Visitors to Plaza Madeira may encounter a rather unusual guest every Sunday throughout September: a hyper-realistic Velociraptor measuring more than four metres long. The prehistoric visitor will make appearances on Floor 1 of the shopping centre on the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th of September at 12:30. With realistic movements,…
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The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) will celebrate International Bat Night on Saturday, the 29th of August, with an activity designed to bring the public closer to Madeira’s biodiversity. The event will begin at 21:00 at the Cristo Rei Viewpoint in Garajau and will include an opportunity to…
The Funchal Marine Biology Station will hold another Open Night on Friday, the 28th of August. The event, the second Open Night to be held this year, will include a lecture beginning at 21:30 entitled Five Million Years of History in 60 Minutes – A Look at the Origins of…
The Portuguese Air Force’s Manoeuvre Aerodrome No. 3 (AM3) will hold a charity walk in Porto Santo on Saturday, the 5th of September, in support of the island’s Casa do Voluntário. The walk will depart from Largo da Câmara Municipal and is open to everyone. Participants are asked to register…
The Original White Festival – Festa Branca 2026 returns to Quinta Calaça, at Clube Naval do Funchal, on the 12th of September, following the success of last year’s sold-out event. Beginning at 18:00, the celebration promises an atmospheric evening of music, food and entertainment beside the Atlantic. The event is…
Funchal City Council will celebrate the 518th anniversary of the city with a free ABBA tribute concert at Santa Catarina Park on Thursday, August the 20th at 21:30. The Madeira Classical Orchestra will perform alongside ABBA Real Tribute under the direction of conductor Mikica Jevtić. Organisers promise a spectacular programme…
The Grape and Farmers’ Festival in Porto da Cruz will not take place this year, the local Casa do Povo has announced. In a social media post, the organisation’s management explained that a lack of funding and public support had made it impossible to hold the event “with its usual…
A reported private visit to Madeira by members of the Saudi royal family has apparently been cancelled following privacy concerns. The delegation was expected to arrive on Thursday and was reported to include Princess Sara bint Mashour Al Saud, wife of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. However, the Crown…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) will increase its presence and surveillance at Madeira’s main mountain viewpoints ahead of the partial solar eclipse on Wednesday, the 12th of August. Pico do Arieiro and Achada do Teixeira are among the locations expected to attract the largest crowds, as both…
Hundreds of curious onlookers gathered outside Funchal Cathedral on Saturday amid rumours that Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina RodrĂguez were about to marry in Madeira. The wedding taking place inside, however, belonged to a Madeiran couple living in France who had returned to their island of birth to celebrate their union.…
The Werewolves are returning to Câmara de Lobos, and they are ready for a night of challenges on land and at sea. Organised by Câmara de Lobos City Council, the lively inter-parish competition will take place on the 15th of August from 21:00, against the spectacular backdrop of the town’s…
Skywatchers across Portugal, including Madeira and the Azores, will have the chance to witness a spectacular celestial event on the 12th of August, when the first total solar eclipse visible from the country in almost a century takes place. The eclipse will begin at around 18.30, reach its maximum at…
A joint ordinance published in the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM) has authorised spending of €2,697,947.29 on festive lighting for the Christmas, New Year and Carnival celebrations over the next two years. The funding, shared between the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture and the…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has defended the vital role of the Bar Association in protecting citizens’ rights, freedoms and legal guarantees, while warning of what he sees as growing threats to the right of defence and the challenges posed by rapid advances in artificial intelligence. Speaking…
The Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) parliamentary group has met with the regional delegation of the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) to discuss the growing impact of light pollution on Madeira’s biodiversity and the need for a legal framework to address the issue across the Autonomous Region. According…