The week starts under grey skies, with Monday’s showers clearing the last of summer’s dust. Then the sun returns, bringing 25–28°C through the week, warmest on Thursday, with a breezier, cloudier weekend and the sea still at 21°C.
Thursday is World Music Day, with Mário Laginha and Manuela Azevedo in Loulé, Avi Avital in Faro and a Sakamoto tribute in Tavira.
At the weekend, Olhão hosts a free riverside festival, Sagres welcomes birdwatchers and Alvor celebrates local wines in its old fish market.
Friday 2nd October
MARKETS & FAIRS
- Alcantarilha Monthly Market · Largo da Junta, Alcantarilha, Silves, 8am to 1pm · First-Friday village market, produce and clothes.
FESTIVALS & CULTURE
- Sagres Birdwatching Festival · Sagres, to Monday · Autumn migration, boat trips, ringing and walks.
EXHIBITIONS & ARTS
- SAAL in Tavira: "It Was All for the Neighbourhood" · Palácio da Galeria, Tavira, last two days · How 1970s residents built their own homes.
MUSIC
- Fado & Jazz: One Soul · Centro Cultural de Lagos, 7pm · Lagos big band plays fado classics as jazz.
Saturday 3rd October
MARKETS & FAIRS
- Lagos Monthly Market · Next to the Municipal Stadium, Lagos, 7am to 2pm · The big first-Saturday market, everything from plants to pans.
- afpop expo · Portimão Arena, Saturday and Sunday, free · Services, advice and deals for international residents.
FESTIVALS & CULTURE
- FÉRTIL Festival · Parque Ribeirinho Poente, Olhão, 2pm to 11pm, free · Talks, market and Sensible Soccers by the Ria.
MUSIC
- Music in Churches · Ermida de São Sebastião, Tavira, 6pm · Soprano, clarinet and piano trio in a hermitage.
Sunday 4th September
MARKETS & FAIRS
- InDireita Street Fest · Rua Direita, Portimão, from 10am, free · Street festival and end-of-season shop sales downtown.
MUSIC
- Promenade Concert · Cineteatro Louletano, Loulé, 11.30am, €3 · Relaxed family orchestra morning, William Tell included.
- Amateur Fado Competition · Clube Artístico Lacobrigense, Lagos, 3pm, free · New fado voices compete for the October final.
OTHER
- International Ocean Film Tour · Cinemas LagoShopping, Lagos, 6pm, €13 · Europe's big ocean film festival, one night only.
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