Quarteira Events

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

Annual events in Quarteira

• Carnival: February
• Day of the City: 13th May
• Fisherman's Festival: Weekend closest to 31st May
• Marchas dos Santos Populares (Popular Saints Festivities): June/July
• Sardine Festival: 1st fortnight of August
• Fair of Books and Handicraft: August:
• Festival in honour of Our Lady of Conception: 8th December

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Algarve Bank holidays 2010

• Municipal holiday: May 13th (Ascension day which is the 40th day after Easter Sunday)
• 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 Quarteira and surrounding areas

• Market in Quarteira : every Wednesday next to Jardim Filipe Jonas, from 7am to 3pm
• Market in Loulé: every Saturday morning, at the end of R. da Nossa Senhora da Piedade in front of Convento de St. António
• Market in Boliqueime: last Thursday of the month in the Church square
• Market in Benafim: 1st Saturday of the month on Rua 25 de Abril
• Market in Azinhal: last Saturday of the month next to the Primary School
• Market in Ameixial: 1st Thursday of the month on the EN2
• Market in Alte: 3rd Thursday of the month in Largo José Cavaco Vieira
• Market in Cortelha: 2nd Saturday of the month
• Market in Almancil: 1st and 4th Sunday of the month next to School C S
• Flea market in Almancil: 2nd and 5th Sunday of the month next to School C S

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