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VIL brings a distinctive Portuguese touch to COLLECT RADIO with a captivating DJ set.

Launch session for the new edition of Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica – Vol. II: Cultura Romana, dedicated to author Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira.

Screening of Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' at Cinemateca. General ticket €3.20, with discounts for various audiences.

A lecture by Joshua Decter on transgression in art, based on Sarmento's exhibition, exploring the concept in the 21st century.

Attend an exclusive rehearsal for the preparation of Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.

Screening of Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' at Cinemateca. General ticket €3.20, with discounts for various audiences.

British band Transvision Vamp, fronted by the charismatic Wendy James, returns to the world stage with a Lisbon date at LAV, promising a setlist that blends pop, punk and alternative rock, with iconic hits like 'I Want Your Love' and 'Revolution Baby' guaranteed to appear.

A cinema session associated with Paulo Branco featuring 'Snow White', with general admission at €3.20 and discounts for young people, students, seniors and other audiences.

A night of music with Jorge Caiado and Boyá, promoted by Carpet Club and Morevi Records.

DJ set 'Mothership' – an evening of electronic beats and dance music.

A theatre play about life's unexpected moments.

Rádio Macau return to the stage with two concerts in Lisbon on September 30 and October 2, after more than a decade of hiatus. Tickets range from €18 to €45.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Musa paradisiaca premieres EMPORIO, a 90-minute audiovisual piece that crosses September 11 with private grief through raw VHS footage.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The exhibition Ver e Ler presents the self-published work of Paulo de Cantos (1892-1979), a multifaceted figure between pedagogue and artist.

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.

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.

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

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.

The exhibition brings together the work of Margarida Correia, who uses photography to investigate the personal and institutional archives of specific communities.

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.

The 14th edition of the Cantabile Festival takes the stage in Lisbon on 26 September 2026, another edition dedicated to music in the city.

Theatre play 'Path to Heaven'.

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.

Cine Society returns to Lisbon for a new open-air cinema season screening recent Oscar winners such as Sinners.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A documentary exhibition presenting one hundred documents in a journey through one hundred years of history.

An exhibition of posters documenting the breadth and diversity of the Gulbenkian Foundation's programming over its 70 years.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Filipe, a young man in love with theatre, identifies with Nina from Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and, by following a seagull's flight on a bridge, unleashes the conflicts and secrets of a family. A play about generations, misunderstanding and the belief that only love can save.

Teatro Praga challenges the public to attend performance-visits at MAAT Central, turning exhibitions into festive and provocative experiences.

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.

Invited by Chapitô, José Matos Alves presents a photography exhibition born of 13 years of life in the Cape Verde archipelago, opening in April.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

A MAAT programme reflecting on maturity and ageing, bringing together art, memory and life experiences.

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.

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

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.

A guided tour in Portuguese of the Casa Fernando Pessoa exhibition on Saturdays and Sundays at 16h00, lasting 60 minutes, with tickets at 6€.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Personae brings together works by internationally renowned artists such as Cindy Sherman, ORLAN, Marina Abramović, Erwin Olaf and Helena Almeida.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

Curated by Mathieu Copeland, this exhibition brings together sixteen dreams interpreted as songs, following the forms of mandalas.

Exhibition bringing together over fifty artists from the CAM Collection, exploring the notion of place as a conceptual axis.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

An exhibition held as part of the Belém Art Circuit, showcasing contemporary art at MACAM.

Visit the Julião Sarmento Pavilion, part of the Belém Art Circuit (CABE), featuring the artist's work in Lisbon.

Casa Fernando Pessoa is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet. It offers exhibitions, a library, and guided tours.

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

Art circuit in Belém, organized by the CCB, featuring various exhibitions and artistic interventions.

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.

Guided visit to the historic Castelo de São Jorge in Lisbon, offering panoramic views and rich history.