This document lists and briefly describes various summer festivals occurring in Portugal in 2016, focused on music, art, heritage, sports, and entertainment. Some of the major festivals mentioned include the Funchal Jazz Festival, Festa da Lapa, Banana Exhibit, Madeira Wine Rally, Art Camacha, Monte Festival, Madeira Wine Festival, MED Festival, FIESA, Silves Medieval Fair, Rock Nordeste, Rosário Beach Party, Super Bock Super Rock, NOS Alive, Vodafone Paredes de Coura, BOOM Festival, MEO Sudoeste, Colete Encarnado, Músicas do Mundo, Festas Gualterianas

1. 25
PORTUGAL
EVENTS |
SUMMER
2016
ART | MUSIC | HERITAGE | SPORT | ENTERTAINMENT

2. FUNCHAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
PARQUE DE SANTA CATARINA | July 14 - 16
...enjoy performance by renowned jazz artists
from across the globe as well as local bands and
musicians

3. FESTA DA LAPA
PAUL DO MAR | July 15 - 17
Taste favourite local dishes – grilled lapas with
garlic butter and lemon

4. BANANA EXIBIT
MADALENA DO MAR | July 15 - 17
Spectacular displays of fruit and flowers, as well
as local food and entertainment.

5. MADEIRA WINE RALLY
FUNCHAL | AUGUST 04 - 06
Toast with the famous Madeira Wine and be a
part one of the top events in the FIA – European
Rally Championships

6. ART CAMACHA
CAMACHA | AUGUST 04 - 09
... basktery and embroidery making, exibitions,
plastic art, folklore dancing and traditional food

7. MONTE FESTIVAL
MONTE | AUGUST 14 - 15
This festival is one of the biggest and famous
religious festivals in Madeira Island.

8. MADEIRA WINE FESTIVAL
FUNCHAL | AUGUST 28 - SEPTEBER 10
...great celebrations, exibits, folklore groups and
street stands serving the famous Madeira wine
and traditional food.

9. MED FESTIVAL
LOULÉ | JUNE 30 - JULY 03
Festival outlook 75 hours of music, 55 concerts,
8 stages, 3 nights in a row - one word MID.

10. FIESA
PERA| JULY 14 - 15
...40,000 tonnes of sand, covering 15,000m², some
sculptures reaching 12 metres in height... more

11. SILVES MEDIEVAL FAIR
SILVES | AUGUST 12 – 21
9 days of great entertainment, with craftsmen,
merchants, tavern landlords, healers, entertainers,
music and other surprises

12. ROCK NORDESTE 2016
VILA REAL | JULY 01 - 02
100 % pure rock

13. ROSÁRIO BEACH PARTY 2016
MOITA | JULY 01 - 03
...great musical diversity, passing through rock,
reggae and electronic music.

14. SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK
LISBON| JULY 14 - 16
This festival deserves place among Europe's most
popular alternative festivals.

15. NOS Alive 2016
LISBON| JULY 07 - 09
...relax-by-day & party-all-night lifestyle an
unmissable attraction for tens of thousands

16. VODAFONE Paredes de Coura
PAREDES DE COURA | AUGUST 17 - 20
Best Large Scale Festival, Best Line-Up, Best Non
Urban Festival, Best Camping and Best Brand
Activation

17. BOOM Festival
IDANHA-A-NOVA | AUGUST 11 - 18
Boom is not only a festival, it is a state of mind

18. MEO Sudoeste
ZAMBUJEIRA DO MAR | AUGUST 03 - 07
MEO's place at Europe's top table of dance-heavy
multi-genre festivals is undisputed

19. Colete Encarnado
VILA FRANCA DE XIRA | AUGUST 01 - 03
Bulls are let loose during while mad and macho
locals try to dodge them...unique event

20. MÚSICAS DO MUNDO
SINES | JULY 22 - 30
This year it’s expected nothing but the best from
all corners of the world

21. Festas Gualterianas
GUIMARAES | AUGUST 04 - 07
...processions, fireworks, animal fairs, music...

22. MEO Marés Vivas Festival
PRAIA DO CABALEDO, VILA NOVA DE GAIA | JULY 14 - 16
“Urbane, all-encompassing and an absolute must”

23. FARO BIKE MEETING
FARO | JULY 14 - 17
One of Europe’s biggest – and hottest –
motorcycle rallies

24. THE TALL SHIPS RACES
LISBOA | JULY 22 -25
Four ports, 1.955 nautical miles, one event,
one goal.

25. RED BULL CLIFF DIVING
SAO MIGUEL | JULY 09
It won't get any more pure – cliff diving directly
off the cliff face!

26. NEOPOP Festival
VIANA DO CASTELO | AUGUST 04 - 06
Portugal’s biggest electronic music festival