Current & Seasonal Events in Madeira
Happening now/ January 2025
- concerts (all genres) - click on the date of your choice: https://www.madeiraconcerts.com/monthly-program
- Madeira mandolin orchestra concerts (recognized as the oldest and youngest mandolin orchestra in Europe): https://eventsmadeira.com/en/event/mandolin-orchestra-weekly-concerts/
- alternative music concerts at Barreirinha bar café Funchal: https://www.instagram.com/barreirinhabarcafe/
- classical music concert 19.1.25: https://www.ocmadeira.pt/en/concerts/next-events/madeira-classic-orchestra/156-madeira-classical-orchestra-jan-wierzba-filipe-fernandes.html
- Madeira marathon in Funchal 19.1.25: https://www.madeiramarathon.com/
- Poncha and honey festival 24.-26.1.25: https://eventsmadeira.com/en/event/xi-poncha-and-honey-festival/
- traditional Panelo feast, 27.1.25 in the North of the island: https://eventsmadeira.com/en/event/panelo-feast/
- art exhibition: https://eventsmadeira.com/en/event/exhibition-private-investigations/
- to check all official carnivals, parades, thematic festivals, and events in gastronomy, sports, music and arts please click here.
Seasonal Events & Festivals
-Madeira's Carnival and parade at Funchal harbor promenade (and other locations around the island), from February 26th to March 9th, 2025, see official program here.
-Madeira Flower Festival, from May 1st to 25th 2025, click here for official program.
On an island blessed by Nature, Flowers deserve more than an ode. In Madeira, the month of May is entirely dedicated to the beauty and fragrance of flowers. Don't miss any opportunity to witness the beautiful tribute paid by the Madeirans to this natural entity, with parades, dances and concerts.
-Atlantic Festival, from June, 6th to 29th 2025, click here for official program.
Welcoming summer with joy- t aking place throughout the month of June, the Atlantic Festival brings to Madeira several cultural initiatives that take place in various parts of the island and also in the island of Porto Santo.
-Medieval festival, June 6th to 8th, Machico (east of the island), click here for official program.
The 16th-century Market & festival is an event that evokes the historical period of the discovery of the island, which has gained a prominent cultural status, and offers a number of cultural and musical activities.