Table Of Contents
You can’t help but love April! Thanks to the time change, daylight saving time brings us longer days, and there’s more time to explore Lisbon in the daylight that, like you, we also love.
That’s why our suggestions on what to do in Lisbon in April will focus on plans that you can enjoy all day long, from morning until night.
We’ll give you tips on some of the plays showing at our favorite theaters, new restaurants where you can try cuisine from around the world and, of course, plenty of experiences to take your friends or family to.
Join us on this journey until the 30th of April (no aqua mila… please)!!!
Experiences, Attractions and Games
“Scale the 25 de Abril Bridge
Now that we’ve taken you to the top of the bridge, how about a trip underneath? Escala 25 is one of Lisbon’s newest entertainment and sports venues, where you can climb a 12-meter-high wall.
Whether you’re practicing alone, with friends or as a family, Escala 25 has other climbing walls and climbing areas for all levels of difficulty, always accompanied by professionals.
Address: Avenida da Índia, Pilar 7 da Ponte 25 de Abril (Alcântara)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
Living Van Gogh” immersive exhibition
Van Gogh‘s fantastic world arrived in Lisbon at the end of October 2024, with 360º paintings, virtual reality and interactive installations, following its success in Porto, where it welcomed thousands of visitors.
In “Living Van Gogh” you will have the opportunity to travel through the fantastic world of one of the greatest painters of all time. However, if you don’t want to wait until then, you can book your place here.
3D museum for lots of laughs
If you’ve never been to this 3D museum, you don’t know what you’re missing out on – a lot of fun that will make your head spin.
Address: Avenida Miguel Bombarda 91A (Saldanha/São Sebastião)
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
Dive into the Lisbon Oceanarium
We’ve already told you the 10 reasons to go to the Lisbon Oceanarium, so all you have to do is see for yourself the more than 8,000 animals and plants, from over 500 species.
Address: Esplanada D. Carlos I (Parque das Nações)
Opening hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
Take a swing at this Minigolf in Lisbon
Ready for a different evening with friends or a fun afternoon with the family?
Here you can play minigolf indoors, as well as other other psychedelic surprises.
Shall we have a go? Book your ticket to Fever!
Address: Calçada Ferragial 8 (Chiado/Corpo Santo)
Opening hours: every day from 12h to 23h (last entry at 22h40)
Tickets: at Fever
Visit to the Amália Rodrigues House-Museum
Amália Rodrigues lived in this house, and on this visit to her House-Museum, you’ll learn a little more about what happened there… and who our Fado diva was.
Having her house open to the public was one of her greatest wishes, a goal that came true on July 23, 2001, when it was transformed into a House-Museum for visitors, where her fans and the curious can get to know her more personal and intimate side.
Address: Rua de São Bento 193
Schedule: various sessions
Tickets: at Fever
There are dinosaurs in Lourinhã
Have you been to Lourinhã’s Dino Park? It’s the largest themed open-air exhibition in Europe and there you can see almost 200 full-scale models of dinosaur species.
Do you know what to do this month? Lourinhã’s Dino Park is always a great idea and you can book your tickets now.
Address: Rua Vale dos Dinossauros (Lourinhã)
Opening hours: every day from 10am to 7pm
Tickets: free up to 4 years old; from 4 to 12 years old €10; adults €14
Everything about the history of pharmacy is in this museum
Just up the road from the Miradouro de Santa Catarina (Adamastor) is a museum that preserves the history of our health.
Don’t miss out on your ticket to visit this iconic museum!
Address: Rua Marechal Saldanha 1
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 30 minutes before closing)
Tickets: at Fever
Theater, Cinema, Comedy and Shows
Italian Film Festival
The 18th edition of the Italian Film Festival officially kicks off on April 9, but the celebration of Italian cinema starts earlier, with a series of preview events that will immerse you in the best of Italian cinema and culture.
Immersive theater play
The immersive play “The Death of the Raven”, which everyone is talking about, is still showing in April.
It’s an immersive experience that tours more than 28 theaters in a show unlike anything you’ve ever seen or been to.
In this intense thriller, you’ll be able to (per)follow nine characters, each with their own characteristics, in a story that is told without any speech, only with body expression and choreographic movements.
Address: Rua Santo António à Estrela 29A (Former Estrela Military Hospital)
Opening times: Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm
Tickets: normal ticket 38€; VIP ticket 60€, at Fever
Improvisation nights in Lisbon
There’s an improvisation group in Lisbon that’s already putting on shows wherever it goes. Attending one of IMPROMIX’s sessions in the city is always a unique and unrepeatable moment.
In these Impro Nights, you never know how it’s going to start and even less how it’s going to end, in sessions that are 100% full of creativity and laughter.
Address: Fábrica Braço de Prata; Com Calma – Cultural Space
Tickets: at Fever
Comedy play “What they say about them”
What did we hear in our early days of dating? And after a few years? What about the dates?
