Early September drops the temperature a few degrees lower and the whole coast turns gold an hour earlier than it did in August. Days are holding at 28 degrees, nights are around 19 degrees, and the sea is at 23 degrees!
The beaches begin to empty from Sept 7th, but the events calendar does the opposite.
Friday 4th September
MARKETS & FAIRS
- 11th Tôr Fair · Ponte da Tôr, Loulé, free · Folklore, crafts and local producers, to Sunday.
- Stock Out São Brás · Jardim Carrega Viegas, free · Local shops sell off stock, 80s night at 10pm.
FESTIVALS & CULTURE
- Festa da Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Martim Longo, Alcoutim, from 10am · Village festa in the far northeast.
MUSIC
- Nights at the Dock: La Barca · Cais das Descobertas, Lagos, 9.30pm, free · Open-air music on the waterfront.
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
- Lamera Cup · Autódromo do Algarve, Portimão · Endurance racing in identical cars, to Sunday.
Saturday 5th September
MUSIC & FAIRS
- Saturdays at the Market · Mercado Municipal, São Brás de Alportel, morning· Showcooking, crafts and live music.
- Algoz Antique Fair · Largo da Várzea, Algoz, Silves, morning· First Saturday antiques and bric-a-brac.
FESTIVALS & CULTURE
- Nossa Senhora da Assunção · Montes de Cima, Mexilhoeira Grande, 7pm, free · 31st edition, the traditional fair opens.
MUSIC
- Nights at the Dock: Afro Anatolian Tales · Lagos, 9.30pm, free · Tarab Dance, somewhere between Anatolia and West Africa.
- DJ Sunset Sessions · Marmelete, Monchique, 4pm, free · Four DJs over the hills, in aid of two charities.
SPORTS & OUTDOOR
- VII Ecological Walk · Ilha da Armona, Olhão · Guided walk across the dunes of the barrier island.
Sunday 6th September
MARKETS & FAIRS
- Faro Antique Fair · Estoi, from 8am · First Sunday of the month, in the village square.
FESTIVALS & CULTURE
- Feast of Blessed Vicente · Igreja Matriz, Albufeira, 9.30pm · The town's own patron saint, honoured every year.
MUSIC
- Fado at the Misericórdia · Tavira, 7.30pm · Four singers and two guest guitarists, inside the church.
- Nights at the Dock: Bandua · Lagos, 9.30pm, free · Portuguese roots music closes the series.
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