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Until August 26 – Painting and sculpture exhibition at Vale do Lobo Art Gallery.

Saturday 26 – Lagos Jazz Orchestra at Monte Quinta Suites, Quinta do Lago. From 9.30pm. Call 913 469 025.

Monday 28 – The New Orleans Jazz Band play at Tivoli Hotel, Lagos from 8.30pm. Call Tony Scriven on 289 591 804.

Carnival Tuesday - February/March - day before Ash Wednesday

Liberty Day - 25 April - celebrating 1974 revolution

Labour Day - 1 May

Corpus Christi May/June - ninth Thursday after Easter

Portugal Day 10 June - also known as Camões & the Communities Day

Feast of the Assumption - 15 August

Republic Day - 5 October - commemorating 1910 declaration of Portuguese Republic

All Saints' Day - 1 November

Independence Day - 1 December - commemorating 1640 restoration of independence from Spain

Feast of the Immaculate Conception - 8 DecemberFeira Coral do Algarve (Choral) May

Feira da Arte Doce (Sweets) 29th and 30th July

Feira da Gastronomia (Food) August

Feira de N. Sra. Da Glória 15th August

Feira de Tradicões e Arte do Algarve September

Festival de Flamenco September

Festa da N. Sra. da Conceição e São Luís (Odiáxere) September

Feira de Outubro 12th October

Feira de S. Gonçalo 27th October

Town Holiday 27th October

Festival dos Descobrimentos October & November

Feira Franca de Lagos 22nd to 24th November

Market Day 1st Saturday of the Month