UPDATE 01/25/2007: Here are some firm dates to add to your calendar.

• Friday, March 23, 2007 - NOITE TAUROMAQUICA - 2007 (not a bullfight)
• Monday, May 7, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Casa de Acores Festa - Hilmar Celebration
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Manuel Sousa
  • Cartel/Band: TBA
  • Forcados: New Turlock Team "Aposento da Moita"
• Saturday, May 26, 2007 @ 6:00 pm click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Festa de Bola Festa
  • Artesia D.E.S. - Artesia, California
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Candido Costa
  • Cavaleiro Alberto Conde (Portugal)
    • Horses: Ranch Cardoso Bullfighting Horses
  • Cavaleiro Sario Cabral (California)
    • Horses: Cabral & Sons
  • Forcados: Filhos do Açores (Forcados do Sul de California/So Cal)
  • Band: Filarmónica do Artesia D.E.S.
• Friday, June 8, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Tulare Farm Show - Tulare, California
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Candido Costa
  • Cavaleiro Sario Cabral (California)
    • Horses: Cabral & Sons
  • Matador Jose Luis Angelino (Mexico)
  • Forcados: TBA
• Monday, June 11, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Festa Em Louvor Ao Divino Espirto Santo
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Acoriana (Hilmar)
  • Cavaleiro Paulo Ferreira (Portugal)
    • Horses: M&M Horses
  • Forcados: Forcados do Mazatlan (Mexico) & Amadores de Turlock
• Monday, June 18, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Manuel Sousa
  • Cartel/Band: TBA
  • Forcados: New Turlock Team "Aposento da Moita"
• Monday, July 16, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Holy Ghost Festa - Gustine, California
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Manuel Sousa
  • Cartel/Band: TBA
  • Forcados: New Turlock Team "Aposento da Moita"
• Monday, July 30, 2007 @ 6:00 pm click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Festa do Divino Espirito Santo
  • Artesia D.E.S. - Artesia, California
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Candido Costa
  • Cavaleiro Rui Salvador (Portugal)
    • Horses: Ranch Cardoso Bullfighting Horses
  • Matador Jose Luis Goncalves (Portugual)
  • Forcados: Filhos do Açores (Forcados do Sul de California/So Cal)
  • Band: Filarmónica do Artesia D.E.S.
• Monday, September 10, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Our Lady Of Miracles Festa - Festa dos Milagres
  • Bulls/Bands/Cartel/Forcados/Horses: TBD
• Saturday, September 22, 2007 click >here< to view it on our Calendar
  • Festa do San Antonio
  • Artesia D.E.S. - Artesia, California
  • Bulls from Ganadaria Candido Costa
  • Cavaleiro: TBA
    • Horses: Ranch Cardoso Bullfighting Horses
  • Matador: TBA
  • Forcados: Filhos do Açores (Forcados do Sul de California/So Cal)
  • Band: Filarmónica do Artesia D.E.S.
• Saturday, October 20th and Monday, October 22nd, 2007
  • Grande Feira Taurina - Nossa Senhora de Fatima de Thornton - Praca de Sao Jao (one of the biggest festas in California)
  • Bulls/Band/Cartel/Forcados/Horses: TBD

Upcoming is the 8th annual Noite Tauromáquica , normally held in April. It is a celebration and award ceremony that recognizes the most outstanding participants and events during the past bullfighting season, which is organized by the Portuguese community in California, mainly in the Central and San Joaquin Valleys.

.:| NOITE TAUROMAQUICA - 2007 |:.
"Melhores da Temporada 2006"
(translation: "Better/Best of the 2006 Season")

.:| DATE & TIME |:.
Friday, March 23, 2007
5:00 pm

Dinner ~ Awards ~ Entertainment

.:| HONORED GUESTS FROM PORTUGAL |:.
Matador Jose Luis Gonsalves
Cavaleiro Joaquim Bastinhas?? (TBD)
Fado Singer TERESA TAPADAS Invited

.:| LOCATION |:.
Gustine, California

.:| TICKETS/ADMISSION |:.
$50.00 per person

.:| INFO |:.
TBD

You can also view our calendar to see where the next Portugese Festa/Fiesta is. When you get to the calendar, you can select the "report" at the bottom. There's a report for everything tagged "bullfights", and one for "festas/fiestas", and one for the national holidays. Just remember, the bullfights is a "festa" also, it's just not in that category. I hope you were able to understand what I just said.

Well, the only way to know is to just go there and look at it.

Well, the only way to know is to just go there and look at it.