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Laurent Filipe celebrates the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis in a free concert in Estoril

Academia de Artes do Estoril Av. Acácias 2 Cascais

Free Live music

Marking the centenary of Miles Davis's birth, Laurent Filipe presents a narrated concert at the Auditório Carlos Avilez, joined by Mário Delgado, Alexandre Frazão, Massimo Cavalli and Pedro Lopes. The Portuguese trumpeter revisits decisive moments of Davis's career and shows how he crossed and helped transform successive phases of modern jazz.

Máximo brings PANGEA to B.Leza, a trio project where jazz, voice and electronica meet in a musical reflection on the climate crisis, with Joppe van Noten on drums and Jan Honnef on bass. Live, the album's five tracks are expanded through improvisation, adding solo piano, spoken word, synthesizers and pre-recorded material.

October 2026

Polo Cultural Gaivotas Misericórdia Lisbon

Free Other

Free access to several rooms — dance, music, theatre, multipurpose and training — with free entry.

Pure Madness

Teatro Maria Matos Alvalade Lisbon

M/12 Theatre

A theatre show bearing the evocative title “Pure Madness”.

outubro / october 2026

Residências Artísticas Lisbon

Free Other

Free event in October 2026, with free entry to various spaces in Boavista and Monsanto.

Morning 4 events
Mothers' Circle - In Conversation

10:00 Mercadinho Solidário S.Francisco Xavier Lisbon

Other

A conversation circle for mothers, 'Roda das Mães - Em Conversa', taking place at the Mercadinho Solidário S. Francisco Xavier on 1 October 2026.

COLLECTION, DONATION | GUIDED TOUR FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS DAY

11:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

Free Other

A guided tour of the Fundação Oriente museum, part of Foundations and Donors Day, with free entry and limited to 25 participants. The visit highlights the role of donations in building the foundation's collections.

Afternoon 3 events
Let's Percu(r)ss: Workshop by Mais Cultura

15:00 Biblioteca Municipal de S. Domingos de Rana S. Domingos de Rana Cascais

Free Live music

Marking the International Day of Older Persons and World Music Day, the Library hosts a workshop showing how music can be everywhere, using the body, voice and everyday objects to create rhythm. Free participation, subject to registration, for people aged 55 and over.

The BB Side | Et Dieu... Créa La Femme

15:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

Screening in the Cinemateca's Lado BB cycle of 'Et Dieu... créa la femme', the 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot a star. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts for Cinemateca members, students, over-65s and other groups.

PEDRO FAZ INVITES JOHN-E

17:00 Village Underground Lisboa Alcântara Lisbon

DJ set

DJ session on Thursday 1 October from 17h to 23h, with Pedro Faz inviting John-E.

Evening 24 events
From Ovid and Goethe - Metamorphoses in the Gulbenkian Garden

18:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Literature

A guided tour through the Gulbenkian Garden exploring the surprising dialogue between botany, classical literature (Ovid) and the philosophy of nature (Goethe) on metamorphoses.

The BB Side | Le Parti Des Choses: Bardot/Godard + Le Mépris

19:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A double bill in the Cinemateca's Lado BB cycle: Jacques Rozier's short 'Le Parti des choses', following Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Luc Godard on the set of 'Le Mépris', followed by Godard's 1963 classic. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

Ájax

19:00 8 Marvila Marvila Lisbon

10€ Theatre

A show based on Sophocles' Ajax, probably his oldest tragedy, crossing the text with testimonies, narratives and artistic interventions in a reflection on the limits of power and the totalitarian threats of our time.

What I Want to See | Garbo Talks

19:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A screening of Garbo Talks at the Cinemateca as part of the What I Want to See series, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for students, seniors and other groups.

Paintings for a Continent

20:00 São Luiz Teatro Municipal Lisbon

6€ Live music

Concert with tickets between €6 and €15, with discounts for over 65s, São Luiz cardholders, unemployed people, people with disabilities and performing arts professionals.

DEIVE LEONARDO, THE AWAKENING | WORLD TOUR

20:30 Coliseu dos Recreios Santa Maria Maior Lisbon

30€ 6+ Live music

Religious gathering led by evangelist Deive Leonardo, coming to Lisbon as part of 'The Awakening' tour, with messages of faith, reflection and spiritual transformation.

"From Court to Salon", violin and piano concert

21:00 Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães Cascais e Estoril Cascais

Free Live music

On World Music Day, 1 October, the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães hosts "From Court to Salon", a violin and piano concert tracing love-themed music from the refined elegance of the European courts to the intimacy of the late 19th and early 20th century salons, performed by Teatro Nacional de São Carlos musicians Alexander Stewart and João Paulo Santos.

Agora Dez - Charity Concert

21:00 Aula Magna Cidade Universitária Lisbon

Live music

Agora Dez takes the stage at the Aula Magna in Lisbon for a charity concert on 1 October 2026.

