Repair Cafe Algarve
Circular Economy

Join the Circular Revolution

Refresh your wardrobe, books, and toys without spending money or generating waste. Bring what you no longer use and take what you need.

Endless Loop

What is gathering dust on your shelf could be someone else's treasure. Join this moneyless direct exchange.

Clothing
Books
Toys
Footwear

How Does Swapping Work?

The system is straightforward, fair, and points-based. The aim is to keep the maximum number of items in active circulation.

1

Bring Your Items

Bring up to 10 items (clothes, books, toys, clean shoes). Items must be in good, clean, usable condition.

2

Receive Credits

For each item checked in, receive 1 credit token. You can accumulate up to 10 tokens to spend across the market.

3

Choose New Treasures

Use your tokens to take home up to 10 new items available on the swap market rails and tables.

Free Admission & No Fee

Joining the Community Swap Market

Participation in the Swap Market is free and open to everyone without prior registration. However, registering your interest helps us forecast attendance and allocate rail space.

Atelier de Costura

Creative Upcycling!

Making something new from the old.

Sewing Atelier

Give New Life to
Pre-loved Garments

Our sewing team and creative stylists are here to guide you. Have a shirt with great pattern but awkward fit? Ripped jeans needing visible mending?

In this space, we teach and assist you in transforming, patching, and reinventing items from the swap market or brought from home.

Team of Master Seamstresses & Stylists
Circular Design & Creative Solutions
Tools & Machines Available on Site