Madeira Events & Festivals

Explore Madeira’s best festivals, events, and traditional island experiences

Madeira Events Calendar

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Events in Madeira
Festa de Nossa Senhora do Monte
Aug 14
FESTAS
Festa de Nossa Senhora do Monte
FESTAS

The island's biggest religious festa: procession and Mass on the 15th, music and espetada the night before, high above Funchal.

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FESTAS
Madeira Wine Festival
Aug 27
FOOD
Madeira Wine Festival
FOOD

Two weeks of tastings, folklore and a hands-on grape harvest, split between Funchal's Praça do Povo and the wine villages.

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FOOD
Madeira Nature Festival
Oct 6
OUTDOORS
Madeira Nature Festival
OUTDOORS

Guided hikes, canyoning, biking and sea outings island-wide, autumn is Madeira's sweet spot for getting outdoors.

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OUTDOORS
Festa da Castanha
Oct 31
FOOD
Festa da Castanha
FOOD

Roasted chestnuts, chestnut liqueur and a folklore parade in a spectacular mountain valley above Funchal.

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FOOD
Funchal Christmas Market
Dec 1
FESTIVE
Funchal Christmas Market
FESTIVE

Elaborate lights, a city mercadinho and bolo de mel by the cup, Funchal does Christmas properly.

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FESTIVE
Noite do Mercado
Dec 23
FESTIVE
Noite do Mercado
FESTIVE

Last-minute Christmas shopping turns into an all-night street party of poncha and grupos de cantares around the market.

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FESTIVE
Madeira’s New Year's Eve Fireworks
Dec 31
FESTIVE
Madeira’s New Year's Eve Fireworks
FESTIVE

A world-record display lights the whole bay at midnight. The island's biggest night, and it books out fast.

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FESTIVE

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