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To mark the 1 October release of Rita Azevedo Gomes's latest film, Fuck the Polis, a documentary that unfolds as a visual essay.

Marking International Music Day, the Biblioteca Orlando Ribeiro hosts a free concert pairing fado singer Inês Coito, from Marvila, with writer and hip-hop performer Don Fran, bringing fado, writing and urban culture together on 1 October 2026 at 21h00.

Marking the centenary of Miles Davis's birth, Laurent Filipe presents a narrated concert at the Auditório Carlos Avilez, joined by Mário Delgado, Alexandre Frazão, Massimo Cavalli and Pedro Lopes. The Portuguese trumpeter revisits decisive moments of Davis's career and shows how he crossed and helped transform successive phases of modern jazz.

Máximo presents his album PANGEA in a jazz trio format with voice and electronic elements, a sensory reflection on the climate crisis with a track for each season of the year, on 1 October at B.Leza.

Free access to several rooms — dance, music, theatre, multipurpose and training — with free entry.

Free event in October 2026, with free entry to various spaces in Boavista and Monsanto.

A conversation circle for mothers, 'Roda das Mães - Em Conversa', taking place at the Mercadinho Solidário S. Francisco Xavier on 1 October 2026.

On Thursday mornings, the Nova SBE community gets together to tend the school's community garden.

FabLab Sintra has open registrations for an introductory Adobe Illustrator workshop on 1 and 2 October, from 10h00 to 16h30, aimed at beginner participants.

A guided tour of the Fundação Oriente museum, part of Foundations and Donors Day, with free entry and limited to 25 participants. The visit highlights the role of donations in building the foundation's collections.

Marking the International Day of Older Persons and World Music Day, the Library hosts a workshop showing how music can be everywhere, using the body, voice and everyday objects to create rhythm. Free participation, subject to registration, for people aged 55 and over.

Screening in the Cinemateca's Lado BB cycle of 'Et Dieu... créa la femme', the 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot a star. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts for Cinemateca members, students, over-65s and other groups.

DJ session on Thursday 1 October from 17h to 23h, with Pedro Faz inviting John-E.

A guided tour through the Gulbenkian Garden exploring the surprising dialogue between botany, classical literature (Ovid) and the philosophy of nature (Goethe) on metamorphoses.

A concert-style jam session where musicians gather on stage to improvise and play off one another.

Four-day workshop led by Rui Sousa, from 1 to 4 October, with specific times for each day.

The legendary Brazilian rock band IRA! plays live at Fnac Chiado in Lisbon on 1 October 2026.

The gallery of Livraria Sá da Costa Editora hosts the launch of a new issue of CONTRACENA, Cadernos Teatrais, on 1 October 2026.

Sofia Dias and Vítor Roriz give the talk 'A Minha História da Dança' at Espaço da Penha on 1 October 2026.

A concert-style jam session where musicians gather on stage to improvise and play off one another.

A concert-style jam session where musicians gather on stage to improvise and play off one another.

A concert-style jam session where musicians gather on stage to improvise and play off one another.

A double bill in the Cinemateca's Lado BB cycle: Jacques Rozier's short 'Le Parti des choses', following Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Luc Godard on the set of 'Le Mépris', followed by Godard's 1963 classic. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts available.

A show based on Sophocles' Ajax, probably his oldest tragedy, crossing the text with testimonies, narratives and artistic interventions in a reflection on the limits of power and the totalitarian threats of our time.

The theatre piece CLAP & SLAP, by Agnietė Lisičkinaitė and Igor Shugaleev, takes the stage at TBA - Teatro do Bairro Alto on 01-10-2026.

Micas Cabral and Rolando Semedo take the stage at Malandro do Marquês to celebrate the venue's anniversary, on 1 October 2026.

A screening of Garbo Talks at the Cinemateca as part of the What I Want to See series, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for students, seniors and other groups.

Concert with DESOLATED, SOULCRUSHER and PEIXARANHA at RCA Club, Lisbon, on 1 October 2026.

A live concert night where musicians meet on stage to improvise together, trading solos and riffs in the spur of the moment.

A live concert night where musicians meet on stage to improvise together, trading solos and riffs in the spur of the moment.

Concert with tickets between €6 and €15, with discounts for over 65s, São Luiz cardholders, unemployed people, people with disabilities and performing arts professionals.

Religious gathering led by evangelist Deive Leonardo, coming to Lisbon as part of 'The Awakening' tour, with messages of faith, reflection and spiritual transformation.

A live concert night where musicians meet on stage to improvise together, trading solos and riffs in the spur of the moment.

On World Music Day, 1 October, the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães hosts "From Court to Salon", a violin and piano concert tracing love-themed music from the refined elegance of the European courts to the intimacy of the late 19th and early 20th century salons, performed by Teatro Nacional de São Carlos musicians Alexander Stewart and João Paulo Santos.

Agora Dez takes the stage at the Aula Magna in Lisbon for a charity concert on 1 October 2026.

Ana Bacalhau performs with the Martim Sousa Tavares Orchestra at the Universidade de Lisboa on 1 October 2026, in a concert that pairs the singer's voice with the conductor's orchestral arrangements.

Opening session of the 27th French Cinema Festival with the film 'De Gaulle: Resistance' by Antonin Baudry, depicting the days when Charles de Gaulle leaves for London and begins the fight for a free France.

Concert by Lera Lynn, an independent artist blending alt-Americana, indie rock and cinematic noir, known for her work on True Detective and her recent album 'Comic Book Cowboy'. No seating, arrive early.

American rock band Mercury Rev performs live in Lisbon.

A theatre play about a superstar.

An evening of theatre featuring a brief introduction and stand-up tests. General admission costs €12.

A live concert night where musicians meet on stage to improvise together, trading solos and riffs in the spur of the moment.

A screening of L'Enfant at the Cinemateca as part of the series dedicated to producer Paulo Branco, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for students, seniors and other groups.

TEJÁ House, Sol Temple and Vagabundo Gallery close the gallery's first Lisbon edition with a night of art, drinks and deep, hypnotic sounds from Isis Sage, Oli Liu and Avi, running from 22:00 until 01:00 — or a little longer.

Concert by Joshua Idehen, British-Nigerian poet and musician known for his work with Sons of Kemet, presenting his spiritual project built with producer Saturday, Monday. Doors open at 9:30 PM, concert at 10 PM.

A pub crawl through one of Lisbon's best nightlife neighbourhoods, with three venues, welcome shots, an hour of unlimited beer and sangria (or a 10€ upgrade to gin, vodka, rum and whiskey) and VIP club entry to finish the night.

A live concert night where musicians meet on stage to improvise together, trading solos and riffs in the spur of the moment.

Jam do Arroz, with El Zaperoco, is a jam session open to musicians and live music lovers.

From midnight, Casa Capitão turns into BAILE, the every-Thursday plan, with tickets split into several phases and a limited number available per phase.

On October 1st, RIKTUS welcomes Germany's HARD BOCK DRAUF to Lisbon for a special collaboration joining three German and three Portuguese artists around hard, fast and uncompromising techno, with DeGuzman, Penelope (2), Anastasiya Ty and Kafox.