Alcoutim

Home of the Guadiana International Music Festival​

The first annual Guadiana International Music Festival took place in late October 2013 with musicians from Alcoutim, Portugal and Sanlúcar de Guadiana, Spain, on the banks of the magnificent Rio Guadiana, in the Algarve.

The festival is a way for international residents to ‘give something back’ to our host communities. Visiting sailors, immigrants and residents volunteer in co-operation with Câmara Municipal de Alcoutim to help keep the villages vibrant and welcoming to visitors, throughout the year.

At this time of year, the fields are busy with with the Autumn harvests – olives, almonds, oranges and the first grapes. Whether you come to stroll the riverbanks or cycle the empty roads, it’s about Nature and Community, celebrated by coming together for music.

If you would like to volunteer please contact us: info@musicaguadiana.org

The Guadiana river is home to both tranquillity and excitement. Its springtime Contrabando festival is legendary, and this smaller, more intimate celebration, provides the perfect Autumn gathering, as sailors head back upriver after summer adventures, and visitors return to the cooler hiking trails.

We rely on you to keep it free.

The festival is Not for Profit. Our talented musicians, volunteer organisers and local businesses all donate their efforts to keep Alcoutim rocking.

But there are costs – like musicians’ expenses, printing, music rights and so on, which can only be met by you, the audience, our community.

Please become a friend of Alcoutim and show your support via ‘Go Fund Me’.