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Madeira Surfski LifeSaving
The Madeira Regional Canoeing Association, in collaboration with the Portuguese Canoeing Federation organizes the Madeira Surfski LifeSaving. -
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Our archipelago is known for its breathtaking landscapes and its absolutely stunning natural heritage, but Madeira also offers an extremely diverse calendar of events throughout the year, which will certainly m...Read more -
Always Carnival - Madeira
February,12th to 22ndAs a way to mark the 2021 Madeira Carnival, the event "Always Carnival - Madeira" was launched, comprising a set of eleven (11) promotional videos, with an approximate duration of 3 minutes, and also eleven pho...Read more -
Regional Custard Apple Exhibition
CANCELLED IN 2021The Casa do Povo of Faial and the Farmers Association promotes the annual Regional Custard Apple Exhibition (Exposição Regional da Anona), in partnership with the Regional Secretariat of Environment and Natura...Read more -
‘Fica na Cidade’ Festival
April, 14th to 18thThe Municipality of Funchal annually hosts the music Festival ‘Fica na Cidade’ (‘stay in town’), a musical festival programmed from April 14th to 18th. The 2021 edition will be in an online format, featuring ...Read more -
Flower Festival
Date to be announcedThe Flower Festival is a cultural event associated the local traditions, whether through the performances of folk groups, or through the construction of the beautiful floral carpets, an event filled with lots o...Read more -
Madeira Classic Car Revival
The "Madeira Classic Car Revival" is an annual automobile event comprised of the most representative types of old classic and vintage vehicles exhisting in Madeira Islands, such as automobiles, motorbikes and b...Read more -
Onion Festival
The Onion Festival is the best known festival in the city of Caniço, in the district of Santa Cruz.
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Festival of St. James the Lesser
May, 1stOn the 1st May the city of Funchal pays homage to its patron saint, São Tiago Menor (St. James the Lesser).
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Maktub Soundsgood
May,1stThis reggae music festival is held in Paúl do Mar, thus signaling the beginning of the bathing season in that area, an event held on May 1st.
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Chapels under the Moonlight
The Regional Directorate for Culture is the responsible entity for an unprecedented project, based on the idea of accessibility to our heritage, making it available to the general public.
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International Museum Day
May,18thThe 2019 edition of the International Museum Day commemorated on the 18th of May featured the theme “Museums as cultural hubs, The future of tradition”.
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Trout Festival/Cider Route
The municipality of Santana hosts another edition of the Trout Festival/Cider Route, an event which coincides with the Meeting of Cultural Groups in the municipality of Santana.
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"Aqui Acolá" Festival
The historical core of the Ponta do Sol municipality will host the 6th edition of the Festival “Aqui Acolá”, a cultural initiative that aims to heighten the cultural landscape and the economy of this emblematic...Read more -
The Stars Route
Created in 2010, “The Stars Route” is identified as one of the most important high quality gastronomic festivals, in Portugal, involving, since that date, more than half a hundred national and foreign chefs awa...Read more -
Festa do Limão
The parish of Ilha, in the municipality of Santana hosts the annual Lemon Festival.
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Regional Bands Meeting
The Madeira Cultural Department (DRC) organises this cultural initiative annually - a public recognition of regional philharmonic bands.
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Porto Santo Nature Trail
May,29th and 30thThe Athletics Association of the Autonomous Region of Madeira hosts another edition of the Porto Santo Nature Trail a competion held annually in Porto Santo island a sports event to be held on May, 29th and 30t...Read more -
Atlantic Festival
CANCELED IN 2021The Madeira Atlantic Festival, an event that sets the beginning of the summer season in Madeira, is one of the most recent tourist entertainment events.
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Sixteenth Century Market
Machico hosts the 16th-century Market", an event that evokes the historical period of the discovery of the island, which has gained a prominent cultural status.
