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Discover Madeira’s top events and festivals in March 2025!
Starting March 16, 2025, Madeira will host a number of cultural events and festivals that highlight the island’s rich traditions and artistic prowess. Here are some noteworthy events to consider:
1. XXXVIII Madeira Music Festival
This distinguished festival, reactivated in 2024 after a nine-year break, will feature performances by the Madeira Classical Orchestra as well as notable national and international musicians.
Concerts are scheduled on March 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, and 29, 2025 at various locations throughout Madeira.
2. Craftsmen’s Week
From March 17 to 22, 2025, the Madeira Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts Institute (IVBAM) will celebrate “World Craftsmen’s Day” with a multidisciplinary program highlighting Madeira’s traditional arts and crafts.
The festival showcases regional artisans as representatives of Madeira’s cultural heritage.
3. Thematic Gastronomic Fair
On March 20, 2025, a gastronomy expo will be organized to allow regional craftspeople to showcase their culinary masterpieces.
This weekly event, conducted on Thursdays, allows guests to sample the exquisite flavors of Madeira’s cuisine.
4. Madeira Roller Marathon
This speed skating event, scheduled for March 23, 2025, will feature 100-meter sprints as well as four marathon categories: nano (800 meters), micro (2 kilometers), mini (12.8 kilometers) and full marathon (42.195 kilometers).
It’s a fascinating experience for both competitors and onlookers.
5. The Sugarcane Fair
The Sugarcane Fair will be held on March 29 and 30, 2025, in Canhas, Ponta do Sol, to honor Madeira’s sugarcane industry.
Visitors can sample several sugarcane products and learn about how important this crop is to the island’s economy.
These events offer a look of Madeira‘s thriving cultural landscape during this time.
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Enjoy the most fascinating March events in Madeira!
Madeira presents a wide range of events in March 2024 that celebrate the arrival of spring and the island’s rich cultural legacy. There are a lot of modern celebrations mixed in with traditional ones this month.
1. Bitcoin Madeira- 1st- 3rd March
The first “Bitcoin Atlantis” conference will take place in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, from March 1st to March 3rd.
The three-day professional event will take place at the Barreiros Stadium (Estádio do Marítimo) and approximately 5,000 professionals from all around the world are expected to attend.
The event will feature over a hundred speakers, including well-known figures from the global high-tech sector.
2. Book Fair- 1st- 10th March
The annual Funchal Book Fair is a week-long event that takes place in the beautiful jacaranda trees of Avenida Arriaga every year.
Explore the displays showcasing local bookshops and Portuguese publishing firms, or take part in literary seminars, book launches, poetry readings, children’s activities, exhibitions and live music events.
There’s a great selection of books for every age!
3. Ori Porto Santo- 2nd- 3rd March
There will be a pedestrian orienteering competition named Ori Porto Santo on the picturesque island of Porto Santo. The Clube de Montanha do Funchal is hosting the event and two courses within qualify competitors for the Madeira Pedestrian Orienteering Cup.
The participants can choose between the Easy Open and Medium Open courses, which are perfect for beginners or those looking for leisure time. The event is being organized in cooperation with the Municipality of Porto Santo and other orienteering associations.
4. Madeira Music Festival XXXVII- 2nd-3rd March, 8th-10th March, 15th-17th March and 23 rd March
The Madeira Music Festival is set to return in March 2024, supported by the Madeira Classical Orchestra and renowned violinist Norberto Gomes.
The Regional Secretariat for Tourism and Culture, a significant promoter for over thirty years, will now support the event, which was last held in 2015. A diverse range of well-known domestic and international performers alongside emerging talent guarantees an incredible ten days at the festival.
On March 2 at 21:00 in the Funchal Cathedral, the Madeira Classical Orchestra will play the opening concert of the XXXVII Madeira Music Festival.
5. The Race for Earth Hour
In connection with the global Earth Hour campaign, Madeira hosts an occasion known as the Earth Hour Funchal Race.
Usually held in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, this event aims to raise public awareness of environmental issues and the importance of sustainable living.
Walking and running are common physical activities that participants usually conduct in the evening or at night in observance of Earth Hour, a worldwide event in which lights are turned off as a show of support for the environment.
This event combines physical activity with environmental awareness to bring the community together for a cause.
Enjoy wonderful moments and events in Madeira with your friends and family, always counting on Madeira Airport Transfer, which provides high quality and reliable transfers, for unforgettable adventures and memories!
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Enjoy the most beautiful winter holiday in Madeira!
1. Enjoy the Christmas lights
The Christmas lights display will run from December 1st through January 7th, from 18:00 to 1:00.
There’s no better way to kick off the holiday season than with Funchal’s official light turn on on December 1st.
Static displays, a kid-friendly winter wonderland in the municipal park, cabins offering an abundance of delicacies and live performances by choirs, folklore groups and philharmonic bands abound in the capital.
This year, Praça do Povo and Praia Formosa beaches will host bumper cars, carousels, rides and circus acts, offering enjoyable family entertainment.
2. Savor the Market Nights
Popular events known as “Market Nights” are held in and around each municipality’s local markets, where seasonal goods like flowers, exotic fruits, candies and liqueurs are typically offered.
The most well-known is the Mercado dos Lavradores Market Night in Funchal, which takes place on December 23rd. The market’s surrounding streets are congested with traffic this evening as people take advantage of the chance to socialize, dance, listen to live music and do their last-minute Christmas shopping.
3. Take part in “Missas do Parto”
Nine holy masses, known as the “Missas do Parto” are celebrated in anticipation of Jesus’ birth between December 16 and December 24 at the crack of dawn, usually between five and seven in the morning.
The masses are held in the churchyards, where there are traditional chants and a joyous ambiance. Both the faithful and guests are provided with refreshments. While the “Missas do Parto” are held at all the churches on the island, it’s recommended Sé Catedral, Igreja do Monte and Igreja de São Martinho.
4. Go see the scenes of nativity
The Madeiran people have long treasured the custom of displaying nativity scenes in their homes, churches and public areas. Nativity scenes can be classified as either “em rochinha” or “em escadinha.”
The latter mimics the island’s topography, featuring mountains, valleys, fajãs (flat areas close to the coast) and a cave that is decorated with fruits, houses, churches and nativity figures.
While nativity scenes can be found all over the island, it’s especially suggested visiting the ones at Jardim Municipal, Mercado dos Lavradores and Jardim Botânico.
5. Discover December New Year’s Eve fireworks
The 31st December New Year’s Eve firework display dazzles and excites spectators both domestically and internationally, capping up December and the year in a flood of color, excitement and music.
There will be 61 fireworks posts this year, five on the ocean, 25 on the city’s waterfront and 29 in the Funchal amphitheater. Each post will last eight minutes and include accompanying music.
This year’s new launching locations include the Amparo Garden (Jardim do Amparo), the Ponta Gorda Bathing Complex and the Praia Formosa Promenade and the area north of it. On Porto Santo Island, there will be two posts as well.
Enjoy the most beautiful winter holiday in Madeira with your family and friends, always relying on Madeira Airport Transfer for high quality and easy taxi services, for unforgettable adventures and precious memories!
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