| SEPTEMBER |
| Date |
Event |
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Figueira
da Foz (Beiras region)
– Festival Internacional de Cinema(International Film
Festival) |
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Alpiarça
(Lisboa region) – Alpiagra – agricultural & commercial Fair |
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Amadora
(Lisboa region) - Festas da Cidade – town’s festival
includingshows, exhibitions,
and book fair |
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Batalha
(Lisboa region) – Feira do séc. XIX (19th Century Style Fair) |
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Leiria
(Lisboa region) – Festival Regional de Gastronomia (Regional Festival
of Gastronomy) - Location:
Mercado de Santana |
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Leiria
(Lisboa region) -
Acaso – Festival
de Teatro de Leiria(Theater
Festival of Leiria) |
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Leiria
and surrounding towns
(Lisboa region) – Glass Route Rally in Leiria / FátimaFor 3
days, the roads of the
region are used for this
high speed rally, aiming
for the best score in
the National and the European
Championship. |
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Vila do
Conde (North of Portugal)
– Feira Nacional de Artesanato (National Fair of Handicrafts)
- Location: Jardins da
Avª. Júlio
Graça |
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Leiria,
Marinha Grande and Pombal
(Lisboa region) – Festival de Jazz da Alta Estremadura – jazz festival |
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Lisboa
– Portuguese Motorcycling Grand PrixThe Estoril Autodrome
presents this event showcasing
some of the best drivers
on two-wheel racing for
the World Championship.
www.estorilcoast-tourism.com
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Lisboa
- Encontros Acarte
- art and literature symposiumLocation:
Fundação
Calouste Gulbenkian |
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Lisboa – Meia Maratona de Portugal(Half Marathon of Portugal)
- This run is across Europe’s
longest bridge: Ponte
Vasco da Gama. For more
information: Maratona
Clube de Portugal –
Tel: 214 413 182 |
|
Lisboa – World
Press Photo 2003 at the
Belém Cultural
Centre. This is an annual
exhibition of selected
international photojournalism
from the preceding year
with prizes awarded for
the best photographs in
different categories.
www.ccb.pt
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Nazaré (Lisboa region) – Festas de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré –
religious festival and
market fairLocation: Sítio
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Palmela (Lisboa region) - Festas das Vindimas
(Grape Harvest Festival)
- Having as its central
theme the wine of the
region, the program of
festivities includes a
large amount of open-air
activities, traditional
dance shows, and wine
tasting. |
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Pombal (Lisboa region) – Feira
Nacional de Artesanato
– Tasquinhas(National
Handicrafts Fair and Food
Booths) |
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Santarém (Lisboa region) – Festival
Nacional de Folclore (National
Traditional Dance Festival) |
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São Pedro de Moel (Lisboa region)– Rallye Rota do Sol – car rally |
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Sardoal (Lisboa region) – Festas
do concelho – town’s
festival |
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Sesimbra (Lisboa region) – Círio de Nossa Senhora do Cabo (pilgrimage)Location:
Cabo Espichel |
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Monsaraz
(Alentejo region) – Festa do Senhor Jesus dos Passos – religious
festival and market fair |
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Viana do Alentejo (Alentejo region) – Romaria e Feira d’Aires (pilgrimage) |
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Vila Viçosa (Alentejo region) – Festa
dos Capuchos – local
festival |
|
Alcoutim (Algarve region) – Festas
tradicionais – traditional
festival |
|
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Monchique (Algarve region) – Arte Chique - showcase and fair of handicrafts |
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Silves (Algarve region) – Prova do Campeonato do mundo de Bodyboard (Test for
the World Championship of
Bodyboard) |
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Vila Franca de Xira (Lisboa region) – Feira do Melão (Melon Fair) - This fruit is
cultivated extensively through
out the region. The fair
will have a contest in which
small farmers will present
their best regional melons.
There will also be musical
performances, expositions,
and food booths. |
|
Torrão (Alcácer do Sal – Alentejo
region)– Feira do Torrão – town fair |
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Portel (Alentejo region) – Feira Anual (Annual Market Fair) |
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Reguengos de Monsaraz (Alentejo region) – Feira de Agosto (August Fair) |
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Albufeira (Algarve region) – Festas de Nossa Senhora da OradaThis traditional
festival includes a fireworks
display over the sea and,
on the 15th , there will
be a procession of boats.
