25€ M/16 Other
Japanese calligraphy (Shodo) workshop with Yuko Kase, for ages 16 and over.
Our picks for the next 14 days
until 11 Oct
Theatre
T. M. Amélia Rey Colaço · Lisbon
9€
until 30 Sept
Other
Pavilhão do Conhecimento · Lisbon
10 € a 15 €
until 11 Oct
Cinema
Beato Riverside Rooftop · Lisbon
until 31 Jan
Family
MUDE · Lisbon
11€
until 1 Nov
Literature
Teatro Meridional · Lisbon
13€
25€ M/16 Other
Japanese calligraphy (Shodo) workshop with Yuko Kase, for ages 16 and over.
DJ set
Doubleight takes the controls at COLLECT RADIO for an immersive DJ set experience.
A session on the impact of the European Health Data Space in Portugal, held at TTC@ULisboa, Centro de Transferência de Tecnologia e Valorização do Conhecimento da Universidade de Lisboa, on 29 September 2026.
3,2€ Cinema
Screening of the film 'Hugo' by Martin Scorsese.
3,2€ Cinema
Film screening dedicated to Scorsese with the showing of Shutter Island at Cinemateca.
3,2€ Cinema
Screening of the film 'Shine a Light' by Martin Scorsese.
27,03€ 12+ Live music
Formed by two friends, Pacífica started out with YouTube covers of rock classics and broke through with their acclaimed debut album Freak Scene (2023). After sold-out shows across the Americas and Europe in 2024, the band has cemented its place as one of international rock's most exciting new acts.
Screening of the film 'Rolling Revue: A Bob Dylan Story' by Martin Scorsese.
The Nova Música Portuguesa series closes September at Atmosfera M with Miguel Moura, who presents his album Canto in an intimate format, with free entry upon registration.
45€ M/6 Live music
Placebo celebrate 30 years with an unmissable concert at Lisbon's Sagres Campo Pequeno on 29 September 2026, revisiting three decades of alternative rock hits.
Free Exhibition
The Poster Mostra spreads posters by new talents across galleries, restaurants, studios and clubs in Marvila until 30 September, turning the streets into a free open-air gallery that opens on 30 May with a guided tour.
Other
A visual reading of Portugal's birdlife, taking the Monsanto Forest Park as its main reference and symbol of the environmental policy of the Lisbon City Council.
10 € a 15 € Family friendly Other
Superbichos! Incredible by Nature invites young and old to discover the real “superpowers” of the animal world — from eyes with thousands of lenses to internal compasses — in an immersive exhibition about the science and evolution behind these adaptations.
The Pharmacy Museum shows cartoons by Eduardo Perestrello published in the Revista Farmácia Portuguesa between 1986 and 2011, revisiting the history of the pharmaceutical sector and the ANF with humour and irony. Open Monday to Saturday, 10h to 13h and 14h to 18h.
Event inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, inviting participants on an imaginary journey guided by a magic carpet.
Free Family friendly Workshops & talks
ZDB’s Educational Service offers workshop visits to the exhibition Bruscky em Brusque by Paulo Bruscky, adapted for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles of basic education, exploring contemporary art in a creative and participatory way. Participation is free, by e-mail booking.
Exhibition
Musa paradisiaca premieres EMPORIO, a 90-minute audiovisual piece that crosses September 11 with private grief through raw VHS footage.
Exhibition
ZDB dedicates an anthological exhibition to Paulo Bruscky, centred on the series 'Bruscky em Brusque' and his method of linking chance and logic in creation.
Exhibition
At Livraria Zé dos Bois, Francisco Corrêa presents an installation in which pigeons and arrows fix a suspended instant — the last memory of a life and the first gesture of a narrative yet to be assembled. The work is part of a broader project that will take complete form at Centro Cultural Raiano.
Family friendly Other
A recreational peddy-paper that winds through emblematic spots of Lisbon, introducing participants to Portuguese artistic pavement in a playful way.
Músculo Mental brings together works by João Louro (Lisbon, 1963) and Dagoberto Rodríguez (Caibarién, Cuba, 1969), two acclaimed artists who work with language, image and memory.
Other
Growing out of a conversation with Laura Caetano in her studio, this project explores the experience of creating images about images — the kind that carry no meaning beyond themselves.
