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Albufeira is very well served with holidays and festivals.
Public Holidays:
1 January - New Years Day - (Ano Novo) 25 April - Day of the Revolution - (Dia da Liberdade) 1 May - Labour Day - (Dia do Trabalho) 10 June - Day of Portugal - (Dia de Portugal) 13 June - Day of Saint António - (Dia de Santo António) 15 August - Assumption of Mary - (Assunção de Nossa Senhora) 5 October - Day of the Republic - (Implantação da República) 1 November - All Saint's Day - (Todos-os-Santos) 1 December - Independence Day - (Restauração da Independência) 8 December - Immaculate Conception´s Day - (Imaculada Conceição) 25 December - Christmas (Natal)
Other Holidays:
24 February 2009 - Carnival/Shrove Tuesday - (Feira da Carnaval/Entrudo) 10 April 2009 - Good Friday - (Sexta-Feira Santa) 12 April 2009 - Eastern - (Páscoa) 11 June 2009 - Corpus Christi - (Corpo de Deus)
Portuguese National Holidays:
25 April - Liberty Day - Dia da Liberdade 10 June - Portugal Day - Dia de Camões 5 October - Republic Implantation - Dia de República
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Festivals:
4 February – Feira de Paul Roxo
July – Feira de Aretesanato ( Handicraft)
August – Feira de Na. Sra. Da Orado (Fishermans festival)
August – Fiera De Frango ( the Chicken festival)
August – Feira de Nossa Senhora da Guia
The most popular festival is probably the Fisherman's Festival in August. Albufeira gets full at this time, so please don't forget to book your Albufeira Hotels early.

Fishermans Beach
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