All this and much more in Marco Pedrosa’s new comedy “What they say about them”, on stage at the Pharmacy Museum Auditorium.
Address: Rua Marechal Saldanha 1
Time: April 11 at 10pm
Tickets: at Fever
Comedy play “Love and Social Networks”
The comedy play, which satirizes and dissects the new dynamics of love relationships, has announced a new season at the Auditorium of the Pharmacy Museum, right next to the Santa Catarina viewpoint, with sessions starting on September 17 at 9pm.
Take the opportunity to see this hilarious comedy. Book your ticket now !
Address: Rua Marechal Saldanha 1
Times: April 5 and 26 at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
At the Tivoli BBVA Theater
Every month there are new shows at one of Lisbon’s most iconic venues, the Teatro Tivoli BBVA. Let’s take a look at this month’s program:
- Tasting Fado (experience): Fridays and Saturdays
- A Peça que Dá para o Torto (theater): from April 8th
- Isto Não É Bem Nada | Diogo Batáguas & Convidados (stand up comedy): April 15, 22 and 29
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
Schedule: various
Tickets: on the website
Exhibitions, Art and Fashion
People of the Sea
This unique fusion of contemporary circus, dance, theater and music celebrates the diversity and cultural richness of Lisbon, in a show that will take you back to the city’s roots, exploring the migratory movements that shaped it and reflecting its dynamic and multicultural identity.
With an innovative aesthetic approach, “Gente do Mar” challenges the conventions of traditional circus, offering a visual and emotional experience you won’t forget. The show returns for two unmissable performances at Espaço Laboratório on April 11 and 12.
At the Museum of Contemporary Art
MAC-CCB is the new abbreviation for Museu de Arte Contemporânea Centro Cultural de Belém, which in 2023 began occupying the space of the former Berardo Museum. It opened at the end of October 2024.
Every month there are new activities and exhibitions in the renovated cultural space on the banks of the Tagus. Let’s take a look at this month’s program:
- Berardo Collection (exhibition): permanent
- Object, Body and Space (exhibition): permanent
- An Atlantic drift. The arts of the 20th century from the Berardo Collection (exhibition): permanent
- Hestnes Ferreira – Form | Matter | Light (temporary exhibition): until April 6
- Interspecies (temporary exhibition): from April 3 to August 31
- Chantal Akerman. Travelling (temporary exhibition): from April 16 to September 7
- Cartazes sem Censura | 25 de Abril e a Revolução do “Verão Quente” (temporary exhibition): from April 24 to September 28
At the Gulbenkian Museum + Modern Art Center (CAM)
Every month there are new exhibitions and projects at one of Lisbon’s best-known museums, the Gulbenkian Museum, and also at the Modern Art Center. Let’s take a look at this month’s program.
The Gulbenkian Museum is temporarily closed.
At the Modern Art Center (CAM):
- H BOX (Video): permanent
- Visitable Reserves: until May 11, 2026
- Tristany Mundu | City around the City (exhibition): until May 5
- Linha de Maré (CAM Collection): until May 11, 2026
- Francisca Rocha Gonçalves | Interferências no Tejo (exhibition): until May 19
- Julianknxx | Choir in Remembrance of a Flight (exhibition): until June 2
- British Art (exhibition): until July 21
- Diana Policarpo | Cigatera (exhibition): until July 28
- Paula Rego and Adriana Varejão (exhibition): from April 11 to September 22
- Mikhail Karikis | Sounds of a Revolution (exhibition): from May 16 to September 22
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
Opening hours: various
Tickets: on the website
At MAAT
Lisbon’s most modern museum has new exhibitions almost every month, and we’ll share the highlights with you:
- The Electricity Factory (exhibition): permanent
- Energias | Perpétuo movimento (exhibition): until April 20
- Rui Moreira | Transe (exhibition): until June 2
- Ana Léon | Gestos (exhibition): until June 2
- New Artists Award (exhibition): from April 10 to September 8
Address: Avenida Brasília (Belém)
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
At the Orient Museum
Every month there are new exhibitions, courses, conferences and shows at the Museu do Oriente. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this month’s program:
- Portuguese Presence in Asia (exhibition): permanent
- Chinese export porcelain | Former Cunha Alves Collection: permanent
- Goa ivories (exhibition): permanent
- Winds of Freedom (exhibition): from April 16 to May 19
- Treasures in the Palm of Your Hand (exhibition): until September 1st
- Japan: Festivals and Rituals (temporary exhibition): until December 31st
Address: Av. Brasília (Doca de Alcantara, North)
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
At the National Coach Museum
Every month there are exciting exhibitions at the National Coach Museum. Let’s take a look at this month’s program:
- The Exchange of Princesses – 1729 (temporary exhibition): no end date
- The Queen’s Tournament: solidarity of the Portuguese people (temporary exhibition): from December 19th
- 12 Signs of the Zodiac (temporary exhibition): no end date
Address: Avenida da Índia 136 (Belém)
Opening hours: various
Tickets: on site
At the Communications Museum
Every month there are staged visits, exhibitions and many other events for the whole family at the Museum of Communications . Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this month’s program:
- Submarine cables (exhibition): until 2050
- D. Manuel I (exhibition): until April 30
- From Cape Zero to Freedom (exhibition): until April 1st
- Labyrinth of Freedom (events): until April 27
- The Postillion visits the Communications Museum (staged visit): until June 29th
Address: Rua do Instituto Industrial 16 (Santos)
Times: various
Tickets: on the website
Concerts, Parties and Festivals
Candlelight concerts have a new version this spring, the Candlelight Spring Concerts, with a schedule of spring concerts where hundreds of flowers are added to the candles to make these shows even brighter in the city, which already has some concerts scheduled for April.
