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A two-day medieval festival at São Jorge Castle in Lisbon, featuring workshops, guided tours, concerts, and activities for all ages, celebrating medieval history and culture.

A guided tour of the Roman Theatre exploring the artistic installation 'O que Resta' and the role of fragments in the collection, revealing the work of archaeologists and artists.

At Quiosque, Arre Figura presents the immersive audiovisual performance “Liquid Gestures”, where sound and light waves guided by a theremin invite the audience to inhabit a single rhythm.

Bruna Louise's new comedy show, featuring fresh stories about relationships, self-esteem, and adult life, with tickets from €25 to €35.

Screening of Stanley Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut' starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, with Portuguese subtitles, tickets at €14.

A theatrical performance exploring the concept of superstardom.

'A Life of Friendship' returns to Portuguese stages for a second season, with Gilda, Yasmin and Renée back on stage. The comedy celebrates friendship and the lives of women over 40 through humour, memories and confessions.

A play that delves into the life and work of Frida Kahlo, with two Fridas on stage and an admirer who confronts them.

A participatory theatre project by Keli Freitas that brings to the stage the stories of immigrants in Lisbon, exploring shared encounters and artistic practices.

Breve Introdução As Preciosas Ridículas, o primeiro grande texto de Molière, é considerado pela crítica como o momento em que ele deixou a farsa pela comédia. Com o objetivo de criticar e ridicularizar, Molière inventou a história de duas moças burguesas, Catarina e Madalena que, imitando as frequentadoras dos salões,

Based on Georg Büchner's unfinished work, the auéééu collective creates a dystopian show about patriarchal power and scientific progress, culminating in femicide.

An eccentric and contradictory teacher gives a lesson about Carolina Beatriz Ângelo, with cheat sheets, wigs and plenty of humour, in a show by João de Brito.

Sinopse Não exageramos se dissermos que O Pai (1887) é uma das peças mais ferozes de August Strindberg. Um abalo sísmico em três atos, que continua a sacudir até aos alicerces as paredes da sala de estar da família burguesa. Num lar tradicional, o pai, Capitão, e a mãe, Laura, estão em conflito aberto sobre a educação

Marking the 25th anniversary of the Museu da Marioneta, this temporary exhibition brings together the work of puppet makers in Portugal in the 21st century, highlighting the diversity and contemporary relevance of the art.

Performance by Amrita Hepi with Mish Grigor, exploring the romance of beginnings and inertia, with autobiographical elements and narratives of art and colonial history.

mostra_T, 11th edition, is an experimental theatre festival by TEC, featuring eight productions and young artists, from September 8 to October 3.

When the Country Mouse visits his cousin in the City, the two debate the merits of country versus city living, in a story told with drawings, music and a few worms.

Come from Away tells the true story of the 38 planes and nearly 7,000 passengers diverted to Gander, Canada, after the September 11 attacks, and how the local community welcomed them. Directed by Pedro Pernas, the musical includes performances with Portuguese and English subtitles.

A theatrical triptych celebrating the changes in Portuguese women's lives since the April Revolution, evoking the lives and work of women who fought for equality and democracy.

A play by Zinnie Harris, directed by João Meireles, about an isolated community shaken by the arrival of a stranger and the awakening of a volcano. It runs at Teatro Paulo Claro from 17 September to 17 October, with tickets from €7 to €12.

An unfiltered stand-up night in Com Calma’s basement, hosted by Liliana Marques with guest comedians, mixing new jokes and solid sets in an intimate atmosphere.

A vibrant and satirical Portuguese revue that returns to the Gil Vicente Theatre for a second season, celebrating popular theatre with humor and music.

The Teatro Nacional D. Maria II reopens with 'Macbeth', the same play that was on stage during the 1964 fire, in a contemporary take on memory and rebirth.

A puppet theatre performance by Valdevinos Teatro de Marionetas at MASMO, adapting Mafalda Brito’s book 'O Menino do Lapedo', inspired by the discovery of a child’s fossil skeleton in 1998. Public sessions on 13 June and 28 November 2026 at 16h30.

In a staged visit, Manuel and Maria Ana de Castro Guimarães invite the public to discover daily life in their summer home, the old Torre de São Sebastião, including the romantic garden. Free participation with prior registration, recommended for ages 5 and up.

A tour of the Central Tejo designed for children aged 7 to 12, inviting the little ones to discover how electricity was produced for Lisbon in the 20th century. Put on your hard hat and come explore!

One-day pass granting access to several cultural venues in Cascais, including Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Casa Duarte Pinto Coelho, Cascais Cultural Center and Palácio da Cidadela. Price: €7.50.

In this puppet theatre, children aged 5 to 12 discover the daily life of a lighthouse keeper, facing storms and relocations. The puppet family at the Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum awaits their visit.

The Albuquerque Foundation, in Sintra, is open Tuesday to Sunday (10h às 18h) and offers group visits by reservation, with paid tickets and free entry for children up to 12.

The Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum presents the puppet show 'The Count's Shoes', in which a wicked sock tries to sabotage the Count's attendance at a party of his friend King Carlos. Free activity with prior booking for preschool and primary school children.

Visit Museu da Marioneta with general admission at €5 and discounts for special needs.

The exhibition “What Are Things For?” rereads the history of design and presents Portuguese design in context and as a process, questioning how and why products are designed, communicated and consumed; the display also reuses materials from the MUDE building to promote a circular economy.

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, in Cascais, is open Tuesday to Sunday, with a general ticket of €5.00 and free entry for children up to 18 on the first Sunday of each month, among other exemptions.

The Lisbon Museum - Roman Theatre is a site museum that reveals the remains of the Roman theatre of Olisipo. It includes exhibitions and an archaeological field.

A contemporary art event in Belém, part of the CABE circuit.