Programming for April 27 – May 3, 2026
Week of highlights in Itacorubi and surroundings: the Botanical Garden hosts the open rehearsal of the Resonances Series on Saturday with free chamber music, UFSC maintains three exhibitions and a cinéclub at the Central Library, and Friday 05/01 marks the official opening of the Mullet Harvest Season in Florianópolis. This page is updated every week with what is confirmed for the coming days.
Florianópolis Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden (Rod. Admar Gonzaga, no number) operates every day. Special weekend programming includes guided tours, environmental education, and a farmers’ market for regional products.
Resonances Series — Open Rehearsal
Sat 05/03, 10am. Botanical Garden (Rod. Admar Gonzaga, 742-782, Itacorubi). String quartet performs Beethoven (“String Quartet No. 11 op. 95 Serioso”) and Borodin. Free admission, no registration required. (confirmed — source: informefloripa.com / deolhonailha.com.br)
Farmers’ Market for Regional Products
Sat and Sun at the Botanical Garden. Organic produce, crafts, and regional gastronomy. Free admission.
UDESC and UFSC — Open Events
Cinéclub Lumière — “Beauty and the Beast”
(Jean Cocteau, 1946) — Tue 04/28, 6:30pm. Projection Room LEC, CCE Building D, UFSC, Trindade. Free admission (with certificate of attendance). (confirmed — source: secarte.ufsc.br)
Exhibition “AuMeow-tographies”
Mon–Thu (04/27–04/30), 7:30am–10pm. Window of Art Space, UFSC Central Library. Free admission. (confirmed)
Exhibition “Gaze of the Medusa”
Mon–Thu (04/27–04/30), 7:30am–10pm. Exhibition Space Main Circulation Hall, UFSC Central Library. Free admission. (confirmed)
Exhibition “Objects Have the Power to Tell Stories”
(Maria Esmênia) — All week, 7:30am–10pm. Cultural Ramp, UFSC Central Library. On display through 05/29. Free admission. (confirmed)
Project 12:30
Wed 04/29, 12:30pm. Acoustic Shell, UFSC, Trindade. Free admission. (verify program before attending: dac.ufsc.br or @projeto1230.ufsc)
Cinema — Cinesystem Villa Romana
The Cinesystem Shopping Villa Romana (Av. Madre Benvenuta, 687 — Santa Mônica, 5 minutes from Itacorubi) is the closest cinema to the neighborhood. Weekly highlights:
Michael
Michael Jackson biopic. Dubbed: 3:45pm, 6:30pm, 8pm, 9:15pm. Subtitled: 3pm, 4:15pm, 5:45pm, 7pm, 8:30pm, 9:45pm. (now showing)
Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie
Family animation. Dubbed: 3:45pm, 5:50pm. (now showing)
Star Eaters
Action/Science fiction. Subtitled: 6:30pm, 9:30pm. (now showing)
The Drama
Drama/Romance. Subtitled: 3pm, 5:15pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm. (now showing)
Full schedule: adorocinema.com — Cinesystem Iguatemi.
Gastronomy and Neighborhood Life
On Friday 05/01 (Labor Day), tradition marks Florianópolis: the official opening of the 2026 Mullet Harvest Season, with Mass, procession, blessing of fishers, and community coffee in the island’s fishing communities (Campeche, Moçambique, and others). Free activity, outside Itacorubi but part of the city’s cultural calendar.
Av. Madre Benvenuta
bars and restaurants Thursday through Saturday: Boteco Itacorubi, La Cave Bar, Cervejaria 4.0, Empório Capella.
Neighborhood Routine (always available)
Farmers’ market for regional products
Botanical Garden, weekends
Mangrove Trails and Decks
free access, Botanical Garden, every day
Av. Madre Benvenuta
bars and restaurants Thursday through Saturday (Boteco Itacorubi, La Cave Bar, Cervejaria 4.0, Empório Capella)
FIESC/SENAI
corporate programming and open technical courses: fiesc.com.br/pt-br/eventos
Sources: secarte.ufsc.br, informefloripa.com, deolhonailha.com.br, adorocinema.com, agorafloripa.com.br. Updated on 04/26/2026.
Learn more about the neighborhood: complete Itacorubi guide, real estate market, and events calendar.