Candlelight Concerts:
- Candlelight: The Best of The Beatles
- Candlelight: The Best of Zeca Afonso
- Candlelight: The Best of Vivaldi
- Candlelight: Timeless Composers
- Candlelight Spring: The best of Hans Zimmer
- Candlelight Spring: Coldplay v Imagine Dragons
- Candlelight: Queen vs ABBA
- Candlelight: The Best of Vivaldi
- Candlelight: The best of Metallica
- Candlelight: The Best of ABBA
- Candlelight: Queen & The Beatles
- Candlelight: The best of Metallica
Other concerts in the city:
This month, you’ll also be able to attend a series of concerts and music festivals at various venues in Lisbon:
- Nelson Freitas: April 4, at the Coliseu dos Recreios
- Maluma: April 6, at the MEO Arena
- Lenny Kravitz: April 8, at MEO Arena
- Mezerg: April 12, at Sala Lav 2
- Blasted Mechanism: April 12, at Altice Arena’s Sala Tejo
- Pedro Sampaio: April 12, at Sagres Campo Pequeno
- Soccer Mommy: April 26, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
- Bullet For My Valentine + Trivium: April 26, at Sagres Campo Pequeno
- The Murder Capital: April 29, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
- Ghost: April 29, at MEO Arena
Festival Nas Asas da Liberdade already has dates and line-up
There are many – and good – Portuguese artists performing at the 2025 edition of the Nas Asas da Liberdade Festival, which will once again be held in Olivais this year. Shall we find out all the details?
Gastronomy, Travel and Leisure
Mama Shelter Lisboa reopens rooftop
Mama Shelter Lisboa’s rooftop is back and promises to be the new meeting point in the city for those looking for good food, refreshing cocktails and a breathtaking view, from 5pm to 11pm (with kitchen service until 10pm).
The rooftop now features a new menu created by Chef José Luís Miranda, inspired by his gastronomic experiences around the world, with intense flavors and surprising combinations.
New dishes at Yakuza by Olivier Lisboa
Shoyu Ramen and Nigiri Wagyu are some of the examples that will make sushi lovers ‘ mouths water.
Renowned for its unique combination of oriental flavours and contemporary inspiration, Yakuza invites everyone to try its new creations, which range from delicacies with premium ingredients to dishes that exalt the authenticity of Japanese gastronomy.
Chocolate Festival? Where? We want it!
The chocolate festival continues until April 6. In a fairytale setting, one of Europe’s most beautiful medieval villages has been transformed into a gastronomic destination with the 21st edition of the International Chocolate Festival.
April festivities
Lisbon will pay tribute to Carlos Paredes, with exhibitions and much more throughout the month of April, while the “Carnation Revolution” is celebrated with an intense cultural program in Lisbon, including concerts, exhibitions, theater and a politics festival.
Avenida Open Week
Exhibitions, workshops and guided tours are just some of the activities you’ll find at the 2025 edition of Avenida Open Week, an event that brings luxury and culture together for a week on the grand Avenida da Liberdade.
Roman Galleries reopen at the beginning of April
For history buffs and hidden treasures, a visit to the Roman Galleries in downtown Lisbon is an unmissable experience.
Lumiar celebrates 759th anniversary with party dedicated to the 90s
One of Lisbon’s oldest parishes, Lumiar, is preparing to celebrate another year, this time with an event that promises to take all visitors and residents back to the 90s.
LEGO® Minecraft® Universe
Alegro Sintra will host an event that combines LEGO pieces with the game Minecraft, with free activities for the whole family, from creating 3D masks to building XXL characters and much more, from April 5 to 14.
Hike to viewpoints with panoramic views of the River Tagus
For 16 kilometers you’ll be able to breathe in the fresh air in a heavily wooded area, with panoramic views of the Lezíria and the River Tagus.
