Hello everyone!
Yes, on Monday its Earth day, and even the Orcas are in town to celebrate!
So we wanted to dedicate this edition to this magical planet which offers us waves🌊, jungles🌴, snowy mountain peaks🏔️, waterfalls💦, rainbows🌈, sweetly smelling flowers🌷, butterflies🦋 and weird animals🦥… How incredibly lucky are we!?
We’ve put together a list of easy ways in Lagos, that you can be a better resident on planet earth… and are giving a shout out to some of the awesome local businesses who are helping you do that. (Scroll below the agenda).

In addition, other highlights this week include:

• 🇵🇹 Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the carnation revolution/ Freedom day

• 🧘 a yoga meet-up/dinner

• 🌟 a philanthropic Fashion show

• 🎙️ Open mic night

Remember, follow goodtimeslagos on Insta for updates, and find more useful tips on Goodtimeslagos.com

💫 This week’s agenda

Monday, April 22: 🌏 Earth day, 25°☀️

🤿 Scuba dive a wreck
Join Lagos Divers on a guided tour of the underwater ocean revival park. *Advanced diving certificate required. If you want to learn scuba diving, they can help with that too. Contact [email protected] | +351 960 386 588

💞 Authentic Dating
Authentic relating meets speed dating. Have short conversations and connection with people in a safe environment. Facilitated, with exercises to show the real you. More info here. 18:30–21:30 | 20-35€ | at Agni Way

+ Weekly on Monday:

• 💪 Strong and flexible workout, 10:00 at Urban dance studio. Join the WhatsApp group

• 🇵🇹 Portuguese class, 15:00, 13€ at Taberna do Guerreiro. Contact

• 🥟 Musa Mondays: Free Dumplings with your Musa beer at The Collab bar

• 💡 Pub Quiz 20:00 at The Star. Free, teams of 4.

Tuesday, April 23, 24°☀️

🇵🇹 Beginners Portuguese Course for Mamas
A 10 week course, every Tuesday from 10-12:00. Learn in a small group with other mothers. Start date April 23, til June 25. 190€ More info | Booking form

🍸 Remote workers drinks
19–22:00 | Free | at South West Bistro. More info

+ Weekly on Tuesday:

• 🏃🏽🍄 Zenergy Run Club Wed. 7:30am, free. Meet at Luz beach parking. Check the Facebook group for more info.

• 🧘🏼‍♂️ Morning beach yoga
  9:00 | 20€ | at Batata Beach | Book with El Sol Lifestyle

• 🌱 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. 5€/45 min class. Social dancing from 21:30

Wednesday, April 24

Weekly on Wednesday:

• 🚶🏻‍♀️Lagos Women’s walks (beach walk) 9:50 Meet at Bar Quim. Doggies welcome to join. Info: fb group & Insta 

• 👩🏻‍💻 Cowork & lunch: Every Wednesday from 11 at Linda Beach Bar. Join the WhatApp group

• 🍷 Wine tasting at Monte Casteleja every Wed. 15:00, 25€ pp (by appointment)

• 🚶🏻‍♂️Mens walk and talk Lagos: Usually Wed. 2pm, but on pause for April. Promoting positive mental health, free, join the facebook group

• 🌅🛹 Sunset Surf Skate: Grab your board and group skate to a dreamy sunset backdrop. Lessons for beginners available. Weekly, various locations. Join their WhatsApp group.

• 🫐 Vivo Mercado: Produce, music, food + beer stands and good local fun. 16–21:00 | Free | at Mercado do Levante

  
  

Thursday, April 25 🇵🇹Freedom day  

🇵🇹 Freedom day celebrations
Its the 50th Anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, so the council is putting on a line-up of celebrations. Inc. Flag raising ceremony & band, a street exhibition, celebratory lunch, games & orchestral concert, All the info here.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Lagos Yoga Community Meetup
Whether you are a teacher, student or complete newbie, come along to meet new yogi friends over dinner &/drinks.
18:00 | free | at Restaurante São Roque | Join the WhatsApp group

🌅 Sunset Journaling Circle 
Join a small circle in beautiful surroundings, for full moon energy journaling. With cacao ceremony and oracle cards. More info.
19:00 | 10-15€ | location after sign up. Contact /Insta DM

+ Weekly on Thursday:

• 🧠 Quiz Night: Be sure to book a table because these Quiz nights are usually packed! 19:30 | free | at The Collab bar

• 🍸 Digital Nomads Meetup, Thursdays 19:00–21:30 at Barbosa Bar & Kitchen

• 👯‍♀️ Dance classes: 18:00 Hip-hop, 19:00 Afrobeat, 20:00 High-heels at Urban dance studio
  

