Som Riscado Festival returns to Loulé with Mão Morta, AI, and cosmic journeys

From November 19 to 22, Loulé hosts the 11th edition of the multidisciplinary festival with concerts, installations, and immersive experiences.

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The Som Riscado Festival in Loulé returns from November 19 to 22 for its 11th edition, presenting an intense and irreverent multidisciplinary program.

The festival kicks off on November 19 with an immersive experience in the foyer of the Cineteatro Louletano. The multimedia exhibition-installation Som Riscado – Arquivo do Futuro marks a decade of festivals, revisiting its history and identity through various screens.
On the same day, at 10:00 AM, there will be a free concert for schools featuring Inner Voice by Carles Marigó, a piano recital supported by artificial intelligence. At 6:30 PM, at the Casa da Cultura de Loulé, the musical project Canção do Menino Triste by Luís Rocha will take place, with free admission.
On November 20, at 9:00 PM, the Cineteatro Louletano will host Memória de Peixe, led by guitarist Miguel Nicolau, with their new album III, in a concert that blends instrumental pop-rock, improvisation, and electroacoustic soundscapes, featuring audio description. The interactive installation Sononautas, by Sonoscopia (Porto), opens on the same day and will be on display at the Palácio Gama Lobo until Saturday, November 21.
On Saturday, November 21, at 9:00 PM, the Cineteatro Louletano presents the cine-concert Riding a Meteor, a project by Luís Caracinha. Later, at 11:00 PM, at the Bafo de Baco bar, the duo Must be Blue from Vizela will perform electronic music.
The festival concludes on Sunday, November 22. At 5:00 PM, at the Mákina b space (Rua Camilo Castelo Branco, n.º 19, in Loulé), the Azorean artists PMDS will perform. The closing concert, at 9:00 PM, features Mão Morta, accompanied by accordionist João Barradas and visual artist Mariana Vilanova, with interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language.
The Cineteatro Louletano, a cultural structure of the Câmara Municipal de Loulé, is part of theater and accessible programming networks, offering performances with Portuguese Sign Language interpretation and audio description.
Based on information from the official source: Câmara Municipal de Loulé (14/11/2026)