Events

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 tribute to the Laurissilva Forest, recognised by UNESCO as World Natural Heritage, an evento held from October,7th to 11tth.

With 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. 

Machico annually hosts one of of its most most important religious festivities, held in October, 8th and 9th.

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 grape harvest festival.

The 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 October,8th to 24th​.

Madeira Canyoning Meeting is an event organized by the Sailing Club of Seixal and the Mountain Camping Federation of Portugal, a competition October,11th to 16th. 

Madeira hosts another 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, a sports race held between October, 18th to 24th.

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 to be held on October 23rd.