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Events in Monte Gordo

Here you will find lots of information about events in Monte Gordo! When the bank holidays are so you don't miss out on something or on a practical note, get caught out by the supermarkets closing, when and where the markets are in and around Monte Gordo, what annual events take place and what up and coming events there are in our Monte Gordo events listings. 
  
 
Annual EventsBank Holidays 2008Markets
  • February or March: Carnivals in Praça Marquês de Pombal in Vila Real de Santo António on the Sunday before Shrove Tuesday and along the Avenida Marginal in Monte Gordo on Shrove Tuesday
  • June: Festival of Popular Saints takes place in Vila Real de Santo António, Monte Gordo  and Vila Nova de Cacela. 12th (Santo António), 23rd (São Pedro) and 28th (São João). Music, dancing and good food help the celebrations along.
  • July (beginning): Festas de Santa Rita
  • August: Noites da Moura Encantada takes place over 4 days in Cacela Velha. Re-creating the times of the Arab occupation with music, traditional food, belly dancing and a traditional Souk market selling both arabic and algarvian goods.
  • August (24th to 30th): Festas de São João da Degola - in Manta Rota
  • September (2nd weekend): Festas de Nossa Senhora das Dores - the patron saint of Monte Gordo . A religious procession marks the festival but there is also a market along the beach front, musical entertainment at night and a fireworks display to end the festivities.
  • September - the 1st Sunday: Festas de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação with a procession through Vila Real de Santo António at 6pm, after which there is a musical spectacular in Praça Marquês de Pombal  and fireworks at midnight.
  • October (2nd week): Feira da Praia in Vila Real de Santo António - market stalls along the  Avenida da República  selling all sorts - clothing, kitchen utensils, craft work and the Praça Marquês de Pombal has the food stalls, with dried fruits, cheeses, sausages etc. Visitors come from all over and it's particularly popular with the neighbouring Spanish residents.
  
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Just like any other form of filter, the keywords appear in alphabetical order, simply click on a keyword to filter the events list below:
  
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Event TitleStart DateEnd DateTime
Celebrations in Honour of Nossa Senhora das Dores 12/09/2008 14/09/2008 22.00
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Journey through the Megalithic Burial sites of Cacela 20/09/2008 20/09/2008 09.30
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