MarketsJun23
Loulé Antique Fair
Loulé
Loule
·until 20 Dec
Events in Loulé
Traditional market, local crafts and the Algarve hills. Culture and nature combined.
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Markets
ExhibitionsJun23
The Five Elements
Loulé
Loule
·until 20 Oct
WorkshopsJun23
Active Mind: The Gym for Your Brain
Moov Life
Loule
·until 29 Jun
WorkshopsJun23
MOOV TE: The program that transforms movement into well-being
Moov Life
Loule
·until 24 Jun
MusicJun23
MAR Shopping Algarve and FNAC Celebrate Vinyl Culture in Loulé Again
MAR Shopping Algarve
Loule
·Tuesdays
Nature€23.00Jun23
Beach Yoga in Vilamoura by el Sol - Lifestyle
Sketchy Crab
Loule
·Tuesdays
LiteratureJun23
The Stories of Sílvia
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Loule
·Tuesdays
FestivalsJun23
Popular Saints of Quarteira
Quarteira (cidade)
Loule
·June 12, 19, 23 and 28
Workshops€150.00Jun24
Collective Release DAY RETREAT
Quinta Da Palmeira Encantada
Loule
LiteratureJun24
Loulé Reading Club
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Loule
·Wednesdays
Nature€23.00Jun24
Beach Breathwork and Meditation in Vilamoura by el Sol - Lifestyle
Sketchy Crab
Loule
·Biweekly on Wednesdays
Conferences€55.00Jun25
The Gathering
Água Qlub - Vilamoura
Loule
MusicJun25
Festival Med
Loulé
Loule
·Annually at the end of June
LiteratureJun27
CLEVA - Read Aloud Club
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Polo de Almancil
Loule
·Saturdays
Workshops50€Jun27
Circular Tapestry
Loulé
Loule
CinemaJun28
Popular Festivals Arrive at 'Dominguinhos' in June in the Algarve
MAR Shopping Algarve
Loule
·Sundays in June
Exhibitions€35.00Jun28
"Paint your pet" Sip & Paint
Tipsee Turtles
Loule
·Sundays
FestivalsJun28
Popular Saints of Quarteira
Passeio das Dunas, Quarteira
Loule
·June 12, 19, 23 and 28
Sports€10.00Jun30
Sunrise Yoga: A sunrise ritual of body and mind
Beach Club Vale do Lobo
Loule
·Weekly, every Tuesday
LiteratureJun30
The Stories of Ana Paula
Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Loule
·Tuesdays
ConferencesJul1
City Council Meeting
Loule
·Biweekly on Wednesdays
Theatre10€Jul4
A Happy Oyster Does Not Make a Pearl or Capsule on (a)living | Ana Borges
Loulé
Loule
TheatreJul4
Kèfalé - Street Show
Loulé
Loule
MusicJul4
Tiago Sousa at the Oximoro Festival
Igreja Matriz de Loulé
Loule
SportsFreeJul5
Charity Mat Pilates Class | Algarve Oncology | Quinta Shopping
Quinta Shopping
Loule
·1st Sunday of the month
Theatre10 €Jul5
Arabesque Legacy – Between Conquests and New Dreams
Loulé
Loule
What's on in Loulé: Festival MED world music in late June, the country's oldest Carnival in February, and the Mãe Soberana religious festival around Easter — between the Old Town (neo-Moorish Mercado Municipal, Cineteatro Louletano), Vilamoura (Marina, Cerro da Vila Roman ruins, golf) and the Caldeirão hills to the north. Seasonal highlights: Festival MED from 25 to 27 June 2026 (22nd edition, with Goran Bregovic, Sérgio Godinho, Salif Keita and Seun Kuti), Carnival from 15 to 17 February, and the Festa Grande da Mãe Soberana on 19 April. Updated daily with what's happening today, this weekend and in the weeks ahead.
- District:
- Faro
- Population:
- ~72,000
- Area:
- 765 km² (the Algarve's largest council)
- Parishes:
- 11
- Vilamoura:
- Europe's largest private resort
Main places
Mercado Municipal de Loulé
Neo-Moorish building from 1908 (Art Nouveau style, designed by Mota Gomes), with four pavilions and four gates. The town's symbol. Open Monday to Saturday, 7am to 3pm — coastal fish, Caldeirão-grown produce, honey, cheese and convent pastries. Saturday morning is the classic day.
Cineteatro Louletano
Municipal theatre on Av. José da Costa Mealha, with regular music, theatre, dance and cinema programming. Part of the RTCP (Portuguese theatre and cinema-theatre network) and the Rede Azul Algarve circuit. Also one of the main stages of Festival MED.
Castelo + Igreja de São Clemente
Moorish castle on the hilltop (12th c.), rebuilt by King Dinis and now with central tower and free-entry gardens. Beside it, the Igreja de São Clemente — the parish church — built over a former mosque, with gilded side chapels and 18th-century azulejos.
Convento do Espírito Santo (Galeria Municipal)
Former convent of the Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Spirit (17th–18th c.). After deconsecration the church became the Municipal Museum's laboratory; the rest of the building now houses the Convent Art Gallery, with year-round temporary exhibitions. Rua D. Paio Peres Correia.
Marina de Vilamoura
Portugal's largest marina — 825 berths for boats up to 60 m, plus a new extension of 68 superyacht moorings. Seven-time International Marina of the Year (TYHA). Departures for the Benagil sea cave, dolphin watching and big-game fishing; five golf courses within minutes.
Cerro da Vila (Vilamoura)
Roman maritime villa from the 1st to 5th centuries AD, now within the Vilamoura complex. Main house with mosaics, public baths, fish-salting factory and garum production, necropolis — a 5-hectare site with on-site museum and resident archaeologists.
Quarteira
Fishing town that still keeps its daily fish-auction tradition. 6 km of cobbled seaside promenade and a busy Saturday-morning market. Five minutes from the Vilamoura Marina. Well-equipped urban beach.
Salir, Querença and Alte (the inland)
Villages of the Caldeirão hills, in the north of the council. Salir: ruined Moorish castle and the Bread Museum. Querença: Manueline parish church and the Fonte Benémola spring. Alte: Fonte Pequena and Fonte Grande, the start of the riverside trail. The other side of Loulé.
Good questions
When is Festival MED in Loulé and where do I get tickets?
The 22nd edition runs 25–27 June 2026 in Loulé's Old Town, with a fourth free-admission day on 28 June. 30 countries represented, 50+ concerts across five main stages (Matriz, Cerca, Chafariz, Castelo and Hammam) — headliners include Goran Bregovic, Salif Keita, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Sérgio Godinho. Tickets via BOL.pt and the festival box office.
When is Carnival in Loulé?
Loulé Carnival 2026 runs on 15, 16 and 17 February on Av. José da Costa Mealha — the local 'sambódromo'. Daily parades from 3pm, with 13 floats, 600+ performers, samba schools, gigantones and a DJ. It's the country's oldest 'civilised' Carnival, marking 120 years in 2026 (since 1906). This year's theme: 'Super Carnaval', with political, social and sports satire.
What's worth visiting in Vilamoura in a day?
Start at Cerro da Vila (Roman ruins, ~1h30, with on-site museum) and walk five minutes across to the Marina. Along the waterfront you'll see the 825 berths, shops and terraces; boat trips to Benagil and dolphin watching leave hourly. Lunch with a sea view, then either golf at one of the five courses (Old Course, Pinhal, Laguna) or the urban beach. Quarteira is 10 min away if you want fish straight from the auction at dinner.