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A walking tour through downtown Lisbon — Largo Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Chiado, Rossio, Restauradores, Terreiro do Paço and Paços do Concelho — to discover the city Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro portrayed with irreverent humour, his ceramics and the exquisite tilework that adorns building façades. Registration is required by 12:00 on the Friday before.

In this workshop, participants observe fish representations in the Museu do Oriente exhibitions and learn the Japanese printing technique Gyotaku, applying it to fish and plants. Led by Isabel Constantino Gonçalves and Marisa Noblejas, it requires no previous experience and is aimed at ages 14+.

Sanaz Sohrabi intertwines forgotten songs and hidden archives — including a 1980 record cut by the Central University of Venezuela Concert Choir for OPEC's 20th anniversary — to tell a different history of oil as a political tool of liberation and pan-Arab solidarity. Screening on 25 October at São Jorge, eligible for the Prémio Revelação.

The Sunday Concerts cycle kicks off with a program featuring works by Copland, Bernstein, Arturo Márquez, and Gabriela Ortiz.

A hands-on workshop dedicated to Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, taught in English.

Three Portuguese premieres in one session: two films by Beatriz Santiago Muñoz — Laurel Sabino y Jaguilla and New Materials, on Puerto Rico's endemic magnolias and the artist and poet Elizam Escobar — and Hassen Ferhani's Alea Jacarandas, an intimate journey through Algiers where writing, filming and choosing beauty become acts of resistance. Screening on 25 October at São Jorge.

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 'The Wizard of Oz'.

Fernando Trueba's 1982 second feature, presented in a version restored by ECAM from the original 16mm negative, portrays composer and philosopher Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio — who wrote resistance songs against Franco — in his daily life and reflections, blending documentary portrait, musical, philosophical conversation and comedy. Portuguese premiere on 25 October at São Jorge.

'The Missing Half' is a show-workshop about the search for what completes us, described as a declaration of love to things, from the simplest to the most complex, from a flower to a hug. It takes place at Casa Capitão as a standing-room-only performance.

Tonight We Shout is a cycle of performed readings of theatrical texts, promoted by Companhia Cepa Torta, celebrating its 10th anniversary. This edition presents 'Samotrácias', a cry from three women longing to emigrate.

Samba de Ocasião returns for its 7th edition on a Sunday afternoon, with a DJ set from 4pm to 10pm.

A Heart Beat section session at Doclisboa 2026 dedicated to the Brazilian singer Elza Soares. Tickets cost 5€, with the same rate for reduced-mobility visitors.

An OCCO tribute concert honouring Prof. José António Piñeiro Nagy, creator and director of the Estoril Lisbon Festival, with a programme spanning Portuguese and international composers and ending with Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.

Teatro Praga challenges audiences to attend performance tours of the exhibition 'Turn around. Um olhar sobre a Coleção de Arte Fundação EDP', mediated by Cláudia Jardim and Diogo Bento in a celebratory, party-like spirit of creative freedom. Drawing on works by artists such as Adriana Proganó and Ana Jotta, rules can be turned upside down in a session of play and fun.

The theatre show SUPERSTAR takes to the stage.

Isa Buzzi brings her 'Clube dos Corações Partidos' tour to Casa Capitão, with regular, VIP and Meet & Greet ticket options. Under-16s may only attend accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Doclisboa 2026 presents the Portuguese premiere of Walter Fasano's 'Nino, A Film About Nino Rota', a documentary narrated by Sting about the composer of 150 film scores, from Fellini to 'The Godfather'. Screening on 25 October at 18.30 at Cinema São Jorge.

Five short films by Lynne Sachs made between 1994 and 2026, from two sisters' journey to a Vietnam marked by war to translating 'Winnie-the-Pooh' into Latin, in a programme about the transmission of memory. Screening on 25 October at 19.00 at Cinema São Jorge.

Marina Sena, one of the leading voices of contemporary Brazilian pop, presents her new project 'Natural Things' in a captivating live show.

Portuguese premiere of John Torres's 'Todo todo teros', a surreal look at Manila built from archival footage of Filipino musicians and performance artists. Screenings on 19 October at 21.45 and 25 October at 21.30 at Cinema São Jorge.

Juliana Linhares presents her second album, 'Até Cansar o Cansaço', live in Lisbon, a record inspired by dialogues with neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro about collective exhaustion and the world of dreams. The concert takes place on the ground floor of Casa Capitão on 25 October.

Portuguese premiere of Sébastien Laudenbach's 'Viva Carmen', an animated reimagining of Bizet's opera seen through the eyes of Seville street children determined to subvert Carmen's tragic fate. Screening on 25 October at 21.45 at Cinema São Jorge.