This feast day celebrates the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, who according to Catholic doctrine was conceived and born free of sin as the perfect vessel for the coming Messiah.

Porto play Besiktas in this Champions League group match at the Estádio do Dragão.

Portugal hosts its seventh Hot Air Balloon Transcrossing, with 25 teams from three continents taking part. In 2008 the route started in Ponte de Lima and ended in Reguengos de Monsarez.

Girl boy duo The Kills are on tour in support of new album, Midnight Boom. This date is at the Casa da Música in Porto.

In a tradition dating back to the 16th century, a statue of a bleeding Jesus is carried high on a litter of freshly cut violets. Held in the area of Graça, a hill-top area of Lisbon with a…

Virtuoso jazz guitarist John Scofield performs at the Coliseu do Porto with his trio and the ScoHorns.

Freedom Day is a public holiday to mark the end of the Fascist dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar, which ended in 1974 after 48 years.

On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part…

Alkantara Festival, dedicated to international performing arts, happens every summer across Lisbon. This annual event aims to build bridges between people and their different cultures and arts…

On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part…

During The Feast of St Peter (Cavalhada de São Pedro) fantastic jousts and cavalcades take place on the streets of Ribeira Grande, on the Island of São Miguel.

Named after a Portuguese beer, the massive rock festival Super Bock Super Rock takes place in Porto's Parque da Cidade. The event moves on to Lisbon after Porto, but each city has different acts.

Horse and bull rearing form the basis of the local economy in Vila Franca de Xira. The town's Festa do Colete Encarnado, or Red Waistcoat Festival, takes its name from the traditional costumes…

On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part…

Delta coffee organises a music festival in Lisbon's Alto da Ajuda district every year, with major names from coffee-producing countries performing under the star-speckled sky. The festival, a…

On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part…

Funchal celebrates The Feast of Senhora do Monte with a festival commemorating the deliverance of the people from hunger and plague.

Amongst the most important gastronomic events in the Algarve, the Festival do Marisco (seafood festival) at the Jardim do Pescador Olhanese has rows of stalls selling fresh fish dishes.…

After two years of planning, the Boom Festival is back. The event lasts eight days and takes place in Idanha-a-Nova, near Castelo Branco, coinciding with the full moon.

On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part…