Wine Festival

There is always room for one more tribute to this regional product, known for its excellent quality all over the world.

Wine Festival

Events Programme

A toast to Madeira

The Wine Festival is a highly symbolic cultural and ethnographic event. Held during the grape harvest season, at the end of summer, it celebrates the internationally acclaimed nectar produced in this archipelago.

from August 24th to September 14th, 2025

The event that celebrates one of Madeira's ex-libris takes place both in the streets of Funchal and in vineyards and wine cellars in rural areas. Check the programme to find out where you can celebrate this 400-year-old elixir.

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Living the Wine Festival

Come and toast life with the incomparable Madeira Wine!

Would you like to participate in the grape harvest, or do you prefer to simply taste the wine?

More wine, please!

With several initiatives taking place simultaneously and in various parts of the Region, we felt the need to organise a schedule so that you don't get lost in the intoxicating flavours of our Madeira Wine.

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Feeling curious?

To know what this party is really like, there's only one place that can give you a feel of it! Be an explorer and travel to our blog to read the first-person accounts of those who experienced it.

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