Salvador Local Events
Salvador's locals are considered some of the friendliest and most outgoing people in Brazil, and they love to party! As a result there are numerous wild festivals, celebrations, and Salvador events, including Brazil's hottest Carnival. Expect an welcoming reception when you arrive in your Salvador hotel and come ready to embrace the never ending fun!
The best time to visit Salvador for festivals is in the summertime, between December and March. At this time the city is alive with religious, folk, and popular festivals filled with drinking, dancing, music, food, flowers and happiness. Be sure to check here often for the latest news and events in Salvador.
One of the main attractions in Salvador is Carnival, an event that happens in February each year and consists of parades, entertainment, music, dancers and vendors. Known as the world's biggest party it is a celebration not to be missed!
Events
Spectacle “1 por 1 Pra Um”
28/03/2010
Place: Dois de Julho square - Campo Grande
Stock Car Race
15/08/2010
Place: Bahia's Administrative Center
Second Edition of the National Theater Festival of Bahia
15/03/2010 - 21/03/2010
Place: Salvador
Mostra Faustus – (Faustus Exposition)
20/01/2010 - 14/03/2010
Place: Exposition by the fine artist José Rufino, from Paraíba state
Spectacle “Alice no sertão das maravilhas” (Alice in the wonder countryside)
20/03/2010 - 21/03/2010
Place: Castro Alves Theatre
Tô no Pelô
16/09/2009 - 01/04/2010
Place: Pelourinho region
“O sapato do meu tio” – Theatre play
26/02/2010 - 28/03/2010
Place: Teatro SESC - Casa do Comércio
Collection MAM - BA / 50 Years of Brazilian Art
18/12/2009 - 28/03/2010
Place: Museu da Arte Moderna da Bahia (Bahia’s Museum of Modern Art)- Av. Contorno, s/n, Solar do Unhão
Exhibition “Hansen Bahia 95 years”
05/03/2010 - 03/04/2010
Place: Goethe Institute
“Literatura brasileira em quadrinhos” (Brazilian Literature in comics)
05/03/2010 - 30/03/2010
Place: Exhibition Room on the second floor of the Public Library of the State of Bahia
Exhibition “Rio de Janeiro - Cidade e Fantasia” (Rio de Janeiro - City and Fantasy)
05/03/2010 - 30/04/2010
Place: Foundation Pierre Verger Gallery
Spectacle “Siricotico, uma comédia do balacobaco”
05/03/2010 - 25/04/2010
Place: ISBA Theatre
Balé Folclórico da Bahia (Folk Ballet of Bahia)
12/02/2010 - 15/12/2010
Place: Miguel Santana theatre - R. Gregório de Matos, nº 49 - Pelourinho
"Auguste Rodin, Homem e Gênio" Exhibition
06/10/2009 - 03/01/2012
Place: Palace das Artes
This is a free exhibition counting on 62 sculptures by the French artist Auguste Rodin. The plaster sculptures that make part of the unprecedented exhibition "Auguste Rodin, Homem e Gênio" (Auguste Rodin, Man and Genius) will be exposed for three years in Salvador.
World Cup 2014 - Salvador
01/06/2014 - 31/07/2014
Place: Salvador
