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The Festa do Banho 29 celebrates one of the most iconic and cherished traditions in the municipality of Lagos. For generations, people from the inland areas would travel down to the coast in groups,
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The Festa do Banho 29 celebrates one of the most iconic and cherished traditions in the municipality of Lagos.
For generations, people from the inland areas would travel down to the coast in groups, with their provisions, donkeys and carts, to take part in the ritual and celebrate by the sea.
Today, the tradition lives on, bringing together residents and visitors for an evening of socialising, music and festivities, culminating in the eagerly awaited midnight dip.
In 2026, Lagos and Praia da Luz will once again come together for a joint celebration, with distinct atmospheres.
PROGRAMME IN LAGOS :
11.00 am | Avenida dos Descobrimentos and Praia da Batata | Historical re-enactment, by the Lagos Studies Centre
6.00 pm | Cais da Solaria | Duck Rise
7.00 pm | Capoeira demonstration, by the Lagos Dance Association
7.30 pm | Jardim da Constituição | Algarve Jazz Orchestra – Leon Baldesberger Quartet
8.00 pm | Cais da Solaria | CCDTCM Lagos Folk Parade
8.30 pm | Jardim da Constituição | Swimwear Competition – Tradition and Community Category
9.30 pm | Jardim da Constituição | Swimwear Competition – Fashion and Innovation Category
10.30 pm | Cais da Solaria | Tanya & Band
12.00 am | Night-time Swim
12.15 am | Cais da Solaria | Cláudio Rosário
PROGRAMME AT PRAIA DA LUZ:
Fortaleza Stage | 6.00 pm–2.00 am - DJ Fire, Samba Zona Sul, GM Tribute to Xutos, Humberto Silva & Band
Rocha Negra Stage | 8.00 pm–3.00 am - DJ Aisha, 5Ex Band, DJ Ari Girão, DJ Diego Miranda
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