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September 2026

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Morning 5 events
Gold Leaf: Japanese Inspiration | Workshop

10:00 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

35€ M/16 Other

Workshop on gold leaf application, inspired by the Museum of the Orient's collection. Includes observation of pieces and hands-on gold leaf application on various supports.

Introduction to Oriental Dance | course

10:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

75€ M/16 Workshops & talks

An introductory Oriental dance course led by Carla Sofia at the Museu do Oriente, for adults and young people aged 16 and over, no previous experience required, available in person and online.

New Nations Square - The Colonies Neighborhood - Route

11:00 Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta Campo Grande Lisbon

7€ Other

A walking tour starting at New Nations Square that reveals the urban and architectural transformation of Lisbon in the 1920s-30s, exemplified by the Colonies Neighborhood.

Families: Guided Workshop

11:30 Pavilhão Julião Sarmento Lisbon

Free Family friendly Family

After visiting the exhibitions, participants choose a word connected to the concept of collecting and stamp it by creating a linocut engraving, leaving their mark on the Julião Sarmento Pavilion.

Afternoon 12 events
Marbled Paper Workshop

14:00 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

65€ Workshops & talks

A workshop on the art of marbled paper, led by Octávio Júlio, covering techniques from Suminagashi to Ebru, with materials included.

Between Scraps and Stitches: Sewing Memories

14:30 Casal Saloio de Outeiro de Polima S. Domingos de Rana Cascais

Free M/16 Other

Rediscover the tradition of hand sewing and transform fabric scraps into unique pieces. In this workshop, participants create bags and other patchwork elements, exploring colours, textures and patterns in a creative and sustainable experience.

MU.SA invites you to discover the art of illustration

15:00 MU.SA - Museu das Artes de Sintra Sintra

Other

On 14 and 17 October, MU.SA — the Museum of Arts of Sintra — hosts the “Danuta Wojciechowska” illustration workshops, an invitation to discover the art of illustration.

The Chinese Dragon

15:00 Albuquerque Foundation Sintra

12€ Other

A brief introduction, with access to the exhibitions, to discover how the dragon — an “animal” that does not exist — became one of the most powerful symbols in the history of China. The visit is in Portuguese and English and entry costs 12€.

Orquestrália

15:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Family friendly Live music

A musical tour introducing the families of instruments, following a little turtle on a journey through the seas of music and emotions.

Family Saturdays | To Be and to Have

15:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Family friendly Family

As part of the Family Saturdays series, this screening presents the film To Be and to Have, with general admission at €3.20 and discounts for young people, students, seniors and pensioners.

BED BY 10

16:00 Lisboa ao Vivo Campo Pequeno Lisbon

Live music

Bed By 10 is the perfect party for those who want to dance to the classics of the 80s, 90s and 2000s, without sacrificing the next day.

Jewels and Gems in the Painting Collection

16:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Exhibition

In this themed visit, gemologist Rui Galopim de Carvalho guides participants through the Gulbenkian Museum's painting collection, highlighting the jewels and gems depicted in the works.

Sushi à Brás

16:00 Museu da Marioneta Lisbon

7,5€ Theatre

A theatre show titled 'Sushi à Brás'.

Collect LX Factory presents Shoal (live)

17:00 Collect LX Factory Lisbon

18+ DJ set

Dutch producer and sound artist Shoal brings his hypnotic, texture-rich live show to Collect LX Factory on 17 October 2026, with support from Ze Salvador and Billi.

TREBLE SHOWCASE

17:00 Village Underground Lisboa Alcântara Lisbon

DJ set

A DJ set event on Saturday, October 17, from 5 PM to 6 AM.

Evening 14 events
Great Works for String Quartet OCCO

18:00 Museu da Música Portuguesa Cascais e Estoril Cascais

5€ Live music

The OCCO soloists perform the first of Mozart's 'Prussian' quartets and the second quartet from Brahms's Op. 51, two landmark works of the string quartet repertoire. The concert highlights Brahms's artistic rigor and his respect for Beethoven's legacy.

Lisbon Boat Party

18:00 Lisbon Boat Party Lisbon

18+ Party

A four-hour party cruise on the Tagus with a DJ, cocktails and sunset views of Belém and Praça do Comércio, departing from Rocha do Conde de Óbidos Pier every Thursday to Saturday at 7 pm, with after-party entry included.

