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Umbrella Sky Project — Impactplan (Impact Plan)

A canopy of white-and-yellow flower shapes hangs over a street with green flooring in Águeda, part of the Umbrella Sky Project.
Artwork FileÁgueda, Portugal

Umbrella Sky Project

SeenJul 2026

Impactplan (Impact Plan) · 2012 · Águeda, Portugal

Photo: Threeohsix / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); image rotated in the SAU archive.

The Umbrella Sky Project fills the streets of central Águeda, Portugal, with hundreds of coloured umbrellas hung overhead. It began in 2012 as part of the town's AgitÁgueda festival, made by the company Impact Plan, and it returns every summer; in 2026 it hung over Rua Luís de Camões and several other streets. Source Source Source Reported

Seen Jul 2026. Evidence date: 2026-07-10. Source Reported

💡 5 things to know

  1. It started in 2012According to NiT, it all began in 2012 with a simple idea that became an international success. Source Reported
  2. A summer ritualNiT describes a summer display from July to September and, from 2017, a separate illuminated winter version. Source Reported
  3. A project beyond ÁguedaNiT reported in 2019 that Impact Plan worked in more than 60 cities across Europe, America and Asia. Source Reported
  4. More than umbrellasIn 2026 Impactplan also added Color Rain, Blue Leaves and Bubble Sky with Layers to other streets in Águeda. Source Reported
  5. Beyond the umbrellasThe September 2025 Commons photograph of Rua José Maria Veloso shows a white-and-yellow flower canopy, identified there as part of the Umbrella Sky Project. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Rua Luís de Camões and nearby streets, Águeda · Águeda, Portugal Source Reported

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 201914 Dec

    NiT on the history of the umbrella street

  2. 202513 Sep

    Photo of the flower canopy on Rua José Maria Veloso · camera date

  3. 202513 Sep

    Photo of umbrellas over Rua Luís de Camões · camera date

  4. 202610 Jul

    Umbrellas up for AgitÁgueda 2026 · TugaDaily

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark removal. Publication dates are not camera dates.

✅ The facts

Made by
Impact Plan (Impactplan) Source Checked
First year
2012 Source Checked
Festival
AgitÁgueda Source Checked
Main street
Rua Luís de Camões Source Checked
2026 streets
Rua Luís de Camões, Rua Vasco da Gama, Rua José Maria Veloso, Rua Jornal Soberania do Povo Source Checked
AgitÁgueda 2026
Until 26 July 2026, free entry Source Checked
2026 display season
Impactplan announced the installations would remain on display until 30 September 2026. Source Checked
Form
Suspended umbrellas Source Checked

In the press

NiT · 2019-12-14
“Tudo começou em 2012” Source
English: It all began in 2012 Reported

TugaDaily · 2026-07-10
“sob o Umbrella Sky Project” Source
English: under the Umbrella Sky Project Reported

🔗 Related

All sources & image credits

Photo: Threeohsix / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); image rotated in the SAU archive.

Last checked: 26 October 2026 · How we verify art