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Regional Arts Week
For the past three decades the Regional Government of Madeira, the Regional Secretariat for Education/Regional Directorate for Education, through the Directorate for Artistic Education and Multimedia Services, ...Read more -
Cherry Festival
The village of Jardim da Serra, located in the upper areas of Câmara de Lobos, hosts the Cherry Festival, a popular event that promotes the local tradition of this parish, an event that takes place in June. -
Biosphere Roller Skater
June,11th and 12thThe “Biosphere Roller Skater” is an International Speed Skating Tournament to be held in June 11th and 12th, in Faial, Santana, at the 200 metres race track situated at Ribeira do Faial.
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“Popular Parades”
June,12th, 13th and 23rdDuring the month of June, and in particular between June, 12th,13th and 23rd, several festivities are held in tribute to several the popular saints, starting with the celebration in honour of Santo António (Sai...Read more -
Global Wellness Day - Madeira
June,13thMadeira will take part in the celebrations of the “Global Wellness Day” movement, an event held on June 13th.
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"Sopas do Campo” fair
June, 19th and 20thThe Casa do Povo of Boaventura promotes the “Sopas do Campo” fair in collaboration with the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources, through the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural...Read more -
Feast of St John | Porto Santo
The Feast of St. John are one of the largest tourist events on Porto Santo island, an event integrated in the celebrations of the municipality of Porto Santo. -
St. Peter Festivities
28th and 29th JuneThe municipality of Ribeira Brava, located to the west of Madeira Island, hosts the popular saints’ marches in honour of Saint Peter, an event held from 28th to 29th June.
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School Sports Festival
The Regional Secretariat of Education, in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Education, promotes another edition of the School Sports Festival.
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Madeira Canyoning Meeting
Madeira Canyoning Meeting is an event held in June, organized by the Sailing Club of Seixal and the Mountain Camping Federation of Portugal.
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Tuna Festival
This event aims to present the countless ways to cook tuna in the several countries invited, an initiative which shall culminate in a gala dinner in which the Madeiran table wines and Wines will be displayed. -
Gastronomic Festival "Garden of Flavours"
The Frente Mar Funchal company partnership with the São Martinho Parish Council and the Funchal Municipal Council, the Panoramic Gardens, located in Estrada Monumental, hosted the 6th edition of the Cooking Fes...Read more -
Madeira International Squash Open
The Madeira International Squash Open tournament has been a feature of the Madeira Island´s sporting calendar for 15 years, a sports event integrated in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) world tour matc...Read more -
XII Madeira Orienteering Meeting
The Madeira Adventure Club annually organizes the Madeira Orienteering Meeting (MOM).
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Day of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
July,1stThis date marks the commemorations of the independence of Madeira, established in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976 and where celebrations in every municipality of the Autonomous Region of Madeira take place.
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Madeira Big Game Fishing Championship
July,4thMadeira Islands hosts this well-known event in the panorama of world sport fishing, which takes place simultaneously in various parts of the world, held July,4th.
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36th Regional Folklore Festival - 24 Hours of Dancing
The municipality of Santana annually hosts this iconic ethnographic festival, which is a hallmark at both a regional and national level, for fostering and promoting the cultural heritage and the culinary tradit...Read more -
Limpet Festival
Casa do Povo of Paul do Mar annually promotes this important popular event, that intends to promote the cultural heritage of this parish located in the municipality of Calheta, an event that takes place in July...Read more -
65th Edition - Agricultural Fair
The Santa Agricultural Fair, an event which dates back to 1955, seeks to foster the development of the local livestock sector with the presence of many exhibitors of products and materials related to agricultur...Read more -
Tour to the Madeira Island
Organized under the aegis of the Madeira Sports Club, the Portuguese Federation of Automobile and Karting - FPAK, the International Automobile Federation - FIA and with the support of the Classic Automobile Clu...Read more -
Banana Regional Exhibit
The village of Madalena do Mar, in the municipality of Ponta do Sol, pays tribute to one of its most important and best known products, which is also one of the main regional agricultural productions - the bana...Read more -
Regatta of Traditional Madeiran Canoes
The bay of Funchal hosts the Traditional Madeiran Canoes Regatta (fishing boats), an event organized by Funchal’s Town Hall and the Madeira Regional Canoeing Association, in collaboration with the Madeira Spor...Read more -
Festival Aleste
Aleste Festival is one of the latest cultural events dedicated specially to music, a musical festival commitment to improve the diversity and the quality music concerts in Madeira Island.
