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Sporting Events in Portugal
Our guide to upcoming sporting events in Portugal- whether national, international, professional, amateur, traditional or quirky! Plus a few concerts and cultural events that are well worth a visit. Contact us with any queries or list your upcoming events in Portugal for free!
Events in Portugal Calendar
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August
throughout August, join in the Beach Games Praia Grande, near Sintra and free keep fit activities on Algarve beaches
30th July to 8th August Azores Sea Week a festival including swimming, diving, water-polo, sail and whale boat regattas, rowing, canoeing, jet skiing and angling competitions, Horta, Faial, Azores
1st to 15th Festival of the Oceans a celebration of the seas: concerts, shows, diving and watersports displays etc in and around Lisbon
4th-15th Cycle Tour of Portugal, top international cyclists battle it out in the August sunshine
7th-14th World Paragliding Championships in the spectacular setting of Linhares da Beira
10th to 15th Festival do Marisco (Seafood Festival) the Algarve's most famous gastronomic event and a must for seafood lovers, Olhão
10th to 13th Grand Champions Tennis Tournament watch the tennis greats at Vale do Lobo Tennis Academy
14th and 17th Regattas Horta Bay, Faial, Azores
20th Surforeggae, Surf and Reggae festival, Quarteira promenade
24th to 29th Sintra Portugal Pro Bodyboarding Championship, Praia Grande, Sintra
27th World Surf Ski Cup Azurara beach, Vila do Conde
27th to 28th Noites Ritual Rock Festival up and coming Portuguese bands at the Crystal Palace Gardens, Porto
31st August to 1st Sept Miss Sumol 2010, girls' surfing and bodyboarding championship Ilhavo, Portugal
September
2nd to 5th Madeira Wine Festival, Madeira
4th to 5th Red Bull Air Race World Series Lisbon
5th National Show Jumping, Vimeiro, Maceira (north of Lisbon)
9th Final of European Motorcycling Endurance Trials Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra
9th European Rowing Championships Montemor-O-Velho
16th-18th Columbus Festival, music, drama, arts and historical re-enactment Madeira
17th to 19th FIA-GT World Championship British Formula 4 motor race, Algarve Autodrome, Portimão
19th Scrufts Non-Pedigree Dog Show, a fun show and day out to raise money for abandoned animals, Fatacil, Lagoa
25th Competition Dance Championship, Lisbon
26th Lisbon Half Marathon
October
2nd-3rdLoulé Rally car rally, Loulé, Algarve
7th European Figure Skating Championship Mealhada
26th UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships Anadia
15th-17th Historic F1 Racing Algarve Historic Festival, Algarve Autodrome, Portimão
19th-24th Quicksilver Pro Portugal Surfing Watch international surfers battle it out at this ASP's Men's Star Event, Ericeira
31st Portuguese MotoGP Estoril near Lisbon
November
6th Junior World Fencing Championship Ponte de Sôr
13th-14th Casinos do Algarve Rally Portimão and Monchique
13th-14th Portuguese Touring Car Championship Algarve Autodrome, Portimão
December
5th Lisbon Marathon
12th European Cross Country Championships Albufeira
17th-19th International Table Tennis Championships Tavira
January 2011
Febuary 2011
Lisbon Boats and Sports Show
March 2011
20th Lisbon Half Marathon, also a 5 mile mini marathon, Almada, Lisbon
April 2011
May 2011
Estoril Open Tennis Lisbon
Rally of Portugal Algarve
June 2011
Guincho Wave Contest Windsurfing, Guinco beach, near Cascais and Lisbon
Porto a Subir An annual race up the steep steps and hills of Porto city centre!
July 2011
European Jet Ski Championship Mirandola
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