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September 2026

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Morning 12 events
KIMONO FOR AUTUMN: PATTERN MAKING AND SEWING

09:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

90€ M/14 Other

A kimono pattern‑making and sewing workshop for beginners, guided by Cristina Neves, where each participant creates a unique piece, blending classic and contemporary styles.

Mandarin Course

10:00 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

60€ Workshops & talks

Mandarin course with admission costing €60.

J-BEAUTY: THE BEAUTY RITUAL IN JAPAN | workshop

10:00 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

70€ 12+ Other

In this workshop, participants explore the Japanese beauty ritual, learning its principles and creating two personalized skincare products with natural ingredients like rice, azuki, and camellia oil.

Workshop 1 - Making the Garden a Climate Refuge (project co-creation)

10:00 Nova School of Business and Economics Carcavelos e Parede Cascais

Free Workshops & talks

In this workshop, open to all and led by the Florestas na Cidade project, participants explore the garden in the face of climate change, identifying challenges and opportunities, and co-create nature-based solutions to make it more resilient and biodiverse.

The Suitcase - A Journey of Family Discoveries

10:30 Quinta do Pisão - Parque de Natureza Alcabideche Cascais

16€ por participante 3–6 Family friendly Family

In this experience, an old suitcase reveals objects, textures and surprises, inviting families to explore and create their own “home” together. An activity for children aged 3 to 6.

Maria's Shorts: Back to School

10:30 Biblioteca Infantil e Juvenil de Cascais Cascais e Estoril Cascais

Free 7–12 Family friendly Cinema

A family film session featuring the award-winning animated short 'Alike', followed by an activity to leave a special message for the future.

THE FANTASTIC AQUAMANIL "CAQUESSEITÃO"? | DRAWING AND PAINTING WORKSHOP

10:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

25€ Family friendly Workshops & talks

A drawing and painting workshop for children aged 6 to 14, inviting them to imagine and draw the mythical figure Caquesseitão and to look for the actual object in the museum, then reinterpret it with unusual materials.

Introduction to Sumi-e Painting Workshop

10:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

25€ Workshops & talks

Introduction to sumi-e painting workshop with Mami Higuchi, where participants practice basic brushstrokes and draw bamboo and other elements.

Guided Tour with Audio Description

11:00 Casa Fernando Pessoa Lisbon

6€ Other

Guided tours with audio description at Casa Fernando Pessoa provide detailed, objective descriptions of rooms and objects for visually impaired visitors. The house also has tactile paving, captions and braille materials; general tickets cost €6 and exemptions are only available at the box office.

Afternoon 19 events
COLLECTOR FOR ONE DAY | CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP

14:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

16€ Family friendly Family

A children's workshop that turns them into modern collectors, they explore the Museu do Oriente's galleries and the collection of professor Kwok On, then makes their own miniature collection of drawings and cutouts.

Origami Workshop - Anesama Dolls

14:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

25€ Workshops & talks

Origami workshop to learn how to create anesama dolls, an ancient Japanese tradition.

Intercell Lisbon with Pegassi, Partiboi69, SAIDAH

15:00 Escala25 Lisbon

21+ DJ set

Intercell returns to Lisbon for an open-air closer under the Ponte 25 de Abril in October, with Pegassi and Partiboi69 on chaos duty and SAIDAH, DJOOKE and Nicolle Velcro holding the line.

MXGPU (Moullinex & GPU Panic) - Live Under Lisbon

15:00 Local a anunciar Lisbon

30 € a 40 € DJ set

MXGPU bring their transformative 360° live show to an iconic Lisbon location that has never hosted a clubnight, for one night only with 8+ hours of music and a DJ lineup curated by the duo.

The Gulbenkian Garden in 12 Plants

15:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Other

In this guided tour with Ivo Meco, we'll discover botanical curiosities in the Garden.

Family Saturdays | Mars Attacks!

15:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Family friendly Cinema

A family-friendly film screening in the 'Family Saturdays' series, featuring 'Mars Attacks!'. General admission €3.20, with discounts for Friends of Cinemateca, students, youth, seniors and retirees.

TKESHI Festival Lx Edition 2026

15:00 Those Who Dance Lisbon

18+ DJ set

TKESHI, born in a Georgian pine forest, brings new media art, audiovisual performances and diverse music to Lisbon, with five days of workshops and labs at RnA Studio & Zabra and a final showcase at Those Who Dance on 10 October.

Guided Tours - October

15:00 São Luiz Teatro Municipal Lisbon

2€ Other

Guided tours in October, with venue entry costing €2.

Introduction to Bharatanatyam Workshop

15:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

25€ Workshops & talks

A four-session workshop exploring the classical Indian dance form, covering gestures, movement, rhythm, and emotion.

River Secret

16:00 Museu da Marioneta Lisbon

7,5€ Theatre

A theatre performance titled 'River Secret'.

Guided tour of the exhibition with audio description

16:00 Galeria Zé dos Bois Bairro Alto Lisbon

Exhibition

A guided tour with audio description of Alexandre Estrela's RedSkyFalls at Galeria Zé dos Bois, aimed at blind and low-vision visitors, on 10 October at 16H.

