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Guided walk as part of Pink October, about 4 km in Monsanto, to raise funds for breast cancer screening.

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 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.

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.

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

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

Exclusive visit exploring Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles' interventions in the Gulbenkian Garden between 2000 and 2014.

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.

A theoretical-practical activity on wild bees and their role in pollination, biodiversity and food production, exploring habitats and conservation actions for the sustainability of rural ecosystems.

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 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.

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

Route through Marquês de Pombal Roundabout to discover the history of Portuguese pavement, a living heritage that reflects the relationship between Lisbon, light and the ground.

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

Assemble Music celebrates 15 years of underground electronic music with a special party at Collect, Lx Factory, from 4PM to midnight, headlined by Willow (UK) and Patrick Specke (DE).

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.

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.

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

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.

Pianist Felipe Novellino presents Rachmaninoff and Liszt in a recital that journeys from introspection to the sublime, with free entry subject to reservation.

A visit to the masterpieces gathered by Calouste Gulbenkian, a journey through their extraordinary diversity, from Ancient Egypt to French Art Nouveau.

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.

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.

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.

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

A Cinemateca session dedicated to Noémia Delgado, screening 'Rehearsal at the Mill', 'Sun and Shadow' and 'Film of the Rally in Fa...', with tickets at €3.20 and discounts available.

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.

IST IST performs live in Lisbon.

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 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.

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.

A DJ set by João Melgueira, in a night whose name playfully twists the classic western 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'.

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

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.

The 10 October Baile at Casa Capitão brings a Dinamarca DJ set to the ground floor, joined by Ana Lauriz and BLOQO (Branko and Pedro da Linha), plus Emily Dust at the Sótão with Maribell and Circa Papi.

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