Funchal

The Orquestra Clássica da Madeira presents a Chamber Music concert with musicians Daniel Cuchí and Louise Whipman (Oboe), Francisco Loreto and José Manuel Barros (Clarinet) and Tatiana Martins and Manuel Balbino (Bassoon), with a stage in the Capela da Fundação...

Organized by Clube de Automóveis Clássicos da Madeira, Rampa dos Barreiros is an historic controlled speed competition on a closed circuit, with an extension of approximately 2.5 km, starting in front of the Madeira Regional Assembly, along the southern lane...

Promoted by the Commercial and Industrial Association of Funchal – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira (ACIF-CCIM), the “Funchal Noivos & Festas” will take place from the 8th to the 10th of November, at the Pestana Fórum Casino.This event...

The Fortress of São João Baptista do Pico, in Funchal, will host the exhibition “”Siza and Oscar: beyond the sea””, by award-winning Brazilian photographer José Roberto Bassul. The exhibition consists of a visual dialogue between the architecture of Siza Vieira...

The Madeira Classical Orchestra takes the stage at the Madeira Congress Center, on May 4th, at 6 pm, for a beautiful Flower Festival Concert with the incredible soprano Nika Gorič and conductor Tibor Bogányi. Let yourself be enchanted by the...

The municipality of Funchal hosts, from the 7th to the 9th of November, the sixth edition of the Madeira Street Arts Festival! This event includes a range of artistic demonstrations, based on street and circus arts, bringing togetherseveral national, regional...

The “Madeira Ocean Challenge” is a national and international sporting event, organized by the Regional Canoeing Association, aiming to promote nature tourism through events with a global dimension. Consisting of several canoeing initiatives, taking place in different locations of Madeira...

Madeira, whilst tourist destination par excellence, could not miss out on celebrating the World Tourism Day, held on September,27th. In commemoration of this important occasion, a few social and cultural activities and animation initiatives have been planned in the city...

Moda Madeira is organized in partnership with the Madeira Young Entrepreneurs Association, which, over three days, places the archipelago at the epicentre of Portuguese and Macaronesian Fashion. This event also seeks to serve as a stage for the careers of...

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...

This week is filled with various artistic performances which will transform Funchal City into a creativity area with diverse music, dance, singing, movement and cinematic presentations. +info: Facebook

At this time, the weekends are more lively and inviting for outdoor activities. Therefore, over the month of June, from Friday to Sunday, you can enjoy a lively sunset in the garden beside Praça do Povo, where there will be...

The Madeira International Fireworks Contest consists of three pyromusical shows on the first three Saturdays of June which can be seen along the bay of Funchal, during 20 minutes. This edition counts on the participation of pyrotechnic companies from three...

The Madeira Classic Car Club (CACM) organizes the race, “Madeira Classic Rally”, an event held between June, 28th to 30th, which is registered in the Portuguese Automobile and Karting Federation (FPAK – Federação Portuguesa de Automóveis e Karting). The event...

The Clube de Automóveis Clássicos da Madeira promotes the 11th edition of the “Harvey Foster Classic New Road” race, an event organized in honour of Bernard Harvey Foster, who brought the first automobile to Madeira in 1904.This event is exclusively...

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...

Clube Naval do Funchal organizes the 9th edition of the Madeira Cross Games, at the helipad at Pier 8, in the Port of Funchal. The MCG consists of a demanding, diversified and innovative Cross Training programme, and counts on an...

Recognized as the oldest and youngest Mandolin Orchestra in Europe, a distinction of relevance in a region of excellence within the European community, the Madeira Mandolin Orchestra® presents itself in the 2023/2024 Musical Season with a unique artistic proposal and...

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...

Symbolic construction of the “Wall of Hope” On Saturday morning, children are invited to place a flower on the “Wall of Hope”, in a symbolic appeal for Peace. Accompanied by family members, the little ones carry their flower, probably picked...

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...

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.

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

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...

On 28th December, the streets of the city of Funchal will be transformed into a real athletics track, under the slogan “Against domestic violence, don’t stop!”. This is the 66th edition of the Volta à Cidade do Funchal (Funchal city...

This cultural event – The Madeira International Organ Festival – consists of a set of several concerts, headlined by nationally and internationally renowned Master Organ players. These concerts will be held during the month of October, in several local liturgical...

Organizado pelo Club Sports da Madeira, irá para estrada, em Outubro, o Rally Madeira Legend.Esta prova automobilística destina-se a viaturas Históricas, Spirit e Legend Show e surge como uma nova variante da “Volta à Ilha da Madeira – Rally Histórico”,...

Folklore festival, organized by the Boa Nova Folklore and Ethnographic Group, which aims to promote intercultural coexistence and convey ethnographic aspects. It counts on the participation of national and foreign groups. +info: Facebook

MIUS – Madeira Island Ultra Swim will be held on September 14th and 15th. This competition, which is part of the XV National Open Water Circuit, is organized by the Madeira Swimming Association (ANM), in partnership with the Portuguese Swimming...