Exhibition · IPDJ Faro · 13 March – 5 April 2026
The Community Map - Algarve
com·mu·ni·ty A group of people living in the same place or sharing a particular characteristic, interest, or pursuit — bound not by obligation, but by choice.
Curated & Designed by Geek Sessions Faro & local.foundation
Scroll to watch the threads form (desktop only), click to know what a community is all about.
"Nothing happens in the Algarve."
A myth for many, and far from the truth.
We are firm believers that the biggest growth indicator of a region is how active its communities are. Communities are a reflection of an innovative, technologically advanced, and creative ecosystem.
We asked active participants of informal communities and formal entities to submit projects from tech, arts, social movements, and civic impact. The result was a slice of something bigger. There are meetups every week, hackathons, startups, DIY projects, people connecting, eager to do something good for humanity.
What you'll find here is just the beginning of a map that is ever evolving. We invite you to not only engage with these communities and projects, but actively participate and extend the ecosystem with us.
The exhibition ended, but the map lives on.
From the Exhibition
Photos by calliope.pt
Want to belong?
These communities are part of a larger ecosystem. Explore them all on the map.
This map is published under CC BY 4.0. You're free to share and adapt it for any purpose, as long as you credit Local Foundation as the source with a link back to this page.