The Cape Verdean culture is characterized by its perfect symbiosis between beliefs, experiences and secular livings of the population of each islands of the archipelago, being one of the most important and inexhaustible riches of the country. Subjacent to the Cape Verdean culture, we have Morna, Coladeira, Batuco, Funaná, Tabanca, Dances, Religious Festivities, City Festivals, Romaria, Music Festivals, Carnivals, among others. Each of these cultural manifestations connotes with specific characteristics of each islands of the archipelago, according to the origin of its appearance and its greater or lesser rooting within the endogenous population over time, which lends to the Cape Verdean Culture a multiform and multifaceted guise of high wealth that still untapped. Since tourism is one of the country's economic development engines is important that the Cape Verdean culture know better treatment globally, so that serves to help jumpstart the economy of Cape Verde more smoothly and more sustained both in space and time.
Please see below a few examples of Cape Verdean cultural expressions:
1 - Mornas, Coladeiras, Batuco and Tabanca
2 – Religious festivities
3 – City Festivals
| City | Island | Date of Celebration |
| MUNICÍPIO DA PRAIA | Santiago | May 19 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE S. VICENTE | São Vicente | January 22 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO DOMINGOS | Santiago | March 13 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA CATARINA DE SANTIAGO | Santiago | November 29 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO FILIPE | Fogo | May 01 |
| MUNICÍPIO DOS MOSTEIROS | Fogo | August 15 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA CATARINA DO FOGO | Fogo | November 25 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA CRUZ | Santiago | July 25 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE TARRAFAL DE SANTIAGO | Santiago | January 15 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO LOURENÇO DOS ÓRGÃOS | Santiago | August 10 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO SALVADOR DO MUNDO | Santiago | July 19 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO MIGUEL | Santiago | September 19 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE RIBEIRA GRANDE DE SANTIAGO | Santiago | July 23 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE RIBEIRA GRANDE DE SANTO ANTÃO | Santo Antão | January 17 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE PORTO NOVO | Santo Antão | September 02 |
| MUNICÍPIO DO PAÚL | Santo Antão | July 13 |
| MUNICÍPIO DA BRAVA | Brava | June 24 |
| MUNICÍPIO DO SAL | Sal | September 15 |
| MUNICÍPIO DE RIBEIRA BRAVA DE SÃO NICOLAU | São Nicolau | December 15 |
| MUNICÍPIO TARRAFAL DE S.NICOLAU | São Nicolau | August 02 |
| MUNICIPIO DE BOAVISTA | Boavista | July 04 |
| MUNICÍPIO DO MAIO | Maio | September 08 |
4 – Pilgrimage festivals
Listed the most popular. For the full list please see pdf below this table.
| Celebration | Island / Local | Data |
| SANTA CRUZ | Santo Antão | May 03 |
| SANTA CRUZ | São Vicente | May 03 |
| SANTA CRUZ | Sal | May 03 |
| SANTA CRUZ | Boavista | May 03 |
| SÃO SALVADOR DO MUNDO | Santiago - Picos | May 03 |
| SANTO ANTONIO DAS POMBAS | São Antão - Paúl | June 13 |
| SÃO JOÃO | Santo Antão | June 24 |
| SÃO JOÃO | São Vicente | June 24 |
| SÃO JOÃO | São Nicolau | June 24 |
| SÃO PEDRO | Santo Antão | June 29 |
| SÃO PEDRO | São Vicente | June 29 |
See Complete List
5 – Music Festivals
6 – Carnivals
7 – New Year's Eve