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II Festival Internacional Yoga na Madeira
O Festival de Yoga da Madeira reúne, anualmente, um grupo seleto de especialistas da área, iniciativa que comtempla um conjunto de atividades, técnicas e diferentes métodos de Yoga, incluindo Ashtanga, Sattya, ...Read more -
The "O Gigante", an original work by Jorge Salgueiro, is an artistic order within the 600 years of the Discovery of Madeira and Porto Santo and will meet at the premiere, on June 21, at 9.30 pm, at the Marítimo Stadium, near of six hundred musicians of 21
June 21stThe "O Gigante", an original work by Jorge Salgueiro, is an artistic order within the 600 years of the Discovery of Madeira and Porto Santo and will meet at the premiere, on June 21st, at 9.30 pm, at the Maríti...Read more -
European Cup Combined Events - 1st and 2nd League
The municipality of Ribeira Brava, located on the West Coast of Madeira, receives the European Cup of Combined Events, an event sponsored by the Athletics Association of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, which ...Read more -
Funchal Jazz
July 2021Funchal Jazz Festival, organised by Funchal City Hall,is annually held at Santa Catarina Park.
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Summer Opening Festival
16, 17, 23 and 24 JulyPuppetry Productions informs that, due to the conjuncture resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak, the Summer Opening Festival organization decided to postpone this event for the following dates 16, 17, 23 and 24 ...Read more -
Sea Week
July,26th to August,1stThis is one of the most outstanding events in the calendar of events of the northern municipality of Porto Moniz., an event to be held from July, 26th to August,1st 2021. -
Madeira Base jJump
The Porto da Cruz Sports Association, in partnership with the City Council of Machico and the local Parish Council, under the technical responsibility of JP de Kam (cinema double) and Pedro Bloker, responsible ...Read more -
Wheat and Scad Show
The Casa do Povo of the Quinta Grande annually promotes the Wheat and Scad Show, a dynamic event with the purpose of promoting the regional gastronomic heritage and encourage the resume of the wheat cultivation...Read more -
National and International Folklore Festival
The village of Ponta do Sol annually welcomes this festival, an initiative promoted by the Ponta do Sol Folklore Group, in collaboration with the local Municipal Council.
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Black Scabbard Fish Festival
The bay of Câmara de Lobos hosts the Black Scabbard Fish Festival, an event organised by the Parish Council of Câmara de Lobos, dedicated to one of the most typical gastronomic specialties of Madeira.
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Madeira Wine Rally
The “Madeira Wine Rally”, is the largest racing event in the Region.
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Machico Gastronomic Fair
Promoted by the Municipality of Machico this event has as main objective promoting the regional cuisine, in particular the delicacies of this municipality located in the eastern part of the island, an event, wh...Read more -
SANTAcurtas
The Casa da Cultura de Santa Cruz - Quinta do Revoredo anually promotes an outdoor film festival under the theme"SantaCurtas".
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National Juniors Absolute Championship
Madeira hosts in the month of August, the "OPEN DE PORTUGAL - CIMAI / MYRTHA", the National Juniors Absolute Championship, a sports event organised by the Portuguese Swimming Federation in collaboration with th...Read more -
L Concerts
The Estalagem da Ponta do Sol, in collaboration with Madeira Tourism Board, the company “Urbanistas” and the Madeira Music Conservatoire, hosts another edition of “L Concerts".
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Madeira Beer Festival
AugustThe Promenade dos Reis Magos, at Caniço de Baixo, hosted the second edition of the popular Madeira Beer Festival.
