| FEBRUARY |
| Date |
Event |
|
Celorico da Beira (Beiras region) –
Feira do Queijo (Cheese Fair) |
|
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (Beiras region)
– Festas das Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom Festival) |
|
Fornos de Algodres (Beiras region) – Feira
do Queijo (Cheese Fair) |
|
Gouveia (Beiras region) – Feira
do Queijo (Cheese Fair) |
|
Manteigas (Beiras region) – Feira
do Queijo (Cheese Fair) |
|
Santarém (Lisboa region)– Feira Nacional do Toiro (National Bull Festival)Location:
CNEMA – Centro Nacional
de Exposições |
|
Vila Franca de Xira (Lisboa region) – Exposição
Canina (Dog Show)Location:
Pavilhão do Cevadeiro |
|
Seia (Beiras region)– Feira
do Queijo (Cheese Fair) |
|
Mourão (Alentejo region)– Festa
de Nossa Senhora das Candeias
– religious festival |
|
Lagos (Algarve region)– Campeonato de Golfe Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom
Golf Championship) |
22 & 23 |
Lazarim (Lamego – North of Portugal) - Carnaval (Mardi Gras) FestivitiesThis celebration
follows the pagan tradition
whose origins stem from
ancient rituals and Roman
saturnalias. Declarations
are read out-loud and
colorful effigies are
burnt. During the festivities,
the local inhabitants
wear heavy hand-made wooden
masks that testify to
the wealth of craftsmanship
that can be found in Lazarim. |
22-24 |
Alcobaça
(Lisboa region) – Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Almeirim (Lisboa region) - Carnaval (Mardi Gras)
Festivities |
22–24 |
Nazaré (Lisboa region)
- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Sesimbra (Lisboa region)
- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Samora Correia (Vila Franca de Xira –
Lisboa region)
- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Torres Vedras (Lisboa region)
- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) FestivitiesThese
festivities are considered
“Portugal’s
most Portuguese Carnival”
because of its political
satire represented on extremely
creative allegorical floats. |
22–24 |
Viana do Castelo (North of Portugal)
- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Mealhada (Beiras region)- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Sines (Alentejo region)
- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Óvar ( Beiras region)- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
22–24 |
Loulé (Algarve region)- Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
21–24 |
Azores (on all the islands) - Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) Festivities |
21–24 |
Funchal (Madeira) - Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) FestivitiesFeb.
21 – There will be
the “Grande Cortejo
Alegórico”
(Grand Float Pageant) on
the Saturday night
of Carnaval. In this pageant,
thousands of participants
in various groups will flood
the main streets of Funchal
with music and merrymaking
in a dazzling parade of
fantasies that no one will
be able to resist.Feb. 22
– “Cortejo Trapalhão”
(Bungler’s Pageant)
– In this joyful setting,
the island’s population
celebrates Carnaval with
astonishing creativity and
imagination. |
21–24 |
Funchal (Madeira) - Carnaval
(Mardi Gras) FestivitiesFeb.
21 – There will be
the “Grande Cortejo
Alegórico”
(Grand Float Pageant) on
the Saturday night of Carnaval.
In this pageant, thousands
of participants in various
groups will flood the main
streets of Funchal with
music and merrymaking in
a dazzling parade of fantasies
that no one will be able
to resist.Feb. 22 –
“Cortejo Trapalhão”
(Bungler’s Pageant)
– In this joyful setting,
the island’s population
celebrates Carnaval with
astonishing creativity and
imagination. |
Feb. 27- March 10 |
Lisboa - The
São Carlos National
Theatre presents its new
production Werther by Jules
Massenet. Musical direction
by Alain Guingal. www.saocarlos.pt
|
Feb. 28- March 7 |
Lisboa
- Nauticampo -
The 2004th edition of Lisbon’s
popular international salon
for leisure craft, camping,
caravanning, and sports.
www.fil.pt
|
|
Feb. - March |
Porto
- Fantasporto – This
international science fiction
film festival in Porto is
considered one of the most
important in the world for
science fiction. Fantasporto
began in 1981 as the “Showcase
for Science Fiction Cinema”
and developed into one of
the most significant cinematographic
and cultural happenings
in Portugal. The festival
has an official competition,
which is open to films of
any length that are in the
fantasy or science fiction
category. At the same time,
the festival presents a
week of films that are not
limited to any particular
theme and have special screenings
of directors who may be
unknown in the Portuguese
commercial circuit. Location:
Auditório Nacional
Carlos Alberto |
Feb. - March |
Torre
de Moncorvo (North of
Portugal) - Festas
das Amendoeiras em Flor(Almond
Blossom Festival)
|
Feb. - March |
Vila
Nova de Foz Côa (North
of Portugal) -
Festas das Amendoeiras em
Flor(Almond Blossom Festival) |
