s reopens on Feb 4.
🔥 OLI wine&dine reopens
Back from holidays with a seriously sensational new menu! I want to list off everything I love about it but its just too many things. I honestly want it all! And if you’re not already overwhelmed by all the good choices, they also have a special Valentines Day menu. Better get your table bookings in quick! (Book on oli-winedine.com)
18–22:30 | 📍OLI wine&dine
🍷 Mosto Wine tasting
Kicking off the year with a tasting of German Wines. Taste 6 wines from different regions in Germany enjoyed with a light charcuterie board and descriptions from a special guest. Limited spots, book +351 282 769 527
17:00 | 45€ | 📍Mosto Wine Shop & Bar
🤖 Google AI Event
Explore how AI agents are transforming industries with applications like personalized recommendations and autonomous customer service, while examining emerging trends and ethical considerations.
19:30 | Free | 📍The Collab
🌮 Its Taco Tuesday again!
Free taco with every cocktail til 19:00. Yes, drinking is cool again 🍸.
Offer 12:30–19:00 (kitchen open til 21:30) | 📍The Green Room
Wednesday, Feb 5
🐕💕 Volunteer dog walking at Mayday
This week I learnt about another heartwarming initiative. Mayday Algarve is a volunteer run animal rescue, currently taking care of around 60 dogs and 10-15 cats(!). Meet all their lovable inhabitants (and maybe adopt one) on their insta page. Of course they could do with your support, whether that is in form of time or 💰 (or probably dog food). Heading for a Westcoast surf🏄♂️? why not stop in and take a Doggie for a walk on Monday, Wednesday or Saturday from 10–12:00.
10–12:00 | Free | 📍Mayday Algarve animal Shelter, Vila do Bispo
💪Pilates with Naomi
From Feb 5, you can feel your muscles burn on Wednesday mornings at Factory Fusion Hub. Booking essential: +351 913 894 401
10:30–11:30 | 10€ | 📍Factory Fusion hub
🌸 Hormone Yoga Course
A useful course for all middle-age women, plus those with an irregular cycle, looking to conceive or with strong PMS. Learn to support these issues as well as perimenopause & menopause in a natural & holistic way.
18–19:00, Feb 5, 12, 19 & 26 | 69€/4 weeks |📍Soluna Space
🫐 Vivo Mercado
As always, the Wednesday evening market is a social highlight during the winter. Head there for local produce, music, food, beer stands and chats with locals.
16–20:00 | Free | 📍Mercado do Levante
Thursday, Feb 6
🇵🇹 Portuguese Conversation Classes
If you still haven’t signed yourself up to learn some basic Portuguese, you are getting another chance. A course starts at Luz Cultura this Thurs. Info & sign up here.
17:30–19:00, Feb 6–April 10 | 150€ | 📍Luz Cultura
🖌️Create your own moon
In this Art workshop learn how to create a textured moon canvas
18–20:30 | 25€ inc materials & drink |📍The SPACE
✅ Quiz night
Always a cosy community gathering. Test your random knowledge over a few cosy drinks and laughs. Booking a table recommended.
Get settled from 19:00, Quiz starts 20:00 | 📍The Collab
Friday, Feb 7
🥧 O Ninho Family bar reopening
The adorable Italian owners of O Ninho already do everything possible to make sure everyone is well taken care of: Vegans, children, families… And now they are making the ambitious effort of providing a Gluten-free option for everything on the menu! Including 3 types of homemade GF bread, cakes and cookies. Yay for everyone with a gluten intolerance!… Vegan, gluten-free or not, be sure to pay them a visit.
9–16:00 Fri–Wed (Closed Thurs) | 📍O Ninho Family bar
🛹 Skateboard Art Jam
Sorry folks, this event was so hot its already sold out. Hopefully you read about it in last week’s “coming up” section of this newsletter, and snagged yourself a spot.
18–20:30 | 45€ |📍The SPACE
🍷 Vernissage - Exhibition opening
I love a good exhibition opening; Drinking wine and mingling while appreciating someones talent. Teias will be opening a ceramics exhibition from Artist Adelaide Filipe this Friday, and you are all warmly invited.
19:00 | Free | 📍TEIAS Arte local
🐔 Wing Weekend
Continuing this weeks focus on food, all this weekend (7, 8, 9 Feb) The Collab have a crazy offer: All-you-can-eat chicken or cauliflower wings, and fries too! Perfect accompaniment to watching the 6 nations games.
Fri–Sun | 20€pp / 90 min time-window | 📍The Collab
🍸 Barbosa Social Vinyls
Barbosa are having their first party, comprising of cocktail mixing, vinyls, opening special wine bottles and bringing different people together.