The Gallery presents a double exhibition: Escape from Freedom by Ana Velez and O Belo é a Fera by Pedro Leitão.
Other
Tatiana Macedo presents 'Radical Gestures' at Rialto6, the first of two acts in which she reinforces her manifesto against an accelerated world of captivating image production.
11€ Other
The exhibition Ver e Ler presents the self-published work of Paulo de Cantos (1892-1979), a multifaceted figure between pedagogue and artist.
4,9€ Todas as idades Family friendly Theatre
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.
Other
The exhibition 'Eu que já fui eu' (I Who Was Once Me) brings together works by Maria José Oliveira that explore time, memory and the bonds between people.
25€ Theatre
Sinopse “Come from Away“ é um musical criado por Irene Sankoff e David Hein. Baseia-se nos acontecimentos ocorridos na cidade de Gander, em Terra Nova (Newfoundland, canadá), na semana que se seguiu aos atentados de 11 de setembro de 2001. Nesse período, com o espaço aéreo dos EUA fechado, 38 aviões com quase 7.000 pas
16€ Theatre
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.
Other
The exhibition brings together the work of Margarida Correia, who uses photography to investigate the personal and institutional archives of specific communities.
Other
At CAM, Diogo Pimentão presents sculptural drawings born from a performative action carried out in the exhibition space by the artist himself, together with French dancer and choreographer Emmanuel Eggermont, challenging the traditional limits of drawing.
Guided tours of the exhibition 'Higher', by Margarida Correia.
Other
The 14th edition of the Cantabile Festival takes the stage in Lisbon on 26 September 2026, another edition dedicated to music in the city.
Other
In O Bestiário, Carla Cabanas presents an installation of sculptures inspired by the imaginary beings gathered by Jorge Luis Borges in The Book of Imaginary Beings.
Cinema
Cine Society returns to Lisbon for a new open-air cinema season screening recent Oscar winners such as Sinners.
Other
The exhibition Raw Earth looks at building with earth not as a nostalgic return but as a natural, local and available resource at a time of pressure on the planet's limits.
9€ Family friendly Theatre
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.
Other
Dedicated to private collections of Saint Anthony, the exhibition explores the presence and multiplicity of the Saint's image through the choices made by collectors.
Exhibition
This visit to the exhibition Gulbenkian, 70 Years in Posters explores posters of activities programmed or supported by different services of the Foundation over its 70 years of existence.
Other
The exhibition is dedicated to the world of technical wreck diving and the extraordinary legacy of the Portuguese In-Silence Dive Team, told through texts, photographs and videos.
12€ Theatre
Zinnie Harris's Further Than the Furthest Thing, translated by Joana Frazão and directed by João Meireles, runs at Teatro Paulo Claro from 17 September to 17 October. On one of the world's most isolated island communities, the arrival of a stranger brings the promise of progress — and new forms of power that slowly erode a balance built on silences, beliefs and secrets, until the volcano awakens.
14,99 € Cinema
Black Cat Cinema brings back its open-air screenings across Lisbon from 13 May to 18 October, pairing contemporary, cult and classic films with music, food and a monthly curation by the publisher Cuca Monga.
19€ Live music
A musical comedy full of humour about two completely opposite families — one devoted to the world of opera, the other passionate about pimba music — with intense rivalries, slips on the ice, unexpected deaths, karaoke and a passion that arises where least expected. A story packed with music, dance, laughs and twists that promises to entertain audiences from start to finish.
Free Exhibition
A documentary exhibition presenting one hundred documents in a journey through one hundred years of history.
Free Exhibition
An exhibition of posters documenting the breadth and diversity of the Gulbenkian Foundation's programming over its 70 years.
10€ Theatre
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.
Other
In And wait, and wait, and wait, Sara Massa draws on imagery rooted in the Azorean pastureland to explore an intimate yet resistant relationship with insular isolation, displacement, powerlessness and the absurd.
35€ Live music
A cycle of six recitals in which Artur Pizarro performs the complete Mozart piano sonatas at Convento de São Pedro de Alcântara. A rare chance to hear these works in sequence, following the order of Sequeira Costa's historic 1956 cycle.
Free Other
A group show bringing together Ines Doujak, Patrícia Domínguez and Lubaina Himid around narration as an intimate and political practice, inviting audiences to embrace otherness as a space for learning and co-creating knowledge.
