One good plan a day is plenty
Concerts, exhibitions, workshops and family ideas from the announced programmes. Choose the date, then read the session and language details.
1142 announced programmes for November 2026. Later months may not have been announced yet.
In November 2026, Lisbon’s announced programme includes José González at Misty Fest and Mil Vezes Revista. Choose the actual session, venue and language before booking, then keep a meal or neighbourhood walk nearby. Exhibitions and festival periods cover programmes, not daily performances; the official links give the details for your chosen visit.
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Worth putting in the diary
Selected major shows across the coming months.
10 Jan 2027 · 19:30
MEO Arena
Details & official tickets ↗17 Oct 2026 · time to confirm
Boutique da Cultura
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24 Oct 2026 · time to confirm
Teatro Villaret
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24 Oct 2026 · time to confirm
Teatro Politeama
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24 Oct 2026 · time to confirm
Boutique da Cultura - Um Teatro em Cada Bairro
Details & official tickets ↗24 Oct 2026 · 21:30
Coliseu de Lisboa
Details & official tickets ↗Choose what you enjoy. Suggestions use published dates across the coming months. Your choices stay in this browser.
Published programmes, with practical English overviews. Read each event for session dates, language guidance and official tickets.
Source snapshots fetched between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026. This is not a manual check of every event.
Programme checked 24 October 2026, 21:26 · Lisbon time.
Cordoaria Nacional
Large models, film-inspired worlds, an interactive play area and a trick-photo gallery fill Cordoaria Nacional. A family-friendly exhibition rather than a guided building workshop; confirm current ticket and age rules.
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Centro Cultural de Belém
Bizet’s Carmen comes to CCB’s Grand Auditorium with the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos chorus and Portuguese Symphony Orchestra. The published production is sung in French with Portuguese surtitles—not English. Choose an actual performance date, rather than treating the run as daily.
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MAC/CCB
Orupabo brings colonial archives, family portraits and fragments of popular culture into conversation at MAC/CCB. Her image-based work explores intimacy, violence and the overwhelming flow of digital images. A thoughtful gallery stop in Belém.
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Venue: see programme
Contemporary photography meets influential historical work in exhibitions spread across Lisbon. Pick a specific exhibition and its venue from the festival programme before setting off; the festival listing does not mean every activity happens at one address.
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Lx Factory
Start with a coffee, then give yourself time to rummage: LX Market brings handmade pieces and vintage finds to LX Factory. A nice stop if you prefer browsing to ticking off monuments. The tourism board lists Sunday editions and free entry; check your chosen edition before travelling, especially in poor weather.
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Jardim da Estrela
If you want a small souvenir with a maker behind it, this garden market is a good place to look: ceramics, jewellery, illustration and contemporary crafts rather than mass-produced trinkets. Pair a browse with a slow Jardim da Estrela walk. Use the published edition dates, not a guessed first-weekend rule; the tourism board lists free entry.
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Centro Cultural de Belém
Browse contemporary crafts, illustration, jewellery and small brands at CCB, with food and activities in the wider market programme. A nice reason to linger in Belém, but not a daily market. Use the individually published edition dates: some special editions run over a whole weekend.
Details & tickets →Teatro da Comuna
This musical comedy at Teatro da Comuna follows two rival families: one devoted to opera and the other to Portuguese pimba music. Hugo Franco directs an adaptation of a text by José Campos and André Pereira, with music by Franco and Carlos Pires. The theatre explicitly cancels the 22–25 October 2026 performances and lists no performances on 28–30 October or 14–15 November. These exceptions apply to this production; check the theatre for the selected performance.
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos
At Padrão dos Descobrimentos, this exhibition follows the monument’s image from 1940 onwards. Objects and visual references show how a familiar Lisbon landmark became part of everyday culture; this is an exhibition, not a house tour.
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Museu da Marioneta
A chaotic train journey brings characters from Fernando Pessoa’s world together in a playful mix of poetry, puppets and unexpected encounters. A lovely idea for curious older children, not a real train ride. The museum recommends ages 6+ and lists a 60-minute show. Choose a public weekend session; weekday performances are for schools. Confirm the spoken language before booking.
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Pavilhão Julião Sarmento
At Pavilhão Julião Sarmento, Araújo’s installations, photographs, videos and other works explore psychological and existential questions. Books of watercolours inspired by a journey to southern South America are among the works; this is a gallery visit, not a scheduled live performance.
