Name: Festa dos Compadres — Santana 2027
Start: 2027-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2027-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Santana, Madeira

Festa dos Compadres — Santana 2027

Festa dos Compadres in Santana — start of Carnival with allegorical parades, giant figures (gigantones), comic scenes and local cuisine.

The Festa dos Compadres in Santana symbolizes the start of Carnival festivities in Madeira. The town celebrates with a parade of floats, people dressed in colorful costumes and musical entertainment. Actors perform comic scenes alluding to political and social life, while the giant figures (gigantones) are publicly ridiculed and burned. A variety of stalls offer the island's main specialties, including grilled skewers (espetadas) and bolo do caco.