15€ Exhibition
Teatro Praga challenges the public to attend performance-visits at MAAT Central, turning exhibitions into festive and provocative experiences.
10€ Theatre
The Teatro Nacional D. Maria II reopens after three years of renovation works with Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Pedro Penim — the same play that was on stage on the night of the 1964 fire — in a production that blends memory, haunting and rebirth.
Other
Invited by Chapitô, José Matos Alves presents a photography exhibition born of 13 years of life in the Cape Verde archipelago, opening in April.
Other
In her first solo exhibition in Portugal, Frida Orupabo presents 'Cloud of Confusion', a powerful reflection on the circulation, archiving and meaning of images in the digital age.
13€ Literature
GOA - Tales in Transit is Teatro Meridional's new creation, built from tales, poetry and excerpts of novels written at different moments in the history of Goa, Daman and Diu, territories where Portuguese was — and still residually is — spoken. The show honours the Indo-Portuguese communities living in Portugal today, with a Portuguese Sign Language session on 18 October and a post-show talk with the audience on 25 October.
Other
Carlos No presents the installation 'ÓSTRACOS' at Fundação Carmona e Costa, addressing the fragility of the human condition, exclusion and the imbalances of social dynamics.
Other
On the occasion of RedSkyFalls, on show at the Portuguese Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, Alexandre Estrela presents a series of Réplicas at Galeria Zé dos Bois, in which sentinel fruit flies respond in real time to the planet's seismic activity.
Other
Bringing together five international artists, Interchange reflects on the affinities between computational processes and biological structures, dissolving the boundaries between nature and technology. Open Thursday to Saturday, 13h to 18h.
Free Family friendly Workshops & talks
ZDB’s Educational Service offers workshop visits to the exhibition RedSkyFalls (Réplica), adapted for preschool and the 1st and 2nd cycles of basic education, with a creative and participatory approach to contemporary art. Participation is free, by e-mail booking.
At Galeria Zé dos Bois, Alexandre Estrela presents a Réplica of RedSkyFalls, in which fruit flies act as sentinels responding in real time to nearby and distant seismic activity.
A journey through the history of human communication and its deep relationship with the plant world, culminating in an immersive space evoking a real and symbolic forest; Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm and Saturday from 2pm to 6pm, with free entry.
5€ Family friendly Theatre
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.
15€ Live music
The Secret Tour takes visitors into the areas of Central Tejo usually closed to the public, from the boiler floors and the rheostat room to the mixing tower, the water castle and the tunnels.
Workshops & talks
A playful workshop that invites participants to look at MAAT's collection in a creative way and turn the visit into an aMAATzing experience.
8€ 8–12 Family friendly Theatre
Teatro Praga comes to MAAT and challenges participants to form ideas with their bodies through movement, inspired by the artworks in the exhibition.
Other
A MAAT programme reflecting on maturity and ageing, bringing together art, memory and life experiences.
6€ Party
An exploration of the many traditional festivals and rituals of Japan, religious in nature and of great social and cultural importance, combining solemn ceremonial moments with others of pure fun.
8€ 6+ Family friendly Other
In this workshop, participants build solar-powered cars and take part in an exciting race.
8€ Family friendly Other
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.
6€ Other
A guided tour in Portuguese of the Casa Fernando Pessoa exhibition on Saturdays and Sundays at 16h00, lasting 60 minutes, with tickets at 6€.
8€ 7–12 Family friendly Theatre
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!
8€ 8+ Family friendly Other
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.
The Constitutional Court runs guided tours designed to deepen all citizens' knowledge of the functions and powers of this sovereign body.
30€ M/16 Dance
Regular oriental dance classes with Carla Sofia at the Museu do Oriente, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13.00 to 14.00 for ages 16 and over, available in person or live online via Google Meets.
5€ Family
Breve Introdução Miradouro Amoreiras 360º Panoramic View , A melhor vista 360º sobre Lisboa. Sinopse Situado no topo da Torre 1 do Amoreiras Shopping Center, o Miradouro Amoreiras 360º Panoramic View é um dos pontos mais altos de Lisboa que oferece uma vista 360º imperdível sobre toda a cidade. Do topo, a 174m de altu
Lisbon City Council celebrates 40 years of the paving artisans' and gardening schools with an exhibition tracing four decades of training, inclusion and the work that shapes the city's calçada and gardens every day.