AFTERGLOW MUSIC SESSION

17:00 Village Underground Lisboa Alcântara Lisbon

Free 18+ DJ set

The Afterglow Music Session takes over Thursday 10 October with a DJ set running from 17h to 23h.

A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, concert by the Cascais Symphony Orchestra

17:00 Auditório Senhora da Boa Nova Estoril Cascais

15€ Family friendly Live music

The Cascais Symphony Orchestra opens its doors to students from the Conservatório de Cascais and Slovak Erasmus students in a pedagogical concert at Auditório Senhora da Boa Nova. The programme includes Britten's work, in the year marking the 50th anniversary of his death, and features a young soloist.

Evening 18 events
Tonight We Shout - "New Golden Age" by Karen Hartman

18:00 Biblioteca dos Coruchéus Lisbon

5€ Party

Staged reading of 'New Golden Age' by Karen Hartman, a dystopian thriller about surveillance and technology, part of the 'Tonight We Shout' cycle by Companhia Cepa Torta.

Lisbon Boat Party

18:00 Lisbon Boat Party Lisbon

18+ Party

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, four hours of non-stop partying on the Tagus with a DJ, cocktails and views of Belém, Praça do Comércio and the 7 hills, with a welcome drink and after-party entry included.

Presentation of Rui Sebok Bizarro's novel The Awakening of Kalki: The Knight of the Fifth Empire, already heading into its 2nd edition, at Casa do Fauno in Sintra. The evening includes a cacao-sharing ritual, musical moments and a book presentation conducted by Natanael Lamispramis.

Dal:um

19:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Live music

South Korean duo Dal:um reinvents traditional instruments gayageum and geomungo in a fusion of contemporary music and Asian tradition.

Ájax

19:00 8 Marvila Marvila Lisbon

Theatre

A theatre piece based on Sophocles' tragedy Ajax that reflects on the limits of power and totalitarian threats, crossing the classical text with testimonies and artistic interventions.

Live music

19:30 7 Seas Bistro Cascais

Live music

Live music at 7 Seas Bistro, every Saturday from 19h30 to 21h30.

Blue Love | Gilberto Gil & Aldo Brizzi

21:00 Coliseu dos Recreios Santa Maria Maior Lisbon

60€ 6+ Family friendly Live music

'Amor Azul' is one of Gilberto Gil's most ambitious creations, conceived with conductor Aldo Brizzi, based on the Indian classic poem Gita Govinda. This opera blends Brazilian popular music with European classical tradition, presented in an expanded form in Lisbon, featuring Gilberto Gil, the Bahia Opera Nucleus, choir, orchestra, and Aldo Brizzi's musical direction.

BODYDOXY X ATMOSFÉRICAS

21:00 Casa Independente Lisbon

18+ DJ set

BODYDOXY and ATMOSFÉRICAS meet at Casa Independente in Intendente on 10 October, with a fashion show at 22h00 and an after party with BODYDOXY until 03h00.

SUPERSTAR

21:00 Teatro Armando Cortez Tires Cascais

M/12 Theatre

A theatrical performance exploring themes of fame and celebrity culture.

TWO LANES | A PART OF US

21:00 Lisboa ao Vivo Campo Pequeno Lisbon

Live music

German duo TWO LANES performs in Lisbon with their new album, combining acoustic piano, synthesizers, and electronics.

Fresh

21:30 Anexxo Sintra

6€ Theatre

They say fish is better when fresh. Sometimes the same applies to jokes. Rodrigo Gonçalves and Carlos D'Aires take the stage with their latest material, without a net and without guarantees. Some jokes will die; others may become your favorites.

IST IST in Lisbon

21:30 RCA Club Lisbon

25€ Live music

IST IST performs live in Lisbon.

Gandarva

22:00 Casa do Fauno Sintra

Other

Gandarva bring guitar, concertina and violin to Casa do Fauno for a journey through the melodies and rhythms of European folk traditions. A night of music, dance and enchantment in which the room may turn into a small village, a feast or a passage to another world.

Hidden Hours

22:00 Carrasquinha Bar Lisbon

DJ set

An intimate, intentionally limited listening experience — nights on a human scale to stay, listen, dance and share the moment, this time with Dancast on the decks.

TAKEOVER #003

23:00 Village Underground Lisboa Alcântara Lisbon

DJ set

Takeover #03 is a DJ set event taking place from 11 PM to 6 AM on Saturday, October 10.

On this day, no time published 5 events
Live music

Orixás Restaurante Bar Galeria Sintra

Live music

Live Brazilian music at the Orixás restaurant and gallery, every Friday and Saturday during dinner.

Live music

Clube da Praia Praia das Maçãs Sintra

Live music

Live music at Clube da Praia, on Praia das Maçãs, every Friday and Saturday night.

Live Traditional Music

Taverna dos Trovadores São Pedro de Sintra Sintra

Live music

A night of live traditional Portuguese music at Taverna dos Trovadores, every Friday and Saturday.

