SEMIBREVE

Festival de música electrónica e arte digital • Electronic music and digital art festival

Semibreve is a exploratory electronic music and digital art festival taking place in Braga, Portugal. Since 2011 Semibreve has consistently presented a forward-thinking programme featuring some of the most revered electronic music and cross-disciplinary work by artists from around the world, as well as maintaining an active role in the promotion of the digital arts in Portugal. Semibreve prides it

self on curating a carefully-considered programme that is challenging and accessible. Semibreve’s emphasis on its stunning site-specific locations and world-class venues, together with a shared ethos centred around inclusiveness and community, by promoting a diverse programme at an affordable ticket price, has brought about sold-out events and well-deserved international acclaim.

12/05/2026

Resident Advisor highlights our first wave of artists for Semibreve 2026 — and we take the opportunity to remind you that, even if you missed the 4-Day Ticket, you can still attend the full festival with a combination of a Theatro Circo Pass and gnration daily tickets.

Tickets and more info: www.festivalsemibreve.com

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A Resident Advisor destaca a primeira vaga de artistas do Semibreve 2026 — e aproveitamos para recordar que, mesmo que tenhas perdido o Passe 4 Dias, ainda podes assistir a todo o festival através da combinação entre o Passe Theatro Circo e os bilhetes diários do gnration.

Bilhetes e mais informação: www.festivalsemibreve.com

The October event has booked Azu Tiwaline, TYGAPAW and others.

11/05/2026

Daily tickets for access to gnration are now on sale.

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Os bilhetes diários de acesso ao gnration estão agora à venda.

www.festivalsemibreve.com

08/05/2026

4-Day Passes are now sold out. Thank you!

Now available are the Theatro Circo Passes, granting access to all three days at Theatro Circo, as well as the concerts at Basílica dos Congregados (subject to venue capacity) and the Medieval Hall (subject to venue capacity).

Daily tickets for gnration will go on sale on Monday.

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Os Passes de 4 Dias estão esgotados. Obrigado!

Em venda estão agora os Passes Theatro Circo, que dão acesso aos três dias no Theatro Circo e aos concertos da Basílica dos Congregados (sujeito à lotação da sala) e Salão Medieval (sujeito à lotação da sala).

Segunda-feira estarão à venda os bilhetes diários de acesso ao gnration.

www.festivalsemibreve.com

08/05/2026

We have no words for this response. Thank you. Very few 4-Day Passes remain. Don’t sleep on it.

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Não temos palavras para esta adesão. Obrigado. Pouquíssimos Passes de 4 Dias disponíveis!

www.festivalsemibreve.com

08/05/2026

Premiered in February this year at the Berliner Philharmoniker, SEMIBREVE 2026 ○ ˉ will host the second presentation of Saffron on Grey, a new collaboration between composer and conductor Oscar Jockel and Austrian producer and guitarist Christian Fennesz. The performance features a 12-piece ensemble and a specially designed light setup.

4-Day Tickets are now on sale at www.festivalsemibreve.com.

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Estreado em Fevereiro deste ano na Berliner Philharmoniker, o Semibreve acolherá a segunda apresentação de Saffron on Grey, a nova colaboração entre o compositor e maestro Oscar Jockel e o produtor e guitarrista austríaco Christian Fennesz. A atuação conta com um ensemble de 12 músicos e um desenho de luz especialmente concebido para a ocasião.

Os passes gerais estão à venda em www.festivalsemibreve.com.

The Portuguese festival will return to Braga from 22–25 October for its 16th edition.

07/05/2026

Here are the first names confirmed for Semibreve 2026.

From October 22 to 25, the historic city of Braga will host Fennesz & Oscar Jockel (performing live together for the second time), Sam Slater & Guests, PYUR & Tarik Barri (world premiere), Qasim Naqvi & Steven Wendt (world premiere), Noémi Büchi, Malcolm Pardon & Gustaf Broms (world premiere), TYGAPAW, Azu Tiwaline, and João Carlos Pinto (world premiere). A programme unfolding across multiple venues in Braga that will also include installations, talks, workshops, and cinema. More programme announcements coming soon.

4-Day Passes available at festivalsemibreve.com.

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Aqui estão os primeiros nomes para o Semibreve 2026.

De 22 a 25 de outubro, a histórica cidade de Braga recebe Fennesz & Oscar Jockel (segunda apresentação), Sam Slater & Guests, PYUR & Tarik Barri (estreia), Qasim Naqvi & Steven Wendt (estreia), Noémi Büchi, Malcolm Pardon & Gustaf Broms (estreia), TYGAPAW, Azu Tiwaline e João Carlos Pinto (estreia). Um programa que percorre vários espaços de Braga e configura ainda instalações, conversas, workshops e cinema. Mais programa a revelar em breve.

Passe de 4 Dias à venda em festivalsemibreve.com.

07/04/2026

We’re looking for innovative works at the intersection of art and technology.

Sponsored by EDIGMA — a leading Portuguese company in interactive experiences, multi-touch technology, and digital signage — the Edigma Semibreve Award celebrates projects exploring interactivity, sound, and image through digital media.

Submissions are open until June 28.

More info → www.festivalsemibreve.com

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Estamos à procura de obras inovadoras na intersecção entre arte e tecnologia.

Patrocinado pela EDIGMA — empresa portuguesa de referência em experiências interactivas, tecnologia multi-touch e sinalética digital — o Prémio Edigma Semibreve visa celebrar e promover a criação de obras que exploram a interactividade, o som e a imagem através de tecnologias digitais.

As candidaturas estão abertas até 28 de Junho.

Mais informações → www.festivalsemibreve.com

13/11/2025

O SEMIBREVE 2025 ○ ˉ para ler n'A Cabine, por Daniel Duque.

À 15ª edição, o festival bracarense Semibreve continua a mostrar que é pouso anual obrigatório.

06/11/2025

For 2025, Braga’s long-running experimental music festival SEMIBREVE deepened its conceptual focus on listening as a communal creative act

05/11/2025

Patrick Clarke reports SEMIBREVE 2025 ○ ˉ for The Quietus, "where high-concept programming and the use of beautiful interior spaces reap rich rewards."

From the outside, the Congregados Basilica is, like the rest of Braga, beautiful in an understated kind of way. It’s a city where you have to strain just a little to catch the sunset at the end of a narrow medieval street, pause for a minute to notice the way old and new buildings subtly […]

01/11/2025

Four days that will echo for a long time.
To all who shared them with us — thank you!
See you in 2026.

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Quatro dias que ecoarão por muito tempo.
A todos os que os partilharam connosco — obrigado!
Vemo-nos em 2026.

Endereço

Braga

Website

http://www.festivalsemibreve.com/

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