May Festivals in Portugal
May brings even more sunshine to Portugal as well as events. Jazz fans have the Estoril Jazz Festival, Coimbra university students celebrate the end of the school year and time travel seems almost possible at the Islamic Festival.
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Festivities in May
- May 1 - 3, 2013
Event:Feira das Cantarinhas
Where? Bragança, northern Portugal
What? 3-day craft fair.
- May 3 - 5, 2013
Event:Festa das Cruzes (Festival of the Crosses)
Where? Multiple locations. Barcelos and Monsato are most popular locations.
What? Commemorates the Portuguese resistance to a Roman siege which includes open air concerts at fairgrounds. - Second Week of May
Event:Queima das Fitas
Where? Coimbra
What? Celebration of the end of the school year for Coimbra's university with a burning of the ribbons ceremony. - May 10 - 19, 2013
Event:Estoril Jazz
Where? Estoril.
What? Jazz music festival. - May 12 - 13, 2013
Event: Fatima Romaris (Fatima Pilgrimages)
Where? Fatima.
What? Commemoration of the reported apparition of Mary with a candlenight procession the first night, then farewell procession on the second night. - May 16 - 19, 2013 (Odd Years Only)
Event:Islamic Festival
Where? Mértola.
What? The former Taifa capital goes back in time and celebrates it's Arab past - May 17 - June 9, 2013
Event:FIMFA - International Festival of Puppets and Animated Forms
Where? Lisbon.
What? Shows for all ages, workshops and talks about puppetry.
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