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A photographic tour to discover Sintra, now sold out.

The photography project 'Sintra à Lente: 6 months, 6 territories, 6 looks', promoted by Sintra City Council, invites you to discover the municipality through photographic walks. Sold out.

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€.

Silent reconnection walks at Quinta da Ribafria on 27 September 2026.

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

The Feira da Bagageira fair sets up in the historic town of Sintra on 27 September 2026.

A storytelling session of tales of the Earth and the Druids, between light and shadow, at the car park of the Santuário da Peninha, on 27 September 2026.

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.

Guided tour of Casal Saloio de Outeiro de Polima to discover the rural Saloio world. Free participation.

Guided tours of the Prehistoric Monument of Praia das Maçãs, part of a programme promoted by Sintra City Council between July and September to enhance and publicise the site.

A game tour of the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães in which participants investigate the 'Case 1976', on 27 September 2026.

A festival marking the National Day of Deaf People with an inclusive lunch, traditional games led in Portuguese Sign Language, and a silent concert.

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.

Guided tours of the Alto da Vigia Archaeological Site, part of a programme promoted by Sintra City Council between July and September to enhance and publicise the site.

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

As part of the European Heritage Days, the Farol Museu de Santa Marta hosts the street circus-theatre show 'Pharol - 54' on 27 September 2026.

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.

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

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.

As part of the European Heritage Days, Cláudia Emanuel gives a talk at the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães exploring Jorge Rey Colaço's bond with Cascais through art and family memory.

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.

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.

Theatre play 'Superstar'.

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.

TEATRO | EXPERIÊNCIA EM LISBOA takes the stage at the Sociedade Filarmónica João Rodrigues Cordeiro 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.

Gather your team and head to Casa do Fauno in Sintra for an evening quiz spanning history, music, mythology, cinema and tricky trivia — with a bottle of mead for the worthiest team.

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.

A theatre show that invites children to dive into the exciting world of maritime adventures and pirate legends, in a story that begins at the quiet Almirant Inn.

On 27 September the Estoril Circuit hosts the Benjafield's 500 Miles Race, with vintage machines on track from 09h00 to 17h00; Grandstand B is free, paddock access costs 10€, and entry is free for children up to 12.

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 concert specially designed for babies and their families at the Olga Cadaval Cultural Centre.

CommedIA a La Carte 2026 is a theatre show whose title plays on the tradition of commedia dell'arte and artificial intelligence, promising a comedy served 'à la carte' to Lisbon audiences.

Coro Menor, founded in 2012 and now numbering around thirty voices, performs at Quinta Alegre in Santa Clara with a choral repertoire spanning world music and different periods of Portuguese music.

A exposição temporária F intar a Vida. Caniço, Futebol e o Estado Novo propõe uma viagem aos subúrbios de Lourenço Marques, nas dé...

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.

Pure Madness is a theatre show that takes its title literally, promising Lisbon audiences an intense plunge into delirium and madness on stage.

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 MAC/CCB, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Centre for Architecture at the Centro Cultural de Belém, is a reference museum in Lisbon devoted to modern and contemporary art and architecture, holding works by Picasso, Warhol, Paula Rego, Dalí and many others from the Berardo and Teixeira de Freitas collections. Tickets cost 15€, with discounts for residents in Portugal, students, seniors and free entry on Sunday mornings.

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.