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Entrance ticket to the Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon's only palace to keep its 19th-century style and room layout, with decorative arts collections and over 17,000 pieces of porcelain.

Climb to the top of the Rua Augusta Arch for a 360° view over Lisbon's harbour and a close look at Célestin Anatole Calmels' sculptures.

Entry ticket to Belém Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with access to the Governor's Room, Kings' Room, chapel and batteries, plus a spectacular view over the Tagus.

Admission to São Jorge Castle with an audio guide, covering the walls, the Tower of Ulysses and the peacock-filled gardens, with views over Lisbon's historic centre and the Tagus.

Enjoy an acoustic fado session with voice, Portuguese guitar and fado guitar in the secret garden of Casa da Amália, the Lisbon house where Amália Rodrigues lived for 44 years. Children under 6 enter free.

A one-hour live fado concert at the Cine-Theatro Gymnásio in Chiado, with sessions at 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM, where Portuguese and acoustic guitars accompany singers through the music that made fado an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Suitable for all ages, with images of Lisbon's most iconic spots projected alongside the performance.

An intimate 50-minute live fado performance in central Lisbon, where you can immerse yourself in authentic Portuguese melodies and toast to life with a glass of port wine.

A 40-minute guided tour of the house where Amália Rodrigues lived for 44 years, recreating the Queen of Fado's daily life through her stage dresses, jewelry, awards and personal objects. Tours run Tuesday to Sunday in Portuguese, French or English, with free entry for children under 12.

At Damas, Humberto celebrates one year of Mau Teatro (2026), the album that earned him the Revelation Prize from Rádio Futura at the Futurawards. Influenced by traditional music and fado, the musician blends indie-folk with popular sounds in songs inspired by the absurdity of everyday life, in an intimate and dark atmosphere that always remains open to the light. Tickets 7,5€.

The British band Jungle, formed in London in 2013, brings the tour for their new album 'Sunshine' to the MEO Arena on 24 October, with their blend of modern disco, soul and hip-hop.

A virtual reality expedition that lets you move freely through the Great Pyramid of Giza as it was 4,500 years ago, exploring forbidden corridors, the Queen's Chamber and the goddess Bastet — developed with Harvard Egyptologist Peter der Manuelian and already experienced by more than 2 million people.

Entry ticket to Monserrate Palace in the Serra de Sintra, a 19th-century eclectic residence with Gothic, Moorish and Indian influences set in one of Portugal's most romantic botanical gardens.

Skip-the-line tickets for the Moorish Castle in Sintra, where you can walk the trails along the ancient fortification walls and enjoy sweeping views over Sintra and the surrounding area.

Entry ticket to the Museu Banksy in Lisbon, where 100 works by the anonymous street artist are on show, from 'Girl with Balloon' to murals, canvases, projections and video installations gathered from around the world.

An interactive visit to the Museum of Illusions in Chiado, with more than 20 immersive rooms, optical illusions and brain teasers that challenge perception and entertain all ages.

Skip-the-line entry to the National Palace of Queluz and its gardens, the 18th-century summer residence of the Portuguese Royal Family, with access to the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art and a free hop-on hop-off service in the gardens.

Admission to the Park and National Palace of Pena, the former monastery turned fairytale palace by King Fernando II, including the exotic park and the charming Chalet of Countess d'Edla.

Interactive centre inside the 25 de Abril Bridge with multimedia exhibits, virtual reality and an elevator ride to a panoramic view over Lisbon and the Tejo; children under 5 enter free.

A guided tour of São Jorge Castle with fast-track entry, available in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, tracing its evolution from Moorish stronghold to royal palace and ending with 360º views from the Tower of Ulysses.

Entry ticket to the Jerónimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage masterpiece of 16th-century Manueline architecture overlooking the Tagus, including access to the cloister and the old monks' refectory. Visits run Tuesday to Sunday from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM, with wheelchair access and a tactile map for blind visitors.

A journey through 5000 years of health history at the Pharmacy Museum, featuring reconstructions of an 18th-century Portuguese apothecary, the early 20th-century Liberal Pharmacy and a traditional Chinese pharmacy from Macau. Open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with free entry for children under 5.

The Estoril Parish Centre and the Cascais City Council present another edition of FundaMental, Mental Health Days, a space for meeting, reflection and sharing around a theme that challenges us all: “Too much past is depression. Too much present is stress. Too much future is anxiety.”

Workshop introducing Chinese painting with Mário Kong, aiming to disseminate the specific materials and techniques of this art form, executing the essential strokes.

