Category Archives: Events

The Living Statues come to life again

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

The Rua 25 de Abril and the Largo 5 Outubro in Lagoa were once again filled with the magical spectacle of the Living Statues at Christmas. The Estátuas Vivas no Natal project is now in its third year of visiting Lagoa, … Continue reading →

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Silves Medieval – Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We promised you that we would return and take more shots for you .. so here they are! This lovely lady – the enchanting Magda (above) – is going to find herself on the front cover of an Algarve magazine … Continue reading →

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The 2017 Silves Medieval Fair

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

It’s our favourite time of year (again!) The Silves Medieval Fair is up and running .. and of course we were there as soon as it opened with our cameras for you. We have blogged about this many times before, … Continue reading →

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Silves Medieval Mural art

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

The city of Silves has been busy brightening up its streets thanks to the brilliant grafitti art work of Hélder José (known as ‘Bamby’), and Filipe Gusmão, of Style Spectrum: They have been busy transforming the area in front of … Continue reading →

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‘Algarve Pop Up Art’ at Easter

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

New ‘Pop Up’ Gallery opens exclusively for Easter weekend – introducing and showcasing an exciting and vibrant mix of 10 artists and artisan crafters who will be exhibiting together under a brand new Algarve ‘Pop Up Art’ venture. We have been … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung at the Silves Garden Fair

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Has it really been a whole year since we visited last year’s ‘Spring Garden Fair’ at Silves? We already had Saturday 4th March written in the diary for this year’s event, but we have to say we were greeted with … Continue reading →

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Loulé Carnival 2017

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Regular readers will know that Loulé Carnival is one of our must-see events of the Algarve calendar .. we absolutely love the colour, music, vibrancy and spectacle that makes up Carnival each year – and Loulé is the place to … Continue reading →

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First Algarve Photography Walk for Dave Sheldrake Photography

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

For some time now Dave has wanted to organise an informal group to help people to become a better photographer. The idea is not to offer formal teaching, just to create events advertised via a Facebook Group page, where people can … Continue reading →

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Living Statues in Lagoa

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We were delighted to see the Living Statues in Lagoa advertised again, as we really enjoyed this event last year – it’s the chance to see something different for Christmas. This year we only managed to visit during the Friday … Continue reading →

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Christmas is coming to a market near you!

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

It’s time for the Christmas markets to begin .. time to dust off the tinsel, unpack the shiny gifts and wonderful home-made crafts and products .. and set up a stall at one of the many fairs that are advertised … Continue reading →