Angra do Heroísmo enters 2024 with music in Praça Velha and fireworks, while the municipality of Praia da Vitória is not organizing a New Year’s Eve party but is betting on the traditional Night of Kings, on the sixth.
If you want to mark the turn of the New Year in the World Heritage city, Angra do Heroísmo Town Hall has announced a program that includes a performance by Nel Monteiro, in Praça Velha, at 11pm.
This is followed by the fireworks display, launched from Relvão, and Backflash, again in Praça Velha. From 2am, DJ Adrix livens up Rua de São João.
As part of the Classical Music Season, there will be a New Year’s Eve concert on Saturday 30th, in the Salão Nobre of the Paços do Concelho, at 8pm, with Svitlana Pustovhar (cello), Taras Poustovgar (clarinet) and Anastácia Poustovgar (piano).
On January 6, another New Year’s Eve concert at 9:30 p.m. at the Centro Cultural e de Congressos. It will be the Sinfonietta de Angra do Heroísmo, with soloists Tamila Kharambura (violin) and Paul Tulloch (viola), conducted by Antero Ávila.
On the same day, at 7.30 p.m., the Praia da Vitória Town Hall is offering an evening to sing the Kings, an initiative now in its 18th edition.


The parade of ranches will set off from Largo de Jesus to Praça Francisco Ornelas da Câmara, where the groups will sing and play.

Bullfighting arena
All over the island, New Year’s Eve can be celebrated in hotels and restaurants, which offer various options.
In Angra do Heroísmo, a “Mega New Year’s Eve” is scheduled for the Praça de Toiros (arena), from a bit after midnight until 6am, with a party by groups and DJs, such as Anos 2000, Bagunça, MC Stephano and RandomKidz.
The event is promoted by Santos Eventos.


New Year’s Eve is celebrated all over the islands, in many places, with events promoted by the municipalities.
For example, Ponta Delgada Town Hall has already announced that it will feature singer David Carreira and a pyro-musical show.

in Diário Insular-José Lourenço-director

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