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Gastronomy Exhibit of Santana
The municipality of Santana annually promotes, in July, the Gastronomy Exhibit, an initiative whose main objective is to contribute to the promotion and appreciation of local cuisine.
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Nossa Senhora da Saúde Festivity | Lameiros
August,1st and 2ndThe “Nossa Senhora da Saúde” festivity, is annually held in Lameiros, São Vicente. Commonly designated by locals as the "Arraial dos Lameiros", a religious festivity to be held from August, 1st to 2nd.
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Art Camacha
Organized by the Casa do Povo da Camacha, the Camacha Art Festival is dedicated to the cultural traditions of this parish.
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Nossa Senhora do Monte feastivity
August, 14th and 15thThis Festival is considered to be the main feast of popular devotion in the region, celebrated everywhere in the world where there are immigrants from Madeira, an occasion to be held between August 14th to 15th...Read more -
Gastronomy of Caniço
The city of Caniço hosts an annual showcase of culinary flavours that have come to be established as the tourist attraction for this location.
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International Trial Super Trial 4X4
August 21st to 22ndOrganized by the Estreito Sports Group, the "Super Trial 4X4 S. Vicente Madeira International Competition”, is a sports competition will be held August 21st to 22nd.
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Municipality Festivities - S. Vicente
August 28th and 29thThe picturesque town of São Vicente, located on the North coast of Madeira, hosts on the 28th and 29th of August, the festivities in tribute to the municipality with the same name.
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17th European Folklore Week
Organized by the Folklore and Ethnographic group of Boa Nova, this cultural initiative aims to disseminate the rich cultural heritage of Madeira by presenting its ethnography and folklore in an intercultural ga...Read more -
Feast of Jesus and of the Holy Sacrament
September, 3rd,4th and 5thThe festivity of "Santissimo Sacramento", also known as the "arraial do Bom Jesus”, is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, in the parish of Ponta Delgada, São Vicente, event held on September,3rd, 4th ...Read more -
Nossa Senhora da Piedade Festivity
September 10th and 12thThe traditional "Nossa Senhora da Piedade" Festivity is celebrated every year in Caniçal parish.
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Madeira Island Ultra Swim (MIUS)
September 11th and 12thMadeira will host between yet another edition of the Madeira Ultra Swim, the most extensive of the world swimming crossings comprising a total of 22.7 nautical miles (42 km), a sport event held September 11th a...Read more -
Madeira Classic Car Rally
The Madeira Classic Car Club (Clube de Automóveis Clássicos da Madeira - CACM) promotes another edition of the Madeira Classic Car Rally.
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37th Apple Festival
Taking place, in September, this is a rural event that brings together many farmers from several neighbouring regions, which turn the production of the “pêro”, common name for apple, into a widely animated fest...Read more -
Regional Yoga Meeting
The municipality of Ribeira Brava shall be the stage of the 1st Regional Yoga Meeting, in an organization of the City Council of Ribeira Brava in collaboration with the Parish Council of this locality. -
Madeira Wine Festival
August 29th to September 12thThe Madeira Wine Festival is one of the island´s main tourist attractions that pays tribute to this precious nectar and its undeniable socioeconomic significance, an event programmed from August 29th to Septemb...Read more -
Grape and Farmer Festival
This parish annually hosts in late August, early September, the Grape and Farmer Festival, an event which depicts the importance of this ancestral wine-making tradition.
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Harvest Festival | Porto Santo
Porto Santo Island annually hosts in late August, this event thus promoting the various types of wine produced in this municipality.
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Madeira Fashion Weekend
This is a fashion event that aims to highlight not only the scenic features of the island, but also promote it as a potential fashion centre. -
Wine Harvest - Blandy´s
Every year, in late August or early September, integrated in the wine harvest festival celebrations held in Madeira Islands, the Blandy´s Lodges organises a varied recreational programme, offering tourists and ...Read more -
Wine Harvest Festivities - Quinta do Furão
Every year, in September, the Quinta do Furão Hotel joins in with the countless cultural displays held round the island, as part of the celebrations of the wine harvest.
