Bag’ustos: traditional music meeting

Bag’ustos is a small autumn meeting of traditional music in the west of Madeira, now in its fourth year. The name plays on bagpipes and magusto, the chestnut roast that goes with this time of year, and that is what you get: concerts, street parades, workshops, folk dancing and chestnuts shared around a fire.

The first night is in Jardim do Mar, the little surf village below the cliffs. At 20:30 the Zés Pereiras of Bravães, a drum band from northern Portugal, march through the village, and at 21:30 the group Os Raianos plays in the church square. On Saturday the meeting moves up to Estreito da Calheta.

Good to know

• Friday 13 November in Jardim do Mar, Saturday 14 November in Estreito da Calheta.
• Parking in Jardim do Mar is very limited; arrive early or park at the top and walk down.