Festas dos Regatos Festivities

The Festas dos Regatos took place from 19 to 28 July 2026 at the Império dos Regatos, in São Bartolomeu de Regatos, on the island of Terceira, organised by the Comissão do Império dos Regatos. There was a recitation of the rosary every evening until 26 July, a bodo de leite in the Outeiro, a coronation with Mass and the appointment of the mordomo for 2027. On the stage nights, performers included Estrelas da Noite, Helena Correia, a cantoria with six singers, the Rancho Folclórico Santa Eulália de Constance, Mimicat, Quinta Maré and tributes to Graciano Saga and Marco Paulo. The festivities closed with a fireworks display and, on 28 July, with a tourada à corda featuring bulls from the Herdeiros de Ezequiel Rodrigues and the Herdeiros Humberto Filipe.