Welcome to 2026! But what to do in Lisbon in these first days of the year? Well, lots of things, and in this list you can already find some suggestions to start filling the empty days in your 2026 calendar.
We’ll continue to suggest places where you can eat and drink well, places where you really want to be in the city and, of course, the best shows and exhibitions so you can enjoy the city to the full, as a couple, with family or friends.
Let’s do it!
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Experiences, Attractions and Games
Take part in the thrilling courtroom drama where you are the jury
You’ve been summoned for jury service in this live theatrical experience that puts you at the center of a thrilling murder trial. The Jury Experience, inspired by real events, involves greed, passion and a multimillion-dollar divorce. Throughout the show, the audience analyzes the testimonies and evidence, and your votes guide the story to the final verdict. You’ll have to cast the vote that determines the fate of the accused: guilty or innocent?
📍 PLACE: Auditorium of the National Association of Pharmacies, Lisbon
🗓️ DATES: Check the ticket selector
TIME: 60 minutes duration
Dive to the bottom of the sea at the Lisbon Oceanarium
Immerse yourself in a breathtaking journey through the seabed at the Lisbon Oceanarium! Come face to face with more than 8,000 marine creatures and discover curious facts about the ocean in a gigantic 5,000m³ aquarium. Learn about the importance of ocean conservation and marvel at some of the exotic beauties hidden in the depths, on an incredible journey that will surprise you until the very last minute.
📍 LOCATION: Esplanada Dom Carlos I s/nº (Parque das Nações)
🗓️ DATES: Check the ticket selector
Theater, Cinema, Comedy and Shows
The Death of the Raven
“The Death of the Raven” is one of the plays that everyone is talking about! It’s an immersive experience that will take you “traveling” through the crazy and hallucinated minds of Edgar Allan Poe and Fernando Pessoa, touring more than 25 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.
Mystery, sensuality and lots of action await you in these sessions, which always take place from Wednesday to Sunday, always at 9pm.
📍 LOCATION: Rua Santo António à Estrela 29A (Former Estrela Military Hospital)
🗓️ DATES: Check the ticket selector
TIME: Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm
At Teatro Tivoli BBVA
Every month there are new shows at one of Lisbon’s most iconic venues, Teatro Tivoli BBVA. Let’s take a look at this month’s program:
- Tasting Fado (Experience): every Friday and Saturday
- Mafalda Veiga | Winter doesn’t last for… (Music): January 17th
- Jonhnny Jonhson | TNSC (Music): January 18th
- Baião d’ Oxigénio (Theater): January 22 to 24
- Menopausa (Theater): from January 28th
📍 LOCATION: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
Culture, Art and Fashion
Embark on an immersive expedition to the depths of the Pyramids of Egypt
The pyramids of Egypt arrive in Lisbon via the innovative Cheops Horizon, an immersive and revolutionary expedition that takes you back to the golden age of ancient Egypt. Using virtual reality technology, you can move freely through the Great Pyramid of Giza, explore forbidden corridors and unravel the mysteries of the Queen’s Chamber. This intimate and educational experience was developed in collaboration with Egyptologist Peter der Manuelian from Harvard University. It’s a journey into the past that has been experienced by more than two million people.
📍 LOCATION: Underground Room at Terreiro do Paço Metro Station
🗓️ DATES: Consult the ticket selector
TIME: 45 minutes (reserve 1 hour)
The more intimate and experimental side of Vhils in an unprecedented exhibition
Far from jackhammers and urban façades, Alexandre Farto reveals 16 years of artistic secrets at the renovated MUDE. This show focuses on the precision of limited editions, where technology meets unlikely materials to replicate the texture of the city. The exhibition “Selected Editions 2008-2024” invites you to look beyond the mural, presenting a global visual journey through cities such as Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro and Paris. It’s a unique opportunity to discover the technical evolution of one of the most influential Portuguese artists of our time.
📍 LOCATION: MUDE – Museu do Design, Rua Augusta 24 (Baixa)
🗓️ DATES Until March 1, 2026
🎟️ PRICE Free for residents (Fri from 5pm to 8pm and Sun from 10am to 2pm) and Culture Passes
TIME Tue-Thu and Sun (10am-6pm), Fri-Sat (10am-8pm)
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.
At the Gulbenkian Museum:
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NOTE: The Gulbenkian Museum is temporarily closed.
At the Modern Art Center (CAM):
- H BOX (Video): permanent
- Visitable Reserves: until September 20, 2027
- The Listening Biennial (Exhibition): until January 6, 2026
- Francisco Trêpa | Baile dos Bugalhos (Exhibition): until January 13, 2026
- Zineb Sedira | Standing Here Wondering… (Exhibition): until January 19, 2026
- Green Spaces | Drawings in the Collection (Exhibition): until March 2, 2026
- Linha de Maré (CAM Collection): until May 11, 2026
- Xerazade | CAM’s Endless Collection (Exhibition): until September 20, 2026
📍 LOCATION: Rua Marquês de Fronteira 2
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
At the Museum of Contemporary Art
MAC-CCB is the new abbreviation for Museum of Contemporary Art Centro Cultural de Belém, which in 2023 began occupying the space of the former Berardo Museum.