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Wine Harvest Festivities - The Vine Hotel
Integrated in the celebrations held around the island in tribute to locals ancient wine-making traditions activities, the Hotel The Vine annually promotes a wide range of cultural activities as part of the grap...Read more -
Wine Harvest Festivities - Porto BayHotel Resorts
September 5th to 9thBetween September, 5th and 9th the Porto Bay Hotel group units located in Funchal ( The Cliff bay Resort, Vila Porto Mare resort and the Porto Santa Maria hotels) promotes the "Porto Bay Wine Week", offering it...Read more -
Columbus Festival
September 22nd to 26thThe Columbus Festival is based on a series of tourist entertainment initiatives that portray the time when this famous merchant resided on the island of Porto Santo, recalling his experiences in the Madeira Arc...Read more -
World Tourism Day Commemorations
September,27thMadeira, whilst tourist destination par excellence, could not miss out on celebrating the World Tourism Day, held on September,27th.
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Ultra Madeira
October,2ndOrganized by the Madeira Athletics Association (AARAM), Ultra Madeira is a race that seeks to be a more accessible alternative to Madeira Island Ultra Trail, in a competition that closes the Madeira Trail circu...Read more -
European Triathlon Cup and Parathriathlon World Cup
The Regional Triathlon Association of Madeira and the Triathlon Federation of Portugal are organising the European Triathlon Cup and the Parathriathlon World Cup.
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Nature Festival
October, 5th to 10thThe Madeira Nature Festival, event to be held from October 5th to 10th, aims to promote nature tourism, encouraging the practice of activities that allow direct contact with the rich natural heritage of the arc...Read more -
Ultra Skyrunning Madeira
October,8th and 9thWith the picturesque city of Santana as backdrop, is the centerstage of yet another edition of the Ultra Skyrunning Madeira, a sports event that will take place from October,8th and 9th.
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Funchal Eco Trail
The city of Funchal is part of an international route of Eco Trail events, a kind of trail running that is unique for the fact that it includes an urban circuit, a sports event.
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Apple Festival
The Parish Council of Camacha promotes between October,4th to 6th another edition of the Apple Festival, a contest to be held at Largo Conselheiro Aires de Ornelas. -
47th edition - Book Fair
The Municipal Square is be the centre stage of the annual Book Fair, a cultural event which involves most of Madeira's bookshops and some Portuguese publishing houses.
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Madeira Bike Tour
October,9th to 11thThe Madeira Cycling Association hosts the 45th edition of the Madeira Bike Tour, a race integrated both in the junior and amateur cycling categories, a sport event to be held from July, 23rd to 26th.
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Mountain Bike Madeira Meeting
Madeira hosts the 7th edition of the Mountain Bike Madeira Meeting, a mountain biking competition that will take place in Seixal, on the north coast of the Madeira Island.
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Madeira Nature Film Festival
The Madeira Nature Film Festival is an international independent film festival inspired by nature,that brings together various initiatives related to sustainability, art, education, ecotourism, recreation, a tr...Read more -
"Senhor dos Milagres" Festivity
October,8th and 9thMachico annually hosts one of of its most most important religious festivities, held in October, 8th and 9th.
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Chestnut Festival
October,31st and November,1st 2021Organized by the Casa do Povo of Curral das Freiras with the purpose of promoting this important regional agricultural product.
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VII Madeira Piano Fest
The Association of the Friends of the Madeira Conservatory of Music present yet another unique musical festival: Madeira Piano Fest.
