Winter Traditions Festival – Butelo, Casulas and Caretos
Fri, Feb 13
|Praça Camões
The Winter Traditions Festival – Butelo, Casulas and Caretos takes place in Bragança, from February 13th to 17th, in Praça Camões, and is one of the most representative events of the winter traditions of Trás-os-Montes, combining gastronomy, popular culture and intangible heritage.
Time & Location
Feb 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – Feb 17, 2026, 6:30 PM
Praça Camões, Praça Camões, 5300-252 Bragança, Portugal
About the event
The Winter Traditions Festival – Butelo, Casulas and Caretos – takes place in Bragança, from February 13th to 17th, in Praça Camões, and is one of the most representative events of the winter traditions of Trás-os-Montes, combining gastronomy, popular culture and intangible heritage. The event celebrates signature flavors such as butelo with casulas and values ancestral rituals linked to masked figures and caretos, strong symbols of the Trás-os-Montes identity.
The program includes exhibitions and sales of regional products, traditional food stalls, showcookings, musical entertainment, themed workshops and moments dedicated to masks and winter rituals, involving producers, artisans and cultural associations from all over the territory. Over several days, the festival transforms the city center into a meeting point between tradition, know-how and community conviviality.
The Winter Traditions event thus establishes itself as a key event for gastronomic and cultural tourism in Bragança, contributing to the promotion of local products, popular…