LX Events

Turismo de Lisboa

Lisbon, a world to explore, offers unique and unforgettable experiences for those who prefer the city and history, for those searching nature and who travel with all their senses. In this site, sponsored by Tourism of Lisbon, you can find its most important events and historic sites.

CCB

Centro Cultural de Belém is managed by a foundation that aims to promote culture, developing creation and dissemination in all its forms, from theater to dance, from classical music to jazz, from opera to cinema. For more details about its events, visit CCB site.

Pasteis de Belém

The original recipe of Pastel de Belém, came from the Jerónimos Monastery, located in Belém area, is a heavily guarded secret by the master confectioners of Fábrica dos Pastéis de Belém. These pastries, one of Lisbon’s gastronomy ex-libris, are baked and only sold in the current premises since 1837 and according to the monastery’s secret recipe.

Mercados e Feiras

There is no better way to learn firsthand a city's lifestyle than a trip its markets and fairs. Here you can discover in the most spontaneous way the past and present habits, tastes and fashions of Lisboa's locals. Visit one of several fairs set up in the city's public squares and gardens and enjoy a more authentic shopping experience.

Zoo

At Lisbon Zoo, you will travel around the world without leaving Lisbon. Go to California and kiss a sea lion, pass through Cuba and feel the skin of a snake, and be sure to go sailing in the ocean to watch the dolphins. In the African route, meet the gorillas and chimpanzees. Visit the elephants and the giraffes in the savannah. Watch the pelicans feeding between Africa and Asia. Hide in the forest to observe the okapis and explore Madagascar to find lemurs. All with the promise of an unforgettable day spent in the centre of Lisbon!

Oceanário

Oceanário de Lisboa connects Lisbon to the ocean in a unique and fascinating way: 8 thousand animals and plants, from 500 different species, and 7 million litres of salt water, over the most impressive exhibits you have ever seen. Guided tours available in Portuguese, Spanish, English, French and German. Pre-booking required.

Peixe em Lisboa

Lisbon Fish & Flavours food festival gathers great restaurants and invites chefs to present creative fish and seafood tastings. Fish or traditional sweets, olive oil or wines, jam or cheese, almost 500 products to taste and buy, your delight is guaranteed. Ten of the best restaurants of the Lisbon region invite you to taste their specialties. Learn the best cooking tricks in fun sessions with great chefs. It’s going to be a joy for your senses.

Indie Lisboa

Every year, throughout 11 days, IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival offers the public an unique opportunity: to be able to see Portuguese and foreign films of all genres (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental films, including feature and shorts), which could not be seen otherwise, since the festival’s program is mostly comprised by works that do not reach the so-called commercial distribution channels.

Feira do Livro

Enjoying a stroll by the gardens of Eduardo VII Park, so close to our Guest House, this is an opportunity to purchase books at reduced prices and get to know the latest publications. You can also meet the authors and have their autographs as well as attend conferences. Naturally, most of the books are in Portuguese, but you'll also find many in other languages.

Festas de Lisboa

Street dances, street parties organised by local neighbourhoods, popular marches and countless displays made to the cult of Santo António pay homage to the man who is considered by the people to be the patron Saint of the city and the Festas de Lisboa, vamping up old, religious and secular traditions with the modernity and spontaneity of today. The sardine is the traditional delicacy of neighbourhood parties and a total celebrity in the city. On every street, sardines seduce those that pass by them.

Meo OutJazz

Music in the city every Sunday from May to September from 5 pm, Fridays from 6 pm, until sunset, MEO Out Jazz Festival offers music in public gardens and other key areas of Lisbon, with a cycle of totally free jazz concerts. Music will fill Lisboa’s public squares and historic streets, parks and belvederes, hotels, museums and even markets.

Rock In Rio

RIR returns to Lisbon this year! For 5 days, Bela Vista Park will be transformed into a real “city of rock” for 12 hours of performances per day on several stages. “The World Stage” will host leading names from international music. The “Electronic Tent” will host leading national and international DJ’s while the “Hot Stage” will present alternative concerts by top artists and successful upcoming bands. In addition to concerts, families are invited to spend a pleasant day relaxing in the garden areas and enjoying entertainment activities.

NOS Alive

NOS Alive (formerly Optimus Alive) is an open-air rock, indie and pop festival in Lisbon. Musically diverse lineups include world-famous artists each year, with stunning riverside views and summer sun guaranteed.

Super Bock Super Rock

Super Bock Super Rock, taking place in the area of Parque das Nações, is among Europe's foremost rock and pop music festivals. Lapping up the gorgeous Lisbon summer and hosting pioneers alongside the current generation's biggest stars, Super Bock Super Rock fully deserves its place among Europe's most popular alternative festivals.

Lisboa Restaurant Week

Be social and help others in need! Restaurant Week is aimed at democratizing access to luxury restaurants, contributing simultaneously to social causes. The participating restaurants have a special menu at an affordable price (20 euros, of which 1 euro reverts to socially responsible institutions).

Queer Lisboa

Queer Lisboa is the sole Portuguese Film Festival dedicated exclusively to screening gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and transsexual themed films, a genre known as Queer Cinema.

Moda Lisboa

ModaLisboa | Lisboa Fashion Week is seen as the most ambitious and well succeeded project in Portuguese Fashion. Integrated on the international fashion calendar, right after Paris, occures over three days of March and October.

Doc Lisboa

Doclisboa wants to question the present of film, bringing along its history and assuming cinema as a mode of freedom. By refusing the categorization of film practice, it searches for the new problematics that cinematic image implies, in its multiple ways of engagement with the contemporary. Doclisboa tries to be a place to imagine reality through new modes of perception, reflection, and possible new forms of action.

Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival

The Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival is a very special and privileged meeting point to celebrate the relationship between cinema and the other arts and to establish a dialogue with major subjects of our time. This has made it a stimulating place for creatives of all kinds: filmmakers, artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, actors, choreographers, composers, photographers …

Vodafone Mexefest

Vodafone Mexefest mixes rock, pop and indie in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, for a weekend in November. Held across the city, within a variety of diverse venues, the festival invites artists from all around the world, with a particular focus on those who are either independent, or are producing unique and pioneering sounds.

Lisbon never stops.
Art, music, exhibitions, film, fashion… all year long!