New Year’s Eve
Fireworks, free concerts and DJs all converge down by the river to ring in ano…
Lisbon Marathon
A pre-Christmas run from Praca do Comercio to Belem heralds the start of the city’s…
Dia de Sao Martinho – 11th November
Celebrating the day of St Martin, Lisboetas gather to eat chestnuts and drink agua-pe (young…
Arte Lisboa
Parque das Nacoes transforms into a huge fair with over sixty Portuguese and international galleries…
Jazz em Agosto
A jazz event at the Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian that welcomes classic and new musicians to…
Festival dos Oceanos
Lisbon celebrates its seafaring heritage in this two week festival with swashbuckling parades, world music,…
Super Bock Super Rock
Rocking the city in mid July, this head banging and beer drinking music festival stages…
Delta Tejo
An environmentally sustainable festival in Alto Ajuda, hosting three days worth of live music ranging…
BaixAnima – weekends from July to September
A summertime event in Baixa that hosts free circus acts, live music, improvised theatre and…
Festa de Sao Pedro – 28th-29th June
Another of the city’s festivals for the Festas dos Santos Populares, this event, with numerous…
Festa de Santo Antonio – 12th-13th June
One of the city’s festivals of the country’s annual Festas dos Santos Populares, this festival…
Festa do Fado
A festival that is dedicated to the musical genre of fado: music traditionally characterised by…
Rock in Rio
The city’s biggest and loudest biannual music festival, Rock in Rio takes over Parque da…
Alkantara Festival
A solid fortnight of innovative theatre that claims to be the cutting edge in theatrical…
Indie Lisboa
A ten day filmathon, that presents independent movies, documentaries and short films to the city’s…
Dias da Musica
If you love classical music you cannot miss this three day event where world renowned…
Moda Lisboa
A four day fashion week, where Portuguese designers show off their latest collections on the…
Lisbon Carnaval
There is much festivity in this celebration before Lent. The district of Loule has the…