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Scorsese | The Wolf of Wall Street

A documentary double bill: 'Greetings from Washington, D.C.' captures the first National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1979, while 'The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too' offers a rare look at the activist group's first year, including their fiery protest at the White House.

In San Francisco, Cass, a non-binary person living in precarity, becomes a caregiver for Ari, a sensitive girl, and struggles to build a home while facing eviction, in a film that explores the intersection of poverty and non-binary identity.

A program of short films exploring queer identity, asylum, desire, and survival, including works from Pakistan, Iran, Belgium, Spain, and more.

Lamiré On Tour performs live with 'Back to the Village', in a night running from 6pm to 4am.

A documentary about Dimitri, a photographer gradually losing his sight, as he captures the world around him.

Animated comedy satirizing conversion therapies and the far right, following Jim, a bear influencer, and Lucien, his secret admirer.

Gilmário Vemba presents '3rd Round', a show that explores the three great dimensions of life with humor and reflection.

MIAU presents the launch of its 2026/27 season with a concert by Portuguese folk/rock trio Lobo Mau at Espaço Alvito, featuring songs from their albums and EPs.

Journey to the End of the Mute | The Iron Mask

European Heritage Days Session

Film screening of 'Dead Poets Society', directed by Peter Weir, starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, among others.

The concert Time of Music, Music of Time pays tribute to Eduardo Lourenço's poetic prose, with an instrumental programme from the late 17th and early 18th centuries performed by Occassus Ensemble. With an introduction by Paulo Pires do Vale and readings by Júlio Martín Fonseca, the recital ends with a Bach violin sonata.

Queer Lisboa presents Black is... Black Ain"t, with tickets at €3.20 and discounts for students, seniors, and other audiences.

Documentary about a Chinese aspiring artist torn between Berlin's cultural scene and her traditional family in Beijing.

Fiction about Veneno, a rebellious young man who travels with Muñeco, a truck driver, developing an unexpected intimacy.

Al-jiçç present Níger Suite, the project's seventh album, at Cossoul, crossing jazz, improvisation and musical traditions from Mali and Morocco. The concert brings together Nuno Damião, Gonçalo Lopes, Ricardo A. Freitas and Jorge Lopes Trigo, with Maria Radich on two tracks.

CADITA performs at Tokyo Lisboa for the release concert of the album 'Meta: Voo', produced by Sérgio Mendes. The Portuguese afropop project, led by Luís Soares, plays the ten tracks from the new record live with the full band.

Filho da Mãe, the project of guitarist Rui Carvalho, performs live at àCapela on September 25, in a concert that blends rock, punk, folk and experimentalism, and anticipates his new album.

A concert paying tribute to José Carlos Schwarz and Teresa Schwarz.

Os Garotin bring their Euro Tour to LAV in Lisbon, in a concert blending MPB, hip hop, soul and contemporary song. The night promises to be warm and danceable, celebrating the vitality of new Brazilian music.

A theatre piece centred on Rosaline, Romeo's ex, exploring the story from her point of view.

The 10th edition of Under The Doom Festival takes place at LAV in Lisbon on 25 and 26 September 2026, with two days of doom, death and atmospheric metal. The line-up includes international acts such as Draconian, Evoken and Schammasch.

Based on Nan Shepherd's 'The Living Mountain', this show turns the mountain into a place you enter, not a summit to conquer. Written during World War II and rejected in 1940, Shepherd's manuscript comes to the stage as a meditation on the wild world.

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

The 10th edition of Festival Política returns to Lisbon to mark the 50th anniversary of the Portuguese Constitution with film, music, theatre, performances, workshops and talks on democracy, human rights and civic participation across São Vicente.

The Cuca Monga Festival returns to Lisbon for its 4th edition on 25 and 26 September at the Gardens of Museu de Lisboa/Palácio Pimenta, with two days of live music featuring label artists and guests. Daily ticket is €32 and the event is for ages 6 and up.

The Affected Young Ladies, Molière's first major play, tells the story of two bourgeois girls who imitate aristocratic salons and are taught a lesson by their suitors, who dress their servants as noblemen to court them.

On its 25th anniversary, the Museu da Marioneta presents an exhibition dedicated to puppet creators in Portugal in the 21st century, bringing together the work of a group of artists.

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

One of August Strindberg's fiercest plays, a three-act seismic shock about a couple's open conflict over their daughter's education that plunges the Captain into paranoia. Gonçalo Waddington directs this co-production with Teatro Nacional São João and São Luiz Teatro Municipal.

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

Intensive rock n' roll course at Academia Danças do Mundo on September 22, 2026.

Cinema Nimas celebrates Agnès Varda with the largest retrospective ever held in Portugal, including 36 films ranging from features and shorts to fiction and documentary.

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 musical comedy that pits two opposite families against each other, one devoted to opera and the other passionate about pimba music, with plenty of chaos on the ice. With text by José Campos and André Pereira, staging by Hugo Franco and music by Carlos Pires, it promises music, dance and laughter from start to finish.

Cine Society returns to Lisbon for a new season of outdoor cinema, screening recent Oscar winners such as Pecadores.

On an isolated island, the arrival of a stranger unsettles a community's fragile balance and awakens a dormant volcano. Zinnie Harris's play, directed by João Meireles, runs at Teatro Paulo Claro from 17 September to 17 October.

Black Cat Cinema returns with outdoor film screenings, featuring contemporary, cult and classic films at various locations across the city from May 13 to October 18, with musical programming and food offerings.

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.

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.

The Secret Tour takes visitors into areas of Central Tejo normally closed to the public, including the boiler floors, the rheostat room, the mixing tower and the tunnels. A behind-the-scenes visit to the former power station.

A playful workshop that invites participants to look at MAAT's collection in a creative way and turn the visit into an aMAATzing experience.

The Puppet Museum presents its collection dedicated to puppets, with general admission at €5.

The exhibition 'What Are Things For?' at MUDE re-reads the history of design and presents Portuguese design in context, questioning how and why products are designed, communicated, perceived and consumed. Tickets cost €13, with discounts for students, young people and seniors.

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.

The Fado Museum, unique in the world and dedicated to fado and the Portuguese guitar, offers a unique experience with a wide-ranging program. The visit to the permanent exhibition is an immersion in the history of fado, with contact with instruments, scores and works of art.