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Poster for Penina Chestnut Festival

Penina Chestnut Festival

Benafim, Loulé, Faro
7 November 2026

history

The 6th Festa do Magusto da Penina takes place on 7 November 2026, at Largo da Fonte da Penina (Benafim, Loulé), organised by the Associação Recreativa Unidos da Penina. The day begins at 08:45 with a warm-up and entertainment, followed by a walk and the Trail Salamandra, the Mercadinho Cá da Terra from 14:00, dancing with Cristiano Martins, the folk group As Mondadeiras das Barrosas and the group Brasa Doirada. On offer are roasted chestnuts, cockerel with chickpeas, maize porridge, petiscos and Loulé pastries. Free entry.

programme

Saturday 7 November

  1. 08h45 Warm-up and entertainment by Gaby Costa and animation by Afonso Coelho
  2. 09h00 Start of the walk and the Salamandra Trail
  3. 12h00 Prize giving ceremony
  4. 14h00 End of the race
  5. 14h00 Cá da Terra local market
  6. 15h00 Dance with Cristiano Martins
  7. 16h30 Performance by Rancho Folclórico As Mondadeiras das Barrosas
  8. 17h30 Performance by Brasa Doirada, followed by the continuation of the dance

artists

Afonso Coelho
08:45h
Cristiano Martins
15:00h
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Rancho Folclórico As Mondadeiras das Barrosas
16:30h
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Brasa Doirada
17:30h
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location and contacts

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Largo da Fonte, Penina (Benafim)

  • Organiser: Associação Recreativa Unidos da Penina
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about the place

Penina is a settlement in the parish of Benafim, in the municipality of Loulé (Algarve), and has a museum. Benafim covers 52.69 km² and has 1,069 inhabitants (2011 census). The parish was created in 1988, merged in 2013 into the União de Freguesias de Querença, Tôr e Benafim, and restored in 2025. Its heritage includes the Ermida de Benafim, the Bicas Velhas washhouses and the Pátio de D. Antónia; in Benafim Pequeno there is a waterwheel and a stretch of Roman road.

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