Amadora BD comics festival
15–25 Oct 2026
Amadora (Greater Lisbon)
Portugal's main comics festival, in the Lisbon satellite city of Amadora.
Paid
The Cascais Letter · Trip planner
What's on in Portugal
Tell me when you're coming, and I'll show you what Portugal is doing that week. Then plan the house-hunting around it, not instead of it.
A scouting trip does double duty when it's timed well. Come in June and Lisbon argues for itself: sardines, street parties, the whole city outside. Come the week of Web Summit and you'll judge the city by its most crowded, most expensive seven days. The week matters as much as the town.
Put your dates in below. The planner covers the next twelve months, from Cascais and Lisbon to Porto, the Algarve, Madeira and the Azores, and it only lists events with confirmed dates or a reliable pattern from past years. Anything based on past editions is marked, so check the official site before you book flights around it.
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Doclisboa (24th edition)
15–25 Oct 2026
Lisbon: Culturgest, Cinema São Jorge, Cinemateca, Cinema Ideal
198 films from 51 countries, 34 of them world premieres.
PaidOfficial site
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal (WSL)
16–25 Oct 2026
Supertubos, Peniche
A World Surf League Championship Tour stop. Free to watch from the beach.
FreeOfficial site
IRONMAN Portugal
17 Oct 2026
Cascais
Full-distance triathlon on the Cascais coast. The coast road is the place to watch.
Free
Laura Pausini: Io Canto World Tour
22 Oct 2026
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Arena show at the MEO Arena.
Paid
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra
29–31 Oct 2026
MEO Arena, Lisbon
The King of the Waltz, with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, at the MEO Arena.
PaidOfficial site
TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge (waiting period)
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Praia do Norte, Nazaré
A waiting period, not a date: the contest runs on a single day, called at short notice when a giant swell arrives. Watch from the fort and lighthouse.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Pitbull with Lil Jon
2 Nov 2026
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Pitbull brings the party to the MEO Arena, with Lil Jon as special guest.
PaidOfficial site
Duran Duran: Free To Love Tour
3 Nov 2026
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Duran Duran's Free To Love tour at the MEO Arena. Tickets from €70.
PaidOfficial site
LEFFEST: Lisboa Film Festival (20th edition)
6–15 Nov 2026
Lisbon & Sintra
Arthouse festival with guest talks, split between Lisbon and Sintra.
PaidOfficial site
EDP Porto Marathon
8 Nov 2026
Parque da Cidade, Porto
Porto's marathon, from the Queimódromo by the Parque da Cidade. The marathon and 10K distances sold out for 2026.
PaidOfficial site
Web Summit
9–12 Nov 2026
MEO Arena & FIL, Parque das Nações, Lisbon
More than 70,000 people. Lisbon's hotels sell out months ahead: book early, or base yourself in Cascais and take the train in.
Paid · €895–2,450Official site
Bryan Adams: Roll With the Punches
17–18 Nov 2026
Super Bock Arena, Porto
Part of the Super Bock Super Rock concert series.
Paid
Bryan Adams: Roll With the Punches
20–21 Nov 2026
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Part of the Super Bock Super Rock concert series.
Paid
MotoGP Grande Prémio de Portugal 2026
20–22 Nov 2026
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão
The second-to-last round of the 2026 season at the Algarve circuit.
PaidOfficial site
Essência do Vinho: Madeira
26–28 Nov 2026
Funchal
Wine fair from the Porto organisers, held in Funchal.
PaidOfficial site
Wonderland Lisboa (11th edition)
27 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Parque Eduardo VII, Lisbon
Christmas market with an ice rink, a Ferris wheel and stalls. Free entry.
Free
Óbidos Vila Natal
27 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Inside the castle walls, Óbidos
A Christmas village inside medieval walls. Timed-entry tickets; go on a weekday.
PaidOfficial site
Madeira Christmas & New Year festivities
1 Dec 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Funchal
Lights from 1 December; the Christmas Village runs 4 December to 6 January.
