Queer Lisboa is the sole Portuguese Film Festival dedicated exclusively to screen LGBT themed films, and movies dealing with subjects or aesthetics related to issues such as gender, identities or bodies, a genre known as Queer Cinema.
From €4.5
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, fado is part of Portuguese culture, and is at the root of this festival.
From €35
Portuguese designers present their new collections and trends for the next Spring / Summer.
Lisboa once again hosts the French Film Festival, a great cinema celebration.
The 7th Lisbon Architecture Triennale, titled "How Heavy is a City?", opens up a space for delight, outrage, speculation and transgression to debate the emerging forces that are transforming the spaces we inhabit.
[ October ] The festival will take place in Chiado, on October, with a lot of music, dance, shows and exhibitions, free tours and street art for all ages.
Free Entry
[ October ] Entirely dedicated to documentaries, will bring the best of the contemporary national and international production.
42 kms distance Marathon sets off from Carcavelos and follows the Coastal Road (Estrada Marginal) until the finish line at Lisbon's Praça do Comércio.
[ November ] Great artists, filmmakers, actors, writers and intellectuals meet once again for the Lisboa Film Festival.
The Alkantara Festival presents an international programme of theatre, dance and other performing arts. And talks about the artistic practices in contemporary society.
The incredible and exciting world of OVO, Cirque du Soleil's most colorful show, arrives in Lisbon this Christmas. With new acts and characters, this unique show will be at the MEO Arena between December 25th and 28th, 2025.
From €45 to €104
The city center is the starting point for the São Silvestre de Lisboa Race, which takes place on December.
Lisboa will welcome 2026 with music, entertainment and a big party, in one of the city’s most iconic squares - Terreiro do Paço, in what promises to be an unforgettable night.
Free Entry
The biggest event in town takes to the streets for another great year of carnival. As tradition dictates, the festivities will commence with the Ball and Coronation of Kings.
Dance, competitions and Samba... and plenty of high jinks are the explosive ingredients for this huge carnival party.
Free Entry
Monstra is back in Lisboa with hundreds of entries, ranging from feature-length through short to very short films, many having their world, European or national premiere.
[ March ] Portuguese designers present their new collections and trends for the next Autumn/Winter.
[ March ] One of the most important athletic events in Lisbon, the course reaches its pinnacle with the crossing of the Bridge 25th of April.
[ April/May ] The young stars of world tennis will play their very best at another edition of Millennium Estoril Open.
Paid
Sónar Lisboa | the festival which focuses on electronic music and digital culture and through a multicultural programme will bring new ways of give life to the dance floors.
Festa do Cinema Italiano / Italian Film Festival is the leading festival in Portugal for those who are passionate about the italian films and culture.
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