Wednesday is Expat Centre Portugal Community Time. You might want to mark Wednesdays in your calendar as "Expat Centre Portugal Community Time", as until further notice we have moved the in-person Coffee & Conversation to an online platform, where members can meet in small groups. 

All Saints Anglican Church in the Algarve are taking advantage of the current restrictions on movement to extend an invitation to the whole community to join them every Thursday and Friday in a series of activities which they hope will bring laughter, smiles and fellowship for everyone, not just members of All Saints Anglican Church.

Carols rang out across a beautiful moonlit sky last Thursday night in Almancil as All Saints Anglican Church hosted the first ever community “Drive in Carol Service”.

Founded and run by expats, the Expat Centre Portugal helps internationals in the Algarve region to build connections and friendships through social meet ups, following all safety measurements.

In Partnership with Production Algarve and with the seal of approval of The Portugal Film Commission, Spy Manor Productions will host a three-day workshop free of charge to ten preselected local screenwriters, that will later be pitched to international streaming services.

There were two unforgettable nights at the Albufeira Municipal Auditorium, where more than 200 people attended the premiere of LIFETIME MUSICALS - O Espetáculo. 

AMOVATE, organisers of the West coast Car Boot Sale normally held in Vales, Aljezur, on the first Sunday of each month, but which has not been held since the start of the pandemic, have reluctantly decided to continue suspending the events until 2021.
It was felt that it would be unsafe and unworkable to monitor social distance and the limiting of numbers around the various stalls, thereby putting customers and stallholders at an unacceptable risk.
The situation will be reviewed again in the New Year when a further announcement will be made, taking into consideration Government advice and guidelines operating at that time.

Oscars Bar in Vila Sol is under a new management team of Si Frater and his lovely better half Janice Frater! Si has worked in the Algarve for 15 years and presented shows at Oscars for the last 8 years, so knows what customers need and want. Janice has worked in hospitality for pretty much 30 years.