The 70th anniversary of the inauguration of the Famalicão Municipal Market is marked this Wednesday, September 21, but the date will be celebrated until the end of the month, with shopkeepers, tenants and the local authority launching a discount campaign for customers who do their shopping in the Square during this period.
The campaign, entitled "70 years/70 euros of discount", foresees that customers will receive a receipt at the end of each purchase, to be inserted in a tombola at the Market. The campaign will run from 21 to 30 September. The draw for 10 vouchers, each with a 70 euro discount, will take place at the end of this period and the winners will be announced on the social networks of the Praça.
The rules of the draw will be available for consultation on the Praça - Municipal Market website, at
https://www.pracafamalicao.pt/.
There will be no lack of entertainment in the Market. From Wednesday to Saturday "Há Festa na Praça", with the nights being filled with DJs and a samba circle, with highlight to the performance of the Brazilian band Toque Social already this Wednesday, September 21.
The Municipal Market was inaugurated on September 21, 1952, along with other works that enriched the town. From early on it had a great importance in the development of the village, especially due to the economic factor. It began to be built in 1950, under the supervision of the mayor Álvaro Folhadela Marques, having the building been designed by the architect Júlio José de Brito in 1948.
The Praça - Famalicão Municipal Market was reborn to contemporaneity on April 25. 2021, after a deep renovation work. More modern, more attractive, more functional, enhancing new cultural and urban experiences, based on a healthier lifestyle and with more quality, this is the new Famalicão Praça, in a harmonious crossing between tradition, modernity and innovation.