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Resources & Information - Events & Festivals on Madeira
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festivals on Madeira, just type in FESTIVALS MADEIRA
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Start Date

2008
14/01/2008
15/01/2008
January
January
01/02/2008
02/02/2008
10/02/2008
17/02/2008
18/02/2008
February
February
February
February
16/03/2008
16/03/2008
22/03/2008
30/03/2008
05/04/2008
06/04/2008
April
01/05/2008
06/05/2008
11/05/2008
25/05/2008
May
May
01/06/2008
01/06/2008
08/06/2008
23/06/2008
28/06/2008
29/06/2008
June  
24/06/2008
June
June
01/07/2008
06/07/2008
20/07/2008
26/07/2008
27/07/2008
July
July  
02/08/2008
03/08/2008
03/08/2008
09/08/2008
10/08/2008
14/08/2008
14/08/2008
16/08/2008
17/08/2008
24/08/2008
30/08/2008
31/08/2008
31/08/2008
31/08/2008
August
August
August
August
August
August
06/09/2008
07/09/2008
07/09/2008
13/09/2008
14/09/2008
20/09/2008
20/09/2008
21/09/2008
27/09/2008
28/09/2008
28/09/2008
September
September
September
September
September
01/10/2008
04/10/2008
03/10/2008
26/10/2008
October
October
30/11/2008
December
December
31/12/2007
Finish Date


15/01/2008
19/01/2008
January
January
02/02/2008
05/02/2008
10/02/2008
17/02/2008
19/02/2008
February
February
February
February
16/03/2008
16/03/2008
25/03/2008
30/03/2008
06/04/2008
06/04/2008
April
01/05/2008
06/05/2008
11/05/2008
25/05/2008
May
May
30/06/2008
01/06/2008
08/06/2008
24/06/2008
29/06/2008
29/06/2008
June  
24/06/2008
June
June
01/07/2008
06/07/2008
20/07/2008
27/07/2008
27/07/2008
July
July  
03/08/2008
03/08/2008
03/08/2008
10/08/2008
10/08/2008
15/08/2008
15/08/2008
17/08/2008
17/08/2008
31/08/2008
31/08/2008
31/08/2008
31/08/2008
31/08/2008
August
August
August
August
August
August
07/09/2008
07/09/2008
07/09/2008
14/09/2008
21/09/2008
21/09/2008
21/09/2008
21/09/2008
28/09/2008
28/09/2008
28/09/2008
September
September
September
September
September
31/10/2008
05/10/2008
05/10/2008
26/10/2008
October
October
30/11/2008
December
December
31/12/2007
Region


Santa Cruz
Madeira Islands
Calheta
Calheta
Ribeira Brava
Funchal
Ribeira Brava
Funchal, Barreiros *
Santana
Calheta
Machico
Machico
Machico
Ribeira Brava
Funchal, Barreiros *
Santa Cruz
Ribeira Brava
Funchal
Funchal, Barreiros *
Calheta
Madeira Islands
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
Calheta
Calheta
Funchal
Calheta
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
Santana
Calheta
Calheta
Calheta
Calheta
All Regions
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
Santana
São Vicente
Funchal
Calheta
Santana
Ribeira Brava
São Vicente
Santana
São Vicente
All Regions
Ribeira Brava
Santana
São Vicente
São Vicente
Santana
Ribeira Brava
Calheta
Machico
Funchal & Regions
Ribeira Brava
Calheta
Calheta
Calheta
Machico
Santana
Ribeira Brava
São Vicente
Santana
São Vicente
Santana
Machico
Ribeira Brava
Santana
Ribeira Brava
Machico
Calheta
Calheta
Calheta
Calheta
Machico
Santana
Santana
São Vicente
Calheta
Calheta
Machico
Ribeira Brava
Calheta
Machico
Funchal
Event (and location if not in the main town)


