Are you already programming your Madeira holiday for 2010? We help you! Here is a schedule of the most interesting events held in Madeira for the next year:

February 2010
• 13th – Madeira Carnival - Great Allegoric Parade
• 16th - Madeira Carnival - Fun Parade

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April 2010
• From the 1st to the 4th – Easter celebrations
• 17th - Flower Festival - The Wall of Hope Ceremony
• 18th - Flower Festival - Great Allegoric Parade

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June 2010
• During all month – Madeira Atlantic Festival, with several musical events
• 5th - Madeira Atlantic Festival - Fireworks night show
• 12th - Madeira Atlantic Festival - Fireworks night show
• 19th - Madeira Atlantic Festival - Fireworks night show
• 26th - Madeira Atlantic Festival - Fireworks night show

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See these fireworks from the sea with Madeira Wind Birds

September 2010
• From the 2nd to the 5th – Madeira Wine Festival - Shows and exhibitions in Funchal
• 4th - Madeira Wine Festival - Live Harvest in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
• From the 16th to the 18th – Columbus Festival in Porto Santo Island

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November 2010
• From the 22th on – Christmas in Madeira - Christmas lights, decorations and exhibitions in Funchal

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December 2010
• From the 1st on – Christmas in Madeira - Christmas lights, decorations and exhibitions in Funchal
• From the 8th on – Christmas in Madeira - Christmas lights all over the island
• 23rd – Christmas in Madeira - Market Place Festival in Funchal
• 31st – Christmas in Madeira - New Year's Fireworks in Funchal

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Have the best view for this amazing show...See the New Years Fireworks Show from the sea!

Next Sunday, the 27th of September 2009, the world is celebrating the Tourism day. Madeira is joining these celebrations by offering the following program:

• Free admission to the Botanical and Orquídea gardens
• Free admission to the following museums:
• Casa Museu Frederico de Freitas
• Museu Vicentes
• Museu de Arte Contemporânea
• Museu Arte Sacra
• Museu do Bordado
• Universo de Memórias
• Museu Quinta das Cruzes
• Madeira Story Centre (50% discount)
• Museu Etnográfico da Madeira (Ribeira Brava)
• Centro de Ciência Viva do Porto Moniz
• Casa Colombo (Porto Santo).
• Funchal - Distribution of flowers and souvenirs in the information desk of the city centre;
• Airport - Distribution of flowers and souvenirs to tourists on the arrivals lounge.

Source: Madeira Tourism Board

The edge of Madeira New Year's celebrations is the fantastic fireworks show in Funchal amphitheatre. Already a world's guiness record this show is one of the greatest attractions to Madeira Island as a tourism destination. This year the regional government will spend 1.2 million euros on the New Year's fireworks show.

5 cruise ships are already confirmed to spend the New Years Fireworks in Madeira sea where the show is best contemplated. Hotels usually get full and around midnight, on the 31st of December Funchal bay gets crowded with small twinkling lights as many boats go out to enjoy the fantastic fireworks and begin a new year with a celebration spirit.

35 Years later Madeira is again connected by sea with mainland Portugal. This time by a Spanish ferryboat which links Tenerife to Madeira and to Portimão, in Algarve. It started to operate this weekend, June 14th, leaving Madeira on Saturday morning, around 10:30 am and arriving to Algarve 21 hours later. Volcán de Tijarafe, the ferryboat from Naviera Armas, which links Algarve to Madeira and Tenerife Islands, leaves from Portimão on Sundays at mid-day. This operation will be held all weekends until middle September 2008 and it is predictable to return on June 2009.

So, for those who are afraid to fly, you now have the chance to visit Madeira between June and September traveling by sea!

Due to heavy rain the flower festival parade which was supposed to happen today (Sunday) afternoon, was postponed for tomorrow (Monday) at 2pm. Saturday's program went well with school children fulfilling the "Wall of Hope" each one with a different flower. On Funchal downtown the fower perfume stands in the air as there are flower carpets covering some sidewalks, there is a flower exhibition and some other flower decorations on the main squares of the city.

In 29 years this is the second time the flower festival had to be postponed due to bad weather conditons with the first time being in 1983. Weather forecasts are predicting rain until Wednesday but we hope tomorrow afternoon rain will give us a break....