RYAN ADAMS | SOLO EUROPE 2026

Aula Magna Cidade Universitária Lisbon

M/6 Live music

A solo concert by Ryan Adams as part of his 2026 European tour.

BEING DIFFERENT IS NORMAL

Teatro Tivoli BBVA Santo António Lisbon

M/3 Live music

Concert celebrating diversity and acceptance, with the theme 'Being different is normal'.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 288 events

Ájax

Theatre

Thursday 8 October · 19:00

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A theatre piece based on Sophocles' tragedy Ajax that reflects on the limits of power and totalitarian threats, crossing the classical text with testimonies and artistic interventions.

Full details

Aïas or Ajax Telemone, or simply Ajax the Great, was regarded at the end of the Trojan War as the second-best Greek warrior, behind only Achilles. After his failed attempt to murder Ulysses and his army, Ajax falls into disgrace and kills himself. But his half-brother Teucer, despite the dishonour of the suicide and the opposition of Agamemnon and Menelaus, decides to grant him the honours he is due. Who, like Ajax, driven by primary instincts such as the urge for revenge for an injustice, has not been a victim of illusions caused either by their own frailties, by the intervention of others, or by an event or a particular social context? The information age – or rather, the age of the discrediting of information and the haze that so often surrounds its sources – is today the ideal context for the development and spread of cruel, unjust, anti-democratic and regressive political discourses, social measures and ideologies. Thus, little by little, the path is drawn towards the total eclipse of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of human dignity and of the rights of all sentient living beings, and deeply inhuman acts are thereby permitted, trivialised and disseminated globally. How to face this era, this time, this threat of complete and abysmal degradation of our civilisational values? We are therefore living under constant attacks on democracy and civilisational progress. The absence of dialogue, extremisms and the deafening noise of our time gain strength and carry out their attack by weakening thought and, consequently, discernment. Restrictions on freedom of expression, disinformation or its manipulation, and its political and economic exploitation undermine the heart of democracy. What to do in the face of the installed social dementia, in the face of the social hysteria manifested in consumerism and unbridled speed? Sophocles' Ajax is a reflection on the limits of power and also, it seems to us, a response to totalitarian and totalising threats. A response that comes from the depths of our civilisation and from the cradle of democracy. Starting from the text of Ajax, probably Sophocles' oldest tragedy, this show, which premieres at TMJB, takes a theatrical approach to the text and figure of Sophocles, crossing them with testimonies, narratives and artistic interventions in order to create an original and sharp object. What we propose, given the context we live in, is the presentation of a deeply human theatre that returns our gaze. An eye-to-eye theatre.

Show original (Portuguese)

Aïas ou Ájax Telemônio ou, simplesmente, Ájax, o Grande, era no fim da guerra de Tróia, tido como o segundo melhor guerreiro grego, apenas atrás de Aquiles. Com a tentativa gorada de assassinar Ulisses, e o seu exército, Ájax cai em desgraça e suicida-se. Mas o seu meio-irmão, Teucro, apesar da desonra do suicídio e da oposição de Ágamemnon e Menelau, decide prestar-lhe as honras devidas. Quem, como Ájax, levado por instintos primários como o ímpeto de vingança por uma injustiça, não foi vítima de ilusões causadas seja pelas suas próprias fragilidades, por intervenção de outros ou por um acontecimento ou um determinado contexto social? A era da informação ou, melhor, da descredibilização da informação e a névoa que tantas vezes envolve as suas fontes é, hoje, o contexto ideal, para o desenvolvimento e propagação de discursos políticos, medidas sociais e ideologias cruéis, injustas, anti-democráticas e regressivas. Assim, desenha-se a pouco e pouco o caminho para o total eclipse da declaração universal dos direitos humanos e da dignidade humana e dos direitos de todas as entidades vivas sencientes e, assim, se permitem, vulgarizam e disseminam globalmente actos profundamente desumanos. Como enfrentar esta era, este tempo, esta ameaça à degradação completa e abismal dos nossos valores civilizacionais? Vivemos, pois, constantes ataques à democracia e à evolução civilizacional. A ausência de diálogo, os extremismos e o ruído ensurdecedor do nosso tempo ganham força e perpetram o seu ataque através da fragilização do pensamento e, consequentemente, do discernimento. As limitações à liberdade de expressão, a desinformação, ou a sua manipulação, e o seu aproveitamento político e económico minam o coração da democracia. Que fazer perante a demência social instalada, perante o histerismo social manifestado no consumismo e na velocidade desenfreada? Ájax de Sófocles é uma reflexão sobre os limites do poder e é também, parece-nos, uma resposta às ameaças totalitárias e totalizantes. Uma resposta que vem do fundo da nossa civilização e do berço da democracia. Partindo do texto de Ájax , provavelmente a mais antiga tragédia de Sófocles, este espectáculo, que se estreia no TMJB, faz uma aproximação teatral ao texto e à figura de Sófocles, cruzando-os com depoimentos, narrativas e intervenções artísticas no sentido de criar um objecto original e acutilante. O que nos propomos, perante o contexto que vivemos, é a apresentação de um teatro profundamente humano e que nos retribua o olhar. Um teatro olhos nos olhos.

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