Gastronomy

The tenth edition of the Poncha and Honey Festival is organised by the Casa do Povo da Serra de Água and takes place from 24 to 25 January.This festival honours the famous regional drink and the products needed to make...

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 Sugar Cane and Derivatives Fair takes place on the 28th and 29th of March in the parish of Canhas, in Ponta do Sol. This is an event jointly organized by the Ponta do Sol Community Centre and the Regional...

The Mercado dos Lavradores will host the 11th edition of the Chocolate Market, an event that will take place between the 29th March to 4th of April from 9am to 6pm.On the third floor of the emblematic madeiran space, showcases...

he eighth edition of the Madeira Rum Festival takes place along the Central Walkway of Avenida Arriaga, from the 14th to 18th April. Organized by IVBAM, IP – RAM, the Madeira Rum Festival is a unique opportunity to taste and...

Praça do Povo, once again, welcomes EXPOTROPICAL – the Subtropical Fruits and Flavours Show. This event, carried out by the Santa Maria Maior Community Centre in partnership with the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to promote the...

The onion festival is one of the most emblematic festivities of Caniço, whose main attraction is the onion parade, involving several decorated floats and an auction, an event to held from May,22nd to 24th. During the parade, it is possible...

The municipality of Santana annually hosts the Trout Festival and the Cider Route, an event which takes place simultaneously with the Cultural Groups Meeting of this Municipality. This event is a great opportunity to promote two gastronomic elements which are...

The ‘Tuna Route Festival’ is back! The ‘route’ will range from gastronomy, workshops and get-togethers, music and dance, the art of fishing, traditional craftsmanship as well as urban art; everything well seasoned with good helpings of fun! Organised by Vila...

In Madeira, a dish of hot soup is highly treasured and the more robust countryside soups are the Madeirans’ favourites. With the aim of sharing some of the secrets behind these soups, the Boaventura Community Centre, a parish in the...

Festival held annually in the parish of Jardim da Serra, with the aim of promoting the culture and marketing of cherry and, on the other hand, the economic and tourist potential of the locality where it takes place. The cherry...

From the 18th to the 19th of July, the parish of Madalena do Mar, in the municipality of Ponta do Sol, organizes a show which honours one of the most important and emblematic products of Madeiran agricultural production: the banana...

The Madeira Wine Lounge, in Praça do Povo, is the ideal place for visitors to enjoy wine and gastronomy tastings, to the sound of different regional music groups. This location is divided into four specific sections: the Madeiran Wine Producers...

Living up to the fact that it is nicknamed the “land of wine” in Madeira, the Porto da Cruz Community Centre annually organizes the Grape and Farmer Festival. This dynamic event seeks to value farmers, with the aim of promoting...

The Wine Harvest Festival gathers every year, in the first half of September, thousands of locals and tourists in the village of Estreito. On Saturday morning, September 5th, the spotlight turns to Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, where the Harvest...

The annual rural event, the Apple Festival, takes place from the 19th to the 20th of September.Organised by the Ponta do Pargo Community Centre, this festival usually gathers many agriculturists from various neighbouring locations. The producers gather in the parish...

This popular event aims to promote the regional apple and its derivatives. The program includes entertainment, cooking, folklore, tastings, and workshops. It is also possible to watch the traditional apple crushing live. +Info: Facebook

The Caniçal Community Centre organizes the annual fair which celebrates the fishing activity and rekindles the past memories of its people. The Sea and Fisherman Fair is a recreational and gastronomic event which seeks to promote the social, cultural and...

The Boaventura Community Centre organizes the Traditional Christmas Delicacies Display, with the aim of promoting and boosting seasonal products. +info: Facebook

Largo da Restauração This Ethnographic Village presents live examples of local traditions, crafts, food, folklore and two traditional nativity scenes, promoting the tangible and intangible culture of Madeira. There are two types of traditional nativity scenes: the traditional~Madeiran one located...

The Christmas Market features several decorated stalls offering tourists a wide range of regional products, handicrafts and foods that are typical of the Christmas season, including plants, fruits, sugar cane honey and its by-products, for take away only.