After 8 years of interregnum, the Vilar the Mouros Festival was oganized by Fundação AMA Autismo, by Caminha Municipality and Vilar de Mouros Parish Council.
Among the participating groups were Stranglers, who returned to Vilar de Mouros after being in 1982, Guano Apes who performed in 2003 and Blind Zero who were at the festival in 2001.