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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.

To mark the 90th anniversary of the Grupo Amigos de Lisboa, the Museum of Lisbon presents the exhibition For Love of the City at Palácio Pimenta, tracing the path of the civic association founded in 1936 and its contribution to heritage protection and to Lisbon's public consciousness.

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.

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.

DJ set with the best of samba, at the 6th edition of Samba de Ocasião, on September 27, from 4pm to 10pm.

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.

A DJ session of creative sounds and abstract rhythms, somewhere between listening and dancing, on Sundays at TEJÁ House in Cais do Sodré. Free entry.

A guided pub crawl through one of Lisbon's best nightlife neighborhoods, with welcome shots, an hour of unlimited sangria and beer (or a liquor upgrade) and VIP entry to a closing club.

Harbour Sundaze's drama-free Sundays pair a resident DJ with an invited dance-floor partner — this time, Bruno Curtis.

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'.

A route between two Lisbon gardens and two centuries of history, exploring the mysterious world of water through two reservoirs, two architectural typologies, two itineraries and an underground gallery. The 180-minute visit, suitable from age 6, starts at the Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras.

A pop-up exhibition at Espaço 152 in 8 Marvila, from 18h to 22h, bringing together 20 invited contemporary creators whose works reflect different languages, techniques and perspectives on contemporaneity.

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.

The Bordalo Pinheiro Museum marks 150 years of Zé Povinho with the exhibition Toma! 150 anos de Zés Povinhos, curated by Jorge Silva and João Alpuim Botelho and dedicated to an icon of Portuguese visual culture.

The Museu de Lisboa shows three privately owned paintings depicting the Rossio and Terreiro de Belém between the late 18th and early 19th centuries.