Ana Bacalhau with the Martim Sousa Tavares Orchestra - Lisbon

21:00 Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon

Live music

Ana Bacalhau performs with the Martim Sousa Tavares Orchestra at the Universidade de Lisboa on 1 October 2026, in a concert that pairs the singer's voice with the conductor's orchestral arrangements.

Lera Lynn

21:00 Casa Capitão Beato Lisbon

19,50€ 12+ Live music

Concert by Lera Lynn, an independent artist blending alt-Americana, indie rock and cinematic noir, known for her work on True Detective and her recent album 'Comic Book Cowboy'. No seating, arrive early.

MERCURY REV IN LISBON

21:00 República da Música Alvalade Lisbon

30€ Live music

American rock band Mercury Rev performs live in Lisbon.

SUPERSTAR

21:00 Teatro Armando Cortez Tires Cascais

M/12 Theatre

A theatre play about a superstar.

FREAKSHOW LABS | LISBOA

21:30 Auditório Roma Lisbon

12€ Theatre

An evening of theatre featuring a brief introduction and stand-up tests. General admission costs €12.

Paulo Branco | L'Enfant

21:45 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A screening of L'Enfant at the Cinemateca as part of the series dedicated to producer Paulo Branco, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for students, seniors and other groups.

Exhibition Closing Party: Culture & Connection

22:00 Teja House Lisbon

Party

TEJÁ House, Sol Temple and Vagabundo Gallery close the gallery's first Lisbon edition with a night of art, drinks and deep, hypnotic sounds from Isis Sage, Oli Liu and Avi, running from 22:00 until 01:00 — or a little longer.

Joshua Idehen

22:00 Casa Capitão Beato Lisbon

17,30€ Todas as idades Live music

Concert by Joshua Idehen, British-Nigerian poet and musician known for his work with Sons of Kemet, presenting his spiritual project built with producer Saturday, Monday. Doors open at 9:30 PM, concert at 10 PM.

OctobeFest Pub Crawl in Lisbon

22:00 Local a anunciar Lisbon

18+ DJ set

A pub crawl through one of Lisbon's best nightlife neighbourhoods, with three venues, welcome shots, an hour of unlimited beer and sangria (or a 10€ upgrade to gin, vodka, rum and whiskey) and VIP club entry to finish the night.

Rice Jam - El Zaperoco

23:00 Arroz Estúdios Beato Lisbon

Other

Jam do Arroz, with El Zaperoco, is a jam session open to musicians and live music lovers.

BAILE: FOMO

23:30 Casa Capitão Beato Lisbon

Free 18+ DJ set

From midnight, Casa Capitão turns into BAILE, the every-Thursday plan, with tickets split into several phases and a limited number available per phase.

On October 1st, RIKTUS welcomes Germany's HARD BOCK DRAUF to Lisbon for a special collaboration joining three German and three Portuguese artists around hard, fast and uncompromising techno, with DeGuzman, Penelope (2), Anastasiya Ty and Kafox.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 261 events

WHAT IF MÓNICA

E SE A MÓNICA

Theatre 12,5€

Wednesday 14 October · until 1 Nov

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Espaço Escola de Mulheres Lisbon

A show that revisits the life and legacy of Mónica Lapa, a key figure in Portuguese contemporary dance, between theatre and dance, imagining interrupted futures.

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Brief Introduction In 2026, 25 years have passed since Mónica Lapa died. A major driving force behind Portuguese contemporary dance, Mónica was also a tap dance teacher, founding member of the Portuguese Association for Dance, and founded with Albino Moura the Danças na Cidade festival, which she directed until her death, alongside Mark Deputter. Mónica was an artist with a promising vision, which combined with her urgency for questioning and inclusion through art, impressed a generation in dance in Portugal. A talented dancer who for several years was part of Clara Andermatt's creative path, with whom she also developed production work. Mónica began her dance career as a tap dancer at age 16. Later, she established herself in contemporary dance, creating with Francisco Camacho the duet Bimarginário, followed by the solo Despe-te e Nada. After a long hiatus, she resumed choreographic creation with what would be her last piece, Miss Liberty, which premiered in 1999. As director of Danças na Cidade, after initial contact with the Cape Verdean dance community in 1994, she embarked on a new project, Dançar o que é Nosso. Over four years, she developed the project to stimulate artistic exchange and collaboration between organizations and artists from Europe, Africa and Brazil. This show is the result of a desire that has been germinating in recent years in the creator Marta Lapa, her sister, reflecting on the importance and impact Mónica had on Portuguese Contemporary Dance from the 1990s onward. It is also the result of the realization that there are generations of dance performers and creators who do not know who Mónica Lapa was or are unaware of her aggregating, energizing and creative power, despite being heirs to her legacy. Synopsis What if Mónica hadn't died? Between theatre and dance, this show revisits the life, work and legacy of Mónica Lapa, a decisive figure in Portuguese contemporary dance. Based on her biography, the memories of those who crossed paths with her, and the possibilities opened by fiction, an encounter is built between the artist who existed and the one who could have continued creating. Dancer, choreographer, producer and driving force behind projects that brought together artists, geographies and communities, Mónica made dance a space for questioning, inclusion and transformation. On stage, bodies, words and gestures summon her journey and imagine interrupted futures: what works would she have created, what causes would she have embraced, what paths would she have opened? A creation by Marta Lapa, her sister, which is simultaneously an intimate gesture of memory and a collective interrogation about the permanence of an artist after death. We seek not only to remember who Mónica Lapa was, but to reactivate her aggregating, restless and visionary energy, returning it to new generations and to the present of Portuguese dance. Artistic Team original text Miguel Castro Caldas | direction and scenic space Marta Lapa | co-creation and interpretation Francisco Camacho and Mélanie Ferreira | original music Carlos Bica and Gonçalo Neto | costumes Vitor Alves da Silva | photography Valério Romão | lighting design Paulo Santos | teaser and video recording Eduardo Breda | production director Ruy Malheiro | executive production and operation

