Água de Pena hosts the fourth Festival do Petisco from 6 to 8 November
Madeira GuideMachico council's food and music festival runs for three days beside the church of Água de Pena, with bands, folk groups and DJs from the municipality on stage each night.
The fourth Festival do Petisco opens in Água de Pena, a parish in the municipality of Machico, on 6 November and runs until Sunday 8 November.
The Câmara Municipal de Machico, the town council, organises the festival near the church of Água de Pena. Over three days it brings together traditional food, music and popular culture, with groups, musicians and artists from the municipality. The council says it wants to promote traditional cooking, preserve local traditions and bring more cultural life to the parish.
The official opening is at 20:00 on 6 November, with the Banda Municipal de Machico and the Grupo de Cantares e Cordofones da Associação Filha do Barqueiro. Márcio Amaro and DJ Petter Nunez follow.
On Saturday 7 November the Tuna de Machim and the Grupo de Romarias da Casa do Povo de Água de Pena play first, then Montereal Band and Sons do Minho, the headliners according to JM Madeira. DJ Ricardo Nunes plays after them.
On Sunday 8 November, the last day, the Grupo Cultural e Recreativo da Casa do Povo de Santo António da Serra, Acordes da Ribeira CCCS Ribeira Seca, the Fitness Team and the Grupo de Folclore do Porto da Cruz perform, followed by Burguês e Companhia and Amigos da Música.
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Madeira Guide
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