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Dec
1
to 10 Jan
Funchal Christmas Lights and Market 2026 | Festas de Natal e Fim do Ano
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.
Dec
23
to 24 Dec
Funchal Market Night 2026 | Noite do Mercado
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.
Dec
31
to 1 Jan
Madeira New Year's Eve Fireworks 2026 | Fogo de Artifício de Fim do Ano
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.