A workshop for young people who want to use Artificial Intelligence as an ally to improve their CV, practise interviews and clarify their professional goals and qualities. The initiative is part of the Academia Cascais Jovem and is organised by the Youth Division of Cascais City Council in partnership with Futuro Coletivo.

Mizuhiki bracelet workshop with Tatiana Arazaki, where you learn the basic awaji knot to create a bracelet that the participant will take home.

Creative workshop for children aged 6 to 12, building and decorating a wooden Tangram. Materials and certificate included.

In this family workshop, participants explore the Palácio Pimenta garden and create their first herbarium, learning to distinguish trees, herbaceous plants and climbers.

In Doclisboa2026's International Competition, Thunska Pansittivorakul world-premieres a film conceived as the director's own suicide letter, a record of anxieties, fears and last memories from which the buried story of Thailand's homosexual pornographic press slowly emerges, always entwined with the country's unstable political climate.

A walking tour along Avenida Almirante Reis that reveals the genesis and construction phases of this Lisbon artery, spanning political periods and architectural trends.

Workshop revealing the secrets of the Roman opus signinum technique at the Roman Theatre.

In Doclisboa2026's International Competition, Ghassan Salhab world-premieres a journey in which personal history is inevitably disturbed by the course of history in Lebanon, set in motion by verses Ahmed Fouad Negm wrote in the early 1970s and that are now sung by a woman with her back turned to the horizon.

A two-session course on Deepavali, exploring its origins, mythical narratives and current practices, with João Pedro Oliveira.

GUD celebrates its first birthday at TEJA House in Lisbon with one extra hour of groove and a line-up featuring Fajardo, Armanda b2b Artur, Miguel Domingos, Señor Pelota and a very special guest.

In the Earth to the Moon section, Grace Passô presents her debut feature in its Portuguese premiere: in Belo Horizonte, a Black family tries to rebuild their routine after a recent loss, while the youngest son keeps a secret that can make them face the roots of their pains and discover a new path together.

An afternoon at Casa do Fauno in Sintra exploring the plants, symbols and magical creatures of Samhain, with a seasonal aromatic tisane, a surprise magic laboratory and a final potion tasted by the fire, guided by Isa Baptista.

Pop musical based on the classic The Wizard of Oz.

A Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu) workshop with Tatsu Ueno, where participants prepare their own matcha and explore the aesthetics of simplicity and silence.

In this visit, curator Ana Maria Campino discusses the history of the display cases dedicated to the Museum's European books and graphic documents, works that periodically return to storage for conservation reasons.

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

The Cinemateca screens 'Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak', a film by Filipino director Lino Brocka. Tickets cost €3.20, with discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, Cartão Jovem holders, students, over-65s and other groups.

A day-and-night party at CAVO Rooftop & Club, one of Lisbon's most spectacular riverside terraces, on 24 October, with DJs RAMIREZZ, Martim Tonic, Denives, Ehlla, Little Freak, Neapo, Rui Alves and Slim J — free open-air entry by day from 16h00 and a ticketed club night until 3h00.

The Heart Beat session pairs two films by Jonás Trueba in their Portuguese premieres: Vistillas, a poetic diary assembled from scattered fragments of everyday life for his Centre Pompidou retrospective, and the new colour version of Los ilusos thirteen years on, asking what filmmakers do when they are not making films.

Tarantism returns to Village Underground Lisboa on 24 October for a full 13 hours of music, starting outdoors in daylight and ending inside, dancing until tomorrow. A celebration of those working to bring the local community back together.

A 60-minute monologue by Luís Osório, drawing on the universe of Vergílio Ferreira's Aparição, that reflects on creation, literature and the human condition while tracing episodes and paradoxes from the lives of Portugal's greatest writers. Premiered at the BABELL Literary Festival at the Torre dos Clérigos.

Alex Gibney recounts Salman Rushdie's physical and emotional recovery after the 2022 stabbing, 33 years after Iran issued a fatwa over 'The Satanic Verses'. Using unseen footage of his recovery and excerpts from Rushdie's works, the film mirrors how he sees writing as his own 'knife'. Portuguese premiere for ages 16 and over, screening on 16 and 24 October at São Jorge.

Interpreted readings of theatrical texts, with 'Samotrácias', a cry from three women who want to emigrate, in a celebration of the theatrical text aloud.

Cinemateca shows 'Gumising Ka... Maruja', Lino Brocka's supernatural drama in which Maruja's love outlives death itself. Tickets cost 3,20€, with discounts available.

A four-hour party boat on the Tagus every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, with a DJ mixing techno, deep house and reggaeton, cocktails, sunset views of Belém and Praça do Comércio, and after-party entry included once the boat docks.

