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Bonito’s calendar peaks in July with the Festival de Inverno, but there are food festivals, religious feasts and Carnaval spread across the year. Most events happen in the Centro, centered on Praça da Liberdade and the main street Rua Coronel Pilad Rebuá. This calendar is part of the complete Bonito travel guide.
Bonito Events and Festivals: Festival de Inverno (Winter Festival)
The Festival de Inverno de Bonito runs for about 10 days in late July, usually from the third week of the month into early August. It mixes free street concerts with ticketed theater, gastronomy stages and arts workshops across the town. This is the busiest week of the year, so book hotels through the where to stay in Bonito guide at least two to three months ahead.
Bonito Events and Festivals: Religious and Traditional Feasts
Festa de Santo Antônio
Bonito’s patron saint festival falls on June 13, with a mass, a quadrilha folk dance, and food stalls selling local dishes around the church. It coincides with the start of the dry season, a good time to combine it with the things to do in Bonito tours.
Carnaval
In February or March, Bonito holds a smaller, family-focused Carnaval with street blocks and no major parades. The town stays calm compared with Rio, but lodging fills with Brazilian families. The Bonito neighborhoods guide explains which areas quiet down when the Centro gets busy.
Bonito Events and Festivals: Food and Culture
Festival Gastronômico de Bonito
A food festival, usually in the dry season, where local restaurants serve fixed-price tasting menus featuring Pantanal fish such as pintado and pacu, plus sobá, the noodle dish brought by Okinawan settlers. Dates shift each year, so pair it with the best time to visit Bonito windows for the clearest water.
Bonito Events and Festivals: Planning Around the Calendar
The July festival is the main event to plan around, and it pushes up both prices and crowds. For weather around each date, see the Bonito weather by month page, and the Bonito travel tips covers getting here and around.
