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Ongoing: 270 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

Afternoon 2 events
The Stranger | 27th French Film Festival

16:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

François Ozon adapts Albert Camus's celebrated novel: in Algiers, 1938, Meursault, a young clerk with a routine life and a distant attitude, is led by a tragic turn of events into a situation that will radically transform his life.

Evening 8 events
Nights of the Rescue of Being

18:00 Eco Retiro de Galamares Sintra

Party

A party night with Noites de Resgate do Ser at the Eco Retiro de Galamares on 5 October 2026.

The Plague | 27th French Film Festival

19:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, Sarah Arnold's black comedy thriller follows an explosive gendarme and a psychologist in crisis who reopen the investigation into the disappearance of a farmer in north-eastern France, in a delirious ride that evokes the Coen brothers.

FORWARD IS NOT THE ONLY WAY | OCP

20:00 São Luiz Teatro Municipal Lisbon

6€ Live music

A concert exploring the idea that progress is not linear, presented by OCP.

I Will Get Up and Bite a Fig ~ Mondays at z

21:00 Galeria Zé dos Bois Bairro Alto Lisbon

Other

A performance imagining a laboratory where altruism is biological law and every body serves a system of function and repetition, presented on Mondays at z.

The Unknown Woman | 27th French Film Festival

21:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Oscar winner Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall) adapts his own graphic novel into a radical thriller starring Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider, in which a photographer who follows a woman at a party wakes up in her body, beginning a vertiginous crossing between identities.

João Melgueira ~ at Pensão Amor

21:30 Pensão Amor Lisbon

Free 18+ DJ set

João Melgueira plays a DJ set at Pensão Amor on Rua Nova do Carvalho in Lisbon's Cais do Sodré.

Farewell, Cruel World | 27th French Film Festival

21:45 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

The closing film of the 65th Critics' Week at Cannes, Félix de Givry's film starts from the bullying suffered by Otto, a 14-year-old teenager, and a suicide attempt, transforming them into a surreal, tender and luminous tale with echoes of the Nouvelle Vague.

MONGOLIAN HEART LIVE IN PORTUGAL

23:00 Lisboa ao Vivo Campo Pequeno Lisbon

Live music

Mongolian Heart, a band from Nepal, performs live in Portugal, bringing their sound of folk, pop, and slow rock.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 270 events

Biblical Plants Course

Curso Plantas bíblicas

Workshops & talks 45€ M/16

Saturday 21 November · 14:00

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A Saturday course on 21 November, from 14.00 to 18.00, with biologist Luís Mendonça de Carvalho on the plants mentioned in the Holy Scriptures and their symbolism in Medieval and Renaissance sacred art. €45 registration, for ages 16 and over.

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Brief Introduction BIBLICAL PLANTS COURSE DATES | Saturday | 21 November HOURS | 14.00 to 18.00 TARGET AUDIENCE | M/16 years [indicative age] PARTICIPANTS | Min. 15, Max. 24 PRICE | € 45 In this course we will study the plants that, from a symbolic and theological perspective, are most frequently mentioned in the Holy Scriptures (Old and New Testament). We will also present plants that were important for the economy of Canaan and are also mentioned in the Bible. We will study some examples of the symbolism of plants in Medieval and Renaissance Sacred Art. We will see hundreds of images of plants and biblical places, complemented by dozens of plants and products made from them. Some of the questions we will seek to answer will be, for example: (1) What wood was the Ark of the Covenant made of; (2) What was the manna that fell from Heaven? (3) Which plant was the burning bush; (4) What were the lilies of the valley and the Rose of Sharon praised in the Song of Songs; (5) What symbolism was associated with the pomegranate; (6) Which plants were used in the anointing oils; (7) Where did frankincense and myrrh come from and what symbolism is associated with them; (8) What is the symbolism of palm leaves (palm branches); (9) What wood was used to make the Cross of Christ; (10) The Crown of Thorns was made from which plant; (11) Which is the Tree of Life; (12) What was the meaning of cherries, strawberries, walnuts, pears and apples in sacred art. Luís Mendonça de Carvalho is a biologist (UTAD), holds a master's degree in plant biochemistry (University of Lisbon), a doctorate in plant systematics and morphology (University of Coimbra), was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, is a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja and director of the Botanical Museum of Beja. In case of withdrawal: A full refund of the registration fee will be given when the withdrawal is communicated up to 8 working days before the activity. After that date, the refund can only be considered if the place is filled or in situations of illness, accident, or other unforeseeable circumstances of force majeure, duly proven. If the activity does not take place due to lack of participants, or for any other reason, the registration fee will be refunded in full. For more information contact Prices Entry - 45€

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Breve Introdução cURSO PLANTAS BÍBLICAS DATAS | Sábado | 21 Novembro HORAS | 14.00 às 18.00 PÚBLICO ALVO | M/16 anos [idade indicativa] PARTICIPANTES | Mín. 15, Máx. 24 PREÇO | € 45 Neste curso estudaremos as plantas que, sob uma perspectiva simbólica e teológica, são com maior frequência referidas nas Sagradas Escrituras (Antigo e Novo Testamento). Apresentaremos, igualmente, plantas que foram importantes para a economia de Canaã e que são também elas mencionadas na Bíblia. Estudaremos alguns exemplos da simbologia das plantas na Arte Sacra Medieval e Renascentista. Veremos centenas de imagens de plantas e locais bíblicos, complementadas por dezenas de plantas e produtos produzidos a partir das mesmas. Algumas das questões às quais procuraremos responder, serão, por exemplo: (1) De que madeira era feita a Arca da Aliança; (2) O que era o maná caído do Céu? (3) Que planta era a sarça-ardente; (4) O que eram os lírios-do-vale e a Rosa de Sharon elogiados no Cântico dos Cânticos; (5) Que simbologia estava associada à romã; (6) Que plantas eram utilizadas nos óleos de unção; (7) De onde provinha o incenso e a mirra e qual a simbologia a eles associada; (8) Qual a simbologia das folhas de palmeira (ramos de palma); (9) Qual a madeira utilizada para fazer a Cruz de Cristo; (10) A Coroa-de-Espinhos foi feita a partir de que planta; (11) Qual é a Árvore-da-Vida; (12) Qual era o significado das cerejas, morangos, nozes, peras e maçãs na arte sacra. Luís Mendonça de Carvalho é biólogo (UTAD), mestre em bioquímica de plantas (Universidade de Lisboa), doutor em sistemática e morfologia de plantas (Universidade de Coimbra), visiting scholar na Universidade de Harvard, professor no Instituto Politécnico de Beja e director do Museu Botânico de Beja. Em caso de desistência: Haverá lugar ao reembolso do valor total da inscrição quando a desistência for comunicada até 8 dias úteis antes da actividade. Depois dessa data, o reembolso só poderá ser considerado se o lugar for preenchido ou em situações de doença, acidente, ou outros imponderáveis de força maior, devidamente comprovados. Caso a actividade não se realize por falta de participantes, ou por outro motivo, o valor da inscrição será devolvido na sua totalidade. Para mais informações contactar Preços Entrada - 45€

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