Carnaval da Madeira ★ 4.2
Madeira's Carnival takes over downtown Funchal for the two weeks around Shrove Tuesday, with the Cortejo Alegórico, the satirical Cortejo Trapalhão and around 1,500 costumed participants.
Festas de Natal e Fim do Ano is a food festival in Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Avenida Arriaga, 9000-064 Funchal
Madeira's Carnival takes over downtown Funchal for the two weeks around Shrove Tuesday, with the Cortejo Alegórico, the satirical Cortejo Trapalhão and around 1,500 costumed participants.
Funchal's Flower Festival fills Avenida Arriaga and Avenida do Mar with parades, floral installations and street stalls for around a month from late April, with two allegorical parades on separate May Sundays.
The Madeira Wine Festival runs through the grape harvest across the streets of Funchal and the rural cellars, with tastings, harvest experiences and music in Praça do Povo.