Lota Cool Market returns to Portimão’s Riverside this July 5, with Crafts, Street Food, and Live Music
The summer season brings the anticipated 8th edition of the “Coolest Market in the South” – July 4, 2023 Portimão marks the beginning of summer with the riverside “Lota Cool Market” event, taking place between July 5-9 from 6pm to 1am, focusing on environmental awareness under the “Blue Fever” theme. This year’s Lota Cool Market will be “bigger and more dynamic” with the addition of the “Young Cool...
Record number of 35,000 visitors attended Carvoeiro’s Black & White Night
The event exceeded all expectations this year – June 26, 2023 | Photos by Michel Januário This year’s edition of the Black & White Night was “the best ever”, and “without a doubt, a huge success, thanks to everyone” according to the organisers. With a well-established place in the Algarve’s summer season programme, the Carvoeiro Black & White Night, organised by Lagoa Council and IBéRICA Eventos &...
Highly anticipated ‘Black & White Night’ returns this weekend to Carvoeiro
As summer officially begins in the Algarve, it’s almost time for the party that marks the occasion in Carvoeiro – June 14, 2023 The Black and White Night in Carvoeiro is set to take place this Saturday (June 17), and will attract thousands of party-goers. As always, Carvoeiro streets will be packed with people coming to enjoy live performances, entertainment, and DJ sets. A unique feature of the event is that visitors are...
Lagoa Wine Show returns with an exciting lineup of concerts, wine tastings, entertainment and delicious local food
Celebrating the beginning of the summer season, Lagoa will bring together Fado music with delicious food and wine – June 1, 2023 The Lagoa Wine Show is back from June 7 to 10 with live music performances, entertainment, wine tastings and great local gastronomy with show-cooking demonstrations during which renowned Portuguese chefs will prepare tasty dishes using local ingredients. As the Algarve gradually gains notoriety as a...
Monchique’s Food Festival “Vamos à Vila” starts this May 27
Handicrafts, local foods, demonstrations, workshops, and musical performances to celebrate the local traditions – May 26, 2023 Located on the Algarve hills, the idyllic town of Monchique is hosting the second edition of the local food festival “Vamos à Vila” this Saturday, May 27, from 11am to 11pm, and Sunday, May 28, from 11am to 9.30pm. “Vamos à Vila” will feature handicrafts, local foods, demonstrations, workshops, and...
Over 300 Boxers to Compete at the Portimão Box Cup this May 26
Third edition of the Portimão Box Cup brings boxers from 10 European countries to the Algarve – May 22, 2023 The Portimão Box Cup will take place between Friday, May 26 and Sunday, May 28. Two rings will be set up at the Portimão Arena, which is expected to host over 200 fights over the three days. A total of 66 teams are expected to participate in the Portimão Box Cup, including the following countries: Portugal, Spain, England,...
Restore your Mind and Body with Vila Vita Spa’s Summer Wellness Programme featuring Yoga, Ayurveda, and Advanced Physiotherapy
The five-star resort is hosting a series of activities with renowned wellness specialists – May 11, 2023 Starting this May, Vila Vita Spa, in Porches, will welcome renowned international and national guests such as Achyuta Veda, Marta Gomes, and Shri Parveen Nair, to help participants improve their overall health by optimising their mind and body. Renowned therapist Achyuta Veda will offer Ayurvedic therapy consultations, Ayurvedic...
Lagoa welcomes 4th Piano Festival with four different concerts this May
This year’s edition brings together solo piano, jazz piano, four-hand piano and orchestra – May 4, 2023 Starting this May 7th, the 4th edition of the Lagoa Piano Festival comes to four different Lagoa boroughs. The festival, organised by Artis XXI – Associação de Educação Artística de Lagoa, will take place each Sunday at 6.30pm throughout this month. This year’s theme will be about reflecting on the piano in its various...
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup 2023 takes centre stage in Portimão this May 5-7
Portimão is once again the international capital of rhythmic gymnastics – May 3, 2023 The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup 2023 happens this weekend in Portimão’s Arena pavilion, starting this Friday. Following the 30th International Tournament that took place this past weekend, the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup will take place between May 5 and 7, organised by the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation and Portimão’s city...
Portimão welcomes the World Endurance Championship this April 14
Algarve International Racetrack welcomes the second round of the World Endurance Championship with the ‘6 Hours of Portimão’ race this weekend – April 13, 2023 The Algarve International Racetrack (AIA) is preparing to host the second round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) between April 14 and 16. The 6 Hours of Portimão race is the follow-up to the championship’s season opening round 1000 Miles in Sebring in the...
