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Two days of medieval activities at São Jorge Castle, with workshops, guided tours, concerts and family workshops.

To mark the 90th anniversary of the Grupo Amigos de Lisboa, the Museum of Lisbon presents the exhibition For Love of the City at Palácio Pimenta, tracing the path of the civic association founded in 1936 and its contribution to heritage protection and to Lisbon's public consciousness.

Guided tour of Casal Saloio de Outeiro de Polima to discover the rural Saloio world. Free participation.

A festival marking the National Day of Deaf People with an inclusive lunch, traditional games led in Portuguese Sign Language, and a silent concert.

South African DJ Black Coffee, one of the most influential figures in global electronic music, plays a rare open-air gathering in Lisbon on 27.09.2026, at a location yet to be revealed.

A guided tour exploring Lisbon's religious history, revealing the presence and circulation of communities such as Jews, New Christians, Muslims and Protestants over the centuries.

Inês Zenha and Teresa Castro discuss the humblest of plants—ruderal species—in a conversation that explores their overlooked value.

On the 27th, Oficina Portátil de Artes (OPA) presents the results of its annual artistic residency in hip-hop and music production for young emerging musicians from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. With artistic direction by Francisco Rebelo, the showcase features Insane T, Yoleny, Nô, DNZ, Josias Chaveiro and 10/16, backed by DJ Kope.

DJ set with the best of samba, at the 6th edition of Samba de Ocasião, on September 27, from 4pm to 10pm.

A show presented by Sportswear Bookings featuring Czech act SCOOP plus support bands.

As part of the European Heritage Days, Cláudia Emanuel gives a talk at the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães exploring Jorge Rey Colaço's bond with Cascais through art and family memory.

The Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa and cellist Steven Isserlis perform works by Pinho Vargas, Saint-Saëns and Fauré, culminating in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

A DJ session of creative sounds and abstract rhythms, somewhere between listening and dancing, on Sundays at TEJÁ House in Cais do Sodré. Free entry.

The Sísifo no Monta-Cargas#06 night brings franzacom, Corpo Fantasma and sara e tralha [objectos videograficos] to DAMAS - Bar • Sala de Concertos in Lisbon on 27 September 2026.

Postcards, a key name in the Lebanese alternative scene, present their latest album 'Ripe' in a concert at Rés do Chão da Casa Capitão on March 15.

A guided pub crawl through one of Lisbon's best nightlife neighborhoods, with welcome shots, an hour of unlimited sangria and beer (or a liquor upgrade) and VIP entry to a closing club.

Harbour Sundaze's drama-free Sundays pair a resident DJ with an invited dance-floor partner — this time, Bruno Curtis.

Beto Guedes performs in Lisbon for the first time, at LAV – Sala 1, in a concert celebrating 50 years of career and revisiting Clube da Esquina classics such as 'Sol de Primavera', 'O Sal da Terra' and 'Nada Será Como Antes'.

A concert specially designed for babies and their families at the Olga Cadaval Cultural Centre.

Coro Menor, founded in 2012 and now numbering around thirty voices, performs at Quinta Alegre in Santa Clara with a choral repertoire spanning world music and different periods of Portuguese music.

Marking its 25th anniversary, the Museu da Marioneta presents a temporary exhibition dedicated to puppet makers in Portugal in the 21st century.

A pop-up exhibition at Espaço 152 in 8 Marvila, from 18h to 22h, bringing together 20 invited contemporary creators whose works reflect different languages, techniques and perspectives on contemporaneity.

Partimento returns to IDB Rooftop by Mīrārī with an edition for all ages: a DJ set from Progressivu and Blaya, a family dance class, pool, games, food and an object swap where everyone brings five items to trade.

The Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra Vienna performs a program of Viennese waltzes and operettas in Lisbon on September 27 and October 2. Tickets range from €45 to €70.

The Bordalo Pinheiro Museum marks 150 years of Zé Povinho with the exhibition Toma! 150 anos de Zés Povinhos, curated by Jorge Silva and João Alpuim Botelho and dedicated to an icon of Portuguese visual culture.

The Museu de Lisboa shows three privately owned paintings depicting the Rossio and Terreiro de Belém between the late 18th and early 19th centuries.