On a budget this holiday season? Have a warm coat and an ability to say "no" to fake drugs*? Lisbon's most famous square hosts three nights of fun with local music (and a giant neon tree that you can walk inside!), well into the wee hours of 2018. Check out the lineup here. *Just remember: […]
In honor of International Women's Day (which Portugal celebrates), learn about the ladies of Lisbon and their impact on the world. From the prostitute Fado singers to scandalous royalty and everything in between, these girls are sure to remind the boys to get some flowers next year. Meet at Terreiro do Paço to get things […]
The Gulbenkian Orchestra’s young musicians from the Orquestra Geração will be playing songs inspired by various periods in the history of mankind, marked by wars and the celebration of peace, which opens the Lisbon Festivals' 18. Of the pieces on the agenda are the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky and the Star Wars Theme Song by […]
This is the biggest LGBTI event in Portugal. Since 1997 it has brought lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans and the intersex populations together, in a celebration of pride and equality. Last year, 60,000 people from all walks of life celebrated together in the main square, so this is not to be missed. Read a little about […]
Domestic violence is an issue. Nós por Elas ("We for Them"), a silent protest organized by Helena Ferro de Gouveia, wants to address this issue. Here's what we're told: "From the beginning of the year to the first week of February there were 10 fatalities of domestic violence, one of them just two years old. […]
Those well-dressed and overly confident gentlemen selling oregano and whatnot at Praça do Comércio can be overwhelming, to say the least... Don't despair, because the music of local legend Fausto Bordalo Dias may be just what you need to soothe your soul as you say "não, obrigado" for the millionth time. To celebrate the 45th […]
It's no secret that banks, generally and historically speaking, are not very cool. However, here in Lisbon, near Rua Augusta's triumphal arch, underneath the headquarters of Millennium BCP Bank lie two-and-a-half millennia of Lisbon’s history — aka Rua dos Correeiros Archeological Site, aka NARC. And you can visit it for free. And that, you have […]
From PRADMOVA, the organizers of this international peace rally: "This Friday on June 17 at 8pm at Praça do Comércio in Lisbon we are organizing a demonstration of the Belarussian community living in Portugal. Special guest of the event - Belarussian activist and national leader elected in the 2020 presidential elections Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. We will […]
ILGA Portuga and the Lisboa City Council, EGEAC join forces this Saturday to bring you the 23d edition of Arraial Lisboa Pride, and here's what its organizers say about it: "This party lends visibility to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population, in a celebration of pride that reveals Lisbon as a city that values […]
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