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Every August, the local council goes all-out to make sure the 10-day Silves Medieval Festival feels like a trip back in time, with food merchants and handicraft vendors dressed in traditional garb take over the city. Jousting displays and falconry shows are performed, along with fire-eating, traditional dancing, and medieval banquets. Silves' steep, narrow streets are packed during this event.
Every year on the first weekend in March, Monchique hosts its annual fair celebrating cured meat. The Feira dos Enchidos (Sausage Fair) is a high point on the locals' calendar and people travel from far and wide to sample the goods, along with jams, dried fruits, liqueurs, and cheeses. It's all rounded off with traditional nightly entertainment.
Portimão stages its renowned festival at Zona Ribeirinha every year for five days at the beginning of August. It's a must for anyone wanting to try the delicious little fish and sample local cuisine while enjoying the sights and sounds of a proper Algarvian party.
