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Arts & culture in Lisbon

Exhibitions, theatre, dance, cinema and literature in Lisbon: 663 in the next 30 days.

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Today Wednesday 30 September

92 events

Ongoing: 71 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

No time published 10 events
Emigration, Exile and Protest Song

AJA - Associação José Afonso Lisbon

Free Other

An exhibition dedicated to José Mário Branco and the theme of exile, bringing together texts and iconographic material on Portuguese singers exiled in France from the mid-1960s until 25 April 1974.

HOEHN presents MISTRAL at Cossoul with two guitars between classical and jazz

Cossoul R. Nova da Piedade 66 Lisbon

13€ Live music

Brothers Samuel and Silvan Kuntz of the instrumental duo HOEHN present their debut album MISTRAL in a two-guitar concert at Cossoul, blending classical guitar, jazz and sonic experimentation. The show takes place on 30 September 2026 at 21h00, with tickets at 13€.

Mário Gomes

Loja de Cidadão do Saldanha Lisbon

Other

A visual reading of Portugal's birdlife, taking Monsanto Forest Park as its main reference and as a symbol of the Lisbon City Council's environmental policy.

Peddy-Paper Along the Calçada

Escola de Jardinagem e Calceteiros Lisbon

Free 12+ Family friendly Other

A peddy-paper that reveals emblematic places of Lisbon through Portuguese artistic pavement, with two routes — one in the Baixa Pombalina and another in the Parque das Nações — running from April to September 2026.

Poster Mostra

8 Marvila Marvila Lisbon

Free Exhibition

The Poster Mostra turns the streets of Marvila into an open-air gallery until 30 September, paying tribute to the poster as a means of artistic expression and bringing art and critical thinking into public space, with free entry.

Outdoor Project 2026

Local a anunciar Lisbon

Other

On the billboard at Largo Marquês de Angeja, the OUTDOOR project shows Doubt is Part of Growth by Joana Ramalho in July, with rotating works by seven artists conceived for this context until October, including Inês Botelho in August and A Quarta Parede by Rodrigo Bettencourt in September.

When You Least Expect It

Teatro Tivoli BBVA Santo António Lisbon

M/14 Theatre

A theatre play about life's unexpected moments.

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Museu da Farmácia Lisbon

Other

The Pharmacy Museum presents an exhibition of cartoons by Eduardo Perestrello, published in the Revista Farmácia Portuguesa between 1986 and 2011, recalling the past of the pharmaceutical sector and the history of the ANF with humour and irony.

Superbichos!

Pavilhão do Conhecimento Parque das Nações Lisbon

Family friendly Other

SUPERBICHOS! Incríveis por Natureza invites audiences, young and old, to discover the real “superpowers” of the animal world, from eyes with thousands of lenses to arms that taste.

Afternoon 4 events
Scorsese | Silence

15:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

Screening of Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' at Cinemateca. General ticket €3.20, with discounts for various audiences.

Evening 7 events
Joshua Decter - Can Art be Transgressive?

18:00 Pavilhão Julião Sarmento Lisbon

Free Exhibition

A lecture by Joshua Decter on transgression in art, based on Sarmento's exhibition, exploring the concept in the 21st century.

Scorsese | Killers of the Flower Moon

19:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

Screening of Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' at Cinemateca. General ticket €3.20, with discounts for various audiences.

Blood Red Shoes

20:00 República da Música Alvalade Lisbon

Live music

Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes return to Lisbon on 30 September at Républica da Musica on their 2026 European tour — the first time audiences anywhere in the world will hear their new material live, including 'Screams', their first new song in four years.

TRANSVISION VAMP | LISBON

20:00 Lisboa ao Vivo Campo Pequeno Lisbon

27,50€ M/6 Live music

British band Transvision Vamp, fronted by the charismatic Wendy James, returns to the world stage with a Lisbon date at LAV, promising a setlist that blends pop, punk and alternative rock, with iconic hits like 'I Want Your Love' and 'Revolution Baby' guaranteed to appear.

Paulo Branco | Snow White

21:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A cinema session associated with Paulo Branco featuring 'Snow White', with general admission at €3.20 and discounts for young people, students, seniors and other audiences.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 71 events

Tomorrow Thursday 1 October

28 events
The Light of Color

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Workshops & talks

In this visit-workshop, participants explore a sensory studio with their whole body and create a sculptural object inspired by works from the Gulbenkian Museum collection.

