Fatacil and Xutos e Pontapés celebrate 40th anniversary together
Lagoa’s Fatacil fair and Portugal’s biggest rock band Xutos e Pontapés are both turning 40 this year. To celebrate the occasion, the iconic rockers will be performing on the first
Fatacil sees return of Portugal’s top rock band Xutos e Pontapés
Lagoa municipality is again preparing the “best Fatacil ever”, with novelties in the pipeline and the biggest musical line-up yet, including the return of Portugal’s most famous rock band Xutos
FATACIL breaks 20-year-old record
Lagoa’s hugely popular FATACIL fair is already breaking records even though it still has a few more days to go. According to organisers, around 20,000 people visited the fair on
FATACIL 2016 begins Friday
Friday (August 19) marks the start of FATACIL, Lagoa’s hugely popular summer fair which returns this year with a €150,000 makeover and an increased focus on the Algarve. Taking place
Lagoa council takes over monthly flea market
Lagoa will be hosting its monthly ‘Feira das Velharias’ flea market on Sunday (November 22) at the Fatacil ground. It will be the first market to be organised by the
Wine-themed FATACIL plans to be “biggest ever”
Expectations couldn’t be higher for the 2015 edition of FATACIL, the popular summer fair which will be taking place for the 36th time in Lagoa between August 21 and 30.
Quinta dos Vales wins Best Wine of the Algarve title
Gold || For the third time in its history, Quinta dos Vales winery has won the gold medal and title of “Best Wine of the Algarve” in the 7th Algarvean
Fatacil given face-lift for 2014 bumper fair in Lagoa
Lagoa || Fatacil is set to return on August 15 with a whole new format and cheaper tickets. It is an attempt to ‘revive’ the fair after a winter-of-discontent which
FATACIL to enter new cycle in 2014
Working well in advance, organisers of Lagoa’s popular FATACIL fair, commemorating 35 years in 2014, have announced a new “management model” for the event in a bid to make it
Audit called for loss-making Fatacil
It used to be considered the largest most important fair in the country – but the bottom line is that Lagoa’s prestigious Fatacil has been losing money hand over fist.