An edition of Rare Effect 2026 built around the theme of Countersurveillance.
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In the spotlight
Our picks for the next 14 days
until 3 Oct
Free
Live music
Jovens Pauliteiros de Miranda bring Mirandese dance and language to Praça CCB
CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisbon
Sun 11 Oct 09:20
Other
Praia das Maçãs Hosts Youth Triathlon
Sintra · Sintra
Sat 3 Oct 17:00
Party
ELEVIN + TREBLE - Open-Air + Club - Sunset to Sunrise
Praia de Bafureira · Cascais
Fri 2 Oct 16:30
Cinema
ARCO | 27th French Cinema Festival
Cinema São Jorge · Lisbon
6€
Fri 2 Oct
Live music
S. Pedro brings Portuguese indie pop to the Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval in Sintra
Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval · Sintra
Tomorrow 21:00
Free
Live music
"From Court to Salon", violin and piano concert
Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães · Cascais
Sun 4 Oct 22:00
DJ set
Riktus presents: GAIVEU All Night Long #2
Ministerium Club · Lisbon
Sat 10 Oct 15:58
Other
Mercado da Várzea Hosts the Soup Festival
Mercado Municipal da Várzea de Sintra · 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
Live music
Familiofones
Museu da Música Portuguesa · Cascais
- Jovens Pauliteiros de Miranda bring Mirandese dance and language to Praça CCB until 3 Oct· Free CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisbon
- Praia das Maçãs Hosts Youth Triathlon Sun 11 Oct· 09:20 Sintra · Sintra
- ELEVIN + TREBLE - Open-Air + Club - Sunset to Sunrise Sat 3 Oct· 17:00 Praia de Bafureira · Cascais
- ARCO | 27th French Cinema Festival Fri 2 Oct· 16:30 Cinema São Jorge · Lisbon
- S. Pedro brings Portuguese indie pop to the Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval in Sintra Fri 2 Oct Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval · Sintra
- "From Court to Salon", violin and piano concert Tomorrow· 21:00· Free Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães · Cascais
Ongoing: 275 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.