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🎤 Camerata Sete Colinas presta homenagem solidária na Biblioteca de Marvila A Camerata Sete Colinas apresenta na Biblioteca de Marvila um concerto solidário em memória de Kenneth Frazer, violoncelista ligado ao Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. A iniciativa apoia os Bombeiros Voluntários de Samora Correia e transforma a

🎤 Festival Cantábile leva Holst e Schubert ao Convento dos Cardaes O Festival Cantábile chega à Igreja do Convento dos Cardaes com um programa de música de câmara dedicado a Gustav Holst e Franz Schubert. A 14.ª edição do festival mantém a aposta em concertos de proximidade em espaços históricos, aproximando repertóri

🎤 Sete bandas filarmónicas celebram a música de Cascais no Parque Palmela O X Festival de Bandas Filarmónicas de Cascais reúne as sete bandas das associações culturais do concelho numa tarde dedicada a uma tradição musical que continua a ligar gerações. O encontro mostra o papel das filarmónicas na formação de músicos

A family workshop at Casa Sommer in Cascais, part of the 'Soldados da Paz' firefighters exhibition: guided by Pinóquio Fun & Culture, families with children aged 4 to 12 build their own fully customisable 3D cardboard emergency vehicle.

A walk along the trails of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park on 3 October 2026 to explore the park's nature.

A hands-on community planting session to create a sensory garden at UNL - Nova SBE School of Business & Economics on 3 October 2026.

Presentation of the children's book "O Nemo e a Soraia", a story of magic, friendship and courage, for children aged 5 and up and their families.

Monthly free drawing meetup with Urban Sketchers Portugal, on the first Saturday of each month, for anyone who likes to draw.

A guided route starting from Santa Apolónia Station reveals how industrial development transformed Lisbon's riverside area, from former factories to working-class neighbourhoods.

A hands-on music workshop by Bruno Estima and WETUMTUM, where participants explore group music-making through playful challenges and instruments, culminating in a short public presentation.

Norquestra is an interactive concert in which audiences and musicians explore the mystery of musical creation, with the audience invited to intervene in the music being played. The show emerges from a creation-research process developed with musicians and neuroscientists.

Thiago Bernardes leads a tour of the Albuquerque Foundation's architecture, revealing how the project connects the built heritage, the contemporary spaces and the gardens. Suitable for ages 10 and up; the ticket includes access to the exhibitions.

A hands-on workshop in the Big Bang festival where participants combine singing and the traditional Portuguese adupe frame drum, mattering how small rhythmic impulses can become a collective flood of sound.

An interactive sound installation by composer Jaime Reis and violinist Beatriz Costa, inviting audiences to explore and create soundscapes from the skeleton of a reconstructed piano.

A live Raku firing ceremony led by ceramicist Yishai Simon, in which glazed pieces are transformed by heat, smoke and cooling. Held in English and Portuguese with free entry.

A family film screening in the Family Saturdays series, inspired by the tale 'The Ugly Duckling'.

A staged tour of the Ajuda Palace led by Queen Maria Pia of Savoy, the queen who lived there longest. The visit ends with a ball in the palace's salons.

A family-friendly musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, adapted and staged by Fernando Gomes, playing Saturdays at 16:00 and Sundays at 11:00.

NOTMAINSTREAM and TREBLE join forces for a 13-hour sunset-to-sunrise party at the legendary Praia de Bafureira, headlined by ELEVIN, with an open-air sunset experience from 17:00 to 22:00, an all-night club experience until 06:00, a chill-out area and an art gallery by ArtSubmit. Guestlist on Shotgun, entry subject to venue capacity.

The Voz do Operário Children's Choir and the Retimbrar collective present a concert celebrating Portuguese roots music, reflecting on time, memory and community through song.

The Cascais Philharmonic Bands Festival brings together the seven philharmonic bands of the municipality, celebrating intergenerational talent and the work of local associations. The 10th edition is co-organized by the Cascais City Council and the Sociedade Recreativa e Musical de Carcavelos, with free entry.

A screening of 'Spécial Bardot' in the Lado BB cinema series. General admission is 3,20€, with discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, the unemployed, students, over-65s and more.

At the 27th French Cinema Festival, Nathan Ambrosioni's drama follows Jeanne, who must take in her nephew and niece after her sister Suzanne vanishes without a trace, a delicate and surprisingly mature film about absence and the families that reinvent themselves.

South Korean pianist Young-Choon Park presents a recital with works by Mozart, Chopin, and Beethoven.

Gypsy returns to TEJÁ House with a special three-act dinner built around the new autumn menu served sharing-style. The night culminates in 'The Siren Song', an intimate musical experience from Mads Paige filled with storytelling about life, love, loss and philosophy.

A Cinemateca session dedicated to filmmaker Noémia Delgado, featuring films adapted from Portuguese literary classics by Eça de Queiroz, Camilo Castelo Branco and Almeida Garrett. Tickets cost 3,20€, with discounts available.

Premiered at the Berlinale and made over ten years, Jérémy Comte's debut feature screens at the 27th French Cinema Festival, following two teenagers in search of a father figure between the vibrant nights of Accra and the frozen silences of Quebec.

At the 27th French Cinema Festival, Jean-Pierre Jeunet returns to the big screen with this adaptation of Valérie Perrin's acclaimed novel, in which Violette, a cemetery keeper in Burgundy, sees her routine upended when a police officer investigates her husband's mysterious disappearance.

First edition of dark_001.wav: one room for 200 people, anonymous DJs playing behind a veil, at a secret location in central Lisbon whose address is only revealed to ticket holders on the day of the event.