Every month there are new activities and exhibitions at 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
- Early Childhood (Schools): until September 2026
- Avenida 211 (Exhibition): until April 5, 2026
- Lighter (Exhibition): until January 4, 2026
📍 LOCATION: Praça do Império (Belém)
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
At MAAT
Lisbon’s most modern museum has new exhibitions almost every month, and we’re going to share the main highlights:
- The Electricity Factory (Exhibition): permanent
- Fluxes – 7th Lisbon Architecture Triennale (Exhibition): until January 19, 2026
- Cerith Wyn Evans – Forms in Space… through Light (in Time)(Exhibition): until February 16, 2026
- Pencils for painting gray days | Works from the EDP Foundation Art Collection (Exhibition): until January 19, 2026
- Isabelle Ferreira | Notre Feu (Exhibition): until March 2, 2026
- Pedro Casqueiro | Detour (Exhibition): until April 6, 2026
📍 LOCATION: Avenida Brasília (Belém)
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
At MACAM
MACAM – Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins is one of Lisbon’s newest museums and every month it presents a new cultural program, which we’ll share with you:
- A collection for two times (Exhibition): permanent
- MURMUR Project (Exhibition): new exhibitions by emerging artists every 4 months (free admission)
- The self as multiple (Exhibition): November 22 to May 4, 2026
- Between Word and Silence (Exhibition): November 22 to June 1, 2026
- Guided tours (Visits): see website
- Family Visit-Workshop (Workshop): see website
📍 LOCATION: Rua da Junqueira 66
🎟️ 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
📍 LOCATION: Avenida Brasília (Doca de Alcantara, North)
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
At the Marionette Museum
In the Madragoa neighborhood you’ll find a space that allows you to travel the world through the history of puppets. A museum that deserves to be visited, whatever your age.
📍 LOCATION: Rua da Esperança 146, Convento das Bernardas (Santos)
🎟️ 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 (Exhibition): no end date
- 12 Signs of the Zodiac (Exhibition): no end date
- The Queen’s Tournament: solidarity of the Portuguese people (Exhibition): from December 19th
📍 LOCATION: Avenida da Índia 136 (Belém)
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
At the Museum of Communications
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
- Destino Camões: epic, lyrical, universal (Exhibition): until July 27, 2026
📍 LOCATION: Rua do Instituto Industrial 16 (Santos)
🎟️ TICKETS: on the website
Concerts, Parties and Festivals
The best music, in the most incredible places in the city… and its surroundings
This month there will be several Candlelight concerts of classical music by candlelight, and we already know when and where they will take place, in fantastic locations around the city, offering very intimate and exciting moments for all those who take part.
Candlelight Concerts:
- Candlelight: The Best of Brunos Mars
- Candlelight: Queen vs The Beatles
- Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi
- Candlelight: The Best of the 80s
- Candlelight: Coldplay vs Imagine Dragons
- Candlelight: The Best of Bridgertone
- Candlelight: The Best of the 80s
- Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Other concerts in the city:
This month, you’ll also be able to attend a series of concerts and music festivals at various venues and venues in Lisbon:
- Militarie Gun (+ spite house): January 22, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
- Capitão Fausto: January 24, at MEO Arena
Gastronomy, Travel and Leisure
The best restaurants in Lisbon to visit now
The Portuguese capital is experiencing a vibrant gastronomic moment, combining haute cuisine with the comfort of cult sandwiches. Lisbon has proved that you don’t have to choose between tradition and innovation, offering everything from irreverent sushi bars to this unmissable gastronomic itinerary that promises to take over the city. It’s the perfect invitation to discover new flavors and experiences with an identity in every neighborhood.
📍 LOCATION: Various locations in Lisbon (Chiado, Arroios, Cais do Sodré, Paço de Arcos)
🗓️ DATES Throughout 2026
The must-see spaces that have marked Lisbon and promise to shine in 2026
Greater Lisbon has places that deserve to be visited and revisited for their beauty and history, from palaces to gardens that are urban refuges. This guide brings together the most incredible places that defined the year and are still a must-see, including the renovated Modern Art Center and innovative cultural hubs. It’s the perfect inspiration for those who want to explore the best of the capital with an eye to the future.
📍 LOCATION: Various locations in and around Lisbon (Ajuda, Beato, Oeiras and Cacilhas)
🗓️ DATES Available to visit in 2026
🎟️ PRICE Varies between Free and 16€
TIME Various times depending on the location
The must-see shows and exhibitions for your 2026 agenda
Lisbon is gearing up for a vibrant cultural year with experiences that fuse cutting-edge technology, history and intimate music. Next year will be marked by events that challenge the senses, such as virtual expeditions to Ancient Egypt and the famous candlelit concerts. This comprehensive cultural guide reveals the sessions that promise to sell out, guaranteeing unforgettable plans for all tastes in the capital.
📍 LOCATION: Various locations in Lisbon (Terreiro do Paço, Marvila, São Bento and Queluz de Baixo)
🗓️ DATES Events taking place during 2026
Viral brand VICIO opens its first physical space in Príncipe Real
The famous Spanish chain that conquered social media with its smash burgers has just opened its first restaurant in Portugal. Located in one of the capital’s most vibrant neighborhoods, the new space allows you to swap delivery for a local and vibrant experience. The smash burger technique guarantees caramelized and crispy meat, accompanied by options ranging from classic cheddar to Iberico ham. If you want to discover the new meeting point for artisan burger fans in Lisbon, this is the must-see destination for 2026.
📍 LOCATION: Rua da Escola Politécnica 21 (Princípe Real)
🗓️ DATES Open since December 22nd