Show original (Portuguese)

Breve Introdução Em 2026 faz 25 anos que Mónica Lapa morreu. Grande impulsionadora da dança contemporânea portuguesa, a Mónica foi também professora de sapateado, sócia fundadora da Associação Portuguesa Para a Dança e fundou com Albino Moura o festival Danças na Cidade que dirigiu, até à data da sua morte, ao lado de Mark Deputter. A Mónica era uma artista com uma visão promissora, que aliada à sua urgência pelo questionamento e inclusão pela arte, impressionou uma geração na dança em Portugal. Bailarina talentosa que integrou durante vários anos o percurso criativo de Clara Andermatt, com quem desenvolveu também o trabalho de produção. A Mónica começou a sua carreira na dança, como sapateadora, quando tinha 16 anos. Mais tarde, afirma-se na dança contemporânea, criando com Francisco Camacho o dueto Bimarginário , seguido do solo Despe-te e Nada . Depois de um longo intervalo, reiniciou a criação coreográfica, com a que seria a sua última peça Miss Liberty , que estreou em 1999. Como diretora do Danças na Cidade, depois de um primeiro contacto com a comunidade de dança caboverdiana em 1994, embarcou num projeto novo, Dançar o que é Nosso . Durante quatro anos, desenvolveu o projeto com o intuito de estimular o intercâmbio artístico e a colaboração entre organizações e artistas da Europa, África e Brasil. Este espetáculo é fruto de uma vontade que veio a germinar nos últimos anos na criadora Marta Lapa, sua irmã, refletindo sobre a importância e o impacto que Mónica teve na Dança Contemporânea Portuguesa a partir dos anos 90 do século passado. Fruto também da constatação de que há gerações de intérpretes e criadores de dança que não sabem quem foi Mónica Lapa e ou têm consciência do seu poder agregador, dinamizador e criador, sendo, no entanto, herdeiros do seu legado. Sinopse E se a Mónica não tivesse morrido? Entre o teatro e a dança, este espetáculo revisita a vida, a obra e o legado de Mónica Lapa, figura determinante da dança contemporânea portuguesa. A partir da sua biografia, das memórias de quem com ela se cruzou e das possibilidades abertas pela ficção, constrói-se um encontro entre a artista que existiu e aquela que poderia ter continuado a criar. Bailarina, coreógrafa, produtora e impulsionadora de projetos que aproximaram artistas, geografias e comunidades, Mónica fez da dança um espaço de questionamento, inclusão e transformação. Em cena, corpos, palavras e gestos convocam o seu percurso e imaginam futuros interrompidos: que obras teria criado, que causas teria abraçado, que caminhos teria aberto? Uma criação de Marta Lapa, sua irmã, que é simultaneamente um gesto íntimo de memória e uma interrogação coletiva sobre a permanência de um artista depois da morte. Procuramos não apenas recordar quem foi Mónica Lapa, mas reativar a sua energia agregadora, inquieta e visionária, devolvendo-a às novas gerações e ao presente da dança portuguesa. Ficha Artística texto original Miguel Castro Caldas | encenação e espaço cénico Marta Lapa | cocriação e interpretação Francisco Camacho e Mélanie Ferreira | música original Carlos Bica e Gonçalo Neto | figurinos Vitor Alves da Silva | fotografia Valério Romão | desenho de luz Paulo Santos | teaser e registo vídeo Eduardo Breda | direção de produção Ruy Malheiro | produção executiva e operação técnica Hugo Nicholson | estagiária de produção Maria Eduarda Carreira | assessoria de imprensa Showbuzz M12 81ª produção Escola de Mulheres com o apoio República Portuguesa | CULTURA, JUVENTUDE e DESPORTO; Direção Geral das Artes e Câmara Municipal de Lisboa produção apoiada pelo Fundo Cultural da Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores Preços Entrada - 12,50€ Descontos >65 e DIA DO ESPECTADOR P. Espetáculo e Parceiros Residentes Arroios

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