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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.

E.R. is a sober morning rave that starts your Saturday on the dancefloor, with great electronic music and no choreography, performance or right way to dance — just a room full of energy. Arrive with a friend or alone and let hosts Paty da Costa & Avi wake something up in you.

Brunch Electronik Lisboa closes its summer season at Lagoa Branca in Tapada da Ajuda with Richie Hawtin headlining, plus Chris Liebing B2B Luke Slater, Chlär, IMOGEN, Penelope and Sheri Vari. Doors open at 14:00 and entry is strictly 18+ with valid ID.

A silk painting workshop with Paulo Valle, exploring the ancient technique and textile memory, combining color and composition experimentation.

the RESET takes over Penhasco Arte Cooperativa with a night built around the theme of Connection, merging DJ sets, live coding, workshops, food and conversation into one flowing experience. The bill features AEONA REX live-coding with Strudel, Leenو, Rayge.Uncovered and the The Auragrio, with phone-free areas to help you reconnect.

Fuse Records throws its last open air, with free entry until 5 pm and sets from Echonomist, DJ Nox and Syper; the full programme is still to be announced.

WAVS × afterglow take a limited-capacity catamaran onto the Tagus on Saturday 26 September for a three-hour session of melodic house & techno, tech house and deep house as Lisbon's skyline drifts by, with professional photography, drone footage and live-recorded DJ sets. Once the boat docks, the journey continues with a free afterparty at Secret Garden LX till late.

A guided tour of the Roman Theatre exploring the artistic installation 'O que Resta' and the role of fragments in the collection, revealing the work of archaeologists and artists.

afterglow takes over Lisbon's hidden Secret Garden for an open-air Saturday session, moving from warm melodic and progressive grooves into deeper house as daylight turns to sunset and evening. Entry is free with registration and capacity is limited.

inércia joins forces with Between on September 26th for a party at a very special Lisbon location — to be revealed in due time — with Billi, Francisca Urbano, Godero, Guigas, Hicham (FR), Nova Retra, Nibius, Pitcho and Stckman on the decks.

1/4 Escuro teams up with Vault Sessions for a night where Alarico and Freddy K share the booth back-to-back all night long, with Laura Hasagun completing the line-up.

The official Amazonas afterparty carries the energy from the market to Velours in Marvila for an extended Saturday session on September 26 (17:00–23:00), with co-founder La Gugga behind the decks serving disco cuts, underground grooves and house with 80s and 90s influences.

Collect LX Factory presents DJ and producer Lawrence (Dial // Smallville), with support from Solid-Funk and Elless & Benn.

After a sold-out first edition, Groovy Therapy returns for its second session on one of Lisbon's hottest rooftops, with Ukrainian DJs DARIAH and OLI LIU plus local DJ and project founder VINI for a night of house music at its finest.

Throwback returns to Lisbon on Saturday, September 26, from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM, taking over the nature-surrounded Monsantos Open Air with the greatest hits of the 80s, 90s and 00s.

After two days of talks and workshops on journalism and artificial intelligence at Casa Capitão's Inferência event, Shifter takes over the Terrace on Saturday 27 for a free-entry DJ set featuring R4KEL and KINAI.

Cormac, celebrated for his HI-NRG, Italo House and Techno sets and his marathon appearances at Berghain's Snax parties, headlines a night alongside Cuba, Varela, Mâhfoud, Mad Rey and Beno. Expect hours of euphoria, a touch of nostalgia and, above all, high energy.

A four-hour boat party on the Tagus every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, with a DJ mixing techno, deep house, reggaeton and club anthems, cocktails, sunset views of Belém and Praça do Comércio, and after-party entry included.

OASIS returns to Carmo Rooftop on September 26th, with Martim Tonic b2b Ricky Doël, LOU and Ema Ross seeing out the last stretch of summer. Doors open at 6PM, just in time for the last daylight, and entry is free.

South African house trio Mi Casa plays LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo on 26 September 2026 as part of their European tour celebrating the band's 15th anniversary, with their signature fusion of soul, house, jazz and Afro-pop.

A night walk through São Jorge Castle in the company of Biota biologists, using an ultrasound detector to observe and identify the castle's bat species — from the lesser horseshoe bat to the European free-tailed bat — while learning about the extraordinary role bats play in ecosystems.

A guided night out through one of Lisbon's best nightlife neighborhoods, visiting three venues with welcome shots and an hour of unlimited sangria and beer (or a liquor upgrade), before finishing with VIP entry at a club.

Brunch Electronik and Fuse Records close the season with their final Open Air on September 26th at Village Underground Lisboa, making the most of one of the last sunny afternoons of music and dancing outdoors.

The new UND3RT3MPL3 project launches its first chapter in central Lisbon on Saturday, September 26th, with ZEHV from the USA, Marienne from Argentina and Rosmano from Mexico, the start of a series connecting Lisbon with other cities and a future record label.

The Šaknys Culture pop-up carries on past sunset with an afterparty at TEJÁ House, same spot, from 11pm to 3am, closing the Portugal gathering with Domas Sab b2b Proflame and Jamaimoi.

Ehrenlos Underground Vol. 7 is a free-entry electronic music night on Saturday 26 September, from 23h30 to 06h00.

A DJ night for the 1/4 Escuro x Vault Sessions Second Shift, with aalice, Client, John Wick and Salbany on the line-up.

A DJ set by Amaral.

At Casa Capitão, BAILE brings together TREME BASS and EDG CLUB for a night of electronic music, with DJs across several rooms from midnight. A single ticket grants access to the whole lineup.

Berimbau debuts a new samba and pagode roda at Giro’Giro in Jardim do Campo Grande, with free entry. The event brings Brazilian music from late afternoon to night, with a continuous program from 5 PM to 11 PM.

Bar Badassery hosts Groove Junkies with Bill Onair, Rui Maia and João Gomes for a groove-centred night running from 22h00 to 03h00, spanning old-school hip-hop, R&B, soul, disco, boogie and house.