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

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.

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, this boat party departs from Rocha do Conde de Óbidos Pier for 4 hours of music and cocktails on the Tagus, with views of Belém, the 7 hills and Praça do Comércio. The ticket includes a welcome drink and a long drink, plus entry to the after-party.

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.

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

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.

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.