| OCTOBER |
| Date |
Event |
|
Figueira
da Foz (Beiras region)
Campeonato Mundial de Surf(World Championship of
Surfing) |
|
Óvar
(Beiras region) Cine-Eco - Located near Serra da Estrela, this international
festival of cinema &
video shows works that
focus on ecology, defending
nature, and protecting
the environment, in order
to promote education in
these areas. |
|
Alcanena
(Lisboa region) - Tasquinhas/ Mostra de Artes e Ofícios(Food
Booths / Arts & Crafts
Showcase) |
|
Alcobaça
(Lisboa region) Festival Nacional de Marionetas (National Puppet
Festival) |
|
Estoril
(Cascais – Lisboa
region) Estoril Open (Golf) - Location: Quinta da Marinha |
|
Mafra
(Lisboa region) -
VIII International Festival
of Music - In the Mafra
National Palace This festival
offers 8 days of music
and dance ranging from
Baroque to our days.
www.cm-mafra.pt |
|
Seixal
(Beiras region) Seixal Jazz - This is a festival on the other bank
of the river featuring
top international jazz.
There will be more than
a week of music with 2
concerts a night. There
will also be exhibitions,
workshops, and stands
to complement the program.
Location: Fórum
Cultural do Seixal |
|
Redondo
(Alentejo region)
Feira de São Francisco (St. Francis’
Fair) – local fair |
|
Faro (Algarve
region) Feira de Santa Iria – local fair |
|
Loulé
(Algarve region) Encontro de Música Antiga(ancient music performance) |
|
Monchique
(Algarve region)
- Feira de October
(October Fair) |
|
|
Various Locations (Algarve region) Rallye Casinos do Algarve – car rally |
|
Praia da Vitória (Azores) Festival
do Ramo Grande –
local festival |
| October 2004 to June 2005 |
Lisboa Gulbenkian Season of Music and Dance - The Foundation
presents its new seasonranging
from choir and orchestra,
piano concerts, vocal
performances, chamber
music, world-great orchestras,
and ballet performances.
www.musica.gulbenkian.pt
|
| Until the middle of the month |
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). |
| October - November |
Porto Festival
de Jazz (Jazz festival)
- Location: Rivoli Teatro
Municipal |
| First
week |
Angra do Heroísmo (Azores) Angra
Jazz - jazz festival |
| 2
- 10 |
Vila Franca de Xira (Lisboa region) Feira de Outubro e Salão de Artesanato (October
Annual Fair and the 23rd
Handicraft Show) - This
fair is an attraction
for thousands of people,
not only for the handicrafts
show, but also for the
running of the bulls in
the street and the bullfighting. |
| 12
- 13 |
Fátima (Lisboa region) Peregrinação
a Fátima (pilgrimage)
- Devotees and pilgrims
again converge on Fátima
in a pilgrimage commemorating
another anniversary of
the last apparition of
the Virgin Mary.
www.rt-leiriafatima.pt
Location: Santuário
de Fátima |
| At
the middle of the month |
Sernancelhe (Lisboa region) Festa da Castanha (Chestnut Festival) |
From middle October to beginning of November |
Santarém
(Lisboa region) Festival Nacional de Gastronomia e Feira de Artesanato
(National Festival of
Gastronomy & Handicrafts
Fair) - This involves
a large showcase of traditional
gastronomy from various
regions of Portugal who
also bring along their
wine, traditional dances,
and handicrafts.Location:
Casa do Campino |
| 19 |
Meda (North of Portugal) Feira das Vindimas (Grape Harvest Fair) - A celebration
of the traditional rituals
of the grape harvest and
the crushing of the grapes. |
| 3rd
weekend of the month |
Castro Verde (Algarve region) Feira
de Castro - This event
is considered the largest
traditional fair in the
southern Portugal. Here
one can buy or sell everything
that is related to life
in the countryside. The
fair also includes a showcase
of handicrafts that is
representative of the
Alentejo and the Algarve.
|
22-
24 |
Lisboa ModaLisboa
- Lisbon Fashion Show -
Spring/Summer Collections
– 23rd edition - A
huge fashion event involving
hundreds of people and dozens
of designers. The most important
Portuguese fashion designers
and the new generation of
stylists show their collections
for the next season. For
trade only. www.modalisboa.pt |
| The
last weekend of the month |
Reguengo do Fétal (Batalha – Lisboa region)
Festa de N. Senhora do Fétal ou dos CaracóisThis
traditional festival’s
main characteristic is the
evening procession illuminated
by thousands of lanterns
made from snail shells.
|
|
Silves (Algarve region) Prova do Campeonato do mundo de Bodyboard (Test for
the World Championship of
Bodyboard) |
|
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 |
|
Portel (Alentejo region) Feira Anual (Annual Market Fair) |
|
Reguengos de Monsaraz (Alentejo region) Feira de Agosto (August Fair) |
|
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.
|
|
Castro Marim (Algarve region) Festa e Feira da Senhora dos Mártires –
local festival & fair |
|
Castro Marim (Algarve region) Dias Medievais – medieval reenactment |
|
Faro (Algarve region) Festival do Marisco da Ria Formosa – festival
celebrating the seafood
from Ria Formosa |
|
Loulé (Algarve region) Festival Internacional de Jazz(International Jazz
Festival)Location: Convento
do Espírito Santo |
|
Loulé (Algarve region) Festa da Alegria e Carnaval nocturno – traditional
festival |
|
Moncarapacho
(Algarve region) Feira de Arte, Artesanato, Agricultura e Recreio
de Moncarapacho (Art, Handicrafts,
Agriculture, & Recreation
Fair of Moncarapacho) |
|
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 |
|
Portimão (Algarve region) Festival da Sardinha (Sardine Festival) |
|
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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