Events in Monchique - Algarve - Portugal

Here you will find lots of information about events in Monchique in the Algarve, Portugal! See when and where the markets are in and around Monchique, what great annual events take place and when the Algarve bank holidays are so you don't miss out on something or on a practical note, get caught out by the supermarkets closing.

ALGARVE EVENTS APRIL 2018

April is a wonderful time to be in the Algarve, with lots of sunshine, blue sky, blooming countryside and boat trips, tours and activities all to enjoy!

This month our Algarve events programme celebrates nature and being outdoors, with the 5th Walking Festival of Alcoutim (6th, 7th and 8th of April), Algarve Nature Week (13th to 22nd April) and we have a regional project starting called the Algarve Walking Season to promote our fantastic hiking festivals! Of course we still have lots of music events, theatre, exhibitions, dance, fairs, festivals and markets and the 365 Algarve “every day counts” cultural programme!

For more information check out the Visit Algarve - Not To Be Missed Events or pop into any tourist information office when you get here to make sure you don’t miss out on something!

Annual Events in Monchique

• March (1st weekend): Feira dos Enchidos Tradicionais ( fair of traditional cured sausages) at the Heli-port in Monchique. Sausages made to age old recipes from 'carne de porco preto' (black pig). Other local produce and craftwork and fun and musical entertainment.
• May or June: Baja Serra de Monchique -the Algarve automobile club and Portuguese federation of motor racing and karting organise annually the four-by-four championships
• July (last Sunday): Fair of local produce and craft work in Marmelete. Musical entertainment to help the fun along!
• July : Feira do Presunto (cured ham) in Monchique - a fair to promote the cured ham that Monchique is well known for as well as other great local produce - Monchique honey, sweet treats and cakes, medronho and organically produced fruit preserves.
• July or August: Festa de St. António in Marmelete -2 days of celebration.
• July and August: 'Summer nights' - every weekend through July and August Monchique has a progamme of activities - dancing, concerts, popular music shows, foclore and theatre events
• August (1st weekend): Festa de São Romão in Alferce. Fun and music in the evenings,with Mass and a procession through the streets on the Sunday.
• September (1st Sunday): The annual fair in Marmelete.
• September (1st weekend) in Largo dos Chorões, Monchique: Feira de Artesanato "Artechique" - demonstrations of skills such as weaving, basket making and ceramics by many skilled craftspeople from the Municipality.
• October (4th weekend): Monchique annual fair.
• October or November: Raid BTT - mountain bike ride through the Serra de Monchique, normally more than 100 cyclists from all over the country get together
• November: Passeio TT Serra de Monchique Rota da Castanha - organised by Monchique Montanha Club -where riders on motorbikes and quads come from various parts Portugal and Spain to ride through the Serra de Monchique.
• November (normally): Rally e Casinos do Algarve with a stage around Monchique
• November 1st: Festa da Castanha/Magusto (Chestnut festival) in Alferce and Marmelete
• November 11th: Festa da Castanha/Magusto in Monchique

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Algarve Bank Holidays 2018

• Municipal holiday: Ascension Day (40 days after Easter Sunday): May 10th 2018
• New Year's Day: January 1st
• Carnival ("Carnaval" - Mardi Gras): February 13th 2018
• Good Friday: March 30th 2018
• Easter Sunday: April 1st 2018
• Liberation Day (celebrating the 1974 revolution): April 25th
• Labour Day: May 1st
• Corpus Christie: May 31st 2018
• Portugal Day: June 10th
• Assumption of the Virgin: August 15th
• Republic Day: October 5th
• All Saints' Day: November 1st
• Restoration (of Independence) Day: December 1st
• Immaculate Conception: December 8th
• Christmas Day: December 25th

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Markets in Monchique and surrounding areas

• Market in Monchique : 2nd Friday of each month in Largo do Mercado
• Flea market in Monchique: 4th Sunday of the month in Largo dos Chorões
• Market in Silves: 3rd Monday of the month, near the cemetery
• Market in Azilheira (São Marcos da Serra): 1st Thursday of the month
• Market in São Marcos da Serra: 1st Saturday of the month, next to the cemetery.
• 'Feira da Terra' on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. A fair of local produce in the centre of Monchique. A chance to buy the locally grown fruit and vegetables, locally produced sausages of all types, home made sweet treats, the 'multifloral' honey of the Serra, also various items crafted from wood that are traditional around Monchique.

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