Events

The Natural History Museum of Funchal hosts the exhibition on the theme “Waterline” by Gonçalo Gomes, in a show that presents unique and exclusive images of marine biodiversity of the Madeira archipelago.This exhibition is characterized by the use of new...

The Conservatory – School of the Arts of Madeira, Eng. Luiz Peter Clode resumes its Concert Series for 2026, which will take place throughout the months of January, February and March. This series includes performances by students from the Professional...

The aCORDE – International Festival of Traditional String Instruments returns to Funchal from 2 to 7 February, celebrating music, tradition and the meeting of cultures. Throughout the festival, audiences will be able to attend concerts, take part in workshops and...

The thematic fairs happen weekly, on Thursdays, being divided into different areas: Antiques and Second hand books, Gastronomy, Handcraft and Fashion, costume jewelry and decoration. These allow the regional artisans a closer way to show off their work, in an...

The Madeira Classical Orchestra presents, on 7 February, at the Madeira Regional Assembly, a concert of great artistic significance, featuring the laureates of the Luiz Peter Clode National Competition. Under the direction of Maestro Tiago Oliveira, the programme brings together...

With three different routes, Ultra Trail, Long Trail and Short Trail, this event provides an incursion into the beautiful green area of Porto Moniz, through footpaths, levadas, forest paths and other mountain accesses. The route of this event takes place...

The “Atlântida” Wind Quintet of the Madeira Classical Orchestra (OCM) takes to the stage at the iconic Reid’s Palace Hotel on 10 February, for a chamber music concert starting at 9:30 pm. This ensemble of OCM musicians will perform a...

The thematic fairs happen weekly, on Thursdays, being divided into different areas: Antiques and Second hand books, Gastronomy, Handcraft and Fashion, costume jewelry and decoration. These allow the regional artisans a closer way to show off their work, in an...

On Friday morning, prior to Carnival, about a thousand young revellers from various schools and kindergartens of Funchal, all in disguise, parade through the city centre (Avenida Arriaga), in an atmosphere of Carnival liveliness.

Funchal downtown is once again the stage of another highly original and creative entertainment initiative: With contagious energy, hundreds of revellers from “Associação de Desenvolvimento Comunitário do Funchal” parade along Avenida Arriaga towards the Municipal Garden, where a show takes...

The Saturday night exuberant allegorical parade is the highlight of Carnival festivities. Over a thousand five hundred revellers participate dressed in eye-catching costumes in addition to a dozen exquisitely decorated floats. The carnival allegoric parade exudes brightness, color, rhythm and...

The Madeira Classical Orchestra invites you to celebrate Entrudo with its Carnival Concert — a lively and entertaining musical event conducted by Maestro Luís Andrade, taking place on 15 February at 6:00 pm at the Madeira Congress Centre. For this...

The “Trapalhão” Parade (slapstick parade), held on Shrove Tuesday can be classified as a satirical parade, inspired by the local cultural heritage. This parade is inspired by the spontaneous parade that originally took place at Rua da Carreira, around the...

The thematic fairs happen weekly, on Thursdays, being divided into different areas: Antiques and Second hand books, Gastronomy, Handcraft and Fashion, costume jewelry and decoration. These allow the regional artisans a closer way to show off their work, in an...

The Faial Community Centre and Farmer’s Commission organize the Regional Custard Apple Exhibition, in partnership with the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Santana City Hall.This event celebrates the production of this emblematic fruit and its derivatives...

The ‘Festa dos Compadres’ marks the opening of the Carnival season in Madeira, a tradition going back to more than 50 years, which is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Santana, an event to be held on February, 21st and 22nd....

The Madeira Classical Orchestra presents, on 21 February, at the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, a concert of great inspiration featuring the Ensemble XXI String Orchestra, with the acclaimed violinist Ettore Pellegrino as guest soloist. In this...

The thematic fairs happen weekly, on Thursdays, being divided into different areas: Antiques and Second hand books, Gastronomy, Handcraft and Fashion, costume jewelry and decoration.These allow the regional artisans a closer way to show off their work, in an emblematic...

The Madeira Classical Orchestra presents, on 26 February at 9:00 pm, at the Savoy Palace, another evening of musical excellence with the Legno Duo, formed by Duarte Santos and Joana Costa. In an intimate and elegant setting, the Legno Duo...

The “Solistas” Wind Quintet of the Classical Orchestra of Madeira (OCM) takes to the stage in the Chapel of the Princess Dona Amélia Foundation on February 28 for a chamber music show, starting at 6pm. PROGRAMME MozartMalcolm ArnoldAlexander ZemlinskyEurico CarrapatosoDenes...

From 7 to 28 March, the 39th Madeira Music Festival will be held at various cultural venues, with 10 concerts featuring 191 artists from all over the world. These artists will delight audiences with unique performances. The festival is promoted...

The Madeira Classical Orchestra will perform the first concert of the 39th Madeira Music Festival at the Madeira Congress Centre on 7 March at 6:00 p.m. The concert will feature soloists Kirill Troussov (violin) and Benedict Kloeckner (cello) and the...

The 39th Madeira Music Festival presents a Harp Recital by harpist Beatriz Cortesão, featuring a programme that spans different musical periods and styles, highlighting the versatility and expressiveness of the instrument. The concert includes works by Scarlatti, Hindemith, Louis-Claude Daquin,...

The ‘Biosfera Roller Skate’ is an international speed skating tournament which takes place over two days, on the beautiful 200-metre track located at the mouth of Ribeira do Faial – Santana. This is an end-of-season event, in which athletes of...

On 13 March at 9 pm, the XXXIX Madeira Music Festival presents “The Faun of the Mountains”, a unique opera-film, at MUDAS – Madeira Museum of Contemporary Art, in a special session marking the 100th anniversary of its premiere. Cinema...

On 14 March at 6 pm, the 39th Madeira Music Festival presents a piano recital by pianist Junyan Chen at the Baltazar Dias Municipal Theatre, in a concert that offers a musical journey through different aesthetic universes, eras and musical...

The Madeira Roller Marathon includes 100 metre sprint races and four marathons: the 800 metre Nano Marathon, the 2 km Micro Marathon, the 12.8 km Mini Marathon and the main event, the Marathon, covering 42.195 km. This speed skating event...

From March, 20th to 29th, Avenida Arriaga is the centre stage of the annual Book Fair, a cultural gathering which involves most of Madeira’s bookshops and some Portuguese publishing houses. This initiative is being run by Funchal Municipal Council and...

The 39th Madeira Music Festival will present the Busch Trio in a concert dedicated to the chamber music of Ludwig van Beethoven, a central figure in the transition between Classicism and Romanticism. The concert will take place at 9 p.m....

The 39th Madeira Music Festival presents MAAT – Saxophone Quartet, in a concert that celebrates the versatility and expressive richness of the saxophone quartet, in a journey that spans centuries, styles and musical languages. The programme offers a unique journey,...