What's on in Bonito, Brazil through the year

Busy — Summer holidays in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Rule

  Every attraction sold by voucher

  1 Jan – 31 DecBook early

  Nothing here is bought at the gate. Each river, cave and waterfall is sold through an accredited agency as a dated voucher with a guide and a daily visitor cap, so a two-day trip has to be booked before you arrive. Source ↗

Still on: Rain clouds the rivers (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)), Sunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul (15 Dec – 15 Jan (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Brazil, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Rain clouds the rivers (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Rain clouds the rivers (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Peak crowds — Festival de Cinema de Bonito, July winter break in Brazil

• Festival

  Festival de Cinema de Bonito

  24 Jul – 1 AugFilm festivalCrowded

  A week of open-air and small-hall screenings in a town of twenty thousand, mostly Brazilian features and shorts. It lands in the middle of the July school break, so rooms are already tight. Source ↗

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Peak crowds — Festival de Cinema de Bonito, Festival de Inverno

• Festival

  Festival de Inverno

  26–30 AugMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Five days of free stages and sertanejo headliners that fill every pousada in town and most of the ones on the road out. Book the attractions themselves before the accommodation, not after. Source ↗

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Festival de Cinema de Bonito (24 Jul – 1 Aug)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Festival de Inverno (26–30 Aug)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Season

  Rain clouds the rivers

  15 Nov – 15 Mar · usuallyHigh waterClosures

  The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards. Agencies rebook rather than refund.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Busy — Summer holidays in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Sunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul

  15 Dec – 15 Jan · usuallyDark-sky seasonBook early

  For a few weeks around the solstice the low morning sun drops straight through the cave mouth and lights the lake from underneath. It only works in the first slots of the day, and those go first.

Still on: Every attraction sold by voucher (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Rain clouds the rivers (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))