Concert by the Omniae Large Ensemble conducted by Pedro Melo Alves, presenting a new chapter of the project that crosses contemporary composition and jazz improvisation.

A Candlelight tribute concert at the Altis Grand Hotel where a string quartet performs Coldplay and Imagine Dragons hits like 'Fix You' and 'Believer' by candlelight. The 60-minute experience includes 10% off the hotel's bars and restaurants.

In the Heart Beat section, Francesco Zippel builds an intimate, many-sided portrait of Vittorio De Sica using exclusive access to the De Sica family, unseen archive materials and testimonials from Wes Anderson, Isabella Rossellini, Ruben Östlund, the Dardennes, Coppola and others, examining the man, the artist and the modernity of a vision that still illuminates cinema.

'Katha: Stories in Motion' celebrates the Indian tradition of storytelling through Kathak dance, in a show that blends mythology, poetry and human emotion.

A screening of Lino Brocka's Cain e Abel at the Cinemateca, a portrait of the rivalry between two brothers. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

Contratempos Clubbing returns on 24 October to Collect at LX Factory for a night dedicated to the deeper corners of bass music, in partnership with new promoter Basscalhau. Expect minimal drum & bass, jungle, dubwise and UK garage, with a line-up still to be announced and limited blind tickets on sale.

Pernambuco-born Almério brings his latest album, 'Nesse Exato Momento', to Casa Capitão, updating Northeastern Brazilian tradition with a contemporary MPB approach. The concert is standing-room only, so arriving early is recommended.

Brazil takes the stage at LAV with Lucas & Orelha, a night of pagode, samba and DJs starting at 21h on 24 October.

LightGetsIn sessions concert with General Má Pessoa and Anancara. General Má Pessoa performs original Portuguese songs mixing rock, goth and traditional music, while Anancara explores melodic instrumental rock.

Petra, a young artist who never knew her father, embarks on a search that leads her to Jaume, a famous, powerful and ruthless visual artist, in a story of family secrets and violence.

SHREK RAVE comes to Lisbon, turning Shrek's swamp into a full party with DJs playing techno, house, EDM, drum & bass and Shrek remixes, live characters, karaoke, contests and festival-scale production, from 21h to 2h.

A theatre piece exploring the concept of a superstar and fame culture.

A Candlelight tribute concert at the Altis Grand Hotel where a string quartet performs ABBA classics like 'Dancing Queen', 'Waterloo' and 'Mamma Mia' by candlelight. The 60-minute ticket includes 10% off the hotel's bars and restaurants.

Debatível is a live competitive debate show where two teams of experts discuss a motion and the audience votes before and after the debate. In this edition, the question is: should all hate speech be a crime?

Sonia Gonzalez's documentary explores Kate Bush's timeless genius, whose 1985 song 'Running Up That Hill' returned to the top of the charts in 2022 thanks to Stranger Things. Portuguese premiere with screenings on 17 and 24 October at São Jorge.

Sophie Fiennes follows philosopher Slavoj Žižek through classic cinema, music, social media and archives as he maps the utopian illusions of our time. Portuguese premiere with screenings on 18 and 24 October at São Jorge.

In a unique celebration of Portuguese traditional music, Sebastião Antunes & Quadrilha invite Karetus and other surprise guests to an intergenerational party around the hit 'Cantiga da Burra'.

João Maia Ferreira celebrates 10 years of career at Casa Capitão on 24 October 2026 with a one-off concert revisiting every phase of his journey, from 'SYSTEM' to his latest project. The show spans the different stages of the Portuguese artist and producer's path.

A screening of Lino Brocka's Sa Kabila Ng Lahat at the Cinemateca, a drama about what lies beyond appearances. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

Cornalusa come to Casa do Fauno with (almost) medieval music, bagpipes, bouzouki, percussion and humour that escaped the pyre. A celebration where the medieval meets irreverence and no one stays seated for long.

On Saturday 24, Shinedoe returns to Lux with her distinctive language between techno and house, joined by Chima Isaaro in the Disco, while HNRQ teams up with Canadian duo Flabbergast in the Bar.

On the night of 24 October, pioneering electronic duo Mount Kimbie bring their Tunnelvision residency to Casa Capitão for the first time in Portugal, with a dj set blending techno, house, UK bass and ambient electronics. The line-up also features re:fi, JASSS, Adriana Ruas, Bernardo Vaz, Sheri Vari and Cruz.

Ministerium Club hosts the Anfíbia night with DJ Lynce, a live set from Shcuro and a back-to-back from Rita Maomenos and Bandits4r.

Ze Salvador and justin case share the bill for a DJ set, with both names listed on the line-up.