Olhão Events

Here you will find lots of information about events in Olhão, eastern Algarve, Portugal! 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 in and around Olhão, what annual events take place and what up and coming events there are in our Olhão event listings.

Annual events in Olhão

• Olhão Seafood Festival takes place in August (about the 2nd week). It's one of the biggest gastronomy festivals in the Algarve with lots of delicious seafood cooked to perfection to tantalise the taste-buds! There is plenty to entertain with live music every night.

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Algarve bank holidays 2011 to 2017

• Municipal holiday: 16th June
• New Years Day: 1st January
• Carnival ("Carnaval" - Mardi Gras): 2011-March 8th; 2012-February 21st; 2013-February 12th; 2014-March 4th; 2015-February 17th; 2016-February 9th; 2017-February 28th.
• Good Friday: 2011-April 22nd; 2012-April 6th; 2013-March 29th; 2014-April 18th; 2015-April 3rd; 2016-March 25th; 2017-April 14th.
• Easter Sunday: 2011-April 24th; 2012-April 8th; 2013-March 31st; 2014-April 20th; 2015-April 5th; 2016-March 27th; 2017- April 16th.
• Liberation Day (celebrating the 1974 revolution): 25th April
• Labour Day: 1st May
• Corpus Christie: 2011-June 23rd; 2012-June 7th; 2013-May 30th; 2014-June 19th; 2015-June 4th; 2016-May 26th; 2017-June 15th.
• Portugal Day: 10th June
• Assumption of the Virgin: 15th August
• Republic Day: 5th October
• All Saints' Day: 1st November
• Restoration (of Independence) Day: 1st December
• Immaculate Conception: 8th December
• Christmas Day: 25th December

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Markets in Olhão and surrounding area

• Market in Fuzeta: 1st Thursday of each month next to the campsite
• Market in Moncarapacho: 1st Sunday of each month next to Rua das Olarias
• Market in Quelfes: 4th and 5th Sunday of the month in front of the school EB1 from 08.00 to 13.00h
• Flea market in Fuzeta: 1st Sunday of the month, next to the campsite
• Daily fresh fish and fruit and vegetable markets in Olhão every morning except Sunday.

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