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A documentary double bill: 'Greetings from Washington, D.C.' captures the first National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1979, while 'The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too' offers a rare look at the activist group's first year, including their fiery protest at the White House.

In San Francisco, Cass, a non-binary person living in precarity, becomes a caregiver for Ari, a sensitive girl, and struggles to build a home while facing eviction, in a film that explores the intersection of poverty and non-binary identity.

The 10th edition of the UNDER THE DOOM festival brings two days of doom, death and gothic metal to LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo on 25 and 26 September, headlined by Draconian and featuring Evoken, Schammasch, Liv Kristine, Marche Funebre, Atone and ANZV.

DECIMA presents a line-up of DJ sets with Leonardo Cruz, THEUSS, Tiago DJ, Nørbak and DVS1.

A program of short films exploring queer identity, asylum, desire, and survival, including works from Pakistan, Iran, Belgium, Spain, and more.

A documentary about Dimitri, a photographer gradually losing his sight, as he captures the world around him.

Animated comedy satirizing conversion therapies and the far right, following Jim, a bear influencer, and Lucien, his secret admirer.

Gilmário Vemba presents '3rd Round', a show that explores the three great dimensions of life with humor and reflection.

Brazilian trio Os Garotin play their first show in Portugal as part of their first European tour, mixing MPB, hip hop, soul, R&B and pop, with their Grammy Latino-winning album 'Os Garotin de São Gonçalo'.

Film screening of 'Dead Poets Society', directed by Peter Weir, starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, among others.

Ricardo Ribeiro brings fado to the Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval on 25 September 2026.

A theatre production titled SUPERSTAR.

Documentary about a Chinese aspiring artist torn between Berlin's cultural scene and her traditional family in Beijing.

Fiction about Veneno, a rebellious young man who travels with Muñeco, a truck driver, developing an unexpected intimacy.

'CommedIA a La Carte 2026' brings to the stage a comedy that plays on the commedia dell'arte tradition and artificial intelligence (IA), in a theatre show billed for 2026.

'Pure Madness' takes the stage in a theatre production that promises to unleash delirium and humour in equal measure.

A theatre piece centred on Rosaline, Romeo's ex, exploring the story from her point of view.

Sinopse Georg Büchner morreu aos 23 anos, em 1837, e nunca terminou Woyzeck , uma das peças que anunciam o teatro moderno. É um texto inacabado e fragmentário. Também por isso é um campo aberto a múltiplas possibilidades. O problema que os auéééu escolheram enfrentar está relacionado com a vocação do poder patriarcal p

Rosa Barba presents her first major exhibition in Portugal, unveiling a new site-specific and time-based narrative that draws on and expands her conceptual themes.

Event inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, inviting participants on an imaginary journey guided by a magic carpet.

Sinopse “Come from Away“ é um musical criado por Irene Sankoff e David Hein. Baseia-se nos acontecimentos ocorridos na cidade de Gander, em Terra Nova (Newfoundland, canadá), na semana que se seguiu aos atentados de 11 de setembro de 2001. Nesse período, com o espaço aéreo dos EUA fechado, 38 aviões com quase 7.000 pas

At CAM, Diogo Pimentão presents sculptural drawings born from a performative action carried out in the exhibition space by the artist himself, together with French dancer and choreographer Emmanuel Eggermont, challenging the traditional limits of drawing.

An exhibition of posters documenting the breadth and diversity of the Gulbenkian Foundation's programming over its 70 years.

The MAC/CCB — the Museum of Contemporary Art and Centre for Architecture at the Centro Cultural de Belém — is dedicated to modern and contemporary art, holding works by Calder, Picasso, Warhol, Paula Rego and many others. Tickets cost 15€, with a 50% discount for residents in Portugal and 20% for ages 7–18, students and seniors, plus free entry on Sundays until 2pm for residents.

Curated by Mathieu Copeland, this exhibition brings together sixteen dreams interpreted as songs, following the forms of mandalas.

Art circuit in Belém, organized by the CCB, featuring various exhibitions and artistic interventions.