FARM - Madeiran Agricultural and Improvised Poetry Festival

The FARM — Madeira Agricultural and Repentista Festival is a celebration of agriculture, oral traditions and rural Madeiran culture, taking place over three days at Praça da Cidade, in the parish and municipality of Santana. It is held every year and brings together, in the same space, an Agricultural Fair and a varied range of activities that showcase the best of the region's traditions and identity. Throughout the festival there are agricultural displays, exhibitions, talks and practical workshops, alongside shows and entertainment. Repente — the tradition of improvised singing — holds a central place here, side by side with the music and forms of expression that are part of Madeira's popular culture. More than a fair, FARM is a gathering point around the rural world: it celebrates the work of the land, traditional arts and the spoken and sung word, bringing together those who produce, those who teach and those who visit Santana during these days of festivity.

Nestled on the northern slopes of the island, Santana is a land of deep green and Atlantic horizons, recognised by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve. Birthplace of hardworking people who tamed terraces and hillsides, it takes great pride in its deeply rooted farming heritage and its festive spirit, where music, dance and improvised verse are a natural expression of life in Santana. It is in the Praça da Cidade that FARM — Festival Agrícola e Repentista da Madeira comes to life, bringing together the land and the labour of the fields, song and community. Along the way, the flavours of the mountains and the sea — from the trout of Ribeiro Frio to pickled tuna — complete the portrait of an authentic Madeira, where the greatest treasure remains the warmth of its people.