The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest comes back with a week full of surfing and music in March.
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest is a unique event on European soil. It features six divisions of WSL competitions, condensed into a week-long waiting period. It runs simultaneously on two breaks separated by a break wall. Oh, and it also features a full on music festival with six nights of LIVE performances in a big dome right on the beach.
The event originated as a Pro Junior in 2015 and upgraded last season to host the Men and Women's Caparica Pro, the Men and Women's Caparica Longboard Pro and the Men and Women's Caparica Junior Pro.
The scene in Caparica. - WSL / Laurent Masurel
It will return this season from March 26-31 to the iconic seaside resort town of Caparica, just South of the Tagus river estuary opposite Portugal's capital of Lisbon. A short ride away from the city's center, Caparica is the ideal getaway to find miles of empty beach breaks and quality waves year-round.
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest, literally "Spring Surf Fest", brings thousands of people for both the music acts and surfing competitions in usually great weather.
Gony Zubizarreta, Justine Dupont, Rodrigo Sphaier, Alice Lemoigne, Theo Julitte and Teresa Bonvalot, all winners last season in Caparica, should be back to try to either defend their title or upgrade it for a QS win for these last two.
Tune in from March 26-31, 2018 and check out all the photos, videos and updates right here!
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People line up on the promenade to watch the action in Caparica.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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A bomb goes unridden down the beach.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Surfers duck under a beautiful set.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Alice Lemoigne, all smiles and the eventual winner of the women's longboar division.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Alice glides gracefully towards victory.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Antoine Delpero enjoys a quiet moment in between waves.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Borja Malvar goes above the lip.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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The proximity of the public gives a great athmosphere to the events.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Edouard Delpero stands tall on a clean Caparica right.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Gony Zubizarreta takes the men's trophy home.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Ian Fontaine surfs down the beach in front of the iconic breakwalls.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Justin Becret takes it to the air.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Justine Dupont wins the women's QS division.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Rodrigo Sphaier noserides his way to a Caparica Longboard Pro title.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
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Vincent Duvignac puts on a great show for the fans.
- WSL / Laurent Masurel
The only European Surfing Festival Returns to Caparica
Nicolas Leroy
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest is a unique event on European soil. It features six divisions of WSL competitions, condensed into a week-long waiting period. It runs simultaneously on two breaks separated by a break wall. Oh, and it also features a full on music festival with six nights of LIVE performances in a big dome right on the beach.
The event originated as a Pro Junior in 2015 and upgraded last season to host the Men and Women's Caparica Pro, the Men and Women's Caparica Longboard Pro and the Men and Women's Caparica Junior Pro.
It will return this season from March 26-31 to the iconic seaside resort town of Caparica, just South of the Tagus river estuary opposite Portugal's capital of Lisbon. A short ride away from the city's center, Caparica is the ideal getaway to find miles of empty beach breaks and quality waves year-round.
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest, literally "Spring Surf Fest", brings thousands of people for both the music acts and surfing competitions in usually great weather.
Gony Zubizarreta, Justine Dupont, Rodrigo Sphaier, Alice Lemoigne, Theo Julitte and Teresa Bonvalot, all winners last season in Caparica, should be back to try to either defend their title or upgrade it for a QS win for these last two.
Tune in from March 26-31, 2018 and check out all the photos, videos and updates right here!
Caparica Pro
Check out some of the finest imagery from last year's editions of the events in Caparica!
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest culminates with the crowning of the six new 2018 Champions in QS, Junior and Longboard divisions.
The European Title races get a good shake up with surprise winners in most categories.
The Caparica Primavera Surf Fest sets itself up to finish all six competitions in great waves on Thursday.
The festival winds down towards finals on Thursday before the next storm takes over Portugal.
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