On the third Sunday of each month at 1100, tourists congregate to watch the ceremonial Changing of the Republican Guard in front of the Presidential Palace...
Taking place every Tuesday and Saturday in Lisbon's Alfama district, this open-air street market is a great place to experience the hustle, bustle and...
Taking place in the centre of the historic town of Sintra, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage and Cultural Landscape, this fair is a great place...
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Food & Drink
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, History
Every Wednesday throughout May to October, the prestigious Portuguese Equestrian Riding School performs an incredible show against the backdrop of the...
A great way to stay in shape and enjoy the beautiful beach at Praia Grande, during the summer months beachgoers are invited to participate or watch a...
The tongue-twisting title refers to a series of weekend events staged in the street of Lisbon's Baixa, or lower town. This grid of 18th-century shopping...
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Kids' Stuff
, Dance
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, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Music
This fun festival includes a nightly programme of entertainment along the length of the coastal pathway that links the holiday resorts of Cascais and...
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Kids' Stuff
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, Food & Drink
, Music
, Business
, Spectacle
Held every summer in Estoril since 1950, the International Dog Show is the biggest and oldest event of its kind anywhere in Portugal. As such, it attracts...
A celebration of Portugal's proud seafaring history, the Festival dos Oceanos (Oceans Festival) encompasses music, tours, regattas, rowing races, fireworks,...
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Nature & Wildlife
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Called "Jazz em Agosto" in Portuguese, this summertime event presents an exciting programme of jazz performances by artists of national and international...
Providing a platform for the best local up and coming bands, this popular festival boasts an impressive line-up of new bands all hoping to make it big...
Also known as the Festival of Our Lady of Sorrow, this popular religious pilgrimage is an incredible spectacle that is famous for its colourful processions...
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Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Religion
, Spectacle
, History
, Food & Drink
, Music
One of the biggest summer music festivals in Portugal, this popular event takes place in the fishing town of Zambujeira do Mar on the pretty Alentejo...
The Nossa Senhora dos Remedios Festivities are amongst the biggest and most spectacular religious celebrations in the region. During this time, thousands...
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Entertainment
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The Lisbon Half Marathon has been run every year since 1990 and has now become a twice-yearly event, staged in March and September. It is eagerly watched...
Taking place in the town of Palmela in between Lisbon in the north and Setubal in the south, each September the local community celebrates the grape harvest...
During the first weekend of September, the official newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, Avante, hosts a festival to which people of all political...
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Entertainment
, Food & Drink
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, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Music
Each March and October Lisbon hosts its summer and winter fashion shows. During the glitzy week-long events, visitors to the show get to take a sneak...
Taking place each autumn, the National Gastronomy Festival in Santarem is one of the biggest fairs of its kind in the country. Visitors attend the event...
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Exhibitions
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, Music
This annual event attracts visitors from across the region that come to take part in this traditional fair that reflects the deep-rooted country values...
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Business
, Spectacle
, Sport
, History
, Art & Literature
, Home & Fashion
Estoril is one of the 17 circuits around the world that make up the Moto GP motorbike championships. Thousands of spectators descend on the track to watch...
Taking place in the cavernous Feira Internacional de Lisboa that overlooks the river Tejo, Arte Lisboa is the city's biggest exhibition of contemporary...
Dedicated to the weird and wonderful world of animation, this prestigious film festival invites animators from around the world to enter its popular competition....
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Exhibitions
, Theatre & Film
, Art & Literature
The National Horse Fair (Feira Nacional do Cavalo) celebrates the equestrian life that is at the heart of this region and features one of Portugal's finest...
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Exhibitions
, Business
, Nature & Wildlife
, Food & Drink
, History
, Music
, Sport
Celebrated throughout Portugal, this annual event pays homage to the saint who, on a cold and blustery November night, shared his cape with a poor stranger....
Attracting runners from all over the world, the marathon course takes participants around two circuits of the city's popular half marathon course. The...
Noite Magica is Lisbon's take on the traditional New Year's Eve celebration. Lavish illuminations and a firework display over the River Tajo throw light...
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Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Dance
, Music
Portugal welcomes in the New Year in style with one of the biggest street parties of the year. Events take place throughout the country but amongst the...
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Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Music
Join revellers on the streets of Lisbon to welcome in the New Year with a series of parties and celebrations. There are parties in many bars, restaurants...
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Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Dance
, Music
Celebrating its love of the wonderful spicy chouricas sausage, the village of Querenca near Loule holds this one-day event in their honour. Also known...
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