Algarve Holidays

08/03/2020

Algarve Rugby Festival

The 10th annual "Algarve Rugby Festival" will be taking place at Browns Sports Resort in Vilamoura on Saturday the 28th of March. Doors open at 12:30 and entrance is Free.

04/02/2020

Carnaval 2020

This year Carnival commences on the Saturday the 23rd and terminates on the 25th of February. The most famous location is Loule but many other towns and even villages hold their own processions. One such village is Odiaxere near Lagos which is noted for the originality of its floats on the Tuesday afternoon.

20/01/2020

Burns Supper 2020

It is time again for the annual "Burns Night". Being held on the 25th of January at Ponte Romana in Silves. This very popular traditional celebration commences at 19:00 and costs € 30.00

23/11/2019

"Sweet Potato Festival" - Aljezur

The"Festival of Batata-Doce" will be held in the village of Aljezur between the 29th of November and and December the 1st, between the hours of 12:00 and 24:00. This particular area on the west coast is renown for the individual quality of its sweet-potato with interesting and tasty dishes that have been created using this essential product.

09/11/2019

Feira de Sao Martinho - Portimao

This weekend, and until the 17th of November, the 357th "Feira de Sao Martinho" will be taking place in the exhibition area located at the north of the town. This Fair is always well attended because of its large variety of stalls selling items and the fun fairground activities for the children.

27/09/2019

BLiP Fair in Portimao

The 19th annual "BLiP Fair" will be held in the Portimao Arena from on the 12th and 13th of October. This event is basically designed to serve both foreign residents and future people planning to to move or acquire property in the Algarve.

06/09/2019

Superbike World Championship

From Friday the 6th to Sunday the 8th of September a "Superbike World Championship" will be held at the Algarve International Circuit near to the town of Portimao. This event has attracted some of the best Superbike riders in the world competing for a much coveted prize.

06/09/2019

Quarteira holds "4th Octopus Week"

From September the 6th to the 15th the coastal town of Quarteira is holding an "Octopus Week". There are 27 local restaurants who will be serving dishes with this lively Cephalopoda as the central feature.

30/08/2019

Goose Barnacles at Vila do Bispo

The small town of Vila do Bispo situated close to Sagres in the western Algarve are holding their annual "Perceves Featival" which are in English known as "goose barnacles". These sea creatures are considered an expensive luxury when available in European leading restaurants. Ideally, they should be eaten on the same day as they are gathered and some 80 local fishermen will be doing their best to satisfy the anticipated 4,000 visitors based on last year figures!

04/08/2019

Portimao Sardine Festival

From the 7th of August until the 11th this month Portimao will be holding its very popular "Sardine Festival" on the quayside. As usual a plate of sardines with boiled potatoes and salad will be sold at a reduced price to the accomplement of different live musicians each night.

19/07/2019

Feira do Presunto

The popular "Feira do Presunto" will be taking place this weekend in Monchique on the 20th and 21st of July. This annual event in which the famous dry-cured ham of the area will be on sale along with handicrafts from the region and its honey. The fair commences at 17:00 and finishes at 01:00 on both days. Live music will be provided from 22:00 and entrance is free.

14/07/2019

Sand City

Located on the EN 125 between Porches and Lagoa is the wonderful world of "Sand City". This park has on show fascinating sand sculptures made by over fifty artists from various parts of Europe. The subjects chosen range from history to present day, covering famous or mystical personalities or world renown landmarks. Sea animals to fauna and flora, no subject is left forgotten. For details visit www.fiesa.org - a "must" for families visiting the Algarve.

22/06/2019

"Luz de Velas" - Lagoa

On the 4th to the 7th of July the town of Lagoa will be holding their annual "Luz de Velas" will see thousands of candles lighting and decorating their central streets. Over 60 artists will be manning stalls lining each street and live entertainment will be provided. Admission is free and the event is between 19:00 hrs and 0.30:00 each day.

14/06/2019

Black & White Night - Carvoeiro

On the night of June 15th the beach in the small fishing village of Carvoeiro will be a hive of music and lively fun as masses of young people will be dancing the night away! It starts at 20:30 hours and continues to 03:00 hours in the morning. One important rule is that all attendees must be dressed in Black and White.

08/06/2019

International Algarve Fair 2019
The ever popular "14th International Algarve Fair" is one again being held this weekend on the Fatacil grounds in Lagoa. It is open from 10:00 until 18:00 hours on both this Saturday and tomorrow on Sunday. This year It will be even more interesting with several live shows given by a host of international artists. This event is for the whole family, whether just passing tourists or permanent residents. A very popular event is the a competitive Dog Show. There will be many stands showing their wares and a variety of restaurants to please most tastes.

10/05/2019

Portimao - Water Sports Events

The town of Portimao is holding two important major water sport events in May, 2019. Firstly from the 10th to the 12th of May is the Grand Prix of Portugal for the Aquabike World Championship. The second, from the 17th to the 19th of May will be the Grand Prix of Portugal of the Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship. These two events can be comfortably watched for the quayside but these exciting occasions do draw crowds.

