February - Lisbon Carnival
Good Friday - The statues of the Virgin Mary and Christ are taken in a procession through the town
Mid April - Lisbon Fish Festival - 5 day event celebrating diverse fish recipes and side dishes. There is food tasting, cooking demonstrations as well as entertainment at Pavilhão de Portugal (Nations Park)
April 25 - Liberation Day, National holiday
April 26-May 6 - International Independent Film Festival - "IndieLisboa" is the biggest film festival of Lisbon.
April-May - Festival of Nossa Senhora da Arrabida takes place in Cirio de Azeitao. The people from Azeitao have a great devotion for Our Lady of Arrabida to whom they pay homage first during the Espirito Santo (Holy Spirit) festival (April-May), and then again in July. The procession, which is by horse, is again one of the high points of this lively festival
May 1 - May Day (or Labour Day), National holiday - May Day is a day for celebrations and traditionally the festivities include dancing and music as well as heading into the countryside for a picnic lunch
June 10 - Portugal Day, National Holiday
June 13 - St Anthony's Day - A celebration in honor of Saint Anthony. The city's oldest quarters are decorated with paper lanterns, colored lights, and streamers, and the day ends with a parade down Avenida da Liberdade, when each neighborhood marches vying for prizes for the best costumes and songs
July - Arrabida Candle-Lit Procession takes place in Vila Nogueira de Azeitao
Mid July - Festivals of Arrabida and Azeitao takes place in Vila Nogueira de Azeitao
Festival of Nossa Senhora da Arrabida takes place in Cirio de Azeitao. The people from Azeitao have a great devotion for Our Lady of Arrabida to whom they pay homage first during the Espirito Santo (Holy Spirit) festival (April-May), and then again in July. The procession, which is by horse, is again one of the high points of this lively festival
August 15 - Assumption of the Virgin, National holiday
Early September - Festival of Senhora da Saude (Our Lady of Health) takes place in Vila Fresca de Azeitao. Originally a religious festival, this 280 year-old event has also come to involve a secular component, since the 19th century. Today, the celebrations for Our Lady of Health still retain much of the authenticity of the festivals of days gone by - the Mass and the procession, but the bazaar, too, the bandstand for the groups of musicians and the horses
October 5 - Republic Day, National holiday
November 1 - All Saints Day, National holiday
December 1 - Independence Day, National holiday
December 8 - Immaculate Conception, National holiday
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