Boa tarde Amigos,
Winter Olympics are in full swing⛷️, Carnaval is kicking off 🎉, Valentines Day💘 is here 🙄 and the weather forecast is... well, let's just say there is a good chance of rainbows 🌧️🌈.

Luckily, this week is packed with cosy gatherings, creative workshops, and good-vibe events perfect for connecting with friends—new ones, old ones and future ones 💛.
We've got 🦸‍♂️Carnival parades in Lagos, Luz, Carvoeiro & Loulé, 💘Valentine's day specials, a 🎱pool tournament, workshops for 🧑‍🍳cooking, 🍶ceramics, 🖌️painting and DIY🌹, a PopUp Market with DJs and a 🪩Drag show party💃.

Pst: Pink=link - Click on the event titles to find out more. | Find 🧘🏼Yoga & Pilates classes on our Lagos Yoga Hub 🗓️

☕️ Cafe Gil Eanes is back open, for people watching on the plaza when the sun comes out 🙂
🥗 Poke Lagos is back open for lunch, Mon–Sat 12–15:30 | 📍Poké Lagos

🏄‍♂️ Win a free all-inclusive week with the Surf Experience. Enter til Feb 13 - details here.

🍊 Orange week in Portimão Municipal Market
Feb 10–14 with show cookings 10–11:30 | 📍Portimão Market

🇵🇹💬 Portuguese Conversation Night
Its on again, a weekly Meetup to practice your Portuguese in a relaxed way.
19–20:30 | Free | 📍Barbosa Bar & Kitchen

👩🏻‍🍳 Portuguese Cooking class for Parents, feat. Bacalhau com Natas
17:30 | 49€ for class & 3 course meal | Arco Collective

🫐 Farmers Market, 17:30 | Free | 📍Mercado do Levante

🎤 Open Mic Night 18:30 | Free | 📍Tito’s Luz

🎱 Pool Tournament at Three Monkeys
Monkeys is back open! And on Thursday nights, play pool in good company, and possibly win some Merch or some cash 💶. First place 35€, second place 15€
21:00 | 5€ entry | 📍Three Monkeys Bar, Lagos

✅ Quiz Night
Test your knowledge over drinks and laughs at this weekly community gathering. Booking a table recommended. Quiz starts 19:30 | Free | 📍The Collab 

💃 Salsa Nights - Classes & Social, 19:00 | 10€ | 📍Factory Fusion hub

🎭 Carnival Parade of the Schools
The kids from the local schools will march proudly in their costumes along the Avenida - cute! 10:00 | 📍Avenida dos Descobrimentos, Lagos

🎊 Carnival Parade, Luz - Nature themed parade, and Zumba
10:00 | Free | 📍Avenida dos Pescadores, Luz

🌹 Paper Flower Workshop - DIY Roses
Last week’s workshop booked out, so another one has been added. The perfect pre-valentines Day workshop: make your own realistic roses from paper, to last forever :).
14:30-17:30 | 25€ register: [email protected] | 📍TEIAS Arte Local

🌸 Galentine’s “I Can Paint My Own Flowers” Workshop
Celebrate friendship and sisterhood with a cosy, creative evening. Paint your own floral artwork while enjoying wine, snacks and good company.
18:00–21:00 | €30 | 📍A/Creative, Meia Praia

🎤 Singing Weekend Workshop, with Luiza Dedisin at Luz Cultura, Feb 13–15

🍕 Pizza Garage reopens today | 16:00–22:30 | 📍Pizza Garage, Lagos

🎊 Carnaval Celebrations “Hausfasching”
German Carnival music, drink specials and prizes for masks/costumes
19:00 | 📍Munich, Lagos

🪘 Percussion Days in Portimão on Feb 13–15

🐡 Theatre: If Fish Could Talk
20:30 | 8€ tickets | 📍Centro Cultural de Lagos

🎉 Carnaval in Odiáxere
Musical entertainment, dances, food and drinks, a bouncy castle, carousel, and local and national artists combine to make a vibrant party
Feb 14–18 |📍Largo do Moinho

🍶 Ceramics Breakfast Set Workshop
Create your own handmade ceramics breakfast set, together in good company
14:00–17:00 | 45€ register: [email protected] | 📍TEIAS Arte Local

💘 Valentines day Orchestral concert: Love Songs from the 70s & 80s
19:00 | 10€ tickets here | 📍Centro Cultural de Lagos

🥗 Vegans Social Group: Valentines Day Pot Luck lunch 13–15:30 | 📍Lagos

🍹🍹 Valentines Day specials at The Collab: 2 for 1 Cocktails all day when eating a Take-a-Bao menu. Valentine's Day hack: Be your own plus-one = Double the drinks & double the fun😅 | 📍The Collab 

🍸🍫The Greenroom has created a special crème brûlée cocktail and chocolate heart desert for Valentines day. Looks delish! | 📍The Greenroom

