Festival Med 2023 – 29 June to 2 July in Loulé, Algarve

There is no doubt that a highlight of the Algarve Summer event season is the Festival Med in Loulé. Celebrate Mediterranean culture and international music, featuring 35 artists representing 18 countries on 11 stages. Street performers wander around the old town providing entertainment. Food stalls line the alleyways. Arts and crafts, poetry, cinema, children’s activities, exhibitions and lectures round out this fabulous festival. Festival Med 2023 runs from 29 June to 2 July.

Artists scheduled include:

Amadou&Mariam (Mali)
Amaro Freitas (Brazil)
Ana Lua Caiano (Russia)
AYWA (Marrocos/France)
Balkan Taksim (Romania)
BandaAdriatica (Italy)
Bandua (Portugal)
Bateu Matou (Portugal)
Bia Ferreira (Brazil)
Bulimundo (Cape Verde)
Caamaño&Ameixeiras (Spain)
Carpideira (Portugal)
Club Makumba (Portugal)
DJ Nuno Galopim (Portugal)
Horace Andy (Jamaica)
Jean Christian (Canada)
Kabaka Pyramid (Jamaica)
La Sra. Tomasa (Spain)

Lavoisier (Portugal)
Marco Martin (Portugal)
Miguel Calhaz (Portugal)
Monda (Portugal)
Moonshiners (Portugal)
Nancy Vieira (Guinea Bissau)
Nicola conte Umoja (Italy)
Omar Souleyman (Syria)
Onipa (Ghana/UK)
Pedro Mafama (Portugal)
Poil Ueda (Japan/France)
Sara Correia (Portugal)
Sarah McCoy (USA)
Sétima Legião (Portugal)
Tomoro (Japan)
UDJAT Ensemble (Portugal)
Venga Venga DJ Set (Brazil)
Zeca Medeiros (Portugal)

In addition to world music, other multiculturalism activities are planned around film, theater, visual arts, gastronomy and crafts.

The entrance to Festival Med is at the front of the historic Municipal Market. Tickets are available at the MED Ticket Office in front of the Municipal Market.

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