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Annual Tourism Conference
The Annual Tourism Conference is anually organized by the Delegation of the Order of Economists of Madeira, a gathering whose central theme is adjusted to the trends of the tourist industry and to the needs of ...Read more -
The Essence of Wine – Madeira
The Madeira Congress Centre annually hosts one of the main vinicultural events in the island- “Madeira Wine Essence”. -
24th International Madeira Bridge Open
November ,2nd to 7thThe Madeira Bridge Association, promotes between the 2nd and 7th of November, another edition of this international tournement to be held at the Vidamar Resorts Madeira Hotel, in Funchal. -
Sandokan Enduro
Madeira Island hosts in early november,the Sandokan - Enduro Madeira Island race, a MTB sport competition promoted by the company BIKULTURE, held in the municipality of Calheta.
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ADNRACE Ponta do Sol
ADN RACE | Ponta do Sol is a Trail Running competition, held in November, which aims to encourage the practice of sport among the local population, and also contribute to the promotion of the countless tourist ...Read more -
Saint Martin Festivities
November,11thOn the 11th of November, the Catholic Church the festivities in tribute to Saint Martin a celebration that depicts the faith and unique traditions of the people of Madeira.
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MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra Trail
November,20thDue to the cancelletion of the 2020 edition, the Clube de Montanha do Funchal rescheduled the 12th edition of the MIUT (Madeira Island Ultra Trail) a mountain race that offers its participants with a unique exp...Read more -
Porto Santo Half and Mini Marathon
The Athletics Association of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is once again hosting the Porto Santo Half and Mini Marathon.
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Madeira Dig Festival
The Madeira Dig Festival is a noteworthy high quality cultural event, held in december, that highlights Madeira as an attractive tourist destination for a young and active segment.
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Christmas and New Year´s Eve Festivities
December 1st 2021 to January 9th 2022The arrival of the decorative lights in the streets of the city centre of Funchal, during the month of December, sets the beginning of the Madeira Christmas and End of the Year Festivities programme.
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Childbirth Masses
December, 16th to 24thFrom 16th to 24th December, Madeira celebrates one of its main Christmas traditions: the Childbirth Masses.
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Christmas Workshops
In order to get to know better the traditions of the Christmas season, the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations include a set of workshops regarding Madeiran delicacies and products, that depict this time of y...Read more -
Night at the Market
December, 23rdShopping for the final Christmas gifts on the night of the 23rd of December is a tradition that leads thousands of Madeireans to the Market streets in Funchal.
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62nd Tour of the city of Funchal – St. Sylvester’s Race
December,28tthThe Tour of the City of Funchal is an event promoted by the Madeira Athletics Association and considered one of the oldest of its kind in Portugal and Europe.
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Madeira Plunge
January,1stThe event of the year will take place on the 1st of January at noon, at Ponta Gorda Bathing Complex, also known as “Poças do Governador”.
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“Cantar os Reis" – Twelfth Night Songs
January, 5thThis is one of the oldest and most popular traditions in Madeira celebrated a little all over the island, a ritual that brings together families, friends and neighbours who come out to the streets to "sing the ...Read more -
Santo Amaro Feast
January,15thOn January, 15th, all parishes around Madeira celebrate this religious festivity in tribute to Santo Amaro.
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Funchal Marathon
January,23rd 2022The Madeira Athletics Association (AARAM) promotes the 8th edition of this major international sporting event, to be held on January,23rd 2022
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Panelo Feast
This is a famous and old Madeira tradition, held on the last weekend of january, enjoyed with a special feeling by the local residents of Seixal, a small village located near Porto Moniz.
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Weddings Fair “Funchal Noivos & Festas”
The Funchal Trade and Industry Association – Madeira Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACIF-CCIM) promotes yet another edition of the weddings fair “Funchal Noivos & Festas” , the Pestana Fórum Casino.
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"Music in the Chapels" Concert Series
With the objective of promoting the chapel of São Sebastião located in Vila da Ponta do Sol, an organization of the Associação Retoiça, the event “Música nas Capelas” takes place between the months of October a...Read more -
Compadres Feast
CANCELLED IN 2021The ‘Festa dos Compadres’ marks the opening of the Carnival season in Madeira, a tradition going back to more than 50 years, which is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Santana.