Ageas CoolJazz returns to Cascais with biggest-ever line-up

The Ageas CoolJazz festival returns to Cascais from July 8 to 31 with its biggest edition to date, featuring eight nights of headline concerts, a new festival area and a line-up of 35 artists.

Held across the Hipódromo Manuel Possolo and Parque Marechal Carmona, the open-air festival will once again combine international headliners with Portuguese talent, alongside jazz sessions, DJ sets and the popular free Lazy Sundays programme.

Organisers have expanded the festival site this year with a new entrance near Cascais Marina and an additional food area in Parque Marechal Carmona.

Festival gates open at 6pm each concert day. The Cascais Jazz Sessions by Smooth FM begin at 8pm, followed by the opening act on the main Ageas Stage at 9.15pm and the headline performance at 10.30pm. Late Nights DJ sets start at midnight.

Main programme

July 8: Maria Luiza Jobim / Gilberto Gil

July 14: Bia Maria / David Byrne (sold out)

July 15: Ana Lua Caiano / Loyle Carner

July 18: Moullinex DJ Set / Jamiroquai (sold out)

July 22: Gisela Mabel / Diana Krall

July 25: Bombazine / Franz Ferdinand

July 29: Saint Caboclo / Scissor Sisters

July 31: Luís Severo / Chet Faker

Free Lazy Sundays take place in Parque Marechal Carmona on July 12, 19 and 26 between 5pm and 8pm, featuring DJ sets and family-friendly entertainment.

Tickets, priced between €35 and €75 depending on the concert and seating area, remain on sale online, although organisers say one date sold out six months before the festival begins.

Inês Lopes

Newspaper editor at The Portugal Resident