The Madeira Wine Festival is above all a cultural and ethnographic event.This festival pays tribute to this sector which is, and always has been, extremely important to the region, attracting many tourists and locals to the various points where it...
- 07/10/2025
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...
- 26/01/2023
On 23 and 24 May, Madeira hosts the MIUS – Madeira Island Ultra Swim, one of the most emblematic open water swimming events, integrated into the 18th National Open Water Circuit. The competition is organised by the Madeira Swimming Association...
- 29/07/2022
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...
- 06/06/2022
From the second half of December until Christmas eve, Madeirans get up at the crack of dawn to participate in the masses honoring Our Lady. After mass, in the church square, people share sandwiches of “carne de vinha d’alhos” (pork...
- 24/02/2021