FreeOfficial site
Madeira New Year's Eve fireworks
31 Dec 2026
Funchal bay
One of Europe's great New Year displays, fired from points all around the bay. Hotels and cruise berths book a year ahead.
FreeOfficial site
New Year's Eve concerts & fireworks
31 Dec 2026
Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon), Avenida dos Aliados (Porto), Algarve towns
Free public parties in Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve. Programmes are published in December.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree
Dia de Reis (Epiphany)
6 Jan 2027
Nationwide
Epiphany closes the festive season: bolo-rei on the table and the Cantar dos Reis.
Free
Cirque du Soleil: OVO
6–10 Jan 2027
Super Bock Arena, Porto
Five nights at the Super Bock Arena.
Paid · €45–155Official site
Muse: The Wow! Signal Tour
10 Jan 2027
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Muse bring The Wow! Signal tour to the MEO Arena, one of the first European dates of 2027.
PaidOfficial site
Lisbon Film Orchestra: Our Stories
16 Jan 2027
Super Bock Arena, Porto
Film music played live at the Super Bock Arena.
PaidOfficial site
Carnival
5–9 Feb 2027
Torres Vedras, Loulé, Ovar, Funchal, Lisbon
Carnival Tuesday is 9 February. Torres Vedras is the most traditional; Funchal and Loulé run the biggest parades.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree & paid
Wine & Travel Week (5th edition)
14–21 Feb 2027
Porto
A trade week of meetings and winery tours, ending with Essência do Vinho.
PaidOfficial site
Essência do Vinho: Porto
18–21 Feb 2027
Palácio da Bolsa, Porto
Around 4,000 wines from 500 producers, with masterclasses, in the Palácio da Bolsa.
Paid · €27/day (2026)Official site
Óbidos International Chocolate Festival
5–21 Mar 2027
Óbidos
Chocolate sculptures and tastings over three weekends. Exact dates are usually announced in February.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
EDP Lisbon Half Marathon
7 Mar 2027
Lisbon (25 de Abril Bridge)
Starts on the 25 de Abril Bridge and finishes at Jerónimos. One of the fastest half marathons in the world.
PaidOfficial site
ModaLisboa (spring edition)
11–14 Mar 2027
Pátio da Galé, Lisbon
Lisbon Fashion Week's spring edition, at Pátio da Galé. The organiser confirms a March 2027 edition; the exact dates are not yet announced.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree & paidOfficial site
MONSTRA animation festival
11–21 Mar 2027
Cinema São Jorge, Lisbon
Lisbon's animation festival, based at Cinema São Jorge. The 2027 dates are in the festival's own call for entries.
PaidOfficial site
Nena
13 Mar 2027
Super Bock Arena, Porto
Arena show at the Super Bock Arena.
PaidOfficial site
Holy Week (Semana Santa)
21–28 Mar 2027
Braga & nationwide
Braga's processions are the country's most solemn. Easter Sunday is 28 March.
Free
Tremor festival
23–27 Mar 2027
Ponta Delgada & across São Miguel
Five days of concerts in churches, theatres and unlikely corners of São Miguel island. The 2026 edition ran 24-28 March.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Simple Minds
5 Apr 2027
Super Bock Arena, Porto
Arena show at the Super Bock Arena.
PaidOfficial site
Thirty Seconds to Mars
6 Apr 2027
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Lisbon opens the European leg of the A Beautiful Lie vs This Is War tour, at the MEO Arena.
PaidOfficial site
Luísa Sonza
16 Apr 2027
Super Bock Arena, Porto
The Brazilian pop star plays Porto on her Brutal Paraíso tour.
PaidOfficial site
Luísa Sonza
17 Apr 2027
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Luísa Sonza's Lisbon night, at the MEO Arena, the day after Porto.
PaidOfficial site
Freedom Day (Carnation Revolution)
25 Apr 2027
Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon & nationwide
25 April: carnations everywhere and a parade down Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.
Free
IndieLisboa (24th edition)
29 Apr – 9 May 2027
Lisbon cinemas
Eleven days of independent cinema across Lisbon.