15€ Other
A visit through several spaces of the former Central Tejo, the thermoelectric power station built in 1908 that supplied the whole Lisbon region with electricity, amid original machinery.
A session presenting a roadmap for mental health, sharing strategies and resources for well-being and psychological support.
desde 17,99€ Family friendly Other
Outdoor escape rooms through the streets of Lisbon, based on true facts from Portuguese history, with two missions: 'The Mystery of the Rose Cross', in the Príncipe Real garden, and 'The Collector', starting at the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara.
15€ Exhibition
A combined ticket for MUDE – Museum of Design in Lisbon, giving access to the museum's long-term exhibition and temporary exhibitions, with a collection of 35,000 items across 24 collections ranging from product design to fashion and contemporary jewellery.
4€ Family friendly Exhibition
Next to the Church of Santo António near the Sé Cathedral, this branch of the Museum of Lisbon explores the figure of the Saint and his relationship with Lisbon, the city where he was born and lived until the age of 20, in a space combining the original church with a typical Pombaline building.
10€ 18+ Other
An audio-guided visit through more than 7000 years of beer history, including the recreation of a European monastic cellar, with a complimentary craft beer for visitors over 18.
12€ Exhibition
Breve Introdução Este bilhete dá acesso a todas as exposições e espaços do museu, incluindo o MAAT Gallery, o MAAT Central e o MAAT Garden. Inaugurado em outubro de 2016 no contexto da política de mecenato cultural há muito assumida pela Fundação EDP, o MAAT , Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia é uma instituição i
13€ Theatre
At the MUDE, the exhibition “What Are Things For?” rereads the history of design and presents Portuguese design as a design process, questioning how and why products are designed, communicated, perceived and consumed.
6€ Family friendly Exhibition
Guided tours of the B-MAD, housed in the former summer residence of the Marquês de Abrantes in Alcântara, where works from the Berardo Collection illustrate the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements in period settings.
4€ 13–18 Exhibition
Sinopse Através da sua exposição de longa duração, caracteriza o regime ditatorial português (1926-1974), os seus meios de repressão e opressão (a censura, as polícias e os tribunais políticos), a resistência das oposições (semilegais e clandestinas), a luta anticolonial e o 25 de Abril de 1974. Regularmente promove ex
15€ Family friendly Exhibition
The MAC/CCB — the Museum of Contemporary Art and Centre for Architecture at the Centro Cultural de Belém — is dedicated to modern and contemporary art, holding works by Calder, Picasso, Warhol, Paula Rego and many others. Tickets cost 15€, with a 50% discount for residents in Portugal and 20% for ages 7–18, students and seniors, plus free entry on Sundays until 2pm for residents.
5€ Family friendly Theatre
The Museu da Marioneta presents its puppet theatre programme in Lisbon, with general admission at €5 and discounts for visitors with specific needs.
A guided or audio-guided visit through the history of beer, ending with a toast and a tasting of three Portuguese craft beers for visitors over 18.
Visits to the Radha Krishna Temple, officially inaugurated on 4 November 1998, a place of worship that can be explored up close.
Other
Personae brings together works by internationally renowned artists such as Cindy Sherman, ORLAN, Marina Abramović, Erwin Olaf and Helena Almeida.
5€ Exhibition
Sinopse Exposição permanente do Museu Bordalo Pinheiro, em Lisboa. O Museu Bordalo Pinheiro abriu ao público em 1916, sendo o primeiro Museu em Portugal a ser construído de raiz para albergar a obra de um só artista. Tem como missão divulgar a obra de Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, marcante artista da segunda metade do sécul
5€ Family friendly Exhibition
The Museum of Lisbon - Palácio Pimenta presents the first part of its new long-term exhibition, tracing Lisbon's evolution from the Palaeolithic to the splendour of D. João V's reign through more than 500 pieces, including the emblematic Maqueta de Lisboa, the scale model of the city before the 1755 earthquake.
10€ Family friendly Exhibition
At the Museu do Oriente, a single ticket gives access to the permanent exhibition 'Portuguese Presence in Asia', with over 3,400 pieces, and the temporary exhibitions 'Japan: Festivals and Rituals' and 'From Matrix to Print', with free entry on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm.
