MarketsMay9
Markets of Loulé
Loulé
Loule
·until 31 Dec
Events in Loulé
Traditional market, local crafts and the Algarve hills. Culture and nature combined.
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Markets
MarketsMay9
Loulé Antique Fair
Loulé
Loule
·until 20 Dec
ExhibitionsMay9
Exhibition 'There are places darker than light: Ode to Hope and Joy' by Vasco Célio
Loulé
Loule
·until 9 May
ExhibitionsFreeMay9
Exhibition "Everyday Ecology"
Loulé
Loule
·until 23 May
ExhibitionsMay9
The Five Elements
Loulé
Loule
·until 20 Oct
ExhibitionsFreeMay9
Exhibition "Rare Lands"
Loulé
Loule
·until 23 May
WorkshopsFreeMay9
Introduction to Esparto Techniques Course
Loulé
Loule
·until 9 May
TheatreMay9
Artistic Residency Debaixo d’Olho - “Awake Dream”
Loulé
Loule
·until 9 May
WorkshopsMay9
Workshop "Between Lines and Stories" by Benedita Pinto
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Loule
GastronomyMay9
10th Wine Festival
Loulé
Loule
MusicMay9
Concert “The Inside Side” by Mariana Ramos Correia and Joana Ricardo
Loule
MusicMay9
Ricardo J. Martins & String Quartet
Cineteatro Louletano
Loule
MarketsMay9
Loulé Spring Market 2026
Loule
·Saturdays from 10 AM to 2 PM
LiteratureMay9
Aerial Stories for Curious Families
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Polo de Almancil
Loule
Gastronomy€35.00May9
Sip & Paint special designed for Parent with children.
Laguna & Millennium Vilamoura - Clubhouse
Loule
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TheatreMay9
ARTISTIC RESIDENCY “UNDER THE EYE” | DANCE | From May 6 to 8 | Public Presentation May 9 at 19:00
Folha de Medronho - Artes Performativas
Loule
Workshops40€May9
Cyanotype with Algarve Flora
Loulé
Loule
Sports€23.00May9
Beach Yoga in Vilamoura by el Sol - Lifestyle
Sketchy Crab
Loule
TheatreMay10
What if it were you? - What a scene! - Associação os Barões
Cineteatro Louletano
Loule
Theatre5€May10
What if it were you?
Loulé
Loule
LiteratureMay11
Climate Week
Loule
ExhibitionsMay12
Illustration Exhibition by Alain Corbel
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Loule
CinemaMay12
Le royaume, by Julien Colonna (2024) - French Film of the Month Loulé
Auditório do Solar da Música Nova
Loule
Sports€10.00May12
Sunrise Yoga
Beach Club Vale do Lobo
Loule
TheatreFreeMay13
Captains of the Sand - Itinerant Show based on the work of Jorge Amado
Loulé
Loule
ExhibitionsMay13
Quarteira City Day
Loule
Conferences€23.00May13
Beach Breathwork and Meditation in Vilamoura by el Sol - Lifestyle
Sketchy Crab
Loule
·Every Wednesday
FestivalsMay14
Festa da Espiga
Loulé
Loule
FestivalsMay14
59th Festa da Espiga/Day of the Municipality
Loule
May14
Municipality Day
Loule
What's on in Loulé: Festival MED world music in late June, the country's oldest Carnival in February, and the Mãe Soberana religious festival around Easter — between the Old Town (neo-Moorish Mercado Municipal, Cineteatro Louletano), Vilamoura (Marina, Cerro da Vila Roman ruins, golf) and the Caldeirão hills to the north. Seasonal highlights: Festival MED from 25 to 27 June 2026 (22nd edition, with Goran Bregovic, Sérgio Godinho, Salif Keita and Seun Kuti), Carnival from 15 to 17 February, and the Festa Grande da Mãe Soberana on 19 April. Updated daily with what's happening today, this weekend and in the weeks ahead.
- District:
- Faro
- Population:
- ~72,000
- Area:
- 765 km² (the Algarve's largest council)
- Parishes:
- 11
- Vilamoura:
- Europe's largest private resort
Main places
Mercado Municipal de Loulé
Neo-Moorish building from 1908 (Art Nouveau style, designed by Mota Gomes), with four pavilions and four gates. The town's symbol. Open Monday to Saturday, 7am to 3pm — coastal fish, Caldeirão-grown produce, honey, cheese and convent pastries. Saturday morning is the classic day.
Cineteatro Louletano
Municipal theatre on Av. José da Costa Mealha, with regular music, theatre, dance and cinema programming. Part of the RTCP (Portuguese theatre and cinema-theatre network) and the Rede Azul Algarve circuit. Also one of the main stages of Festival MED.
Castelo + Igreja de São Clemente
Moorish castle on the hilltop (12th c.), rebuilt by King Dinis and now with central tower and free-entry gardens. Beside it, the Igreja de São Clemente — the parish church — built over a former mosque, with gilded side chapels and 18th-century azulejos.
Convento do Espírito Santo (Galeria Municipal)
Former convent of the Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Spirit (17th–18th c.). After deconsecration the church became the Municipal Museum's laboratory; the rest of the building now houses the Convent Art Gallery, with year-round temporary exhibitions. Rua D. Paio Peres Correia.
Marina de Vilamoura
Portugal's largest marina — 825 berths for boats up to 60 m, plus a new extension of 68 superyacht moorings. Seven-time International Marina of the Year (TYHA). Departures for the Benagil sea cave, dolphin watching and big-game fishing; five golf courses within minutes.
Cerro da Vila (Vilamoura)
Roman maritime villa from the 1st to 5th centuries AD, now within the Vilamoura complex. Main house with mosaics, public baths, fish-salting factory and garum production, necropolis — a 5-hectare site with on-site museum and resident archaeologists.
Quarteira
Fishing town that still keeps its daily fish-auction tradition. 6 km of cobbled seaside promenade and a busy Saturday-morning market. Five minutes from the Vilamoura Marina. Well-equipped urban beach.
Salir, Querença and Alte (the inland)
Villages of the Caldeirão hills, in the north of the council. Salir: ruined Moorish castle and the Bread Museum. Querença: Manueline parish church and the Fonte Benémola spring. Alte: Fonte Pequena and Fonte Grande, the start of the riverside trail. The other side of Loulé.
Good questions
When is Festival MED in Loulé and where do I get tickets?
The 22nd edition runs 25–27 June 2026 in Loulé's Old Town, with a fourth free-admission day on 28 June. 30 countries represented, 50+ concerts across five main stages (Matriz, Cerca, Chafariz, Castelo and Hammam) — headliners include Goran Bregovic, Salif Keita, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Sérgio Godinho. Tickets via BOL.pt and the festival box office.
When is Carnival in Loulé?
Loulé Carnival 2026 runs on 15, 16 and 17 February on Av. José da Costa Mealha — the local 'sambódromo'. Daily parades from 3pm, with 13 floats, 600+ performers, samba schools, gigantones and a DJ. It's the country's oldest 'civilised' Carnival, marking 120 years in 2026 (since 1906). This year's theme: 'Super Carnaval', with political, social and sports satire.
What's worth visiting in Vilamoura in a day?
Start at Cerro da Vila (Roman ruins, ~1h30, with on-site museum) and walk five minutes across to the Marina. Along the waterfront you'll see the 825 berths, shops and terraces; boat trips to Benagil and dolphin watching leave hourly. Lunch with a sea view, then either golf at one of the five courses (Old Course, Pinhal, Laguna) or the urban beach. Quarteira is 10 min away if you want fish straight from the auction at dinner.