Events

The Madeira Nature Festival aims to promote nature tourism, encouraging the practice of activities that allow direct contact with the rich natural heritage of the archipelago of Madeira, an event to be held from October,4th to 9th.

The Madeira Nature Film Festival is an international independent film festival inspired by nature,that brings together various initiatives related to sustainability, art, education, ecotourism, recreation, a tribute to the Laurissilva Forest, recognised by UNESCO as World Natural Heritage.

Machico annually hosts one of of its most most important religious festivities, held in October, 8th and 9th.

Madeira Island hosts in early november,the Sandokan - Enduro Madeira Island race, a MTB sport competition promoted by the company BIKULTURE, held in the municipality of Calheta.

Madeira hosts another edition of the Mountain Bike Madeira Meeting, a mountain biking competition that will take place in Seixal, on the north coast of the Madeira Island.

The Madeira Mandolin Association promotes between October,14th to 16th, the Madeira International Mandolin Festival, which will take place in the foyer of the renovated Baltazar Dias Municipal Theater.

The city of Funchal is part of an international route of Eco Trail events, a kind of trail running that is unique for the fact that it includes an urban circuit, a sports event to be held on October,22nd.