Events

The Compadres Festival marks the opening of the Carnival season in Madeira, a tradition with more than 50 years that is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the municipality of Santana.

Known for its originality, as it is marked by its fun giant figures that parade with a lot of humor, color and joy through the streets of the city, in 2025 this event takes place between the 20th and 23rd of February.

Visitors can count on varied music, parades from the county's schools, a "Comadre Ball" with rural costumes, a revelry parade and an ethnographic parade.