| Jan 1 |
New Year's Day |
Portugal |
| Feb |
Carnival (Mardi Gras) |
Portugal |
| March 28-April 3 |
Holy Week (week before Easter) |
Portugal |
| April 4 |
Easter Sunday |
Portugal |
| April 25 |
Freedom Day (commemorates Carnation Revolution that ended fascist regime; parades, fireworks, closures) |
Portugal |
| May-June |
Algarve Music Festival |
Algarve |
| May 1 |
Labor Day (closures) |
Portugal |
| May 13 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
Fátima |
| May 13 |
Ascension Day (religious festival) |
Portugal |
| June 10 |
Portuguese National Day ("Dia de Portugal," closures) |
Portugal |
| June 13 |
St. Anthony's Day (religious festival) |
Lisbon |
| June |
Lisbon City Festival ("Festas da Cidade," music, theater) |
Lisbon |
| June 13 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
Fátima |
| June 29 |
St. Peter's Day (religious festival) |
Lisbon |
| July 13 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
Fátima |
| Aug 1-15 |
Oceans Festival, Lisbon ("Festival dos Oceanos," rowing races, fireworks, food fair, theater, film, www.festivaldosoceanos.lpmcom.pt) |
Lisbon |
| Aug 13 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
Fátima |
| Aug 15 |
Feast of the Assumption (religious festival) |
Portugal |
| Aug 19 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
|
| Sept 13 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
Fátima |
| mid-Sept |
Our Lady of Nazaré Festival ("Romaria da Nossa Senhora
de Nazaré," singing, dancing, bullfights, carrying image of
Our Lady to the sea) |
Nazaré |
| Oct 5 |
Republic Day (closures) |
Portugal |
| Oct 13 |
Pilgrimage to Fátima |
Fátima |
| Nov 1 |
All Saints' Day (religious festival, closures) |
Portugal |
| Dec 1 |
Independence Restoration Day (closures) |
Portugal |
| Dec 8 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (religious festival) |
Portugal |
| Dec 25 |
Christmas |
Portugal |
