Events Calendar: February

Portugal calendar of events for February

February 22 & 23

Lazarim (Lamego – North of Portugal)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities - This celebration follows the pagan tradition whose origins stem from ancient rituals and Roman saturnalias. Declarations are read out-loud and colorful effigies are burnt. During the festivities, the local inhabitants wear heavy hand-made wooden masks that testify to the wealth of craftsmanship that can be found in Lazarim.

February 22-24

Alcobaça (Lisboa region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Almeirim (Lisboa region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Nazaré (Lisboa region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Sesimbra (Lisboa region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Samora Correia (Vila Franca de Xira – Lisboa region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Torres Vedras (Lisboa region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities - These festivities are considered “Portugal’s most Portuguese Carnival” because of its political satire represented on extremely creative allegorical floats.

February 22–24

Viana do Castelo (North of Portugal)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Mealhada (Beiras region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Sines (Alentejo region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Óvar ( Beiras region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 22–24

Loulé (Algarve region)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 21–24

Azores (on all the islands)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities

February 21–24

Funchal (Madeira)

Carnaval (Mardi Gras) Festivities
Feb. 21 – There will be the “Grande Cortejo Alegórico” (Grand Float Pageant) on the Saturday night of Carnaval. In this pageant, thousands of participants in various groups will flood the main streets of Funchal with music and merrymaking in a dazzling parade of fantasies that no one will be able to resist.
Feb. 22 – “Cortejo Trapalhão” (Bungler’s Pageant) – In this joyful setting, the island’s population celebrates Carnaval with astonishing creativity and imagination.

February - March

Porto - Fantasporto

This international science fiction film festival in Porto is considered one of the most important in the world for science fiction. Fantasporto began in 1981 as the “Showcase for Science Fiction Cinema” and developed into one of the most significant cinematographic and cultural happenings in Portugal. The festival has an official competition, which is open to films of any length that are in the fantasy or science fiction category. At the same time, the festival presents a week of films that are not limited to any particular theme and have special screenings of directors who may be unknown in the Portuguese commercial circuit.
Location: Auditório Nacional Carlos Alberto

February - March

Torre de Moncorvo (North of Portugal)

Festas das Amendoeiras em Flor(Almond Blossom Festival)

February - March

Vila Nova de Foz Côa (North of Portugal)

Festas das Amendoeiras em Flor(Almond Blossom Festival)

Other February Events

Celorico da Beira (Beiras region)

Feira do Queijo (Cheese Fair)

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (Beiras region)

Festas das Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom Festival)

Fornos de Algodres (Beiras region)

Feira do Queijo (Cheese Fair)

Gouveia (Beiras region)

Feira do Queijo (Cheese Fair)

Manteigas (Beiras region)

Feira do Queijo (Cheese Fair)

Santarém (Lisboa region)

Feira Nacional do Toiro (National Bull Festival)
Location: CNEMA – Centro Nacional de Exposições

Vila Franca de Xira (Lisboa region)

Exposição Canina (Dog Show)
Location: Pavilhão do Cevadeiro

Seia (Beiras region)

Feira do Queijo (Cheese Fair)

Mourão (Alentejo region)

Festa de Nossa Senhora das Candeias – religious festival

Lagos (Algarve region)

Campeonato de Golfe Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom Golf Championship)