This year the 9th edition of the Mushroom festival Miscaros is taking place between the 17 and 19 November in the village of Alcaide, municipality of Fundão, in the district of Castelo Branco.
During these days, visitors will be able to enjoy mycological walks and marvel at the surrounding nature of the Serra da Gardunha hillside, along with exhibitions, workshops, mushroom shows and entertainment, tasting different ways of preparing mushrooms and other regional specialities.
The Festival is totally ecological, as a contribution towards the sustainability of nature.
Safety will be a primordial aspect of the Míscaros Festival, with the quality control and food safety carried out by a certified external entity, offering guarantees of the quality of the products served at the event.
PROGRAMME:
Friday 17 November
- 7pm: Opening. Street Entertainment: Santuka | Mocisso X | Albaluna | Beira Brass Brand | Fanfarra Farratuga | Charanga Lo Fugitivos | Sevillage People (Cia Majareta) | Khaganiço Orchestra | Izi Fun | Miscolândia
- 7.30pm: Live cooking – Chef Mário Ramos
- 9.30pm: Live cooking – Chef Joe Best and Henrique Mouro
Saturday 18 November
- 10am: Cãogumelo Walk – d’Alpetratínia
- 11am: Street entertainment throughout the day: Santuka | Mocisso X | Albaluna | Beira Brass Brand | Fanfarra Farratuga | Charanga Lo Fugitivos | Sevillage People (Cia Majareta) | Khaganiço Orchestra | Izi Fun | Miscolândia
- 11.30am: Workshop with Ricardo Torres – Production of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus Ostreatus) by recycling and reusing organic and inorganic materials
- 2pm: Live cooking – Chef João Mata
- 3pm: Chefes de Palmo e Meio
- 4pm: Social Cause of the Festival: “Move to our rhythm” (APPACDM)
- 6.30pm: Cooking Differently – Ricardo Besteiro, Melissa and Tozé
- 9.30pm: Live cooking - Chefs Duarte Batista and Filipe Brito
- 11.30pm: Solidarity cause: “Launching of Sky Lanterns”
Sunday, 19 November
- 9am: Mycological walks with the lecturers Anabela Marisa Azul, Sílvia Leão, Norberto Costa and Ricardo Torres Silva. Registrations should be carried out via email to miscarosfestivalinscricoes@gmail.com. The tours are limited to 100 people.
- 10am: Street entertainment throughout the day:
- 1pm: Mega lunch
- 2.30pm: Workshop “Aromas and Boletuses” – Workshop on mushroom production on stems, substrates and wild variants – Norberto Costa
- 4pm: Live Cooking “Duelling Pots” - Modern Cooking vs Traditional Cooking
- 5.15pm: Winner of the Best Dish of 2016 “Avó Lé”
- 6.30pm: Best Dish of 2017 competition with the food critic Orlando Esteves
- 8pm: Live Cooking - closing event of the festival with all the chefs and Miguel Gameiro
Throughout the three days of the Festival there will be free babysitting, street theatre, circus arts and street entertainers.
Buses will be provided between Fundão and Alcaide and all trains will stop at Alcaide.
