WhatsUp Lisbon Issue Week 40 28 Sept – 4 Oct 2026
Things to do in Lisbon, 28 Sept – 4 Oct 2026
A week of anniversaries, from Placebo to Miles Davis
Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais spend the week marking milestones: Placebo celebrate thirty years at Campo Pequeno, Laurent Filipe honours a century of Miles Davis in Estoril, and a queen leads visitors through the Ajuda Palace. Between concerts, there's a Raku firing in Sintra and a sunset-to-sunrise party on Bafureira beach.
The pick of the week
Live music For a night out
Placebo celebrate 30 years at Campo Pequeno
Three decades of alternative rock hits in the bullring's round acoustics, a rare chance to hear the whole arc in one night.
Tuesday 29 September
Sagres Campo Pequeno · Lisbon
45€The picks
Party Local life
Animal Party 2026
Meet animals waiting for adoption, let the kids roam and stay for concerts in the park, all for free on World Animal Day.
Sunday 4 October · 10:00
Parque Marechal Carmona · Cascais
FreeLive music For families
FESTIVAL BIG BANG: CLOUDBUSTING
Aline Goffin opens Kate Bush's world to young ears with music, movement and holograms, a gentle first concert for small fans.
Saturday 3 October · 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisbon
4,5€DJ set For a night out
Riktus presents: GAIVEU All Night Long #2
Ten straight hours behind the decks on holiday eve, with B2B sets alongside international guests and Audiolux's immersive visuals.
Sunday 4 October · 22:00
Ministerium Club · Lisbon
Exhibition For two
The Queen Shows the Ajuda Palace
Queen Maria Pia, the palace's longest resident, guides you through her rooms before the visit ends with a ball in the salons.
Saturday 3 October · 16:00
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda · Lisbon
22,5€Exhibition For a day out
Guided Tours of B-MAD, the Berardo Art Deco Museum
Art Nouveau and Art Deco pieces from the Berardo Collection set in a former summer residence, with daily guided tours if you book ahead.
Monday 28 September · until 31 Dec
B-Mad, Berardo Museu Arte Deco · Lisbon
6€Out of town
Party For a night out
ELEVIN + TREBLE - Open-Air + Club - Sunset to Sunrise
Thirteen hours from sunset to sunrise on a legendary beach, with an open-air start, an all-night club room and an art gallery on site.
Saturday 3 October · 17:00
Praia de Bafureira · Cascais
Live music For a day out
Laurent Filipe celebrates the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis in a free concert in Estoril
A narrated journey through Davis's career with a quartet of seasoned players, free at the Academia de Artes do Estoril.
Thursday 1 October
Academia de Artes do Estoril · Cascais
FreeFree entry
- Raku Firing Ceremony Watch glazed ceramics transform under heat, smoke and cooling in a live ceremony led by Yishai Simon, held in English and Portuguese. Saturday 3 October · 15:00 · Albuquerque Foundation · Sintra
- "From Court to Salon", a concert for violin and piano Violin and piano trace love from European courts to early twentieth-century salons, free on World Music Day in a museum by the sea. Thursday 1 October · Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães No longer listed