03/05/2019

"Mae Sobrana" Religious Festival

The popular annual festival named "Mae Sobrana" will take place on Sunday the 5th of May in Loule. This religious festival is the most well attended event of this kind in the Algarve. Beginning at 11:00 in the morning it continuous until 23:00 in the evening with a display of fireworks.

27/04/2019

2019 Rota do Petisco

Once again the annual "Rota do Petisco" is being held with participation of over 300 restaurants in most towns along the Algarve. The system is very simple for visitors to take advantage of this very popular offer. At any one of the restaurants a Passport is obtained at the price of € 1.50 and it lists every other one in which a person can eat a typical savory plate with a drink at a cost of € 3.00. Alternatively a desert plus a drink will cost € 2.00. This offer runs from the 24th of April until the 26th of May.

19/04/2019

Easter 2019

Most towns and even some smaller villages will be holding Fairs and religious processions over the Easter period. At the same time showing their local handicrafts, regional sweets and food, art exhibitions, music and dance.

06/04/2019

Levantarte Festival

The town of Lagoa will be holding their fourth annual "Levantarte Festival of Dance" from the 8th to the 13th of April, 2019. The itinerary will include workshops and public events concluding with a dance performances at the Auditorium on the Saturday night at 21:00 hours with an entrance ticket costing € 6.00.

01/03/2019

Carnaval

The annual celebration "Carnaval" events will be taking place along the Algarve on March the 3rd, 4th and 5th of March, 2019. The most famous of these is always that which is held in the town of Loule with its impressive procession of floats and participants.

01/03/2019

Monchique "Feira Enchidos"

The annual "Feira Enchidos" is taking place in the village of Monchique this weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of March, 2019. The event celebrates this village's celebrated traditional sausages from their homegrown pork. The Fair opens each day at 10:00 am and closes at 23:00 with live entertainment.

04/02/2019

Portimao Festival of Piano

The first of a number of piano recitals will commence in the Tempo Auditorium in Portimao on the 19th of February. The chosen work will be Tchaikovsky's 1st Concert for Piano and Orchestra and entrance tickets cost € 20.00.

26/01/2019

Year 2019 is extremely notable for the town of Portimao as it assumes the role of being "European City of Sport 2019"
https://www.portugalresident.com/2019/01/25/thousands-attend-portimao-ceremony-to-mark-european-city-of-sport-status/?fbclid=IwAR1fMk-ohDn5jWjpXjarC5tmV5NckxnbDqayhb3uz8g-IG0-eQXVvczjCBY

A huge video mapping event to mark the start of Portimão’s run as a ‘European City of Sport’ in 2019 was held last Friday (January 18) and attended by around 4,000 at the Portimão Arena

11/01/2019

Burns Supper in Silves
Pone Romana restaurant will once again be the location of the Algarve annual Burns Supper. It will be held on Saturday the 26th of January at 19:00 hours. The festive cermony and supper will be followed for those inclined by Scottish Dancing accompanied by a l***y player of the bagpipes.

05/01/2019

To boast the image of the Algarve in the winter months there will be at least 150 main events to be held in January in various locations in the main towns along the coast. They will be mainly cultural such as theatre, orchestras and piano recitals, music and dance. However, some will be of gastronomic nature whilst on the 19th there will the Algarve Tango Festival to be held in Faro.

12/12/2018

As usual there are many different events being organised along the Algarve to celebrate Christmas and the end of the Year. Besides the gala dinners in Hotels and leading restaurants visitors will find charity promotions and events, street fairs and special entertainments. Being in the Algarve over the Festive season will as usual be fun and traditionally with decent weather.

09/11/2018

Sweet Potato Festival
The 2018 Festival celebrating the humble "sweet potato" will take place in the village of Aljezur on the west coast of the Algarve. The event which will take place on November 30th until thew 2nd of December with local restaurants featuring different dishes to "star" their local product. Added to this there will over 100 stalls selling other local items and there is no entry free.

04/11/2018

Saint Andrews Ball
On Saturday the 24th of November the Saint Andrew's Society will be holding their annual event at their usual location, Penina & Golf Hotel. Guests will be entertained suitably with the bagpipes played by Malcolm MacGillivray and champagne. This will be followed by a generous Grand Buffet and dancing to the accompaniment of the Scottish band "The Sound of Islay". The reception is at 19:00 hours and tickets cost € 47.50 per guest.

29/10/2018

Feira do São Martinho
The well established and popular annual "Feira do São Martinho" in Portimão since 1662 will commence on November the 2nd and will be open until the 11th. The fair is with free admission and starts at 16:00 hours and closed in the early hours. Besides the very many stalls there will also be entertaining and fun rides and a car and motor-cycle exhibition.