Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Glory

The Festivities in honour of Our Lady da Glória, in Glória do Ribatejo (Salvaterra de Magos), took place from 21 to 24 August 2026, with a solemn Mass on the 19th. On Friday there was the opening of the Street Festival with the switching on of the decorations, the dance with Jorge Paulo, the parade and the performance of three folk groups (As Janeiras e Casa do Povo, from Glória, and Os Camponeses, from Santana do Mato), grilled sardines and Banda ATK. On Saturday there was a dawn celebration, a walk, a motorbike ride, the Associação Filarmónica União Lapense, the flag-raising, exhibitions marking the 40 years of defence of Glória's heritage and traditional costume, the Tributo Cantor de Sonhos, fireworks, Átoa and DJ Joana Dinis. On Sunday there was a dawn celebration and concert with the Banda da Sociedade Instrução Coruchense, solemn Mass, a fogaças parade, a procession, Iris, fireworks and Queres é Pimba. On Monday there were traditional games, the Banda Filarmónica de Muge, freestyle with Humberto Ribeiro, equestrian jousting, the handover of the flag to the new committee, Emanuel, Cromos da Noite and DJ Lopez, and the festivities ended at 8:00 on Tuesday with a firecracker display.

Glória do Ribatejo is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Salvaterra de Magos, in the district of Santarém, with 3,224 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. Its origins date back to the 14th century: King D. Pedro I ordered the construction of a church in 1362, as evidenced by a medieval stone inscription on the façade, and in 1364 granted privileges to attract settlers. The parish was created in 1966 with areas detached from Muge, was merged with Granho in 2013 and restored in 2025; the village, known simply as Glória until 1968, has held town status since 1993. Between 1951 and 1996 it hosted a RARET transmitter station, which broadcast the programmes of Radio Free Europe. Its heritage includes the Church of Our Lady of Glory, the Ethnographic Museum, the Traditional Adobe House, the Fonte Velha and the Fornos de Montoia, and the Bordados da Glória do Ribatejo embroideries are listed in the national inventory.