Madeira's mandolin orchestra plays every Wednesday at 21:00: 4 and 18 November 2026 at the Legislative Assembly, 11 and 25 at the English Church. €30.

Five piano recitals at Funchal's Teatro Baltazar Dias on 7, 8, 11, 14 and 15 November 2026, all at 18:00 and €20, from Bach to Rhapsody in Blue for four hands.

Free to walk in: 65 players at Quinta Magnólia, Funchal. Qualifying from Sunday 15 November 2026, singles main draw from Tuesday 17, last matches Sunday 22.

Portugal's touring wine fair is in Funchal on 26–28 November 2026, at the Pestana Casino Park for the first time. €15 with the tasting glass; tasting is 18+.

Funchal's Christmas lights go on at nightfall on Tuesday 1 December 2026 and stay up to 10 January 2027, with the market's stalls on Avenida Arriaga.

Noite do Mercado is Wednesday 23 December 2026: Funchal's last Christmas shopping at the Mercado dos Lavradores turns into a street party of poncha and carols.

The Orquestra Clássica da Madeira at Teatro Baltazar Dias: year-end concert on Monday 28 December 2026, Strauss on New Year's Day at 17:00 and 20:00.

Madeira's New Year's Eve fireworks go up over Funchal bay at midnight on Thursday 31 December 2026: about eight minutes, free, fired from hill, shore and sea.

Poncha makers and beekeepers fill the square in Serra de Água, expected on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January 2027. What is on, getting there, what to order.

Twelve days of Carnival in Funchal: the night parade on Avenida do Mar on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February, the Trapalhão on Tuesday 9 February.

The 18th MIUT crosses Madeira coast to coast on 24 to 25 April 2027: five trail races, all finishing in Machico, plus where to watch and where to stay.

A month of flowers in Funchal: the Wall of Hope on Saturday 1 May and two allegorical parades along Avenida do Mar on Sundays 2 and 16 May 2027.

Fireworks over Funchal Bay on Saturdays 5, 12, 19 and 26 June 2027, the first three a contest, with free shows in the city from 4 to 27 June.

Monte's August festa: a street arraial and the Mass and procession of 15 August, high above Funchal, on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 August 2027.

Madeira wine from 22 August to 12 September 2027: the Wine Lounge on Praça do Povo, vineyard concerts and the Estreito harvest on Saturday 11 September.