22nd Al Mutamid Festival starts this February
Feb15

22nd Al Mutamid Festival starts this February

Al Mutamid Festival 2022 is back this February – February 15, 2022 The music played at the street markets and palaces of Gharb Al-Andalus centuries ago inspired by the cultures of the Maghreb and the Middle East returns once again to the Algarve with the Al-Mutamid Festival 2022, featuring five different shows this February and March. Here is the comprised list of dates for the Festival: 19/02 > Albufeira >  Music and...

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Silves Orange Festival is back this Weekend for its 6th edition
Feb14

Silves Orange Festival is back this Weekend for its 6th edition

This February 18-20, enjoy the famous Orange Festival in Silves – February 10, 2022 Silves is gearing up to host its annual orange festival ‘Mostra Silves – Capital da Laranja’ which aims to promote the delicious taste and juiciness of its locally-grown oranges. Taking place between February 18 and 20, the festival will start at 10am every day, at Silve’s Park, near the river. The event will bring together local farmers...

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6th Algarve International Piano Festival starts on January 29 in Portimão
Jan27

6th Algarve International Piano Festival starts on January 29 in Portimão

Portimão’s TEMPO Theatre will once again host the Algarve International Piano Festival, this time with live audience – January 27, 2022 After an “online edition in 2021”, the Algarve International Piano Festival is returning to Portimão’s TEMPO theatre for a series of live concertos. The sixth edition will begin on Saturday (January 29) at 7pm with a performance by H4nds Duo, featuring pianists António Luís Silva and Tiago...

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Lagoa to host first Sacred Music Festival
Sep14

Lagoa to host first Sacred Music Festival

Cultural association Ideias do Levante and Lagoa Council have announced the first edition of the town’s Sacred Music Festival, to be held in October and November In a statement to the press, the association says the goal is to “promote Lagoa’s religious artistic heritage, decentralise where concerts are held in the borough, introduce people to religious spaces, artists and instruments as well as to works by national and foreign...

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Portimão cancels sardine festival but promises plenty of fun for all
Aug03

Portimão cancels sardine festival but promises plenty of fun for all

For the second year straight, Portimão’s Sardine Festival will not be held due to the pandemic. However, the town will still pay homage to its favourite fish by organising five concerts with popular Portuguese artists between August 4 and 8 at the town’s riverside. “As the pandemic still doesn’t allow the full return of the Sardine Festival, Portimão Council is organising these concerts for the whole family, where all sanitary...

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Silves Medieval promises performances, medieval cuisine, more
Aug03

Silves Medieval promises performances, medieval cuisine, more

Taking place until August 22, the event will feature a series of night-time performances and see the town’s streets decorated to look like they did in the Middle Ages, for a new, “more restrained” version of the town’s hugely popular medieval fair. Over 30 local restaurants have also joined the event and will be including a “medieval dish” on their menu, which can be a snack, a dessert or a full meal. There will be entertainment every...

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Lagoa hosts 7th International Guitar Festival
Aug27

Lagoa hosts 7th International Guitar Festival

The festival is returning from September 12 to October 1 The 13 scheduled concerts are set to take place in different locations in the municipality, showcasing the artistic and cultural heritage of the town of Lagoa, as well as offering different thematic proposals. The festival opens at the church of Ferragudo, in honor of the 500 Years of the Place of Ferragudo, with guitarist Francisco Morais Franco and Ensemble Med. The following...

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FATACIL turns 40
Jul19

FATACIL turns 40

The nationally acclaimed Fatacil Fair will take place between August 16 and 25 in its purpose-built venue in Lagoa, where people come from all over Portugal to enjoy an evening walking around the market stalls where local brands show and sell their products. There’s a big section dedicated to animals with live farm animals on display and beautiful horse shows every night. And then, there’s the music. Every evening a live band takes to...

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