Bom(Barda) Natal returns to the Bombarda creative quarter in Porto with a programme bringing together culture, independent spaces and the local community. Shops, galleries, studios, cafés and other venues host family workshops, conversations, music, listening sessions and opportunities for cultural discovery and participation. The initiative combines activities curated by Associação Quarteirão Criativo with independent programming from participating spaces, inviting visitors to explore the quarter and meet its projects and people. More than 50 lanterns made from reused perforated cultural advertising banners as part of Bombarda Circular will mark the route. The Natal Circular community gathering, on 2 December at Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis, will present the programme and the lanterns. Activities in participating spaces run from 5 to 20 December.

Association activities are free, with mandatory advance registration and limited capacity. Independently organised activities have their own admission conditions.