The CAM Renovation Works

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Sept

Other

A visit that revisits the CAM building and reveals the transformation it underwent during its recent renovation works.

The Sound Tree

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Family friendly Other

A visit for primary school children to explore the sounds of Lisbon's trees using a tree-box.

ABC of Music

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Family friendly Live music

In the ABC of Music, each letter gains sound, rhythm and life, in an A-to-Z journey through composers, instruments and melodies that turn music into words, gestures and little sound stories.

Agniete Lisickinaite / Igor Shugaleev CLAP & SLAP

TBA - Teatro Bairro Alto Lisbon until 2 Oct

12€ Theatre

A dance and performance piece by Agniete Lisickinaite and Igor Shugaleev exploring the complex political and human tensions in Eastern Europe after the invasion of Ukraine, in a dialogue between fear and action, responsibility and geopolitical catastrophe.

Musical Animalarium

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Live music

A concert where instruments bring to life the sounds of birds, insects and other creatures in a true musical animalarium.

Art in Motion

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Sept

Family friendly Dance

This visit turns into a choreography: a short dance you can take back to school and repeat as many times as you like.

Art, Luxury and Sustainability: Mission Impossible?

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Exhibition

A visit to the Gulbenkian Museum that highlights the importance of past, present and future choices for a more sustainable society.

Calouste Gulbenkian's Must-See Works

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Sept

Exhibition

A guided tour highlighting the key pieces of the Gulbenkian Museum, from Ancient Egypt to Persia and Japan, ending with European Art.

Class in the Garden

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Apr

Other

An outdoor class that questions the limits of the classroom and proposes learning geometry and history through the elements of the garden.

Sensory Bach

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Live music

This session draws on the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach to bring together music, senses and movement in a sensory artistic experience.

CAM: Tailor-Made Visit

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Exhibition

Based on the Centro de Arte Moderna collection, the education team designs specific, transdisciplinary sessions tailored to the chosen theme and grounded in the artistic reference.

COME FROM AWAY

Capitólio Arroios Lisbon until 4 Oct

25€ Theatre

The musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein about the town of Gander, Newfoundland, whose residents welcomed almost 7,000 passengers from 38 planes diverted after the 11 September 2001 attacks, in a staging by Pedro Pernas with surtitles in Portuguese and English.

Calouste Gulbenkian, Collector of Identities

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

DJ set

A multi-session visit exploring the life of Calouste and his collection, which spans different cultures and times.

Five Senses and Five Seasons

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Live music

In this musical visit, we discover Vivaldi's and Piazzolla's Four Seasons through the five senses.

With Art, You Deceive Me

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Exhibition

A visit to the Gulbenkian Museum that addresses media literacy, questioning what we think we know about what was written for posterity.

Oriental Dance | Regular In-Person and Online Classes

Museu do Oriente. Lisbon until 29 Dec

30€ M/16 Dance

Regular oriental dance classes with Carla Sofia at the Museu do Oriente, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13.00 to 14.00, in person and live online, for ages 16 and over.

Drawing in a Circle

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Exhibition

What happens when we gather in a circle in the Museum? This visit-workshop uses group portraits to explore the idea of being together.

Informal Encounters with the Gulbenkian Orchestra

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 31 May

Live music

Informal encounters with musicians and conductors of the Gulbenkian Orchestra or guests, where students can watch part of the rehearsals.

Open rehearsals of the Gulbenkian Orchestra

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 31 May

Live music

In these visits, designed preferably for music students, participants can attend a rehearsal of the Gulbenkian Orchestra.

Between Waters

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 8 Feb

Exhibition

The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through hybrid bodies and beings, reservoirs, drainage and runoff systems.

Once Upon a Time... and Then You'll See!

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Family friendly Live music

A musical visit for preschoolers that encourages learning about musical instruments, the sounds of nature and the voice.

Animated Stories

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Family friendly Other

An activity that starts from observation to find the common element among works in the CAM collection.

Sound Explorers

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Family friendly Live music

A musical visit designed for preschool children, inviting them to observe the Museum's works through sound and the senses.

The Thread of History

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Dance

Three different visits exploring changing times through the works of the Gulbenkian Museum, from Antiquity to the 19th century.

Gira Girou: Awakening the Senses through the CAM Collection

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon until 30 Jun

Family friendly Exhibition

A tour that adapts the eponymous game to the exhibition space, combining interpretation questions with sensory and creative exploration activities.