Things to do in Lisbon, 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2026

A week of big feelings in Lisbon: Alphaville bring their synthpop classics to Campo Pequeno, the city's first tea festival spills into a ceramics market and a Sintra forest, and the Tagus hosts its own floating party. Add candlelit Disney songs, Amália in a secret garden and a punk Super 8 premiere, and October shows its warmest side.

  1. Alphaville in Concert – Campo Pequeno Sagres Campo Pequeno

    Marian Gold leads a 90-minute run through 'Big in Japan' and 'Forever Young' under the dome, with modern arrangements on the old synth-pop magic.

  2. Lisbon Ceramics Market x ATÉ CHÁ TEJÁ HOUSE

    The city's only ceramics-dedicated market joins forces with ATÉ CHÁ, so you can sip tea while meeting the hands behind each cup and bowl.

  3. Lisbon Boat Party Lisbon Boat Party

    Four hours of techno, deep house and reggaeton as Belém and Praça do Comércio slide by at sunset, with after-party entry once you dock.

  4. Castelo de São Jorge: Admission Ticket São Jorge Castle No longer listed

    Skip the line and wander Moorish walls, peacock-filled gardens and viewpoints over the Tagus, audio guide telling the story as you climb.

  5. Candlelight: Disney Love Songs EPIC SANA Marquês Hotel

    A string quartet plays 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' and 'Remember Me' by candlelight — a fairytale hour for anyone who still hums along.

  6. Amália's Hits on the Portuguese Guitar Casa-Museu Amália Rodrigues

    In the garden of the house Amália lived in for 44 years, two Portuguese guitars and a Fado viola carry her greatest hits into the evening.

  7. The Queen Shows the Ajuda Palace *Special Birthday Month Edition Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

    Queen D. Maria Pia herself, in costume, walks you through her 19th-century rooms and closes with a ball in the palace halls.

  8. Park and National Palace of Pena: Admission Ticket Palácio Nacional da Pena

    King Fernando II's fairytale palace and its exotic park, with the Chalet of Countess d'Edla tucked in the hills — book the morning light.

  9. IV Ibero-American Literature Night Teatro Thalia

    Forty artists from ten countries debate 'the art of translating the world' with the José Saramago Foundation — poetry, conferences and concerts, all free.

  10. 12-Hour Party People Village Underground Lisboa

    From 5pm to 5am under the Village Underground canopy, a marathon send-off to summer that only ends when the sun threatens to rise again.