PaidOfficial site
Madeira Flower Festival
29 Apr – 30 May 2027
Funchal
A month of flowers: the Wall of Hope on 1 May and grand parades on 2 and 16 May. Madeira's second-biggest hotel peak.
FreeOfficial site
Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres
30 Apr – 6 May 2027
Campo de São Francisco, Ponta Delgada
The Azores' biggest religious festival, in Ponta Delgada, centred on the fifth Sunday after Easter, which falls on 2 May 2027.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Fátima pilgrimage (May)
12–13 May 2027
Sanctuary of Fátima
Hundreds of thousands gather for the anniversary of the first apparition. Fátima's hotels fill up.
FreeOfficial site
ARCOlisboa (10th edition)
20–23 May 2027
Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon
Contemporary art fair at the Cordoaria Nacional. The organiser has published two different date ranges for 2027, so check before booking.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Lisbon Book Fair
26 May – 13 Jun 2027
Parque Eduardo VII, Lisbon
Lisbon's book fair fills Parque Eduardo VII for nearly three weeks. The 2026 edition ran 27 May to 14 June and drew 870,000 visitors.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Corpus Christi
27 May 2027
Nationwide
A public holiday across Portugal, on a Thursday in 2027.
Free
Santos Populares (Festas de Lisboa)
1–30 Jun 2027
Alfama, Mouraria, Bica, Graça, Lisbon
A month of street parties, grilled sardines and little basil plants in the windows. The full programme is published in May.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree
Feira Nacional da Agricultura
5–13 Jun 2027
CNEMA, Santarém
Portugal's national farming fair, at CNEMA in Santarém: livestock, machinery and Ribatejo food. The 2026 edition ran 6-14 June.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Madeira Atlantic Festival
5–26 Jun 2027
Funchal
International fireworks competitions over Funchal bay on Saturday nights through June.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Portugal Day
10 Jun 2027
Nationwide
The national day falls on a Thursday in 2027: expect a long weekend.
Free
Primavera Sound Porto (14th edition)
10–13 Jun 2027
Parque da Cidade, Porto
Four days in the Parque da Cidade, beside the Atlantic. Early-bird tickets are already on sale.
PaidOfficial site
Santo António: Marchas Populares
12–13 Jun 2027
Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon
The biggest night of the Lisbon year: the marchas parade down Avenida da Liberdade on the 12th, then every old neighbourhood parties until morning.
Free & paid
São João de Braga
16–24 Jun 2027
Braga city centre
Braga's São João week: nine days of street parties, ending on São João day itself, 24 June.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Karol G: Tropicoqueta tour
18 Jun 2027
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
A stadium show at the Estádio da Luz.
Paid
Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix
18–20 Jun 2027
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão
Formula 1 returns to Portugal for the first time since 2021. Algarve hotels will be the tightest market of the year.
PaidOfficial site
São João
23–24 Jun 2027
Ribeira & Fontainhas, Porto
Plastic hammers tapped on strangers' heads, balloons in the sky and fireworks over the Douro at midnight. Porto's wildest night.
Free
São Pedro
29 Jun 2027
Sintra, Póvoa de Varzim, Montijo
Saint Peter's day: a local holiday in Sintra, Póvoa de Varzim and Montijo, with street parties the night before.
Free
Madeira Day
1 Jul 2027
Madeira
Madeira's regional holiday.
Free
Sumol Summer Fest
2–3 Jul 2027
Praia de São João, Costa da Caparica
Two days of pop, rock and hip-hop beside the beach at Costa da Caparica, across the river from Lisbon. The 2026 edition ran 3-4 July.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Festa dos Tabuleiros
3–12 Jul 2027
Tomar
Once every four years. The great parade, hundreds of women carrying towers of bread and flowers on their heads, is Sunday 11 July. Tomar has few hotels: base yourself in Lisbon, Fátima or Leiria.