Macbeth

18:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Live music

A Met Opera Live in HD presentation of Verdi's Macbeth, in a powerful production conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

LISBON REVISITED / SELMA UAMUSSE

19:00 Casa Fernando Pessoa Lisbon

10€ Live music

Selma Uamusse performs as part of Lisbon Revisited - Dias da Poesia, expanding the territory of poetry through voice and music.

For the Glory

20:00 República da Música Alvalade Lisbon

Live music

Portuguese hardcore pioneers FOR THE GLORY reunite their original line-up at RCA Club on 17 October 2026 to play "Drown In Blood" in full, with Fear The Lord and Sunny Slam as guests.

Jackies Lisboa House Music Festival 2026 with Chris Stassy

20:00 Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Lisbon

18+ DJ set

Barcelona's legendary House brand Jackies lands at the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes for Portugal's first dedicated House Music Festival, with an international line-up led by Chris Stassy, DESIREE, Dan Shake, Bridge and Piem.

RODOX ORIGINALS TOUR - LISBOA

21:00 Lisboa ao Vivo Campo Pequeno Lisbon

Live music

RODOX ORIGINALS TOUR comes to Lisbon, with doors at 7pm and show at 9pm.

RUI VELOSO TRIO

21:00 Sagres Campo Pequeno Avenidas Novas Lisbon

30€ M/06 Live music

Rui Veloso announces two special concerts in 2026 with a trio of guitars and a 360-degree stage, offering an intimate experience.

SUPERSTAR

21:00 Teatro Armando Cortez Tires Cascais

M/12 Theatre

The theatre show SUPERSTAR brings to the stage a reflection on fame and stardom.

Sofia Ribeiro

21:00 BOTA Lisbon

15€ Live music

Sofia Ribeiro concert, with entry at €15.

Gilsons

21:30 Coliseu dos Recreios Santa Maria Maior Lisbon

25€ 6+ Live music

The Brazilian trio Gilsons presents their new album 'Eu Vejo Luz em Maior Proporção do que Eu Vejo Escuridão' at the Coliseu de Lisboa, as part of a world tour.

Alpha Maid ⟡ Polido

22:00 Galeria Zé dos Bois Bairro Alto Lisbon

14€ Live music

A concert by Alpha Maid, presenting experimental guitar music between noise/dub and the noise of information, in the vein of her recent album Is this a queue. A show that destabilises and comforts along unpredictable paths.

MagMell

22:00 Casa do Fauno Sintra

Other

MagMell, part of Casa do Fauno's story since its opening, bring their infectious music inspired by Irish sounds and landscapes. An energetic journey that revisits and reinvents the language of Trad Folk.

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Ajax

Ájax

Theatre 10€

Thursday 1 October · 19:00

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A theatrical adaptation of Sophocles' 'Ajax', one of his earliest tragedies, exploring the limits of power and serving as a response to totalitarian threats. The performance, premiering at TMJB, crosses the text with testimonies, narratives, and artistic interventions to create a sharp, human theater that looks us in the eye.

Full details

Aias or Ajax Telamonius or, simply, Ajax the Great, was at the end of the Trojan War, considered the second best Greek warrior, just behind Achilles. With the failed attempt to assassinate Ulysses and his army, Ajax falls into disgrace and commits suicide. But his half-brother, Teucer, despite the dishonor of suicide and the opposition of Agamemnon and Menelaus, decides to pay him due honors. Who, like Ajax, driven by primary instincts such as the impulse for revenge for an injustice, has not been a victim of illusions caused either by their own weaknesses, by the intervention of others, or by an event or a certain social context? The information age or, rather, the discrediting of information and the fog 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 and human dignity and the rights of all sentient living beings, and thus profoundly inhuman acts are permitted, vulgarized, and disseminated globally. How to face this era, this time, this threat to the complete and abysmal degradation of our civilizational values? We live, then, under constant attacks on democracy and civilizational evolution. The absence of dialogue, extremisms, and the deafening noise of our time gain strength and perpetrate their attack through the weakening of thought and, consequently, of discernment. Limitations 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 installed social dementia, in the face of social hysteria manifested in consumerism and unbridled speed? Sophocles' Ajax is a reflection on the limits of power and is also, it seems to us, a response to totalitarian and totalizing threats. A response that comes from the depths of our civilization and from the cradle of democracy. Starting from the text of Ajax, probably Sophocles' earliest tragedy, this show, which premieres at TMJB, makes a theatrical approach to the text and to the 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 theater that returns our gaze. A theater eye to eye.

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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