São Brás Events

Here you will find lots of information about events in São Brás de Alportel! 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 São Brás, what annual events take place and what up and coming events there are in our São Brás Events listings.

In addition to our São Brás Events information, you may also want to see our Faro Events and Loulé Events listings so you don't miss out on something going on in the surrounding area!

Annual events in São Brás

• Carnival in February
• Festa das Tochas Floridas (Flower torches festival) - Easter Sunday. People flock to São Brás to join in this religious celebration where the road is paved with flowers and the people carry 'flower torches' as a procession passes through the streets to celebrate the Resurrection
  
  

• Popular Saints festivities during evenings in June
• Feira da Serra - last weekend in July. A major event in São Brás with lots of musical entertainment until the early hours and local crafts and foods to sample.
• Feira e Festa the first Sunday in September - entertainment and craftwork fair, next to the Market building.

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Algarve Bank holidays 2010

• Municipal holiday: 1st June
• 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 the São Brás area

• Market in São Brás de Alportel: Every Saturday in the grounds of the Parque de Feiras.
• Flea market in São Brás de Alportel: 3rd Sunday of the month, near the school EB2 from 08.30 to 14.00.
• Market in Loulé: every Saturday at the end of R. da Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in front of the Convento de St. António, on the exit from the town for Boliqueime/Albufeira.
• Market in Moncarapacho: 1st Sunday of the month next to Rua das Olarias.
• Market in Cortelha: 2nd Saturday of the month.

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