FreeOfficial site
Ageas CoolJazz
7–30 Jul 2027
Hipódromo Manuel Possolo & Parque Marechal Carmona, Cascais
A month of open-air evening concerts in Cascais, at the Hipódromo and in Parque Marechal Carmona. The 2026 edition ran from 8 to 31 July.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
NOS Alive
8–10 Jul 2027
Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras
Three days on the riverfront at Algés, ten minutes from central Lisbon. It usually sells out.
PaidOfficial site
MEO Marés Vivas
16–18 Jul 2027
Praia do Aterro, Leça da Palmeira (Matosinhos)
The festival moves to Praia do Aterro, in Leça da Palmeira, for its 20th edition. Rod Stewart plays the first night.
PaidOfficial site
Boom Festival (30-year edition)
18–25 Jul 2027
Boomland, Idanha-a-Nova
The biennial gathering turns 30. Eight days of camping by the lake; it has sold out every year since 2014.
Paid · €34–42/dayOfficial site
Millennium Estoril Open (ATP 250)
19–25 Jul 2027
Clube de Ténis do Estoril, Cascais
ATP 250 tennis at the Estoril Tennis Club, in the ATP calendar's week of 19 July 2027: Cascais's home tournament.
PaidOfficial site
Semana do Mar
30 Jul – 8 Aug 2027
Horta, Faial
Ten days of sailing, whaling-boat regattas and street parties in Horta, on Faial: the Azores' great nautical week. The 2026 edition ran 31 July to 9 August.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Volta a Portugal (cycling)
4–15 Aug 2027
Nationwide
Eleven days of professional cycling across the country. The 2027 dates follow the UCI calendar; the route has not been published yet.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Feira de São Mateus
6 Aug – 6 Sep 2027
Campo de Viriato, Viseu
A month-long traditional fair of food, crafts and concerts. The 2027 dates follow the 2026 pattern.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree & paidOfficial site
Assumption Day
15 Aug 2027
Nationwide
A public holiday in the middle of Portugal's own holiday month.
Free
Romaria de Nossa Senhora d'Agonia
15–23 Aug 2027
Viana do Castelo
The sea procession and the famous ethnographic parade. Exact dates are usually announced in February.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Maré de Agosto
18–21 Aug 2027
Praia Formosa, Santa Maria
The Azores' oldest festival, four nights on the sand at Praia Formosa, on Santa Maria island. The 2026 edition ran 19-22 August.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Vodafone Paredes de Coura
18–21 Aug 2027
Praia Fluvial do Taboão, Paredes de Coura
Four days on the Taboão river beach in the Minho hills. One of Portugal's best-loved festivals, and the 2027 dates are confirmed.
PaidOfficial site
Porto Book Fair
20 Aug – 5 Sep 2027
Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Porto
Porto's book fair, in the Palácio de Cristal gardens, with free entry. The 2026 edition ran 21 August to 6 September.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
MEO Kalorama
28–30 Aug 2027
Parque da Bela Vista, Lisbon
Lisbon's late-summer festival, back in Parque da Bela Vista for three days.
PaidOfficial site
Madeira Wine Festival
1–15 Sep 2027
Funchal & Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
Harvest celebrations in Funchal and the wine village of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree & paidOfficial site
Grape harvest (vindimas)
1–30 Sep 2027
Douro Valley, Alentejo, Vinho Verde
Harvest season: quintas across the wine regions open picking and treading days to visitors.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaid
MOTELX horror film festival
2–12 Sep 2027
Cinema São Jorge & Cinemateca, Lisbon
Lisbon's horror film festival, at Cinema São Jorge and the Cinemateca. The 2026 edition ran eleven days, 3-13 September.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Festa do Avante!
3–5 Sep 2027
Quinta da Atalaia, Amora (Seixal)
The big end-of-summer festival at Quinta da Atalaia, in Seixal: three days of music, food and debate. The 2027 dates were announced as the 50th edition closed.