💞🍴 Special Valentines Day Dinners (best to book!)
Quay Lagos (3 courses + 🥂, 90€/couple) | 📍Quay, Lagos Marina
OLI wine&dine (see the menu, 60€pp) | 📍Oli Wine&Dine
Alma Lusa (special menu, 50€pp) | 📍Alma Lusa
Tito’s Luz (see the 3 course menu 35€pp, wine flight 20€pp) | 📍Titos Luz
Avenida Restaurant | 📍Avenida Restaurant
Atasca-te | 📍Atasca-te - Tasca Tradicional, Lagos

🛍️ Favo Market
Market stalls of local artisans, vintage and second hand plus a full evening of live music, DJ sets and good vibes. Market 15–20:00 | Street-food 15–21:00 | Live music from 17:30 | DJ from 22:00 | 📍Favo Bistro Bar, Hortas de Tabual

🎊 Carvoeiro Carnival
Music in the Carvoeiro Square 16–20:00 with DJ André Lima, followed by DJ Cabrita from 20:00–midnight | 📍Carvoeiro Square

🏉 6 Nations Rugby Games
15:10 Ireland vs Italy, 17:40 Scotland vs. England , showing with drink specials at 📍The Collab 

🪗 Open Mic night at Mullens Bar | free

🎉 Carnival in Loulé
Loulé is the centre of Carnival in the Algarve. With 13 floats, samba schools, and over 600 entertainers. Feb 15, 16, 17 starting at 15:00 each day | 📍Loulé

👯‍♀️ Carvoeiro Carnival Parade 15:00 | 📍Carvoeiro

🎭 Carnaval Masquerade Party
A vibrant and glittery night including a Drag show from King Duncan GoNutz, Costume Contest with prizes, dancing and fun
18:30 start, 20:00 show | 5€ | 📍Oli Wine&Dine

✨ Mother’s Circle with Breathwork & Cacao
Theme: Reclaiming your identity after having a baby. Explore what it means to embrace the woman you are today with honesty, tenderness, and support.
10:30–12:30 | 20€ | 📍Arco Collective

💕 From The Heart - Full Day Valentines Immersion
Throughout the day, you’ll be guided through heart-opening rituals, embodied practices, playful relating, and moments of deep connection. Join as a couple or single, for the full day or for certain sessions. See the program & full description here.
13:00–21:00 | 65€/pp or 95€/couple full day. Or join individual sessions for 25€pp | 📍Algarve Alchemy

🍗 Live Music (14:00) & Sunday Roast inc Veg Nut Roast (from 12:00) | 📍Tito’s Luz

❤️ A Journey To The Heart 
A moment of detente, relaxation for yourself. Time to Connect to your Heart. Journeying, Breath Work, Heart Healing Tea. 
16:00–18:00 |  €20, Reserve: Whatsapp +351 920 573 949 | 📍Lagos

🎲 Games night from 18:00 | 📍The Collab 

🧘🏻‍♀️ Beginners Yoga with Linda at Soluna Space, starting on Feb 16
✅ Quiz night with meal at Quay on Feb 17
🎊 Carnaval in Portimão - Parade of Floats along the Zona Ribeirinha, 15:00 Feb 17
🎲 Games night for Mamas at Arco Collective on Feb 18
🍷 Art and Wine Evening at Teias on Feb 18
🎨 Constellation Art Workshop at ACreative on Feb 20
✍🏼 Draw & Paint with Lilac Studio at Atelier Azul, on Feb 21
💎 Glass on Glass Mosaic workshop at The Glasshouse on Feb 21 - will book out soon
🎨 Creative Watercolour Workshop at Teias on Feb 21
🍷 Watercolour & Wine at Morgado do Quintao Winery on Feb 21
🥁 1001 Nights Ensemble at Lagos Cultural Centre on Feb 21
🔉 Sana’SOM Gong Bath at Factory Fusion Hub on Feb 21
💗 Self- Love Breathwork circle at Inlight Yoga Studio on Feb 21
✨ Meditative Harp Concert & Sound Journey at In Harmony on Feb 22
🎪 Vintage Parade Pop-Up at Laco Hub Warehouse on Feb 22
🧶 Amigurumi Crochet Workshop at Teias on Feb 23
📕 Books and Wine Club February edition: “Trust” by Hernan Diaz, on Feb 24
🌴 Palm Braiding Workshop at Teias on Feb 25
🎪 ARAKÊ Circus at Lagos Cultural Centre on Feb 25
🍷 Wine Pairing Dinner at Quay on Feb 26
✍🏼 Tetrapak Engraving Workshop at Teias on Feb 28
🎸 Sounds & Stories (formerly Sofar Sounds) at a secret location on Feb 28
✍🏼 Life Drawing at Lilac Studio, Laco hub on Feb 28
💫 One Day Self-Connection Retreat at The Sanctuary on Feb 28
😌 The Art of Mindfulness half day retreat at ACreative on Feb 28
👶 Preparing for the Newborn days at Arco Collective on March 1
🎤 TedxPraça Gil Eanes Salon “Women: The Untold Stories” at Lagos Cinema on March 26

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

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