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Castro Marim (Algarve region) – Festa e Feira da Senhora dos Mártires –
local festival & fair |
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Castro Marim (Algarve region) – Dias Medievais – medieval reenactment |
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Faro (Algarve region) – Festival do Marisco da Ria Formosa – festival
celebrating the seafood
from Ria Formosa |
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Loulé (Algarve region) – Festival Internacional de Jazz(International Jazz
Festival)Location: Convento
do Espírito Santo |
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Loulé (Algarve region) – Festa da Alegria e Carnaval nocturno – traditional
festival |
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Moncarapacho
(Algarve region) – Feira de Arte, Artesanato, Agricultura e Recreio
de Moncarapacho (Art, Handicrafts,
Agriculture, & Recreation
Fair of Moncarapacho) |
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Olhão (Algarve region)– Festival do Marisco (Shellfish Festival) - This festival
is one of the largest gastronomical
events in the Algarve region
and it offers a showcase
of delicacies from the sea
prepared using traditional
recipes.Location: Jardim
do Pescador Olhanense |
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Portimão (Algarve region) – Festival da Sardinha (Sardine Festival) |
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Quarteira (Algarve region) – Festival da Sardinha (Sardine Festival) On a giant
grill that is 42 yards long
and has been made especially
for this occasion, the festival
will grill almost 700 pounds
of sardines at a time. In
order to complete the meal,
there will be no shortage
of homemade bread, good
wine, and the indispensable
Algarvian tomato salad.Location:
Pinhal do Forte Novo |
June through September |
Sintra (Lisboa region) – Sintra Festival Noites de Bailado (ballet festival
during August & September)
- Location: Jardins do Hotel-Palácio
de Seteais |
August - Sepember |
Viseu (Beiras region) – Feira de São Mateus (local fair)Includes showcases
for agriculture, cattle
breeding, wine-growing,
and handicrafts, as well
as a traditional dance festival
and other open-air popular
festivities. |
August 26 - September9 |
Lamego (North of Portugal) – Festas de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios - This
festival has one of Portugal’s
most grand pilgrimages and
its high point is the “Procissão
do Triunfo” (Procession
of Triumph) which takes
place on the 8th at 4pm,
and involves many beautifully
decorated ox carts. There
is also a torchlight procession:
“Marcha luminosa”
(Luminous March) that takes
place on the 6th at 10 pm
and the “Batalha das
flores” (Battle of
the Flowers) on the 7th
at 3pm. The rest of the
program includes musical
shows, traditional dance
, firework display, exhibitions,
motorcycle rally, and other
open-air popular activities |
First
week |
Espinho (North of Portugal) – World Championship of Beach Vollyball |
First
week |
Tomar (Lisboa region)– Ancient Music at the Convento de Cristo - An event
at the magnificent location
of the Convento de Cristo
celebrating ancient music. |
Sept.
15 – Oct. 15 |
Lamego and Douro region (North of Portugal) – Festas das Vindimas (Grape Harvest Festival)During
this event, the Douro, the
oldest demarcated wine region
in the world, will have
festivities in the entire
valley. There will be traditional
meals of the grape harvest,
tanks full of grapes, and
traditional music at the
participating estates. Standing
out from the general program
is the “Cortejo Etnográfico”
(etnographic pageant), the
“Entronização
dos Novos Confrades na Confraria
do Vinho do Porto”
(introduction of the new
members to the Fellowship
of Port Wine) and the “Missa
de Benção
do Vinho Novo” (mass
for the blessing of the
new wine). |
September- October |
Lisboa – Lisbon International Pipe Organ Festival www.jmp.pt/festivaldeorgao
|
September-
October |
Lisboa – Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – 6th edition
of this festival featuring
screenings of radical and
mainstream movies. www.opusgayassociation.com |
17
- 20 |
Ponte de Lima (North of Portugal) – Feiras Novas – county fair |
27 |
Buçaco (Beiras region) – Comemorações da Batalha do Buçaco
(Commemoration of the Battle
of Buçaco)This event
includes an open-air Mass,
as well as a historical
reenactment of the Buçaco
battle and a market fair.
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