Our picks for the next 14 days
until 11 Oct
Free
Live music
8 Marvila · Lisbon
Sun 11 Oct 09:20
Other
Sintra · Sintra
Sat 3 Oct 17:00
Party
Praia de Bafureira · Cascais
Mon 5 Oct
Free
Live music
Assembleia da República · Lisbon
Sat 10 Oct 15:58
Other
Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra · Sintra
Today 21:00
Free
Live music
Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães · Cascais
Sun 4 Oct 22:00
DJ set
Ministerium Club · Lisbon
Tomorrow
Live music
Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval · Sintra
Sun 4 Oct 10:00
Free
Party
Parque Marechal Carmona · Cascais
Sat 10 Oct 21:00
Live music
Coliseu dos Recreios · Lisbon
60€
Sat 3 Oct 11:00
Live music
Albuquerque Foundation · Sintra
€10
until 31 Dec
Free
Live music
Museu da Música Portuguesa · Cascais
Ongoing: 401 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓
3,5 € Theatre
A short lunchtime visit on Wednesdays examining in detail pieces from the Treasury of the Chapel of St John the Baptist at the Museu de São Roque; in October the featured piece is the Bolsa de corporais (corporal burse). Advance booking required, maximum 20 participants, €3.5.
Theatre
Three long-time friends reunite to share memories and confidences in this play by Gustavo Pinheiro, directed by Fernando Philbert and performed by Adriana Garambone, Helena Fernandes and Sílvia Pfeifer, about friendship, ageing and the importance of living each stage of life authentically.
25€ M/16 Other
Lecture on the historical evolution of Korean ceramics, exploring the aesthetics and spirituality of Goryeo celadon and Joseon white porcelain.
3,2€ Cinema
A Cinemateca screening of 'Viva Maria!' as part of the 'Lado BB' series, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, youth card holders, the unemployed, students, over-65s and retirees.
Free Live music
An improvised music session where musicians take the stage and play together in an open, spontaneous setting.
Fabien Gorgeart's romantic comedy 'What Is Love?' stars Laure Calamy and Vincent Macaigne as a divorced couple whose church annulment process forces them to revisit their shared past — and reawakens feelings they thought long gone. Screened at the 27th French Film Festival, tickets 6€.
DJ set
A fusion of breathwork, yoga, conscious movement and dancing to Berlin minimal techno, guided by DJ and producer Kate Zubok every Wednesday at TEJÁ House on the riverside in Cais do Sodré — no experience needed.
20€ Theatre
Stand-up comedy show by Ana Garcia Martins, where she explores the feeling of inadequacy and self-criticism that has followed her since childhood.
A session of the Cinemateca retrospective dedicated to Noémia Delgado, screening 'The Viscount' (O Visconde) and 'Tiaga or the Delicious Reincarnation' (Tiaga ou a Reecarnação Deliciosa). Tickets cost 3,20€, with discounts available.
Félix de Givry's 'Farewell, Cruel World', the closing film of Cannes Critics' Week, transforms a 14-year-old's bullying and a suicide attempt into a surreal, tender tale echoing the Nouvelle Vague. Screened at the 27th French Film Festival, tickets 6€.
Free Live music
An improvised music session where musicians take the stage and play together in an open, spontaneous setting.
3,2€ Cinema
A Lado BB screening dedicated to Brigitte Bardot, with general admission at €3.20 and discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, the unemployed, students, film students, juniors (up to 16) and over-65s.
Free Live music
An improvised music session where musicians take the stage and play together in an open, spontaneous setting.
6€ Live music
A concert celebrating the connection between cultures, presented as part of Iberian Bridge.
As part of the 27th French Film Festival, Antonin Baudry's 'De Gaulle: Freedom' follows the general's path towards leading Free France, between political struggle, the Resistance and the Liberation of Paris. The 157-minute historical epic, starring Simon Abkarian and Simon Russell Beale, closes the diptych begun with 'De Gaulle: Resistance' and stands as one of the great French cinema successes of 2026.
3,2€ Cinema
A Lado BB programme screening of 'A Simple Favor' at the Cinemateca, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, students, the unemployed and over-65s.
At the 27th French Film Festival, Pierre Le Gall's 'Du fioul dans les artères' follows Étienne, a truck driver who lives on the road, until chance leads him to Bartosz, a Polish lorry driver with whom he falls in love. The film blends social realism and queer intimacy, turning the harsh, lonely world of truckers into a delicate love story.
10€ DJ set
Every Wednesday, the alliance between Visionaries and Freaky Fiction invites you aboard the Mothership at Lisboa Rio, from midnight to 7am, for galactic explorations with ritualistic aesthetics. There's an open beer bar until 1am, and after that each ticket includes a complimentary drink.
