The Pontével Festival 2026, in honour of Our Lady do Desterro, takes place from 4 to 8 September in the village of Pontével, in the municipality of Cartaxo. According to Wikipedia, it is one of the village's annual festivities and is held on the first weekend of September; the Chapel of Our Lady do Desterro, formerly the Hermitage of the Holy Spirit, was rebuilt between the late 19th and early 20th century. The event is organised by the Quarentões 26, who on the last night pass the baton to the Quarentões 2027.
On Friday the 4th, the Festival's Judge and Lady Judge leave the Quarentões headquarters for the Parish Church, there is an opening procession, the festival restaurant opens and the band
Hi-Fi opens the Street Festival; at half past midnight the pine tree is burnt. On Saturday there is the 'Corrida Mais Louca do Ribatejo' go-kart race, a folk festival, the singer
Rebeca and the show
Memo à Tuga. On Sunday the
Banda da SFIP accompanies the dawn parade and the procession, there is a mass and procession at 16:00 and, at night,
Sede Bandida and GM's tribute to Xutos. On Monday there are games without borders,
Descendentes and the show
American House Party. On Tuesday there is the traditional bath in Rio da Fonte, a sunset at Largo do Rio da Fonte and, at night, David Antunes with
Emanuel Moura and
Carolina Ligeiro. Every night there are fireworks and the electronic tent opens with a different DJ. The festival ends at 05:00 on Wednesday.
