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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 sensory workshop for babies up to 12 months, accompanied by an adult, exploring sounds, images, and textures inspired by Indonesian culture. Price: €6.5 per participant.

A dramatized workshop for babies that promotes verbal and body language development through the Barong dance, with drums and bells.

A workshop for children aged 7-12, exploring Indonesian shadow theatre and the legend of the Rice Goddess, with puppet making.

A family Saturday dedicated to André Valente, with reduced admission for children and young people.

Animation about a small papaya seed that dreams of flying and discovers the power of its roots.

In this workshop, participants build solar-powered cars and take part in an exciting race.

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.

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!

Teresa Macedo Ferreira presents a viola recital at the Sala Experimental of Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite, featuring works by Rebecca Clarke, Joaquín Turina, Dobrinka Tabakova and York Bowen.

A tour of the History of Energy designed to include little ones, following the story of energy from the past to our collective future, focusing on the energy transition and sustainability.

Two days of medieval activities at São Jorge Castle, with workshops, guided tours, concerts and family workshops.

A free creative morning for families to make traditional Portuguese 'cabeçudos' (big-headed figures).

A museum activity for children aged 4 to 6 in which a lost hat turns into an interactive story: the group walks through the rooms asking the artworks if the hat is theirs. Observation and imagination solve the mystery.

A family workshop to build a pinhole camera and learn basic photography concepts, inspired by the exhibition 'Japan: Festivals and Rituals'. Price: €45 for one child and one adult.

A workshop for children aged 8-12 to create robotic art machines using LEGO, micro:bit, and visual programming. Price: €11 for adults, €8 for children.

A family workshop for children aged 3-5, exploring the journey of rice from Portugal to Indonesia through sensory activities. Price: €6.5 per participant.

A museum activity for children aged 8 and over that explains what an electromagnet is, how it is built and what it is used for, ending with a game that tests what participants have learned.

Amazonas Market returns to 8 Marvila on 26 and 27 September with around 70 independent brands in fashion, design, accessories, jewellery, vintage and upcycling. The market offers free entry, street food, creative workshops, DJs and live music, and is pet friendly.

Beto Guedes performs for the first time in Lisbon at LAV, in a concert celebrating 50 years of career, revisiting MPB classics.

Teatro Praga comes to MAAT and challenges participants to form ideas with their bodies through movement, inspired by the artworks in the exhibition.

A theatre show for babies and early childhood, from the same creator of Vivó Valdi, inviting little ones to discover the little monkeys that live in their hearts to the music of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Beethoven and Prokofiev. A clown-style, sensory experience accessible to all audiences.

A group of young historians discovers clues in the Lisbon Museum - Palácio Pimenta about a lost key, leading to a treasure hunt through the palace and gardens.