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September 2026

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Ongoing: 286 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

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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'.

Morning 13 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.

Mergulhão 2026

10:00 Praia da Conceição Cascais e Estoril Cascais

Free Family friendly Other

Mergulhão is a solidarity collective sea dive organised by Helpo, held simultaneously in Portugal, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau. The Cascais gathering takes place on 10 October at 10:00 at Praia da Conceição, next to the Hotel Albatroz, with free participation upon online registration.

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 20 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.

The Secret of the River

16:00 Museu da Marioneta Lisbon

7,5€ Theatre

A theatre production of 'The Secret of the River' (O Segredo do Rio), with tickets at 7,50€ and discounts for people with specific needs, performing arts professionals and over-65s.

ULYSSE | 27th French Film Festival

16:00 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Laetitia Masson's intimate, semi-autobiographical drama, which closed the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, follows Alice (Élodie Bouchez), a mother who accompanies her son — diagnosed with a rare genetic syndrome — over nearly 20 years, turning a personal story into a political reflection on inclusion.

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

A DJ music session on Thursday 10 October built around the theme 'grounding', running from 5pm to 11pm.

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 28 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.

The Song of the Forests | 27th French Cinema Festival

18:00 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Family friendly Cinema

After The Velvet Queen, Vincent Munier returns to the forests of the Vosges with his father, the naturalist Michel, and his son Simon, on a journey through three generations united by a passion for wildlife. The documentary, with a soundtrack by Warren Ellis, won the César Awards for Best Documentary Film and Best Sound and was a major box-office success in France.

Journey to the End of the Silent Film | Erotikon

18:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Cinemateca screening in the 'Journey to the End of the Silent Film' series featuring the silent classic 'Erotikon', with tickets at €3.20 and discounts available.

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.

DERRIÈRE LES PALMIERS | 27th French Film Festival

19:00 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Premiered in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, Meryem Benm'Barek's film dives into a Tangier where desire, money and power intersect: when Mehdi is seduced by the world of luxury of Marie, a young Frenchwoman from a wealthy family, he drifts away from Selma, the woman he loves, in a portrait of deep inequalities and reopened colonial wounds.

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 Ájax, probably the oldest of Sophocles' tragedies, reflecting on the limits of power and today's totalitarian threats by crossing the ancient text with testimonies, narratives and artistic interventions — a profoundly human theatre that looks us eye to eye.

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

Casa Independente hosts the ATMOSFÉRICAS x BODYDOXY night on Saturday 10 October, opening at 9pm with a fashion show at 10pm and an after party from 11pm to 3am with BODYDOXY, where fashion, performance, music, body and community share the same atmosphere, with a line-up including BLEID and ALEXXE.

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.

Lado BB | Shalako

21:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Lado BB screening at the Cinemateca of Shalako, with general admission at €3.20 and discounts for Cinemateca friends, youth card holders, the unemployed, students, under-16s and over-65s.

Les Misérables | 27th French Cinema Festival

21:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

At the 27th French Cinema Festival, Fred Cavayé gives Victor Hugo's enduring novel new life with a rawer, more visceral adaptation of Les Misérables, starring Vincent Lindon, Tahar Rahim and Camille Cottin in a Paris marked by social unrest and the desire for freedom.

Juste une illusion | 27th French Cinema Festival

21:45 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Family friendly Cinema

Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache's nostalgic, tender comedy follows Vincent, a boy about to turn 13 in the Paris suburbs of 1985, as he confronts identity, friendship, family and first loves — screening at the 27th French Cinema Festival.

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.

Visceral: HNRQ, Rick Offen, meera, Aera; Varela, Martem

23:00 Lux Frágil Santa Apolónia Lisbon

DJ set

VISCERAL, the night curated by HNRQ, returns to Lux on Saturday 10 with HNRQ b2b Rick Offen, Meera and Aera in the Disco, and Martem and Varela at the Bar; tickets via DICE.

BAILE: DINAMARCA + BLOQO + EMILY DUST

23:59 Casa Capitão Beato Lisbon

16.50€ DJ set

BAILE at Casa Capitão on 10 October brings a DJ set from Dinamarca to the Rés do Chão, joined by Ana Lauriz and BLOQO (Branko and Pedro da Linha), with Emily Dust, Maribell and Circa Papi in the Sótão.

Gear

23:59 5A Lisbon

18+ DJ set

A DJ set by artist Gear, playing a solo set on the night.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 286 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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