The Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Nazaré take place at the Sítio da Nazaré from 4 to 13 September 2026. According to Wikipedia, they have been celebrated there since the Middle Ages, to commemorate the miracle of 1182 in which Our Lady saved the knight D. Fuas Roupinho from falling off the top of the promontory. Opening on Friday the 4th, the Cantores Nazarenos present 'Nazaré é Tradição' at the Terreiro, and on Saturday the 5th there is a bullfight with a procession. On Sunday, the
Grupo Coral Infantil do Luxemburgo perform, and in the evening, fado singers
Cláudia Zarro and
Hugo Faustino take the stage. In the following days, at the Bullring, the acts include
Sakanagem, Roda de Samba,
Pharol, the tribute band
A Kind of Queen,
Cuca Roseta and
Telmo Miranda, with the tribute to Marco Paulo 'Maravilhoso Coração' on Sunday the 13th. On Tuesday the 8th,
Fafá de Belém sings on the steps of the Sanctuary, with a pyro-water show and fireworks. There are also DJs at the Coreto and the Bullring, the
Charanga do Mar, and on Saturday the 12th, the XXIV Folklore Festival of the
Grupo Etnográfico Danças e Cantares da Nazaré.
