The Coimbra Comics Festival (Coimbra BD 2025) is taking place from April 25 to 27 at the Convento de São Francisco.
This event features more than 50 national and international authors and illustrators. It is organized by the Coimbra City Council and the programming is the responsibility of Guess TheChoice.This is the 3rd edition.
Several authors are taking part in this event, including Luís Louro, Jorge Coelho, Pedro Chagas Freitas, Derradé, André Carrilho, Osvaldo Medina, Patrícia Costa, Margarida Madeira, Daniel Maia, Inês Fetchónaz, Ricardo Cabral, Francisco Ucha, Gigi Cavenago, Arno Monin, Eddy Barrows, among many others.
This year's poster was designed by one of Portugal's most influential comic artists, Daniel Henriques.
There are various activities taking place over these three days for all audiences. Workshops, autograph sessions, exhibitions, gaming spaces (including virtual reality and consoles), an area dedicated to “Card and Board Games”, merchandising, editorial launches, publisher stands and various artists showing their work in different media.
Another of the festival's main attractions will be cosplay, with a competition and parade dedicated to the little ones.
Animated films are also present. In addition, the festival has a kids & family area, where the little ones can explore the universe of pop culture, with activities such as story time, drawing and painting workshops and the launch of children's books.
This festival has improved year after year and exceeded all expectations, with more and more visitors (in 2024 it had twice as many attendees as in 2023). There could still be more, but there are so many cultural events in Coimbra this weekend.
Entry to this festival is free and runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., closing today. If you get the chance, don't miss this opportunity to experience the best of today's comics.
✍️ My native language is Portuguese. The translation was done through DeepL.com (free version).
