What is on in Madeira this week?

3 events are listed for the next seven days. The next one is TransMadeira on 28 September 2026.

How current is the Madeira events calendar?

The calendar is reconciled daily against eight public sources, including the region’s official calendar. Last-minute changes by organisers may not be reflected yet.

Are the listings paid for?

No. The calendar contains no paid or sponsored listings, and no event is promoted for a fee. Affiliate links to booking offers are marked as such on the guide pages.

Events on Madeira — What’s on Madeira

September 2026

2 events

18. Apr–5. DecOn now

Concert Series “Talk to Me About Music” — Duo Bandonica

Bandoneon and guitar at the Mudas museum above the west coast, spread across the whole season.

Calheta

28. Sep–3. OctFrom Monday

TransMadeira

Six days of enduro riding across the island, from Machico over the highlands to Calheta.

Machico

October 2026

8 events

2–4From Friday

XXXIX Apple Festival

Three days of harvest festivities in Santa Cruz with must, music and regional cooking.

CamachaSanta Cruz

6–11From Tuesday

Madeira Nature Festival

A week of guided tours, levada walks and water sports across the island and on Porto Santo.

Funchal

9–11From Friday

Sea and Fisherman Fair

Machico celebrates its fishing trade: tuna and scabbardfish straight off the grill, stalls along the bay.

CaniçalMachico

10Saturday

100 Miles — Historic Rally

A regularity rally for classic cars through Machico and Santa Cruz.

Machico

18–23From Sunday

Madeira Canyoning Meeting

Six days of guided canyoning in the northern ravines, for beginners and experienced canyoneers.

São Vicente

22–24From Thursday

Madeira Legend Rally

A three-day classic car rally with stages in Funchal, Ribeira Brava and Santa Cruz.

Funchal

23. Oct–14. NovFrom Friday

11th International Mandolin Festival

Concerts and workshops in Funchal — on Madeira the mandolin is a folk instrument, not a curiosity.

Funchal

29. Oct–9. NovFrom Thursday

XXVIII Madeira International Bridge Open

Twelve days of play in Funchal, one of Portugal’s largest bridge tournaments.

Funchal

November 2026

2 events

8–15From Sunday

Madeira Ladies Open — W50 Funchal

An international ITF women’s tennis tournament, a week long in Funchal.

Quinta MagnóliaFunchal

8–15From Sunday

Mountain Bike Madeira Meeting

A week of guided rides around Porto Moniz and across the Paul da Serra plateau.

Porto Moniz

December 2026

7 events

1. Dec–10. JanFrom Tuesday

Ethnographic Village

A reconstructed Madeiran village in the city centre: crafts, bakehouse and nativity scenes until Epiphany.

Funchal

1. Dec–10. JanFrom Tuesday

Funchal Christmas Market

Stalls along Avenida Arriaga with punch, pastries and crafts, for six weeks.

Avenida Arriaga – Central PlazaFunchal

1. Dec–10. JanFrom Tuesday

Christmas and New Year Festivities

The city illuminations and the full programme — Madeira’s biggest season, from December to Epiphany.

Funchal

4. Dec–6. JanFrom Friday

Christmas Village

A Christmas village in the municipal park with workshops for children, daily until Epiphany.

Praça do MunicípioFunchal

12–13From Saturday

Traditional Christmas Delicacies Display

Bolo de mel, liqueurs and Christmas baking from the north, two days in São Vicente.

BoaventuraSão Vicente

15–23From Tuesday

Missas do Parto

Nine dawn masses before Christmas, in almost every parish on the island — breakfast outside the church follows.

Câmara de Lobos

31. Dec–1. JanFrom Thursday

New Year’s Eve Show and Fireworks

The fireworks over Funchal bay at midnight — the reason no hotel bed is free in December.

Funchal

January 2027

1 event

5Tuesday

Cantar dos Reis — Chants of Epiphany

The Epiphany singing in the municipal gardens closes Madeira’s Christmas season.

Praça do PovoFunchal