What's on in Sintra

Concert by Carminho, featuring songs about love and resistance.

Through the Art Crossing – Ações nas Escolas project, Sintra City Council brings cultural mediation and art to schools this school year.

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

Live Brazilian music at the restaurant and gallery Orixás, every Friday and Saturday at dinner.

Live music at Clube da Praia, in Praia das Maçãs, every Friday and Saturday night.

Night of live traditional Portuguese music at Taverna dos Trovadores, every Friday and Saturday.

S. Pedro performs at the Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval in Sintra on 2 October 2026 at 21h00, in a concert running through songs like Apanhar Sol, Passarinhos, Sem Ninguém and Campanhã and different phases of his indie pop.

A youth volunteering initiative linked to the Eco-Schools Award, with participation in the Sintra Trail Cruz Alta.

An introductory Adobe Illustrator workshop at FabLab Sintra on 1 and 2 October, from 10h00 to 16h30, with registration now open.

Sintra City Council and Turismo de Portugal offer training for hospitality and tourism professionals entitled “Criar e Inovar o seu Modelo de...”.

Lisbon Irish Session brings the informal tradition of the Irish session to Casa do Fauno: three hours of jigs, reels and polkas played side by side with the audience, with detours through Portuguese, Galician, Scottish and Swedish tunes.

A theatre piece based on the true story of journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby, who after a stroke wrote The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by blinking his one working eye.

Live music at Clube da Praia in Praia das Maçãs every Friday and Saturday night.

Live Brazilian music at the Orixás restaurant and gallery every Friday and Saturday during dinner.

Live traditional Portuguese music at Taverna dos Trovadores every Friday and Saturday night.

A walk along the trails of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park on 3 October 2026 to explore the park's nature.

An initiative by the Câmara Municipal de Sintra scheduled for 3 October 2026, dedicated to conquering and exploring the natural balconies of the Serra de Sintra.

Thiago Bernardes leads a tour of the Albuquerque Foundation's architecture, revealing how the project connects the built heritage, the contemporary spaces and the gardens. Suitable for ages 10 and up; the ticket includes access to the exhibitions.

A live Raku firing ceremony led by ceramicist Yishai Simon, in which glazed pieces are transformed by heat, smoke and cooling. Held in English and Portuguese with free entry.

Recanto take the stage with a concert that strolls through the regions of Portugal, pairing traditional Portuguese tunes with original pieces on sanfona, guitar, bouzouki, berimbaus, adufe and percussion.

A concert performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 5, a towering work in the orchestral canon.

The Porta-Bagagem Fair takes place at the EMES Monte Abraão car park on 4 October 2026.

A group Family Constellations session taking place at Eco Retiro de Galamares on 4 October 2026.

On World Animal Day, a guided tour through the Albuquerque Collection uncovers real animals and fantastic creatures hidden among the works, in a journey between the real and the imaginary.

A quiz night at Casa do Fauno in Sintra with questions on history, music, mythology, cinema and trivia — and, between drinks and laughter, one big question: which team will win the bottle of mead?

In "Teoria da Bolacha", a text by Daniele Aureli directed by Mário Céu Trigo and performed by Milene Fialho, a woman falls suddenly ill in a small Italian town threatened by toxic clouds and asbestos. It is the final show of the "PALAVRAS PARA GATOS E FLORESTAS" cycle for young audiences.

In October, Sintra City Council promotes intercultural storytelling sessions at the Municipal Libraries, as part of a cultural mediation project.

A motorcyclist gathering and autograph session with Miguel Oliveira in front of the Palácio Nacional de Sintra, followed by a parade towards the Circuito do Estoril.

Live Brazilian music at the Orixás restaurant and gallery, every Friday and Saturday during dinner.

Live music at Clube da Praia, on Praia das Maçãs, every Friday and Saturday night.

A night of live traditional Portuguese music at Taverna dos Trovadores, every Friday and Saturday.

Presentation of Rui Sebok Bizarro's novel The Awakening of Kalki: The Knight of the Fifth Empire, already heading into its 2nd edition, at Casa do Fauno in Sintra. The evening includes a cacao-sharing ritual, musical moments and a book presentation conducted by Natanael Lamispramis.

They say fish is better when fresh. Sometimes the same applies to jokes. Rodrigo Gonçalves and Carlos D'Aires take the stage with their latest material, without a net and without guarantees. Some jokes will die; others may become your favorites.

Gandarva bring guitar, concertina and violin to Casa do Fauno for a journey through the melodies and rhythms of European folk traditions. A night of music, dance and enchantment in which the room may turn into a small village, a feast or a passage to another world.

Live music at Clube da Praia, on Praia das Maçãs beach, every Friday and Saturday night.

Live Brazilian music at the Orixás restaurant and gallery, every Friday and Saturday during dinner.

An evening of live Portuguese traditional music at the Taverna dos Trovadores, every Friday and Saturday.

On 14 and 17 October, MU.SA — the Museum of Arts of Sintra — hosts the “Danuta Wojciechowska” illustration workshops, an invitation to discover the art of illustration.

A brief introduction, with access to the exhibitions, to discover how the dragon — an “animal” that does not exist — became one of the most powerful symbols in the history of China. The visit is in Portuguese and English and entry costs 12€.

Event in Sintra celebrating music and mythology at Orpheus Nights.

MagMell, part of Casa do Fauno's story since its opening, bring their infectious music inspired by Irish sounds and landscapes. An energetic journey that revisits and reinvents the language of Trad Folk.

A youth volunteering initiative to support the organisation and running of the Sintra Trail Cruz Alta.

A therapeutic sound meditation session that also includes access to the exhibitions. Held in English, with entry at 20€.

The ceremony at which the winners of the 37th edition of the Amadora Comic Book Awards will be announced.

Theatre show 'O Amor É Assim' in Sintra.

Lisbon Irish Session brings the tradition of Irish sessions to Casa do Fauno: an informal musical gathering with no stage, where fiddles, concertinas, bagpipes and other traditional instruments bring jigs, reels and polkas to life. Three hours travelling through the soundscapes of Ireland, also passing through Portuguese, Galician, Scottish and Swedish tunes.

An afternoon at Casa do Fauno in Sintra exploring the plants, symbols and magical creatures of Samhain, with a seasonal aromatic tisane, a surprise magic laboratory and a final potion tasted by the fire, guided by Isa Baptista.

Petra, a young artist who never knew her father, embarks on a search that leads her to Jaume, a famous, powerful and ruthless visual artist, in a story of family secrets and violence.

Cornalusa come to Casa do Fauno with (almost) medieval music, bagpipes, bouzouki, percussion and humour that escaped the pyre. A celebration where the medieval meets irreverence and no one stays seated for long.