PaidOfficial site
Queer Lisboa
17–25 Sep 2027
Cinema São Jorge & Cinemateca, Lisbon
Portugal's queer film festival, at Cinema São Jorge and the Cinemateca. The 2027 dates were announced at the 2026 closing night.
PaidOfficial site
MotoGP Grande Prémio de Portugal 2027
1–3 Oct 2027
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão
Round 17 of 2027, and the first year of the circuit's new three-season MotoGP deal.
PaidOfficial site
Republic Day
5 Oct 2027
Nationwide
A public holiday across Portugal.
Free
MIL: Lisbon International Music Network
6–9 Oct 2027
Hub Criativo do Beato, Lisbon
Lisbon's showcase festival and music-industry meeting, at the Hub Criativo do Beato. An October 2027 edition is listed, with dates to be confirmed.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
ModaLisboa (autumn edition)
6–10 Oct 2027
Pátio da Galé, Lisbon
The autumn edition of Lisbon Fashion Week, at Pátio da Galé. The 2026 edition ran 7-11 October. Shows are mostly invitation-only, with some public events.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree & paidOfficial site
EDP Lisbon Marathon
9–10 Oct 2027
Cascais coast to Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
Starts on the Cascais coast and finishes in central Lisbon. The 2027 dates follow the 2026 pattern.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
Fátima pilgrimage (October)
12–13 Oct 2027
Sanctuary of Fátima
The anniversary of the last apparition and the Miracle of the Sun.
FreeOfficial site
Doclisboa (25th edition)
14–24 Oct 2027
Lisbon cinemas
The 25th edition, expected in mid-October as in 2026.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookPaidOfficial site
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2027 (WSL)
15–24 Oct 2027
Supertubos, Peniche
Expected in mid-October at Supertubos, as in 2026.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFreeOfficial site
Il Volo
28 Oct 2027
Super Bock Arena, Porto
The Italian operatic pop trio's first ever Porto concert, at the Super Bock Arena.
PaidOfficial site
Dates worth planning a year around
Six weekends and weeks that move the whole country. If your trip can bend, bend it towards one of these, or away from them, if you want Portugal at normal prices.
Web Summit
9–12 Nov 2026
MEO Arena & FIL, Parque das Nações, Lisbon
More than 70,000 people. Lisbon's hotels sell out months ahead: book early, or base yourself in Cascais and take the train in.
Paid · €895–2,450Official site
Madeira New Year's Eve fireworks
31 Dec 2026
Funchal bay
One of Europe's great New Year displays, fired from points all around the bay. Hotels and cruise berths book a year ahead.
FreeOfficial site
Santos Populares (Festas de Lisboa)
1–30 Jun 2027
Alfama, Mouraria, Bica, Graça, Lisbon
A month of street parties, grilled sardines and little basil plants in the windows. The full programme is published in May.
Dates from past editions: check before you bookFree
Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix
18–20 Jun 2027
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão
Formula 1 returns to Portugal for the first time since 2021. Algarve hotels will be the tightest market of the year.
PaidOfficial site
Festa dos Tabuleiros
3–12 Jul 2027
Tomar
Once every four years. The great parade, hundreds of women carrying towers of bread and flowers on their heads, is Sunday 11 July. Tomar has few hotels: base yourself in Lisbon, Fátima or Leiria.
FreeOfficial site
NOS Alive
8–10 Jul 2027
Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras
Three days on the riverfront at Algés, ten minutes from central Lisbon. It usually sells out.
PaidOfficial site
Make it a viewing trip
If you're coming anyway, use the week properly. Tell me your dates and the areas you're weighing up, and I'll build a viewing plan around the trip: the right neighbourhoods on the quiet days, the festival on the loud ones. That's a scouting trip that actually scouts.
About these dates. Dates checked October 2026 against organisers, official tourism listings and the FIA, MotoGP and WSL calendars. Events marked "past editions" follow the pattern of previous years and can move: confirm on the official site before booking travel around them. For the full month-by-month story, read Portugal's year: a calendar of events.