WHEN Tuesday 5 August to Sunday 10 August at 18:00 until 23:55

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ADDRESS Zona Ribeirinha de Portimão , Portimão , Algarve

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The most famous annual sardine festival in the Algarve is back! Live music, entertainment, plenty of fresh fish and sardines galore!  Portimão's Sardine Festival is a must-do. From 5th to 10th August 2025. Live concerts everynight plus entertainment for the kids, and a special recreation of the sardines arriving at the dock. See the details below.

Sardines have been a part of the tradition and culture of the Algarve for many years and this little fish has remained a firm favourite with locals and visitors to the region - grilled to perfection over charcoal and eaten with Portuguese bread and a fresh salad - delicious!

Many restaurants in the Algarve will have sardines on the menu throughout the year but the best time to eat sardines is in August, and especially during the annual Sardine Festival in Portimão.

This year the festival opens on 5th August and runs to 10th August  If you want to sample local sardines, this is the place. The sardines are freshly caught and at their best at this time of the year. Plus there is live music every evening with a great line up of bands - click the website button for the full programme or see the details below.

The Festival takes place by the River Arade in Portimão, with plenty of stands grilling sardines over charcoal, and with lots of other delicious goodies to sample.

• Free entry
• Open from 18:00h to 00:00h
• Location: Portimão riverside
• check out this guide to the best of Portimão
• Live music every evening, plus show coooking and entertainment
• Festival Plate: €11 per person - sardines, potatoes, bread, salad

Highlight - Reenactment of sardines boats arriving to harbour
Don't miss the opening event of the festival which steps back in time to recreate the boats laden with sardines arriving at the dock and being unloaded, ready to be sent to the local market. 
600 kilos of fresh sardines will be unloaded. Spectactors can receive vouchers giving them free tasting at the Festival, from 5th to 10th August.

• 5th August at 11:00h at Gil Eanes dock in Portimão, near the old bridge.

There is entertainment each evening at the festival with the headline acts on the stage from 10pm:
5th: Rui Veloso - 6th: Pedro Abrunhosa - 7th: Diogo Piçarra - 8th: Nena - 9th: Para sempre Marco - 10th: Resistência



See the map in the Image Gallery for information on parking and location of participating restaurant, outside of the festival area.
 

Contact

• www.festivaldasardinha.pt

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