4€ Family friendly Other
Daily one-hour tours of São Jorge Castle, where the stories of a distant past documenting the evolution of Lisbon up to the present day come together, with registration at the castle ticket office on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Manuel de Brito Art Centre presents an exhibition dedicated to Menez, one of the most singular Portuguese artists of the 20th century, tracing her path from early abstraction to figuration and the luminous interiors of her final years. The show is on view until 2 January.
15€ Other
A guided tour of the exhibition 'Turn Around. A Look at the Fundação EDP Art Collection' at MAAT, led by a mediator who contextualises the works and encourages open dialogue with participants, on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.
11€ Family friendly Family
From 25 September 2026 to 31 January 2027, MUDE presents an exhibition dedicated to the newly donated Tereza Seabra Collection, part of the official programme of the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial. The show brings together more than 300 works of contemporary jewellery by some 190 Portuguese and foreign artists, tracing six decades of the discipline's evolution.
11€ Family friendly Family
The third edition of the Lisbon Jewellery Biennial's core exhibition at MUDE: an international group show where artists and designers use jewellery as a symbolic language to reflect on sustainability, ecology and coexistence between cultures, species and technologies.
15€ Other
A guided visit to Pedro Cabrita Reis's exhibition 'with a heart free of cares', bringing together around two hundred unpublished works across painting, drawing, collage and sculpture. A mediator-led tour offering a deeper look at the artist's themes.
Guided tours of the exhibition by Pedro Cabrita Reis, 'without sorrow of heart'.
Other
Curated by João Pinharanda, Margarida Chantre and Sérgio Mah, Turn Around brings together around 100 works from the EDP Foundation Collection at MAAT Central, proposing an open route through Portuguese art of recent decades, on show until 2027.
Exhibition by Pedro Cabrita Reis, titled 'without sorrow of heart', exploring memory, absence, and the human condition.
Exhibition
Curated by Mathieu Copeland, this exhibition brings together sixteen dreams interpreted as songs, following the forms of mandalas.
Exhibition
Exhibition bringing together over fifty artists from the CAM Collection, exploring the notion of place as a conceptual axis.
Free Family friendly Family
A sunset boat cruise on the Tagus with Blue Cruises, including a complimentary bottle of white or red wine, a beer or orange juice, a pastel de nata and a selection of breads, jams, olives and dried fruits. Tickets are available for adults (€30.70), youths (€17), children (€12) and as a family pack (€76).
Free Family friendly Family
A family boat trip with Blue Cruises — Tágides Promenade 2026: tickets from 7€ for children (5–12) to 19€ for adults, with a 48€ family pack for 2 adults and 2 minors, each including a Moscatel de Setúbal (5cl) or orange juice.
Free Family friendly Family
The Blue Cruises - Tágides Brunch is a 2026 boat trip that pairs views over the Tagus with a brunch on board, with tickets at 19€ for adults, 12€ for youth, 7€ for children and a 48€ family pack.
Drawing on the Julião Sarmento Collection, the exhibition reflects on the lasting influence of the American imaginary on international contemporary art, with works by Bruce Nauman, Ed Ruscha, Nan Goldin, Richard Serra and others. At its centre is Rita McBride's Arena, a large-scale architectural sculpture conceived as a space for encounter and debate.
10€ Family friendly Other
The Monument to the Discoveries is a monument in Lisbon celebrating the Portuguese Age of Discovery. It offers a panoramic view over Belém and the Tagus, and includes exhibitions and a viewpoint.
4€ Family friendly Theatre
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.
Exhibition
An exhibition held as part of the Belém Art Circuit, showcasing contemporary art at MACAM.
5€ Exhibition
Visit the Julião Sarmento Pavilion, part of the Belém Art Circuit (CABE), featuring the artist's work in Lisbon.
5€ Family friendly Exhibition
Casa Fernando Pessoa is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet. It offers exhibitions, a library, and guided tours.
15€ Theatre
A contemporary art event in Belém, part of the CABE circuit.
15€ Exhibition
Art circuit in Belém, organized by the CCB, featuring various exhibitions and artistic interventions.
5€ Family friendly Live music
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.
15€ Other
Guided visit to the historic Castelo de São Jorge in Lisbon, offering panoramic views and rich history.