Friday, April 26

🎙️ Open Mic night
Calling all musicians and singers. Come and share your talents with a warm audience while everyone enjoys some drinks. Hosted by Malcom & Sanket.
19:30 | free | at The Collab bar

🥘 Lunch Club event
Enjoy cooking some traditional portuguese recipes together in a small group, then enjoying lunch together.
10:45–14:00 | 35€ | More info & booking

Exhibition opening at Galeria da Costa
Opening of their new exhibtion 'Displacement' by local artist Jorge Pereira-nothanks 18–22:00 | free | at Galeria da Costa

+ Weekly on Friday:

• 💪 Urban Fit, a great work out, 8:30am at Urban dance studio

• 🎚️ TobyOne at Grand Cafe: Put your dancing shoes on. TobyOne heats up the decks at Grand Café Lagos.

• 🍕Friday Happiness Pizza Party, every Friday in Monchique insta | web

Saturday, April 27

🌱 Saturdays at the Farm 
Visit a local organic farm to learn about regenerative agriculture and land use, with a guided tour and hands on workshop. Meet and engage with experts while spending time outdoors. More info & registration. 14–18:00 | Free | at Quinta Vale da Lama

🧘 Meet your true Self Yoga workshop
10–12:30 at le Dome, Lagos. A special workshop focused on opening hips and shoulders. 30€ inc. tea & snack. More info & booking. 

🪷 Essential Oils for your family workshop
15–17:00 | 25€ | at Arco Preloved | More info here

🎨 Exhibition of Sophie Chevalier at Sunrays Kitchen

🎻 Algarve Orchestra Concert
19:00 | Free | at Cultural Centre of Lagos

+ Weekly on Saturday:

• 🫐 Lagos Farmers Market, 7–13:00 at Mercado do Levante, Lagos

• 💪 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

• 🪗 Open Mic night at Mullens Bar | free

Sunday, April 28

✍🏼 Journaling and meditation workshop
Expect a moment fully dedicated to yourself, your challenges, your dreams. Also an opportunity to learn new tools to create a more aligned and purposeful life. More info & booking. 11–13:00 | 30€ | at The Seed, Lagos

✨ Nandi Charity Fashion Show
An afternoon of high fashion and philanthropy. Runway show, pool side drinks, silent auction. All for a good cause. More info here. 16:30–19:00 | 5€ inc free drink | at Restaurant Peking II, Lagos

🎵 Live music and market at Salema Eco Camp
Enjoy the sweet tunes of Naomi & the Raposeira Dub Club, The Shanty town Selektas and Gustavo Miranda, outdoors from 15:00. Also market & tattoo. More info

🎸Sunday Sessions at The Collab
Live music to chill on a Sunday afternoon. This week with Alex Phillips. 17:00 | free | at The Collab bar

✨ Easy ways to be kinder to the planet, in Lagos:

• Buy local, organic produce with as little packaging at possible. The easiest way to do this is shopping at Vivo Mercado, Wednesday market.

• Shop second hand. Find treasures, spend pennies and avoid fast-fashion landfill & exploitation. You can find great stuff at curated vintage stores inc Luah Vintage, The Urban Jungle and Arco Preloved for children’s clothes. There are also lots of charity shops to do this including Nandi, Cardela Carlota, Mustard Seed foundation.

• Or buy from these awesome sustainable local brands: SUL Swimwear, bikins made from 90% recycled ocean plastic. Fünve, very cool vegan leather slides from Sagres.

• Eat less, or no meat. Easy (and delicious) to do this at Estúdio Vegetariano, O Ninho Family bar and more great options here.

• Drive less. If you can walk, or ride, its better for you, and the planet.

• Getting take away? Bring your own mug or Tupperware container. Its actually cool to walk down the street with your coffee in a mug ;).

• Support local producers such as Mania Beer, Deus Sista Kombucha, Clifftop Coffee, Alma Gin. (Less transport = Less CO2).

• Look after the environment - don’t litter, and if you see some rubbish on the beach, pick it up. You might save a dolphin! 🐬

• Wear eco, natural sunscreens & zinc that aren’t harmful to marine life. JahShaka shop stocks a selection.

• Use Ecosia.org as your default search engine to plant trees everytime you search the internet, for free! Launching a browser this earth day!!!

💫 Need more? Happening daily:

Learn to surf, SUP or kayak through the grottos, mountain bike the coastline, take a boat trip, try kiteboarding and more…

Find all Lagos’ activities & info here.

Yoga, pilates, dance and wellness in Lagos

Find all the studios and details here.

Find more tips for eating, drinking & playing at goodtimeslagos.com⚡️

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If you’ve read this far, you can do anything! 💪 I believe in you!