Traditional Festivals

Traditional festivals mark the calendar and are unforgettable moments of animation, color and joy. Whether religious or popular, the festivals in the municipality of Benavente have a strong identity and street parades (largadas de rua) are very common.

Put it in your diary and come and visit us – it’s sure to be a moment to remember.

Friendship and Roast Sardines Festival

Procession of Our lady of Alcamé, patron saint of campinos
Festivities in Honor of Our Lady of Oliveira and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Samora Correia

Carnival of Samora Correia
The biggest in Ribatejo

Festivities in honour of Nossa Senhora da Paz
Benavente

Festivities in honour of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
Porto Alto

Festivities in honour of Santo Estêvão

Festivities in honour of Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Barrosa

Festivities of São Brás
Barrosa

CARNIVAL OF SAMORA CORREIA
FEBRUARY 28TH TO MARCH 5th
Samora Correia

Bullfighting WEEK
APRIL 25 TO 30
Samora Correia

ANNUAL FAIR
MAY 1 – 5
Samora Correia

SAMORA RURAL
MAY 1 – 6
Samora Correia

CAROLINO RICE FESTIVAL OF THE LEZÍRIAS RIBATEJANAS
MAY 16, 17 AND 18
Samora Correia

SAMORA EQUESTRIAN AND LUSITANO SUMMIT
MAY 30 – JUNE 1
Samora Correia

BENAVENTE FRIENDSHIP AND GRILLED SARDINES FESTIVAL
26 TO 28 JUNE
Benavente

LEZÍRIA RIBATEJANA GASTRONOMY FESTIVAL
JULY 4 TO 13
Samora Correia

FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
JULY 18 TO 22
Porto Alto

FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF FÁTIMA
JULY 25 TO 27
Barrosa

FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF PEACE
1 TO 5 AUGUST
Benavente

FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF OLIVEIRA AND OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
AUGUST 14 TO 18
Samora Correia

FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF SANTO ESTÊVÃO
AUGUST 29TH TO SEPTEMBER 1st
Santo Estêvão

ANNUAL FAIR AND TAVERNS OF BENAVENTE
SEPTEMBER 12 TO 21
Benavente

CHRISTMAS MARKETS
28 NOVEMBER TO 1 DECEMBER
Benavente
5 TO 8 DECEMBER
Samora Correia