Feast of St Amaro, signifying the end of Christmas festivities
Madeira Islands Walking Festival
Day of Saint Amaro, Paúl do Mar
Day of Saint Antão - Blessing of the Animals, Prazeres
Festival of The Candeias - Tabúa
Mardi Gras Carnival
Festival de Saint Brás - Campanário
Marítimo Play Porto - Premier League Football
Festival of Compadres (Good Friends)
Saint Brás, Arco da Calheta
Carnival Parade
Carnival Parade, Água de Pena
Carnival Parade, Caniçal
Festival of Saint Bento
Marítimo Play Benfica - Premier League Football
Madeira Island Open - PGA Golf Tour Santa da Serra
Festival of the Annunciation
Flower Festival
Marítimo Play Nacional - Premier League Football (derby)
Festival of the Sugar Cane, Calheta
Labour Day
Day of the region of Ribeira Brava
Festival of the Mother of God - Corujeira - Tabúa
Festival of the Great Holy Trinity - Tabúa
Festival of the Holy House of Mercy
Day of the Holy Spirit, Vila da Calheta
Atlantic Festival - Music & Fireworks (Saturdays)
Day of the Holy Spirit, Arco da Calheta
Festival of the Great Holy Sacrament - São Paulo
Festival of Saint John
Festival of Saint Peter
Festival of Saint Peter, São Jorge
Day of Saint Anthony, Raposeira (Fajã da Ovelha)
Day of Saint John, Fajã da Ovelha & Lombo do Atouguia
Day of the Great Holy Sacrament, Vila da Calheta
Day of Saint Peter, Ponta do Pargo
Celebration of Madeira's constitutional political autonomy
Festival of the Great Holy Sacrament
Festival of the Holy Spirit - Campanário
Festival of Saint Ana
Day of Feiteiras - São Vicente
Jazz Festival - Jardins da Quinta Magnolia
Day of the Holy Spirit, Arco da Calheta
Festival of the Great Holy
Festival of Saint Paul
Day of Lameiros
Festival of The Lord, São Jorge
Day of 1ª Lombada - Ponta Delgada
Feast of our Lady of Monte - Madeira's main religious festival
Festival of Our Lady of Assistance - Serra de Àgua
Festival of Saint George, in São Jorge
Day of the Igreja - Boaventura
Week of São Vicente
Festival of Saint Roque (São Roque do Faial)
Festival of the Great Holy Sacrament - Serra de Àgua
Day of Saint Fransico Xavier, Lombo do Salão
Sunday of The Lord
Madeira Wine Rally - Madeira's most important car race
Festival of Our Lady of the Glory - Campanário
Day of Our Lady of the Snows, Prazeres
Day of Our Lady of the Grace, Estreito da Calheta
Day of Our Lady of the Support, Amparo, Ponta do Pargo
Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Porto da Cruz
Festival of The Lord, São Roque do Faial
Festival of Our Lady of Support
Day of the Good Lord Jesus - Ponta Delgada
Festival of Our Lady of Nativity, Faial
Fajã do Penedo (boulder) - Boaventura (2 Sundays)
Festival of the Great Holy, Faial
Festival of Our Lady of the Compassion
Festival of Saint Cristovão - Ribeira Brava Town
Festival of the Great Holy, Ilha
Festival of Our Lady of the Good Despatch - Campanário
Festival of The Lord
Festival of the Pêro, Ponta do Pargo
Day of Our Lady of the Loreto, Loreto (Arco da Calheta)
Day of Our Lady of the Good Success
Day of Our Lady of the Good Ways, Vila
Grape Festival, Porto da Cruz
Festival of Our Lady of the Crag (Penha), Faial
Festival of the Rosary, Ilha
Day of the Rosary - São Vicente (3 days)
Christ the King, Lombo do Doutor
Our Lady of the Rosary, Jardim do Mar
Festival of The Lord of the Miracles
Festival of Our Lady of Presentation
Our Lady of the Conception, Amoreiras (Arco da Calheta)
Festival of Our Lady of the Conception
New Years Eve Fireworks - The World's Biggest Display
This is not a complete list of Madeira's important days and festivities, but more events will be added as we are informed
about them, and any finalised dates will be added when we are informed.
   
Many of the dates shown are subject to variation, including the * football. Please check first.

Some festivals appear as 2 days, some 1, but generally the festival is marked the night before as well as the actual day.

The towns and villages of Madeira celebrate festivals (festas) in different ways, sometimes with street parties, others are
just purely religious events.
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2007 / 2008 New
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2008 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON MADEIRA

1st of January – New Year's Day
5th February – Carnival Tuesday
21st March – Good Friday
23rd March – Easter Sunday
25th of April – Liberty / Revolution Day
1st of May – Labour Day
22nd May - Corpus Christi
10th of June – Portugal Day
29th June - St Peter's Day Ribeira Brava *
1st of July - Madeira Day
15th of August – Assumption Day
21st August - Day Of Funchal *
5th of October – Republic Day
1st of November – All Saints' Day
1st of December – Independence Day
8th of December – Immaculate Conception
25th of December – Christmas Day
Year End 2007 Entertainment In Funchal
Year End 2007 Entertainment In Funchal
CLICK HERE to see the Funchal Carnival Photos, 2nd February 2008
CLICK HERE to see the Children's Carnival Parade in Ribeira Brava, February 2008
CLICK HERE to see the Funchal Carnival Photos, 2nd February 2008
CLICK HERE to see the Children's Carnival Parade in Ribeira Brava, February 2008