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MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia
For an art afternoon with a little theatre in the room: Joana Vasconcelos’s large textile works meet Valentino’s couture at MAAT Gallery. Give the installation time rather than treating it as a quick fashion-photo stop. This is an exhibition, not a runway show. Check museum admission and any separate guided-visit arrangements.
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - Centro de Arte Moderna
CAM uses the storytelling world of One Thousand and One Nights to explore its collection. Think gallery visit and stories told through artworks, not a staged performance of the tales.
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Gulbenkian · check the programme for the room
Learn to look more closely through drawing, using museum artworks and studio objects as starting points. Catarina Dias leads this Portuguese-language course for ages 16+. Important: this is a 16-session course, not a one-off holiday workshop. Bring your own drawing materials and ask the organiser about enrolment and attendance requirements.
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Biblioteca de Alcântara - José Dias Coelho · Biblioteca de Marvila · Biblioteca dos Coruchéus · Biblioteca Palácio Galveias · BOTA Anjos · Casa do Comum do Bairro Alto · São Luiz T
Performed readings bring contemporary plays and new voices into libraries and cultural spaces. The wider programme includes Lisbon and Lagos, with São Luiz among its partners. Choose a Lisbon session and confirm its date, venue and language; this is not a daily music show.
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Campo Pequeno
This is a food-shop stop, not a flea market: certified organic producers bring fruit, vegetables, herbs and other Portuguese products to the Campo Pequeno garden. Pick up something seasonal for a picnic or a simple meal at home. The tourism board lists Saturday editions and free entry; confirm the current arrangements with Agrobio.
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MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia
Children choose artworks, invent stories and bring them to life through movement with Teatro Praga. Families are invited to see the final creation, rather than take the whole workshop together. It is a two-hour Portuguese-language activity for ages 8–12 at MAAT Central; meet at the Central ticket office. Book a published session and confirm the family viewing arrangements.
Details & tickets →Coliseu de Lisboa
Batida Eletrónica marks the tenth Psy Sessions edition with a night of psychedelic and electronic music at Coliseu Club, the smaller room within Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios. The published start is 23:00 on 14 November 2026, with doors at 22:00. The venue restricts entry to people aged 18 and over. No individual artists are named in the reviewed programme.
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FIL - Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre
Old-school arcades, pinball and retro computers meet new consoles and simulators at FIL in Parque das Nações. A hands-on gaming fair rather than a seated show, with plenty to try between the stands. Check the current programme, ticket options and age guidance for the activities you want.
Details & tickets →MEO Arena
Bryan Adams brings Roll With The Punches to Lisbon’s MEO Arena on 20 and 21 November 2026. The Canadian singer and songwriter’s European tour follows his 2025 album of the same name and combines material from that record with songs from his earlier career. The venue lists both Lisbon performances at 21:00. VIP packages are booking options for these concerts and do not establish separate public performances.
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Museu da Marioneta
Mix the ageing cat and Mex the little mouse find that helping each other changes everything. Mandrágora brings this gentle friendship story to the Puppet Museum, near Santos. The organiser recommends ages 3+ and a 40-minute running time. Choose a public weekend performance and confirm the language before booking.
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Centro Cultural de Belém
A good pick if guitar is your thing: Al Di Meola brings his jazz repertoire to CCB’s Grand Auditorium, mixing familiar compositions with new interpretations. Choose one of the two published November evenings. The organiser lists a roughly 90-minute concert and ages 6+; seating and ticket options are on the official page.
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Centro Cultural de Belém
Cape Verdean singer Nancy Vieira joins pianist and composer Francisco Sassetti for an intimate meeting of voice and neoclassical piano. A lovely option for a slower musical evening at Misty Fest. The performance is in CCB’s Luís de Freitas Branco Room, lasts about 75 minutes and is listed for ages 6+.
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Centro Cultural de Belém
For a gentler concert evening, Eliana Glass pairs piano and voice in spare, intimate songs from her debut album E. This Misty Fest performance is in CCB’s Luís de Freitas Branco Room, not the Grand Auditorium. The organiser lists around 75 minutes and ages 6+; check the current ticket conditions.
Details & tickets →These venues publish a regular weekly programme. This is separate from dated sessions: holidays, closures, changes and ticket availability must be checked with the organiser.
Fado in Chiado · Rua da Misericórdia 14, Lisboa
Monday–Saturday · usual starts 17:30 & 19:00 · 50 minutes
Regular schedule checked 2026-10-24.
Confirm your date with the venue ↗Confirm session times, age limits, language, accessibility, ticket availability and cancellations with the official source before you book. Some programmes are in Portuguese. Sparse published dates are not treated as daily performances.
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