Salvador Spring Festival 2026: what’s still on from September 15–30

This guide uses September 14, 2026 as its cutoff and removes dates that have already passed from the Salvador Spring Festival 2026. The main source is the detailed schedule published by Salvador da Bahia, the city’s official tourism portal, published and updated on August 31. Because some listings omit price, registration, time or venue — and at least one date conflict appears inside the schedule itself — confirm your chosen activity before leaving.

What is still on from September 15 to 30

The table below focuses only on activities that can still be planned from Sep. 15 onward. In the Filter column, use “show”, “family” or “training” to quickly narrow the list. The label confirmed free is used only when free admission was explicitly confirmed by the sources consulted.

How to choose by activity type

Shows: the main anchors are Thiago Aquino in Paripe (Sep. 18), Projeto Raízes at Parque da Cidade (Sep. 19), Pipoca do Mudei de Nome planned for Sep. 20, Primavera at Largo da Tieta from Sep. 25 to 27, and the music program linked to the Salvador Marathon on Sep. 26 and 27. For Largo da Tieta, the detailed schedule includes Sep. 25 while an official overview summarizes the event as Sep. 26–27, so Sep. 25 deserves a final check.

Family activities: participatory programming is concentrated at the city’s cultural venues, with options such as A Bola e o Goleiro, Caçadores de Sapos, creative workshops, games, quizzes, cordel activities and programs at Memorial 2 de Julho. The general page does not state a formal age range or access rule for every item.

Training: in addition to activities on Sep. 15, 22, 24 and 29, several longer-running programs remain active within this date range.

• Jornada de Formação em Fomento às Artes — Projects and Creative Business Immersion — Sep. 14–Oct. 1 — Auditório Makota Valdina / Cine Glauber Rocha / Fundação Gregório de Mattos.
• Laboratório: Saveiro como Tela — Sep. 1–Oct. 1, 2 p.m. — Arquivo Público de Salvador.
• Laboratório: Mapping e Memória — Sep. 2–Oct. 29 — Arquivo Público de Salvador.
• Laboratório: Introdução ao Videomapping e VJing — Sep. 2–Oct. 2 — Arquivo Público de Salvador.
• Circuito #Reconectar — September — venue not stated in the schedule.

What is confirmed free — and what still needs checking

Projeto Raízes, on Sep. 19 at Parque da Cidade, has free admission explicitly confirmed in a service notice issued by the production. For other activities in this guide, the detailed official schedule often omits price, registration or free-admission information. That does not mean they are paid; it only means free entry is not explicitly stated in the source used here. Check the festival page or the venue’s own channel before traveling.

Two inconsistencies that affect planning

The first concerns the 12th Feira de Artes da Primavera. Its first listing states a Sep. 18–27 run, but the same page later lists the fair again on Sep. 28, 29 and 30. This guide therefore marks those last three dates as confirm rather than treating them as certain.

The second concerns Primavera at Largo da Tieta. The detailed daily schedule lists Paulinho Boca de Cantor on Sep. 25, Joana and Flaviana Fernandes on Sep. 26 and orchestras on Sep. 27. An official overview, however, summarizes the action as running Sep. 26–27. Recent coverage published on Sep. 12 again reports programming from Sep. 25–27. If Sep. 25 is your target date, a last-minute confirmation is advisable.

Where to confirm before you go

Use the detailed Festival da Primavera 2026 schedule and the official festival overview as your main references. For Projeto Raízes, the production service notice confirms free admission. Because the festival spans many neighborhoods and venues, also check the selected venue’s own channel whenever the general schedule omits access, registration, time or location.