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Compadres Feast

Visit Madeira — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:45:28 +0000

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 January, 28th, 30th and 31st and on February, 4th.

It is an event that sets the begining of Carnival festivities in the Region, known for its originality, marked by its gigantic figures who roam the streets of this quiet town located on the north of the Madeira island, in a parade full of humour, lots of colour and joy.

The festival culminates in the traditional Trial and Burning of the “Comadres” and “Compadres”, a ceremony filled with humour, social critique and tradition, taking place, on 5 and 12 February.

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Children’s Carnival

Visit Madeira — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:06:39 +0000

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.

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Solidarity Carnival

Visit Madeira — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:55:33 +0000

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 place.

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Carnival Allegoric Parade

Visit Madeira — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:55:34 +0000

On 5 and 6 February, for the first time, the streets of Funchal city centre will come alive at night with music, colour and entertainment, as two Carnival parades bring together spectacular floats and costumes filled with creativity and imagination.
Around 1.500 performers, dressed in colourful costumes, and more than a dozen spectacular floats will take part in the two parades, bringing music, rhythm and joy to the streets.

The carnival allegoric parade exudes brightness, color, rhythm and a lot of samba, attracting thousands of locals and tourists alike to the center of Funchal, in a true ode to revelry.

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Slapstick Parade

Visit Madeira — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:05:31 +0000

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 first half of the XX century. The participants’ creativity knows no boundaries and spans from social and political satire, to traditional themes, or simple character disguise.

This parade is open to all, either locals or tourists, individually or in groups, a parade ranked in four different categories – Adults, Children, Best “Trapalhão”, King “Trapalhão” and Transvestites.
The winners in each of these categories receive a cash prize.

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Allegoric Parade

Visit Madeira — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:54:17 +0000

On May, 2nd and 16th, the streets of downtown Funchal are once again filled with music, color and soft perfumes with the sumptuous parade of floats that harmoniously combine multiple floral species with decorations full of creativity.

The Allegorical Flower Parade, is one of the main highlights of this event, taking place since 1979. This parade is highlighted by the magnificence and sumptuousness of its floats intricaly decorated with magnificent flowers, and the lovely costumes worn by the hundreds of participants, mostly children parading to the sound of cheerful musical themes and performing choreographies either simple or elaborated.

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Wall of Solidarity

Visit Madeira — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:08:19 +0000

At Avenida Arriaga Central Walkways takes place, the “Wall of Solidarity” is set up in a symbolic ceremony, where the beneficiaries from various social solidarity institutions come together to build a wall of flowers.
This not only adds an inclusive dimension to the event, but it is also evidence of the unity possible through solidarity.
To the sound of the joyful melodies of the São Martinho Community Centre Folklore, Cultural and Recreational Group, this wall becomes a powerful symbol of community and compassion.
Come and be part of this unique experience, where flowers not only serve as decoration, but are able to unite hearts in a message of solidarity.

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Performances by the Flower Groups

Visit Madeira — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:03:49 +0000

The groups participating in the Allegoric Parade of the Flower Festival come to life, displaying dazzling costumes and choreographies.
This performance is a celebration of flowers, beauty and joy, embracing the public in a festive atmosphere.
Entrance to this performance is free but limited to the capacity of the location, therefore book your seat to witness this exciting show which transforms the Heliport, at Pier 8 into a stage filled with movement, colour and energy.
The tickets for these unique shows are free and will be available at the Tourist Information Office, located in Avenida Arriaga.

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Madeira Flower Collection

flowmeonline — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:30:39 +0000

This event aims to promote the regional fashion sector, engaging a wide number of creators inspired by the flowers, therefore bestowing a touch of contemporaneity and “glamour” to one of the greatest tourist attractions of Madeira, in an unique touristic entertainment moment.
This event presents original fashion creations by various local designers.

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Carnival

Visit Madeira — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:40:43 +0000

Carnival is the frst big event in Madeira’s event calendar.
In all counties of the archipelago there are small parades and themed parties where everyone wears a carnival costume.

This event starts on Wednesday, before the “Entrudo” (Shrove or Fat Tuesday as it is known) and the fun goes on until the “Enterro do Osso” that takes place on the Saturday after Carnival day.
The biggest event of Carnival Season in Madeira happens on Saturday evening (Carnival Weekend) with the main parade in the streets of Funchal.

Numerous Samba groups parade in magnificent and colourful dance costumes. This is a real show of light, colour and music, that thousands join in to watch.

On Tuesday afternoon, you can also enjoy another parade, known as “Cortejo Trapalhão”, where comedy and satire are the main ingredients and anyone is free to join. Just make sure to wear a good disguise!

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Flower Festival

Visit Madeira — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:44:55 +0000

It is undoubtedly the most emblematic event in the Madeira archipelago and also the most colourful. For several weeks, Funchal is filled with the scent of flowers and the joy of thousands of tourists who come here.

The construction of the Wall of Hope, symbolised by the placement of flowers by children, and the floral carpets that stretch across the streets are unique moments of this event.

This year, the Flower Festival brings something new: two incredible parades, on 2 and 16 May, with around a thousand participants of all ages, are the highlight of the parade of scents that enchants our main city.

And to further enhance these weeks of festival, the Flower Festival is brightened by a car parade, consisting of classic cars, which combine their incomparable beauty with the simplicity and charm of floral arrangements.

A mix of magic not to be missed!

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