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International Bridge Between Tui and Valença Closes for 12‑Hour Cross‑Border Festival

Organisers have turned the 140‑year‑old bridge into stages, food zones and exhibitor space to showcase shared culture and local producers

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Celebración del Ikfem en el año 2024.
El puente internacional de Tui se cerró ayer de nuevo al tráfico para el IKFEM, una actividad que une Galicia y Portugal de la mano de artistas de los dos lados. La experiencia incluyó artesanía y gastronomía

Overview

  • The Puente Creativa & Enogastronómica program closes the international bridge for roughly 12 hours and converts it into a public venue with about 30 exhibitors, foodtrucks and dedicated Eurociudad product areas.
  • Music runs across three stages in Tui, Valença and on the bridge with daytime and evening acts including Hall Still Echoes, Sheila Patricia, Julián Maeso and María João Soares followed by a DJ set to close the night.
  • The festival schedule includes producer tastings, the presentation of the Museo Interactivo de la Música de Goián (MIMU) and a 19:30 artisan forum titled ‘Diálogos transfronterizos’ that brings Spanish and Portuguese craftmakers together.
  • IKFEM continues through the weekend and finishes with a ticketed closing concert by pianist Borja Niso at the Alameda de Santo Domingo in Tui, with tickets on ikfem.com and ataquilla.com and free entry for children under seven.
  • The event marks the bridge’s 140th anniversary and reflects IKFEM’s wider goal of activating public heritage, promoting cross‑border economic ties and sustaining inclusion projects such as CaixaSon that link organisations on both sides of the Miño.