Lagos Events

Here you will find lots of information about events in Lagos! When the Algarve 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 Lagos; what annual events take place and what up and coming events there are in our Lagos events listings.

Lagos Cultural Centre is particularly good for a variety of music evenings throughout the year including jazz, classical, fado and flamenco and admission is normally just a few euros. During the summer months there is often entertainment in Praça Gil Eanes in the town centre and many of the bars have live music and DJ's until the early hours. Lagos is also convenient for the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve race track and our Portimão events listings will keep you up to date with the motorsports calendar!

Annual events in Lagos

• New Years Eve - There's always an excellent fireworks display along the river front near the marina at midnight. Everyone goes to watch and lots or people take their bottle of bubbly to celebrate the New Year!
• April 25th is 'Liberation Day', celebrating the 'Carnation revolution' and Lagos normally wakes up to the sound of cannons and ends the day with another great fireworks display.
• Banho 29 takes place on the 29th August - celebrating an old tradition when villagers came down from the hills to celebrate summer and spent the night on the beach enjoying picnics and a dip in the sea! The traditional dip tends to take place at Batata beach and finishes with fireworks at midnight. Meia Praia is the beach where large crowds gather and the party continues until dawn!
• Medieval Festival (Feira Quinhentista) will take place in November 2010 as part of the 550th anniversary of Infante Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator) who died on 13th November 1460.

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Algarve bank holidays 2010

• Municipal holiday: October 27th
• January 1st - New Years Day
• February 16th - Carnaval
• April 2nd - Good Friday
• April 4th - Easter Sunday
• April 25th - Liberation Day
• May 1st - Labour Day
• June 3rd - Corpus Christi
• June 10th - Portugal Day
• August 15th - Assumption Day
• October 5th - Republic Day
• November 1st - All Saints
• December 1st - Restoration of Independence Day
• December 8th - Immaculate Conception
• December 25th - Christmas Day

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Markets in Lagos and surrounding areas

• Weekly Saturday market in Lagos, next to the bus station. For fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, figs, olives and more!
   
• Monthly market in Lagos: 1st Saturday of each month on the ground next to the Municipal Stadium. The market normally start early in the morning and packs up during the afternoon. Great for clothes, shoes, accessories, household goods and lots of other things!
• Market in Odiáxere: 4th Monday of each month in Largo do Moinho
• Flea market in Barão de S. João: 4th Sunday of each month at the Polidesportivo
• Flea market in Chinicato: 2nd Sunday of each month

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