Monday editions
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The Algarve Monday | 26 October 2026 26 October 2026
The clocks went back overnight, the Algarve Classic Festival opens at Portimão from Friday with more than 300 historic cars, and November brings Pedra Dura, Walk and Art Fest and Rota das Algas in the first fortnight.
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The Algarve Monday | 19 October 2026 19 October 2026
Portimão hosts the largest European Veterans Judo Championships on record this week with 1,415 athletes from 36 countries, Mercadona opens its first Algarve store in Portimão, and the week brings walking football in Lagoa, Halloween at Zoomarine and chamber music at the Portimão Museum.
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The Algarve Monday | 12 October 2026 12 October 2026
The Sagres Bird Festival closes with 1,568 visitors, 165 species and a rare Eleonora's falcon, Portimão announces Portugal's first adaptive sailing training centre, and an exceptional October weekend delivers a garden fair in Lagoa, guitar in Alvor and theatre in Portimão.
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The Algarve Monday | 5 October 2026 5 October 2026
The easyJet cabin crew strike at Faro wraps up on Tuesday, Lagoa hosts three days of international magic from Thursday, and the final free fado concert of the season closes the Antiga Lota series on Saturday evening.
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The Algarve Monday | 28 September 2026 28 September 2026
A yellow storm alert greets Monday, the Guitar Festival of Lagoa closes its 13th edition on Thursday, and the Rallye Casinos do Algarve brings its service park to Lagoa and competitive stages through the Lagos countryside on Friday evening.
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The Algarve Monday | 21 September 2026 21 September 2026
A landmark Saturday concert by veteran Algarve musician Beto Kalulu arrives at the Lagoa Congress Centre, Ana Marques and João Leote bring fado to the Antiga Lota, and the Vila Vita Biergarten opens its doors for the 12th Oktoberfest.
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The Algarve Monday | 14 September 2026 14 September 2026
The 13th Guitar Festival of Lagoa opens on Friday, the inaugural Portimao World Beer Groove arrives at the Fortaleza de Santa Catarina, fado fills the Antiga Lota on Saturday, and the region gets a new Bishop.
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The Algarve Monday | 7 September 2026 7 September 2026
Eyes of the Algarve brings a Grateful Dead weekend to Wake Park Lagos, the cultural centre stages three nights of Spanish flamenco, and Portimao's restored fish market launches six weeks of fado.
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The Algarve Monday | 31 August 2026 31 August 2026
Banho 29 brought thousands to the seafront on Saturday night; this week Noites no Cais opens in Lagos, Festival F fills Faro's old town, and the sea stays warm into September.
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The Algarve Monday | 24 August 2026 24 August 2026
Banho 29 brings midnight swimmers to Praia da Luz and Lagos on Saturday, FATACIL runs through the weekend in Lagoa, and one of the Algarve's longest-running nightclubs bows out quietly in the hills.
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The Algarve Monday | 17 August 2026 17 August 2026
FolkFaro closes in Faro on Saturday, FATACIL opens in Lagoa on Friday, and Portimão's riverside fills with food trucks and live music across the second half of the week.
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Welcome to The Algarve Monday 13 August 2026
A new weekly guide to the western end of the Algarve, landing every Monday morning. Here is what to expect, and why we are writing it.
