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.
757 announced programmes for October 2026. Later months may not have been announced yet.
In October 2026, Lisbon’s announced programme includes Herman José – MEO Commedia a la Carte Fest’26 and Bashment | Halloween Special Edition. 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.
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MEO Arena
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Teatro Villaret
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Teatro Politeama
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Boutique da Cultura - Um Teatro em Cada Bairro
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Boutique da Cultura - Um Teatro em Cada Bairro
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Cinema São Jorge .
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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 25, 2026. This is not a manual check of every event.
Programme checked 25 October 2026, 21:21 · Lisbon time.
Coliseu de Lisboa
Herman José revisits more than four decades of his career, weaving his iconic characters with backstage stories, stand‑up moments and a strong musical element.
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Bashment opens at the Coliseu Club for its Halloween Special Edition, featuring a vibrant mix of Dancehall, Shatta, Bouyon, Afrobeats and Amapiano. The night promises high energy and a hot atmosphere in Lisbon’s most exciting club setting.
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Teatro Armando Cortez
Mowgli brings Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book to Teatro Armando Cortez, with music, movement and a story about people and nature. Mowgli and Shanti try to connect their different worlds while facing Shere Khan. Choose a family weekend performance; weekday sessions are for schools. The theatre lists Saturdays at 15:00 and Sundays at 11:00 during the announced run.
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Sociedade Filarmónica João Rodrigues Cordeiro
The audience becomes part of a performance about digital algorithms, attention and human connection. This is participatory theatre, not a technology lecture; check the performance language before booking.
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MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia
Hard hats on: children aged 7–12 explore the old Central Tejo power station and discover how it once powered Lisbon. A guided activity, not just a look around the museum. Book the child’s session and confirm the spoken language and accompanying-adult arrangements with MAAT.
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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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Beato Riverside Rooftop · Carmo Rooftop · Impact Hub Penha Indoor · Príncipe Real Terrace
A film, a deck chair and Lisbon in the background: CineSociety’s Lisbon programme mixes recent favourites with classics at different venues. Choose the film and location together, and bring a warm layer for outdoor sessions. The organiser states original-language films with Portuguese subtitles, plus English subtitles for non-English films. Check your screening and weather policy before booking.
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Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações – Museu das Comunicações
Papyrus, paper, plant-based inks and letter seals connect botany with communication history. A museum exhibition near Santos that makes familiar materials feel a little less ordinary.
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Teatro Camões
Two new ballets by Daniel Cardoso and Marcelino Sambé turn Fernando Pessoa’s writing into movement in Companhia Nacional de Bailado’s Desassossego. The paired works explore solitude, shifting identities and inner restlessness at Teatro Camões. Remaining public performances run from 29 October to 1 November; the 28 October afternoon session is for schools.
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Cinema Ideal · Cinema São Jorge · Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema · Culturgest
Real-life stories, adventurous filmmaking and conversations fill this international documentary festival. The 2026 programme runs across São Jorge, Culturgest, Cinemateca and Cinema Ideal, with a performance at CAM too. Pick an individual screening: each has its own venue, time and booking link. Check subtitles and whether a session is public or for schools.
Details & tickets →São Luiz Teatro Municipal · Sala Mário Viegas
Teresa Sobral’s Em Silêncio places the audience on stage with the performers to explore Portugal’s 48 years of dictatorship. Testimony, live music and large-scale film projection connect political imprisonment, exile and life in hiding. General-public performances take place in São Luiz’s Sala Mário Viegas; the separate 28–29 October afternoon sessions are for secondary schools.
Details & tickets →Chapitô
Companhia do Chapitô turns Saramago’s question about blank votes into political satire. Humour leads into questions of democracy and power at Chapitô on Costa do Castelo. Choose a performance and check its language before booking.
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MACAM
Photography from Américo Marques’s private collection brings together contrasting generations and approaches, from the late 1950s to the present. MACAM’s Gallery 4 presents work by artists including Cindy Sherman, Helena Almeida, Martin Parr and Wolfgang Tillmans. The exhibition closes on 26 October; published opening hours are 10:00–19:00, with last admission at 18:45.
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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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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.
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MAAT - Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia
More than 300 books, catalogues and publications tell the story of MAAT’s first decade. A good stop for anyone interested in graphic design, artists’ books or how museums preserve ideas on paper; this is an exhibition, not a book market.
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MACAM
MACAM’s permanent display follows the two phases of Armando Martins’s collecting. Gallery 1 traces Portuguese art from the late nineteenth century into modernism; Gallery 2 brings Portuguese and international contemporary work into dialogue through painting, photography, video and installation. The exhibition occupies Galleries 1 and 2; a chapel visit is not included in this ticket.
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Browse stalls around the garden: antiques and crafts on some dates, organic produce on others. The year-long listing covers several recurring markets, not a market that opens every day.
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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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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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Teatro Variedades
At Teatro Variedades in Parque Mayer, a young man finds a way to understand himself through theatre and Chekhov’s Nina. Tiago Torres da Silva’s play explores family secrets and the difficulty of communicating across generations; check the performance language.
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LAV – Sala 2
Isa Buzzi brings the Clube dos Corações Partidos tour to LAV’s Sala 2 in Lisbon on 25 October 2026. The venue distinguishes the concert ticket from optional VIP and meet-and-greet experiences: either extra must be bought alongside a separate concert ticket and does not provide concert admission on its own. The VIP experience includes a soundcheck and questions with the artist; the meet-and-greet takes place after the concert. Under-16s must attend with a parent or legal guardian.
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Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta
Devrim Erbil’s city landscapes connect Istanbul and Lisbon through colour and urban rhythm. A painting-led stop at Palácio Pimenta, rather than a talk or a city walking tour.
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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.
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 2026-10-25.
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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