The initiative, organized by the Sintra Municipal Council and the Cultursintra Foundation, is curated by Pedro Mexia and Raquel Marinho. The festival will feature 25 conversation panels and a closing conference by philosopher José Gil.
Confirmed participants include names such as Hélia Correia, Ana Paula Tavares, Dulce Maria Cardoso, Valter Hugo Mãe, Gonçalo M. Tavares, José Eduardo Agualusa, and Karina Sainz Borgo.
Poetry will be highlighted with author encounters, sound installations, readings on public transport, and poems by students exhibited throughout the municipality. The musical program includes concerts by Mário Laginha and the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, as well as musical conversations with Mafalda Veiga, Tiago Bettencourt, Luísa Sobral, and António Zambujo.
The MU.SA – Sintra Museum of Arts will be the main venue, but the festival will extend to the streets, schools, and public transport of the municipality.
The full program can be found on Festivais Sintrenses, on their Facebook and Instagram pages.
