Peniche, Portugal: Event Highlights

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Peniche: Events Highlights

Highlights: Major Events

Festival da Sardinha (Sardine Festival)

August (tba)

The humble sardine, a major staple of the local diet, is celebrated with its own festival, which involves sardine dishes, cooked to ancient recipes, being served to all and sundry.

Festa de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem

1st Sunday of August

This major religious celebration is most remarkable for its procession of decorated boats.

Public Holidays

New Year's Day	1 January
Shrove Tuesday (Carnival)	5 February
Maundy Thursday	20 March
Good Friday	21 March
Easter	24 March
Liberation Day	25 April
Labour Day	1 May
Corpus Christi Day	22 May
National Day	10 June
Assumption Day	15 August
Republic Day	5 October
All Saints' Day	1 November
Independence Restoration Day	1 December
Immaculate Conception Day	8 December
Christmas Eve	24 December
Christmas Day	25 December

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