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Ongoing: 434 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

No time published 4 events
1821 – The Return of the King

Museu do Tesouro Real Lisbon

Literature

In 1821, after more than a decade in Brazil, the Portuguese Court returns to Portugal, crossing the Atlantic along with people, stories and part of the Royal House's treasures — a journey that helps us understand one of the most striking moments in Portugal's history.

Dance Becomes Her

Espaço Parasita Lisbon

Free Dance

At the launch of issue #15 of the newspaper Coreia, edited and presented by João dos Santos Martins, the conference-performance Dance Becomes Her (2022) explores how dance and embodied knowledge are shared between bodies and archived within them over time. Free entry.

Lisbon's Secret Waters

Museu da Água Lisbon

12 € Other

A themed walk that starts by crossing the Aqueduto das Águas Livres, built to carry larger volumes of water to Lisbon, then follows the Galeria de Campo de Ourique to the Amoreiras monumental complex designed by Carlos Mardel, ending at the Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras reservoir. 120 minutes; tickets 12 € via ticketline.pt.

Morning 3 events
BEETHOVEN'S GHOST TRIO | TRIO ARKADIA

11:00 Centro Cultural de Belém Belém Lisbon

17,5€ Live music

A concert featuring Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 11 'Gassenhauer' and Op. 70 No. 1 'Ghost Trio', performed by Trio Arkadia.

A Family Journey Through the World of the Arts

11:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Family friendly Exhibition

A family-friendly visit to the Xerazade exhibition: armed with a suitcase in hand and a special passport to fill in along the way, visitors embark on a journey through the world of the arts.

Afternoon 5 events
AFRODISE Lisboa

14:00 Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Lisbon

18+ DJ set

After a sold-out first release, AFRODISE Lisboa opens sign-ups for a second ticket release for its party with Aaron Sevilla.

Meditative Sound Bath

15:30 Albuquerque Foundation Sintra

20€ Other

A therapeutic sound meditation session that also includes access to the exhibitions. Held in English, with entry at 20€.

SUPERSTAR

17:00 Teatro Armando Cortez Tires Cascais

M/12 Theatre

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

Evening 4 events
Trio Amatis / Thomas Quasthoff

18:00 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Live music

The Trio Amatis and Thomas Quasthoff present Humanity in War, a concert that blends music and letters from World War I in a reflection on humanity and peace.

Steve n' Seagulls

20:00 República da Música Alvalade Lisbon

25€ Live music

Finnish bluegrass-rock outfit Steve 'n' Seagulls make their Portuguese debut at República da Música on 18 October 2026, turning rock and heavy metal anthems into banjo, mandolin and accordion-fuelled bluegrass versions.

JOE JACKSON + BAND | HOPE AND FURY TOUR 2026

21:00 Aula Magna Cidade Universitária Lisbon

35€ Live music

Joe Jackson returns with his new album 'Hope and Fury', fusing Latin rhythms, jazz, funk, and rock in a vibrant live performance.

Mundo Du Pop! Du Nothin | Debut Album Presentation

21:00 Coliseu dos Recreios Santa Maria Maior Lisbon

15€ 6+ Live music

DJ Nothin, the alter ego of Duarte Appleton, takes over the Coliseu Club to present the long-awaited debut album "Mundo do Pop", an immersive show blending nostalgia, irreverence and creative freedom.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 434 events

The Sleeves

Live music 12€

Tuesday 17 November · 21:00

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Galeria Zé dos Bois Bairro Alto · Lisbon
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The duo of Tara Cunningham and Jack Cooper joins improvised guitar with a kind of slowcore revival, music of fabulous calm where fullness lies in what is left unfilled.

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For a duo making such sparse music, it is surprising how fluid Tara Cunningham and Jack Cooper (both of Modern Nature, he also of Ultimate Painting and a collaborator with Apartment House) sound, without mixing restraint with tension or control with anxiety. Guitar music, The Sleeves join improvised guitar with a kind of slowcore revival. Listening to their self-titled album, released this year, is like stepping into a time capsule and hearing Low for the first time. The comparison is somewhat unfair to Low, because the trio was unique — and, later on, unpredictable — but The Sleeves concentrate well the formula of doing much with little. And that is why we think of Low. The swiftness with the use of words also helps. But a comparison is only a comparison. The Sleeves have merit of their own. The secret lies in that fluidity, which manifests in the guitars, running endless lines, finding a solution for the next moment, and in how words and phrases justify themselves, even when they often seem incomplete. The purpose is simple: in The Sleeves' songs we feel there is always something left to do, and both musicians are excellent at conveying that, by the way they complete ideas with something unfinished. It is music that says everything because something is left unsaid, and that conveys that everything is fine. That is why control has no anxiety, because it is not quite control; that is why anxiety never materialises, because there is nothing to be anxious about. One accepts that things are fine as they are. The fullness of The Sleeves exists in what is left unfilled. What we hear in the silences, what we feel when an idea seems to have ended halfway, what we feel like doing when a song ends in a murmur (of voice, of guitar, it doesn't matter) and hangs on a response. Maybe there is no response. The Sleeves are a beautiful commitment to what lies in between suggestion and fulfilment, with a fabulous calm, a relaxation that truly relaxes. They are the musical ASMR you never expected to hear. AS.

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Para quem, em duo, cria música tão esparsa, surpreende como Tara Cunningham e Jack Cooper (ambos de Modern Nature, ele também de Ultimate Painting e colabora com os Apartment House) soam tão fluídos, sem misturar contenção com tensão ou controlo com ansiedade. Música de guitarra, The Sleeves juntam guitarra improvisada a uma espécie de renascimento de slowcore. Ouvir o álbum homónimo, editado neste ano, é como entrar numa cápsula do tempo e escutar Low pela primeira vez. A comparação é algo injusta para os Low, porque o trio era único , e, mais para o final, imprevisível -, mas os The Sleeves concentram bem a fórmula de fazer muito, com pouco. E é por aí que pensamos nos Low. A celeridade com o uso das palavras também ajuda. Mas uma comparação é apenas uma comparação. The Sleeves têm mérito próprio. O segredo está na tal fluidez, que se manifesta nas guitarras, que correm linhas sem fim, encontrando uma solução para o momento seguinte, e como as palavras e frases se justificam a si mesmo, mesmo quando muitas vezes parecem incompletas. O propósito é simples, nas canções de The Sleeves sentimos que há sempre algo por fazer e ambos os músicos são exímios a transmitir isso, pela forma como completam as ideias com algo inacabado. É música que diz tudo porque fica algo por dizer e que transmite que está tudo bem. Por isso é que o controlo não tem ansiedade, porque não é bem controlo, por isso é que a ansiedade nunca se concretiza, porque não há nada com que estar ansioso. Aceita-se que as coisas estão bem assim, como estão. A plenitude de The Sleeves existe naquilo que fica por preencher. O que ouvimos nos silêncios, o que sentimos quando uma ideia parece ter terminado a meio, o que nos apetece fazer quando uma canção termina num murmúrio (de voz, de guitarra, tanto faz) e se fica pendurado numa resposta. Talvez não haja resposta. Os The Sleeves são um belo compromisso do que fica no meio entre sugestão e a realização, com uma fabulosa calma, um relaxe que de facto relaxa. São o ASMR musicado que nunca esperaram ouvir. AS.

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