Ibirapuera Park celebrates its 65th anniversary with free cultural programming

Today, São Paulo's largest and most visited park, Ibirapuera, celebrates 65 years since its inauguration in 1954. To mark the occasion, the Municipal Secretariat for the Green and the Environment (SVMA) is hosting five days of special programming featuring tours, debates, concerts, meditation classes, performances, and workshops, among other activities.

See the schedule for the upcoming days below:

Thursday, August 22

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
“Conversation with Rita Alves – Literature in the Urban Park”
Location: UMAPAZ - Gate 7-A - prior registration required

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Navy Marching Band
Location: in front of Gate 3 – proceeds to the Iron Bridge (Ponte de Ferro) and returns to Gate 3

8:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Luminous Fountain Shows – park anniversary special
Location: Multimedia Fountain – Gate 9

Friday, August 23

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Workshop: mini-gardens – Also part of the Virada Sustentável program
Location: UMAPAZ - Gate 7-A - prior registration required

9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Audiovisual work commissioned for the Venice Biennale: Swinguerra
Location: projection on the Biennale wall – Gate 3-A

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Tai Chi
Location: UMAPAZ – Gate 7-A - prior registration required

8:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Luminous Fountain Shows – park anniversary special
Location: Multimedia Fountain – Gate 9

Saturday, August 24

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
1st Ocupa OCA das Mina (activities by and for young women)
Location: OCA – Gate 1 or 2

9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Audiovisual work commissioned for the Venice Biennale: Swinguerra
Location: projection on the Biennale wall – Gate 2

2:00 PM
Panel discussion with the artists behind the featured work
Location: Bienal – Gate 2

3:00 PM
Workshop “Promessas e Bordados” - an embroidery experience, creating and decorating ox hide
Location: Museu Afro - Gate 10 - prior registration required

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Metropolitan Civil Guard (GCM) Choir
Location: Events Arena Stage – Gate 10

5:30 PM
Historical Guided Tour of the OCA
OCA - Gate 2

8:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Luminous Fountain Shows – park anniversary special
Location: Multimedia Fountain – Gate 9

Sunday, August 25

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM 
1st Ocupa OCA das Mina (activities by and for young women)
Location: OCA - Gate 1 or 2

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Army Band
Location: Praça da Paz – Gate 8

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Skateboard, scooter, and roller skate track available
Location: Events Arena – Gate 10

10:30 AM
“A Night in the Garden” – flashlight guided tour of MAM's sculpture garden
Location: MAM - Gate 3-A

2:00 PM
Tour focusing on Brazilian History, Memory, and Art from an Afro-Brazilian perspective
Location: Museu Afro - Gate 10

5:00 PM to 6:40 PM
“Planets of the Universe” session
Location: Ibirapuera Planetarium – Gate 10 - free advance tickets required

5:30 PM
Historical Guided Tour of the OCA
Location: OCA

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Outdoor projection – sculpture conservation in public spaces, and Pixinguinha and the Velha Guarda
Location: MAM – Gate 2

7:00 PM
Samba, popular culture, and theater collectives - “Aesthetics of the Periphery Encounter”
Location: Itaú Cultural Auditorium – Gate 2

8:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Luminous Fountain Shows – park anniversary special
Location: Multimedia Fountain – Gate 9

More details on the schedule here.