The Atlantic Festival, which marks the beginning of the summer season in Madeira, is an event that consists of a diverse set of cultural initiatives distributed throughout the month of June, with special emphasis on the pyromusical shows, the Atlantic Roots Festival and the Regional Arts Week. This festival sets Read more…
Have you ever heard of the Festa dos Fachos (torch festival) in Machico? It is one of the oldest traditions celebrated on the island. It originates back in the 16th Century when the Madeiran population used torches to warn the villages of attacks by pirates. We found a few good Read more…
Every year, two weeks after Easter, Madeira’s flower-festival comes alive on the main streets of Funchal’s centre with floats displaying a myriad of colourful flowers. This is one of the biggest celebrations in Madeira Island. On the Sunday a large parade of flower-decked cars get privileged use of the main Read more…
Madeira has various ‘Arraiais‘ all year round. Arraiais are traditional regional festivities that is celebrated with street processions, flower carpets, churches and street decorations with lights, colorful flags, music, traditional folklore, food and drink. Each town/parish has its own Arraial and they can differ one from another. To give you Read more…
Did you know that … Carnival was a foolish game of running around, which included water, flour, eggs and tomatoes battles that appeared before the serpentine battles? In Funchal there was a particularly lively area on Shrove Tuesday, where all this running took place: it was located right on the Read more…
Soon the Carnival fever will start here on Madeira Island, but have you asked yourself … what does the word “Carnival” stand for? Wikipedia offers some answers: The Carnival Season is a holiday period during the two weeks before the traditional Christian fasting of Lent. The origin of the name Read more…
Noite do Mercado (Night of the Market) is a traditional celebration in Funchal that will take place tonight and will last all night long. The location of this event will take place in the famous Funchal market (Mercado dos Lavradores) and the streets surrounding the market. It will be crowded Read more…
This year (and also 1st day of 2010) Madeira expects to re-break the world record for the title of hosting the biggest firework display in the world. A title that was give to Funchal in 2006 by the Guiness Book of Records. The company Macedo Pyrotechnic, who will be directing Read more…
Madeira has this month the International Fireworks Competition during Festival do Atlântico (Festival of Atlantic) in which 4 countries are competing, namely Italy, Russia, Germany and Portugal. For those that can not be here on Madeira to see the fireworks … just to give to you an idea how it Read more…
Madeira Carnival, Madeira Mardi Gras or Madeira Carnaval 2012 is the next main event here on the island. Many people believe that this is Europe’s best Carnival event. You have not seen the Carnival of Madeira yet? … then I suggest you come over and experience the unique atmosphere that Read more…
On 13th to 15th of September Porto Santo will devote these days to one of its most important habitant who lived several years on this island ……. Christopher Columbus! 1478 was the year that Columbus traveled to Madeira for the first time. In those years Funchal ’s was one of Read more…
I was hoping to find a lot of YouTube videos with film impressions of the latest International Fireworks Competition that took place at the Funchal marina (Madeira). But unfortunately not many have yet uploaded their videos. Ah well .... I did not had my video camera with me, but only my Canon Power Shot S50 digital camera, with it I captured a few images on film. It was on the last Saturday of the competition when country Portugal was giving a great show. As Portugal was the organizing country it did not compete for the title, but gave only a performance. Okay ... I have the video ... but now the Music. This time I have chosen one of my favourite music .... “Happy†from the Dutch rockband Intwine. Check out the video at YouTube ... for a “Happy Fireworks†show. (more…)
On this page/post you will find a video collection of the fireworks display during Festival do Atlântico (Festival of Atlantic). We are searching for video entries of this happening in YouTube and place them all here. Afterwards we will choose the best (amateur) films made of the pyro-musical display. If you are living on Madeira Island or have visited recently, and have captured one of the firework spectacle in Funchal and you want to show it here ... then you only need to upload it on YouTube and tag it with the word 'madeira' and 'fireworks'. For those who have missed the event, this is a page on which you can keep track of all previous competition that has taken place. Bookmark / add this link into your favourites as it will be updated frequently. To watch the videos just click on the arrow in the middle of the next image: (more…)
The 3rd edition of Funchal International Film Festival – Madeira Islands will take place from 2 to 10 November 2007. This festival is sponsored by the Regional Government of Madeira to promote the films, as well as to promote the Islands of Madeira and the capital city of Funchal. Its Read more…
About 340 parliamentarians from North America and Europe will be here on Madeira between the 25th to the 28th May for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s (PA) Spring Session event hosted by the Madeira Technopolo. NATO PA’s President, Jose Lello will start the meeting. Further the event will be marked by Read more…
Falmouth will host the Funchal 500 Regatta tall ships event … that will take place on September 10 till 13 year 2008. It is anticipated that up to eight of the large A Class vessels will assemble in Falmouth for the start of the race providing a magnificent sight. The Read more…
This year, the Madeira Island Open Golf Tournament 2007, one of the main PGA European Tour events, will be held between 21 and 25 March, at the Santo da Serra Golf Course. This year’s event will feature 144 competitors from the PGA European Tour competing for EUR 700,000 in prize Read more…
Today (8th of March) is International Women’s Day (IWD). Economic, political and social achievements of women are celebrated today worldwide. Read more >>
From the website of the Madeira Regional Tourism Department you can download the Cultural Agenda for the month March 2007. The Cultural Agenda is published every month by the Madeira Cultural Affairs Department (DRAC). Cultural Agenda, March 2007 – english (516 Kb)
Here are some pictures of the Carnival parade last that took place Saturday