An edition of Rare Effect 2026 built around the theme of Countersurveillance.
Find your next plan.
In the spotlight
Our picks for the next 14 days
until 27 Dec
Free
Exhibition
Art in the Square
Local a anunciar · Lisbon
Tomorrow
Live music
Concerts for Babies – A Bebé Curiosa
Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval · Sintra
17,50€
Sat 3 Oct 17:00
Party
ELEVIN + TREBLE - Open-Air + Club - Sunset to Sunrise
Praia de Bafureira · Cascais
Sat 3 Oct 11:00
Live music
FESTIVAL BIG BANG: CLOUDBUSTING
Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisbon
4,5€
until 28 Nov
Theatre
The Lapedo Boy
Museu Arqueológico de São Miguel de Odrinhas · Sintra
Sat 10 Oct 17:00
Free
Live music
Beyond words: where poetry becomes sound, piano recital by Felipe Novellino
Museu da Música Portuguesa · Cascais
Sun 4 Oct 22:00
DJ set
Riktus presents: GAIVEU All Night Long #2
Ministerium Club · Lisbon
Mon 5 Oct 18:00
Party
Nights of the Rescue of Being
Eco Retiro de Galamares · Sintra
Sun 4 Oct 10:00
Free
Party
Animal Party 2026
Parque Marechal Carmona · Cascais
Sat 10 Oct 21:00
Live music
Blue Love | Gilberto Gil & Aldo Brizzi
Coliseu dos Recreios · Lisbon
60€
Sat 3 Oct 11:00
Live music
Architecture Tour with Thiago Bernardes
Albuquerque Foundation · Sintra
€10
until 31 Dec
Free
Exhibition
Archaeological Adventure at the Vila Museum
Museu da Vila · Cascais
- Art in the Square until 27 Dec· Free Local a anunciar · Lisbon
- Concerts for Babies – A Bebé Curiosa Tomorrow Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval · Sintra
- ELEVIN + TREBLE - Open-Air + Club - Sunset to Sunrise Sat 3 Oct· 17:00 Praia de Bafureira · Cascais
- FESTIVAL BIG BANG: CLOUDBUSTING Sat 3 Oct· 11:00 Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisbon
- The Lapedo Boy until 28 Nov Museu Arqueológico de São Miguel de Odrinhas · Sintra
- Beyond words: where poetry becomes sound, piano recital by Felipe Novellino Sat 10 Oct· 17:00· Free Museu da Música Portuguesa · Cascais
Ongoing: 277 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓
David Nirenberg reflects on institutions as spaces of intellectual experimentation and dialogue between fields of knowledge.
ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR
Live music
Arlo Parks brings the Desire Tour, celebrating her new album Ambiguous Desire, in a concert promising her intimate, experimental soul.
Year 2200
12,5€ Theatre
'Year 2200' is a poetic and apocalyptic vision of Humanity, a dystopian allegory about the erosion of freedom, combining physical theatre, objects, shadows and video art.
Carlos Araújo and BeDuet + Guests | 1+1=3
20€ 6+ Family friendly Live music
Carlos Araújo and BeDuet join forces at Coliseu Club for a unique show, 1+1=3, where two concerts merge into one, with original repertoire from both projects.