Carvoeiro welcomes Easter Fair from April 7-9
Carvoeiro’s main square to showcase local handicrafts, sweets, and regional products – April 4, 2023 The annual Easter Fair returns to Lagoa and Carvoeiro with festivities taking place between April 7 and 9 in Carvoeiro’s main square. The event is promoting and encouraging the consumption of local and regional products, so visitors can find everything from food to beverages to traditional and regional non-food items. The...
Porca Preta Gallery in Monchique Presents Nature and Fantasy by Barbara Thomas
The art exhibition starts on April 2 – March 29, 2023 Barbara Thomas, a Swiss painter who has lived in Monchique for several years, will be exhibiting her works of art at the Porca Preta Gallery, in Monchique, this April. Her love for Portugal is reflected in her various works. Nature, Fantasy and the people of the Alentejo are the source of her inspiration and title of some of her paintings. The inauguration will take place this...
MotoGP 2023 Starts in Portimão this weekend
The MotoGP season opening will take place at the Algarve International Racetrack – March 23, 2023 Portimão’s Racetrack is gearing up to host the first race of the 2023 MotoGP season on Portuguese soil, promising a spectacular event starting this Friday, March 24. The much-anticipated MotoGP season will have 21 stages, scheduled to take place throughout the year. Fans can look forward to a jam-packed programme of activities for all...
Rallye Casinos do Algarve returns to Silves for Spring event
The race dates changed to spring for the first time ever – March 7, 2023 The Rallye Casinos do Algarve will be held in the spring for the first time ever, between March 30 and April 1. With its headquarters at the Hotel Algarve Casino in Praia da Rocha and assistance car park located at Lagoa’s fair and exhibition park (FATACIL), this year, 60 cars will race on dirt tracks across the municipality of Silves. Returning to its original...
Join the discussion: Portimão Museum welcomes four internationally renowned artists for Painting Symposium
Portimão’s Museum welcomes the third International Painting Symposium between March 6 and 11th – March 6, 2023 The Museum of Portimão welcomes the third edition of the International Painting Symposium, taking place between March 6 and 11 at the auditorium hall, between 9.30am and 6pm. This year’s edition invites the exploration of the theme “Freedom and Woman”, welcoming four internationally recognised artists from...
Monchique celebrates its local heritage and producers with new event
Monchique City Council reveals its annual events calendar with innovative concepts – March 3, 2023 The new 2023 Programme focuses on preserving the council’s heritage, supporting local products and offering rural experiences On May 27 and 28, “Vamos à vila” (Let’s go to town) will be the town’s first event. The initiative is a new concept, which will incorporate the famous Feira dos Enchidos (Sausage Fair), typically held in March....
Intimistic Concert at the Morgado do Quintão wine estate this Friday
Enjoy a glass of wine to the sound of a harp and flute – February 8, 2023 This Friday, February 10, at 7pm enjoy an intimistic concert at the Morgado do Quintão wine estate in Lagoa. The gentlness of Ravel’s songs, and the different nuances of Britten’s music, among other musical treasures, will be performed by Portuguese musicians Luísa Vaz Pinto (Mezzo-soprano), Rute Gomes (flute) and Inês Cavalheiro (harp). Programme: Ballade du...
Al-Mutamid Festival returns to Silves and Lagoa
February brings back the annual Arab music festival Al-Mutamid – February 6, 2023 February marks the return of the Al-Mutamid Music Festival, which will bring traditional Arab music to several towns in the Algarve and further north. This year’s festival will feature performances by “different groups specialised in the sounds of Al-Andalus, but also the music and dances of the Middle East, Maghreb and Eastern Mediterranean”. The...
Silves Orange Festival returns this February for its seventh edition
“Orange Flavoured Weekend” returns to Silves in recognition of the region’s reigning fruit – January 19, 2023 The city of Silves is hosting the seventh edition of the “Fim de Semana com Sabor a Laranja” (Orange Flavoured Weekend), between February 10 and 12. The three days will be entirely dedicated to gastronomy made using the queen of the orchard, highlighting the unique quality of oranges and other citrus fruits produced in...
Portimão will host the first-ever Art Expo Algarve this February
The event will bring together over 150 national and international artists from painters and digital artists to mixed-media creatives, photographers and more – January 17, 2023 The first Art Expo Algarve, an art exhibition which will bring together over 150 national and international artists together under the same roof, will be held for the first time between February 10 and 12 at the Portimão Arena. The event is organised by a group...