20:00 | Free entry | 📍Barbosa Bar & Kitchen
✨ Authentic Relating Game Night
Through fun, interactive games, discover how easy it can be to connect authentically with others, fostering open communication and understanding in a playful impactful way.
18:30–21:30 | 10–30€ Sign up | 📍La Casa del Corpo
🎤 Open Mic night every Friday night at Tito’s Luz. Catch some local talent.
🎹 Sounds at Twilight Quartet & Piano concert
19:00 | 10€ | 📍Centro Cultural de Lagos
🍫 And If you are a Chocolate lover, from the 7–16 Feb there is a Chocolate Festival in Loulé.
Saturday, Feb 8
🍅 Lagos Farmers Market
Always worth a visit to stock up on great supplies and bump into everyone you know.
8–13:00 | Free | 📍Mercado do Levante
💖 Valentines Pop-up Market
Pop in for Local art, vintage clothes, handmade items & a LOVE BOOTH. Enjoy lunch, coffee or love cocktails while shopping!
11–18:00 | at | 📍Factory Fusion hub
☕️ Brew & Breathe
A new concept which simply welcomes you to a friendly space, to meet others over a coffee and a chat. First edition at on Feb 8.
12:00 | Free (coffee not inc.) | 📍The Collab
🏉 Six Nations Rugby games
The rough and tumble continues this weekend with Italy v. Wales at 14:15 and England v. France at 16:45. Catch the games at the Collab with Beers and all you can eat Wings! (See offer above).
14:15 and 16:45 | Free | 📍The Collab
✨ Sound Healing - Look Inward to grow Outward
Enjoy a relaxing sound journey, to disconnect from the frequency of everyday life and find greater fluidity and harmony in your life.
18–19:30 | 35€ | 📍The Seed
💃 Fado Concert
21:30 | Get tickets at Centro Cultural reception | 📍Centro Cultural de Lagos
🪩 Baile do Malvadinho
Funk DJs and party at NOX
Midnight–06:00 | 5-8€ | 📍NOX Club Lagos
Sunday, Feb 9
🧘🏼 Inner Revolution: RESET Breathwork, Coaching & Sound Healing
Release outdated patterns, reclaim your authenticity, activate your highest potential, and experience deep healing through RESET Breathwork, self-inquiry, and sound healing.
11:45–13:45 | 35€ | 📍The Seed
🪡 Craft workshop
A fun free workshop for families at the museum. Learn some manual techniques and make a little gift.
10–13:00 & 14–17:00 | Free | 📍Museu Municipal de Lagos
🏉 Six Nations Rugby games
Scotland v. Ireland at 15:00
15:00 | Free | 📍The Collab
🗓️ Coming up:
That Asian Home Cook’s Ramen Lunch🍜 parties keep getting booked out, so she is continually opening more dates. Keep your eye on her insta page to get a spot.
🍯 Treat your skin to some lovely DIY natural face cream & body oil that you learn to make on on Feb 11 at The Space
📚 Join Books & Wine Club on Feb 12 (& 18th) at The Space. This month’s book: “Intermezzo”
On Feb 13
- harness the energy of the Leo 🌕Full Moon with a ceremony at Transform to Bliss
- Join a Sip & Paint abstract drawing class✍🏼 at The Space
- or a 🍷Wine tasting session at The Space…
On Feb 14💘 treat yourself to a Chocolate & Wine walk with Lagos Womens Walks, or take a Mosaics workshop at The Space
Then on Feb 15 unleash your creativity at Lilac “Celebrate yourself🏆” Art workshop or Teias 🖌️Watercolour workshop
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Food coma at the end of this we be like…
💫 Need more?
Find more tips for eating, drinking & playing at goodtimeslagos.com
For yoga, pilates, dance and wellness in Lagos, find all the details here.
Daily: Surf Lessons, Kayak trips, SUP tours, mountain biking, horse riding, boat trips, dolphin watching, wake boarding, massages & more.
