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Workshop with Catarina Preto to build a fold-out notebook with envelope, inspired by the Pilgrim's Notebook, including origami.

A temporary exhibition dedicated to puppet makers of the 21st century, with general admission at 4€.

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

Choreographer and dancer Amrita Hepi, from the Bundjalung and Ngapuhi territories, in collaboration with theatre-maker Mish Grigor, makes her TBA debut with "Rinse", an intimate yet epic solo exploring the romance of beginnings and what happens when those initial emotions fade. Performed in English with Portuguese surtitles.

A photographic raid led by Cristina Ganâncio, walking from the Parque Botânico do Monteiro-Mor to Quinta Alegre, in an activity associated with the Museu Nacional do Traje on 27 September 2026.

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.

Actress Paula Luiz leads a storytime session at Âmbito Cultural El Corte Inglés in Lisbon, reading tales aloud for young listeners.

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 visit to the Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta dedicated to the diversity of beliefs and faiths that have shaped the city over the centuries.

South African DJ Black Coffee, one of the most influential figures in global electronic music, plays a rare open-air gathering in Lisbon on 27.09.2026, at a location yet to be revealed.

The Leia Mulheres reading club meets at the Museu do Aljube – Resistência e Liberdade to discuss the work of author Florence Knapp.

Interactive workshop to discover the Angklung, a traditional Indonesian bamboo instrument, and learn to play collectively.

A guided tour exploring Lisbon's religious history, revealing the presence and circulation of communities such as Jews, New Christians, Muslims and Protestants over the centuries.

Inês Zenha and Teresa Castro discuss the humblest of plants—ruderal species—in a conversation that explores their overlooked value.

João de Brito plays an eccentric, unpredictable teacher who gives a lesson about Carolina Beatriz Ângelo and teaches how to fold a sheet of paper, jumping from wig to wig and from one kind of humour to another.

On the 27th, Oficina Portátil de Artes (OPA) presents the results of its annual artistic residency in hip-hop and music production for young emerging musicians from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. With artistic direction by Francisco Rebelo, the showcase features Insane T, Yoleny, Nô, DNZ, Josias Chaveiro and 10/16, backed by DJ Kope.

Prince's iconic film debut, "Purple Rain," is screened—a musical masterpiece that won an Oscar for Best Original Song Score.

A show presented by Sportswear Bookings featuring Czech act SCOOP plus support bands.

A participatory theatre project created by Keli Freitas from the stories of immigrants living in Lisbon, whose performers bring to the D. Maria II stage trajectories that cross geographies, languages and cultures. A conversation with the artists moderated by Joyce Souza / Segundo as Marias takes place on 26 September.

A Pencak Silat workshop, a traditional Indonesian martial art, with an introduction, demonstration and practice of basic movements guided by experienced instructors. Activities are adapted to participants, with no previous experience required.

The Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa and cellist Steven Isserlis perform works by Pinho Vargas, Saint-Saëns and Fauré, culminating in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

The company auéééu revisits Georg Büchner's unfinished Woyzeck in a dystopian scientific laboratory where humanoid machines serve an ethics-free notion of progress that culminates in a femicide.

A general guided tour titled "Discovering the Monastery", taking visitors through the Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora on 27 September 2026.

One of August Strindberg's fiercest plays, The Father (1887), returns to the stage directed by Gonçalo Waddington: the Captain and Laura's open conflict over their daughter Berta's education unleashes doubt, paranoia and dementia in a "fight to the death for power" between husband and wife.

Companhia Teatro Livre stages Molière's first great comedy, in which two affected bourgeois young women who call themselves Polixene and Aminte are taught a lesson by their suitors, who disguise their servants as noblemen to court them.

The Sísifo no Monta-Cargas#06 night brings franzacom, Corpo Fantasma and sara e tralha [objectos videograficos] to DAMAS - Bar • Sala de Concertos in Lisbon on 27 September 2026.

A solo comedy about zodiac signs, horoscopes and questionable behaviours, with Lippe Couceiro trying to lighten the weight of adult life with humour.

CORPO QUE CANTA takes the stage at O'culto da Ajuda in Lisbon on 27 September 2026.

Postcards, a key name in the Lebanese alternative scene, present their latest album 'Ripe' in a concert at Rés do Chão da Casa Capitão on March 15.

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 in Lisbon for the first time, at LAV – Sala 1, in a concert celebrating 50 years of career and revisiting Clube da Esquina classics such as 'Sol de Primavera', 'O Sal da Terra' and 'Nada Será Como Antes'.

Coro Menor, founded in 2012 by Elsa Bruxelas and António Câmara Manuel, brings around three dozen voices to Quinta Alegre in Santa Clara, with a repertoire spanning world music and different periods of Portuguese music.

Partimento returns to IDB Rooftop by Mīrārī with an edition for all ages: a DJ set from Progressivu and Blaya, a family dance class, pool, games, food and an object swap where everyone brings five items to trade.

The Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra Vienna performs a program of Viennese waltzes and operettas in Lisbon on September 27 and October 2. Tickets range from €45 to €70.