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British neo soul pioneer Omar Lye-Fook performs at Badassery on 30 October with the Portuguese band Pimenta Caseira, in a one-night celebration of contemporary Black music blending soul, jazz, funk and R&B.

A Cinemateca screening marking World Day of Audiovisual Heritage with a showing of the classic Letty Lynton.

In the context of the MAR+ project, this conversation explores different perspectives on contemporary dance and its creative processes.

Workshop with Tim Kliphuis, renowned Gypsy Jazz and Classical Music pedagogue, offering personalized advice on melodic direction, dynamics, phrasing, rhythm and accompaniment.

A Halloween workshop for families in which each adult-and-child pair (ages 10 and up) creates and decorates a ceramic pumpkin, while the adults also take part in a wine tasting.

A Cinemateca session dedicated to Margaret Tait, screening 'Exterior- Interior', a programme by Peter Todd and Margaret Tait.

A Cinemateca session devoted to Filipino filmmaker Lino Brocka, featuring the programme 'Signed:Lino Brocka'.

Georges Bizet's Carmen, based on Prosper Marimée's novella, tells the story of the gypsy woman who dies in the name of freedom and love. Revisited by countless directors, it remains one of the most striking contemporary myths.

The trio Sul, with Luís Figueiredo, Bernardo Couto and Bernardo Moreira, presents 'Sul Vol. 2', a celebration of Portuguese instrumental music that blends jazz and new original compositions.

The TEJÁ VU house party series returns to TEJÁ House for Halloween night with Yaima, by the river in Cais do Sodré from 20:30.

Nights of no-holds-barred comedy, tackling themes like death, discrimination, and illness without taboos.

Quiet Light, Riya Mahesh's project, presents her new release Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2 in a concert at Casa Capitão.

The theatre show SUPERSTAR takes to the stage.

Alceu Valença celebrates his eightieth birthday in 2026 with a new tour that crosses eight countries and eleven European cities. "80 Girassóis" presents Alceu Valença at the height of his artistic maturity, capable of transforming his classics into true celebrations on stage. Between "Anunciação", "Belle de Jour", "Tropicana" and "Como Dois Animais", the shows will revisit his entire musical journey, from the early years to the themes that are now part of several generations.

A Cinemateca session presenting a selection of several films associated with IADE.

Award-winning Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis presents his unique style blending classical, manouche jazz and folk in a gypsy jazz concert.

A Festa Piloto party night headlined by Rotational and joined by Silvestre, with limited tickets available at the door.

On 30 October, Baile das Antigas brings a special Halloween edition to Lisbon dedicated to old-school funk from 2015 to 2019, with two artists straight from Brazil, two national artists and a costume contest awarding €100 to the best costume of the night.

A DJ-set night at Nexus: Friday Beat Inferno takes over the club on Friday, 30 October, running from 23h to 06h.

On Friday 30, Perel takes centre stage in the Disco at Lux with her house and techno tinged with New Wave and Post-Punk melancholy, as NVNO and OITO//OITO complete the line-up and David Moreira and Rui Vargas play the Bar.

The true-crime podcast that makes you laugh takes the stage at the Bar do Teatro A Barraca, where hosts Paula Neves and Maria João present two hair-raising cases live in a Halloween special, for a shared nervous laugh.

Ministerium Club presents a party night with Daox and Antilope on the line-up.

Serginho plays a solo DJ set, standing as the only name on the bill.