Pickleball: Open Daily, 5€/2hrs, at Lagos Tenis Center - & Pickleball, Lagos | 📍here
Every Monday:
💪 Strong and flexible workout, 10:00 at Urban dance studio. Join the WhatsApp group
🐕 Volunteer dog walking at Mayday Mon, Wed, Sat 10–12:00
👩🏻🍳 Pastel de Nata Cooking class, 15–17:00 at The Kitchen
🥟 Musa Mondays: Free Dumplings with your Musa beer at The Collab bar
💡 Pub Quiz Every Monday, 20:00 at The Star bar. Free
Every Tuesday:
🚶🏻♀️Women’s beach walks: Meet at Bar Quim, 9am every Tuesday. Free
🐕 Volunteer Dog walking: 9:00–13:00, no need to register. At Cadela Carlota animal shelter (Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun)
🇵🇹 Beginners Portuguese Coffee chat 15:30 | 13€ inc. coffee, tea & cookies at Olive Hostel | with Sementes de Portugues, Register here
🌱 Get your hands dirty at the farm Help work on various soil restoration & permaculture projects. More info & sign up here. 10–13:00, free at Quinta Vale de Lama
🌮 Taco Tuesday: Free taco with every cocktail before 19:00, at the Greenroom
💃 Salsa & Bachata Dance classes & Party Tuesdays 20:00 at at Guanabana and at Peppers Bar. 10€.
💃 Biodanza at Monte Rosa (Barão de São João), 19–21:00, 15€
Every Wednesday
🧘🏼♂️ Sunrise beach Yoga 7:15 20€, at Praia da Batata, Book here
🏊♀️ Morning Swim Club 9:15 at Dona Ana Beach, free and coffee provided
🚶🏻♀️Lagos Women’s walks (beach walk) 8am, meet at Bar Quim. Info: fb group & Insta
🐕 Volunteer dog walking at Mayday Mon, Wed, Sat 10–12:00
👩🏻💻 Cowork & lunch: Usually Wednesday from 11 at Everyday People Café. Join the WhatApp group
🚶🏻♂️Mens walk and talk Lagos: Usually Wed. 14:00. Promoting positive mental health. Free, join the facebook group
🏀 Social Netball every Wednesday 18:30 | at Boa Vista Golf Club
🫐 Vivo Mercado: Produce, music, food + beer stands and good local fun. 16–21:00 | Free | at Mercado do Levante
🌶️ Industry Night at Peppers Discounted cocktails for hospitality staff. 15–02:00 at Peppers Bar
🌅🛹 Sunset Surf Skate: Grab your board and group skate to a dreamy sunset backdrop. Lessons for beginners available. Join their WhatsApp group.
Every Thursday:
🏃🏽🍄 Zenergy Run Club Wed. 7:30am, free. Meet at Luz beach parking. Check the Facebook group for more info.
🐕 Volunteer Dog walking: 9:00–13:00, no need to register. At Cadela Carlota animal shelter
🚶🏻♀️Women’s walks: Meet 10:00 at the train station then decide for city/beach walk. Free.
🧠 Quiz Night: Be sure to book a table 19:30, free, at The Collab bar
👯♀️ Dance classes: 19:00 Afrofusion, 20:00 High-heels at Urban dance studio
Every Friday:
🧘🏼♂️ Morning beach Yoga 20€, 8:30 at Praia da Batata, Book here
👩👧Mama’s meet up every Friday, meet 10:30 at Arco Preloved, free.
💪 Urban Fit, a great work out, 8:30am at Urban dance studio
🚶🏻♀️Lagos Women’s walks (beach walk) 19:00. Meet at Bar Quim. Info: fb group & Insta
💃 Salsa & Bachata Party Fridays 21–0:00 at Guanabana.
🇧🇷 Forró Lessons Fridays at 18–19:00, 10€ at Factory Fusion hub
🎤 Open Mic night every Fri. from 18:00 at Tito’s Luz
🍕Friday Happiness Pizza Party in Monchique insta | web | 📍Location
Every Saturday:
🐕 Volunteer Dog walking: 9:00–13:00, no need to register. At Cadela Carlota animal shelter or 10–12:00 at Mayday Vila do Bispo
🫐 Lagos Farmers Market, 7–13:00 at Mercado do Levante, Lagos
🏃🏽 Easy day run club: free, social runs (≈5-6km) every Saturday morning. 9am at Everyday people coffee. Finish with a coffee & chat.
💪 Bootcamp Fit N Flow Lagos: 1 hour of power. Join their Whats App group for updates & info. 9:00 | 10€ | at the viewing point over Batata Beach
🚶🏻♀️Women’s beach walks + dogs: Meet at Bar Quim, 9:30 am Sat. Free
🧘🏼♂️ Sunset beach Yoga 20€, 18:00 at Praia Porto de Mos, Book here
🪗 Open Mic night at Mullens Bar | free
Every Sunday:
🐕 Volunteer Dog walking: 9:00–13:00, no need to register. At Cadela Carlota animal shelter (Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun)
🍗 Sunday Roast & Live music 12–18:00 at Tito’s Luz | Booking required: +351 282072172
☕️ Coffee & Talk Meetup, Sundays 9:00 at Abigails Café
Got feedback or ideas? We’d love to hear them! Send us an email at [email protected]