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Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Nazaré

4 – 16 August 2026

history

The Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Nazaré in Enxara do Bispo (Mafra) took place from 4 to 16 August 2026, with free entry, organised by the 2025/26 committee. They opened on the 4th with the stewards' procession and mass and the inauguration of the Street Festival with a shared feast. On the 5th there was the singing of the loas and the pilgrimage to the Santuário da Serra do Socorro, with mass and procession up on the hill. On the following days the ringing of the bells, the lauds, the rosary and vespers with mass for the intentions of various places in the parish were repeated, and every evening there was dancing and a concert: Bluay, Rosinha, Los Romeros, Badoxa, Bia Caboz, Philharmonic Beats, Wilson Honrado and Dupla Mete Cá Sets, among others. On Sunday the 9th there was a street parade and procession with Banda S.F. 1º Dezembro (Encarnação) and Banda E.M.E.B.; on the 12th, a talk about the solar eclipse with observation in the churchyard; on the 15th, mass in honour of Our Lady of the Assumption da Serra and a procession. The festival closed on the 16th with a Eucharist of thanksgiving, a fireworks display at midnight and a concert by Dupla Mete Cá Sets. On 12 September, the farewell mass was followed by the handover of the image to the Paróquia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Igreja Nova. (Source: festival poster.)

programme

Tuesday 4 August

  1. 20h00 Stewards' Procession (Chapel of the Holy Spirit)
  2. 20h30 Stewards' Mass (Parish Church)
  3. 22h30 Opening of the Arraial (street festival) and Shared Bodo (communal meal) (Parish Church)

Wednesday 5 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 09h15 Singing of the Loas (Parish Church)
  3. 09h30 Departure of the Círio (pilgrimage procession) to the Sanctuary of Serra do Socorro
  4. 16h00 Mass (Sanctuary of Serra do Socorro)
  5. 17h00 Procession (Sanctuary of Serra do Socorro)
  6. 19h00 Start of the Return of the Círio (Sanctuary of Serra do Socorro)
  7. 22h00 Dance with Rogério & Daniela
  8. 01h30 Entertainment by DJ Daniela

Thursday 6 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 15h30 Recitation of the Rosary
  4. 19h30 Vespers and Mass (in memory of deceased members of the festival committees in honour of Our Lady of Nazaré)
  5. 22h00 Dance with Trio Clave
  6. 01h30 Entertainment by DJ Lopes

Friday 7 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 18h00 Vespers and Mass (in memory of all the grandparents of the parish)
  4. 22h00 Entertainment by DJ Chimecs
  5. 23h00 Dance with Grupo Forrobodó
  6. 01h30 Entertainment continues

Saturday 8 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 17h00 Premiere concert, CD launch and presentation of the route 'Em Canto e Fé – Rota da Devoção'
  4. 22h00 Entertainment by DJ Gonçalo Costa
  5. 23h00 Concert by Bluay
  6. 00h30 Entertainment continues

Sunday 9 August

  1. 09h00 Dawn Salute and Bell Ringing
  2. 10h00 Street parade with Banda S.F. 1º Dezembro (Encarnação)
  3. 16h00 Mass in Honour of Our Lady of Nazaré
  4. 17h30 Procession accompanied by Banda S.F. 1º Dezembro (Encarnação) and Banda E.M.E.B. (Enxara do Bispo)
  5. 22h00 Concert by Grupo Banza
  6. 01h30 Entertainment by DJ Big G

Monday 10 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 15h00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
  4. 19h30 Vespers and Mass (for the families of the parish)
  5. 22h00 Dance with Banda CTL
  6. 23h00 Concert by Rosinha
  7. 00h30 Dance continues

Tuesday 11 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 15h30 Recitation of the Rosary
  4. 19h30 Vespers and Mass (for the young people of the parish)
  5. 22h00 Dance with Banda Raska
  6. 23h00 Concert by Los Romeros
  7. 00h30 Dance continues

Wednesday 12 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 17h00 Talk 'Quando o Dia Escurece – Understanding the Solar Eclipse and how to observe it safely' (AAHE – Associação Astronómica Horizonte Estelar)
  4. 18h00 Start of observations (Forecourt of the Parish Church)
  5. 22h00 Dance with Banda Abel Alves
  6. 23h00 Concert by Badoxa
  7. 00h30 Dance continues

Thursday 13 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 15h30 Recitation of the Rosary
  4. 19h30 Vespers and Mass (for all the sick of the parish)
  5. 22h00 Dance with Banda Linha D'Água
  6. 23h00 Concert by Bia Caboz
  7. 00h30 Dance continues

Friday 14 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 10h30 Lauds Prayer
  3. 15h30 Recitation of the Rosary
  4. 19h30 Vespers and Mass (for the young people and for peace in the world, and intentions of Enxara do Bispo)
  5. 22h00 Entertainment by DJ Ricardo F
  6. 23h00 Concert by Philharmonic Beats
  7. 00h30 Entertainment continues

Saturday 15 August

  1. 09h00 Dawn Salute and Bell Ringing
  2. 16h00 Mass in Honour of Our Lady of the Assumption of the Serra
  3. 17h30 Procession accompanied by Banda E.M.E.B. (Enxara do Bispo)
  4. 22h00 Entertainment with Projecto Bug
  5. 23h00 Concert by Wilson HonradoWith DJ Wilson Honrado
  6. 00h30 Entertainment by DJ Sudaka

Sunday 16 August

  1. 09h00 Bell Ringing
  2. 16h00 Sunday Eucharist in Thanksgiving to Our Lady of Nazaré
  3. 22h00 Dance with Banda Enigma
  4. 00h00 Closing Fireworks
  5. 00h30 Concert by Dupla Mete Cá Sets

Saturday 12 September

  1. 12h00 Farewell Mass, followed by the ceremonies for the handover of the Image to the Parish of Our Lady of the Conception of Igreja Nova

artists

ROSINHA
23:00h
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DJ Wilson Honrado
23:00h
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Enxara do Bispo

  • Organiser: Comissão de Festas em Honra de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré – Enxara do Bispo 2025/26

about the place

Enxara do Bispo is a former civil parish in the municipality of Mafra, covering 18.06 km² and with 1,740 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. It was abolished in the 2013 administrative reorganisation and merged with Gradil and Vila Franca do Rosário, forming the Union of Parishes of Enxara do Bispo, Gradil and Vila Franca do Rosário; Vila Franca do Rosário had been created in 1939 with settlements from this parish. The patron is Our Lady of the Assumption. Among its heritage are the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (parish church), the village and the Chapel of Our Lady of Socorro, on the heights of Serra do Socorro, and the Pillory of Enxara dos Cavaleiros, the former seat of the municipality. (Source: Wikipédia, 'Enxara do Bispo'.)

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