Algarve Festivals & Events

January 

• Festival of “Chouriças” (Sausages), - also known as the Festival of S. Luís
• Janeiras Festival - Silves. 

February 

• Carnivals typically on Shrove Tuesday and the preceding weekend
• Volta ao Algarve - Cycling Tour of the Algarve 

March 

• Feira do Pão Quente e Queijo Fresco - festival of hot bread and cheese - Vaqueiros.
• Traditional Sausage Fair - Monchique
• Gastronomy Festival - Serra in Tavira 

April 

• 'Liberation Day' on April 25th - fireworks, music and entertainment across the Algarve
• Vodafone Rally of Portugal  at the Algarve Stadium (sometimes takes place in May)
• Baja Terras d’El Rei - off road racing championships 

Easter 

• Folar Fairs - music and entertainment with the opportunity to eat traditional 'folar' cakes - cakes with hard boiled eggs 
• Easter Sunday - Flower Torch Festival - São Brás de Alportel
• Festa Pequena - Feast of The Sovereign Mother - Loulé 
• Palm Sunday - Triumphal Procession - Tavira - 

May 

• May Day - celebrations and festivities include dancing and music 
• May Fair - Azinhal - demonstrating traditional skills such as bobbin lace, basketwork, embroidery, tapestry and weaving of esparto grass.
• Festival of the Pine Cone - Festa da Pinha - Estoi 
• Gastronomy of the Sea Festival - Tavira
• Snail Festival - Castro Marim
• Feisa - sand sculpture festival - Pêra runs to October

June 

• 'Feira da Terra' - Aljezur on 1st Saturday of each month to October
• Handicrafts Fair - Alcoutim
• Popular Saints Festivals - St. Anthony, St. John and St. Peter
• Portuguese Gastronomy week in Lagoa
• Caldeirada (Fish stew) Festival - Armação de Pêra
• "Pleasures of the Sea" Festival - Aljezur - 
• "Festival Med" - Loulé

July 

• "Arte Doce" Competition and Fair in Lagos - traditional sweets as an art form with music at night
• Loulé Handicraft Fair
• Fair of the Serra -São Brás de Alportel
• Fair of Traditional Smoked Ham - Monchique
• Algarve International Motorbike meeting - Faro

August 

• The festival of 'Our Lady of the Oracle' 
• Municipal Day - Albufeira - entertainment and fireworks
• Vaqueiros Festival - Alcoutim
• Burgau Festival
• Barão de S. Miguel festivals
• FATACIL - Lagoa -  major fair of handicrafts, tourism, agriculture, includes horse shows, evening entertainment and gastronomy
• Medieval Fair - Silves
• Medieval Fair - Castro Marim
• Sardine Festival - Portimão 
• Shellfish Festival -Olhão - live music every night

September 

• Praia dos Pescadores - Fishermen's festival - Albufeira 
• Festival in Alcoutim
• Festival in Martinlongo

October 

• Santa Iria Fair in Faro - lots of entertainment, fairground rides and stalls at this 400 year old fair.
• Festival for Nossa Senhora da Alva - Aljezur
• Festival and fair - Raposeira
• Partridge Fair - Martim Longo
• Sweet Potato Festival - Aljezur
• Gastronomy fortnight - Almancil
• Portugal Masters - Vilamoura 
• Annual Fair - Monchique

November 

• St. Martin's Fair - Portimão
• Gastronomy week - Messines
• Casinos do Algarve Rally 

December 

• Loulé Mountain Fair 
• Albufeira Christmas Grand Prix