Mareh is a music and wellness festival that's already been held on beaches like Boipeba (Bahia), Barra Grande (Piauí) and Atins (Maranhão) before settling in Fortim for New Year's — the concept mixes concerts, practices like yoga and food experiences into one event.
In Fortim, the festival usually runs the week between Christmas and New Year's, with a lineup ranging from parties on land to boat outings that turn into parties on the water.
The New Year's edition usually runs from December 26 to January 2, with at least two main party nights — December 28 and New Year's Eve itself — plus beach bar access on the other days.
Tickets are usually sold in different formats: a full pass for the whole period, single-party tickets, and a boat party option sold separately.
Anyone traveling for the summer and New Year's alone, with no interest in the lineup, still gets plenty out of it: the beaches, buggy tours and the year-end buzz in the Pontal de Maceió village are all worth it, even outside the event's footprint.
Worth planning carefully, since the bigger crowd that week also raises demand for taxis, tours and restaurant tables.
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