What to do in Lisbon: in March, you have 31 days to enjoy the city to the fullest

The Lisbon Oceanarium has launched a single price campaign of €15 for all ages.

The promotion is valid for admissions from 4 p.m. between February 23 and March 27. To guarantee your discount, you must make your reservation exclusively online through the official website. This is the perfect opportunity to visit the exhibitions and the new penguin habitat for almost half the usual price.

Capítulo Restaurant & Bar, at the Convent Square Hotel, has launched “Tea in the Cloister,” an exclusive experience that runs until the end of May.

The setting is a historic cloister in the heart of the city, now transformed into a haven of silence and sophistication. The ritual is available on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. It is the ideal plan for those looking for an elegant break that combines modern cuisine with the weight of Lisbon’s history.

The exhibition “Wrong Side of the Fence” is open to the public in Marvila until April 4, with free admission.

Artist Chris Maestas (aka 0009) presents 20 digital works created with Artificial Intelligence, which fuse the urban culture of Los Angeles with floral and technological textures. The exhibition, part of the Eterno platform (by Cultural Affairs, by Vhils), uses digital art to question the visible and invisible boundaries of society.

Casa Oxente, in Lisbon, strengthens its cultural bridge with Brazil by inaugurating the exhibition “Rua de São João.”

Created by artist Melício Britto, the exhibition is the result of the Nordeste Fora de Si artistic residency and offers a visual journey between popular memory and contemporary daily life. The highlights are the nine “Pseudoestandartes,” innovative structures that combine wood and plastic tape, and the sketchbook that reveals the artist’s creative process.

The Inspira Santos Boutique Hotel is establishing itself as Lisbon’s new cultural hub with the opening of the exhibition “City Sketches / Playing with Noise.”

Created by visual artist Rui Ventura, the exhibition is a deep dive into urban culture, blending design, typography, and the visual “noise” of large metropolises. Located in the vibrant Design District in Santos, this initiative marks the start of the hotel’s creative agenda for 2026, transforming the lobby into a space for open dialogue between art and the city.

The InterContinental Lisbon has just announced an exclusive experience for March 8.

Breaking with tradition, the hotel celebrates Women’s Day with a trendy brunch where the buffet gives way to table service. This new concept focuses on sophisticated plating and contemporary aesthetics, designed for those looking for an elegant Ladies Day in the heart of Lisbon. It is an absolute first for the hotel, which promises to transform the classic brunch into a moment of haute cuisine and style.

After the success of their debut, Bateu Matou confirms the second edition of “O Nosso Baile” at Casa Capitão.

The band’s monthly residency once again transforms Sunday into an experience of togetherness, blending live music with traditional flavors. In this edition, the cuisine is provided by Tia Lucena, who will serve her famous cachupa, while the musical warm-up will be provided by a DJ set before the concert “Bateu Matou no Chão.”

The Lisbon Museum – Santo António inaugurates the exhibition “Almanaque de Santo António (1899–2026)” (Almanac of Santo António (1899–2026)).

To celebrate one of Portugal’s oldest and most resilient publications, published without interruption for 128 years, this almanac is described by curator Ernesto Rodrigues as a true “editorial miracle” on paper. The exhibition spans three centuries of history, revealing how this pocket book shaped the daily lives of generations. Between agricultural calendars, culinary advice, riddles, and chronicles, the exhibition demonstrates that the Almanac was the “ancestor of today’s digital platforms,” offering a plural circulation of content long before the internet era.

This month, you can attend a series of music concerts at various venues and performance spaces in Lisbon:

• Paulo Flores: March 5, at Coliseu dos Recreios
• Rikas: March 6, at Casa Capitão
• The Kooks: March 6, at Sagres Campo Pequeno
• Sara Correia: March 7, at MEO Arena
• Jethro Tull: March 14, at Coliseu dos Recreios
• Holly Hood: March14 , at Coliseu dos Recreios
• Iñigo Quintero: March19 , at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
• Shawn James: March 19, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
• Chico César: March20 , at the Tivoli BBVA Theater
• Suede: March20 , at Sagres Campo Pequeno
• Deejay Telio: March21 , at Sagres Campo Pequeno
• Laufey: March21 , at Coliseu dos Recreios
• UHF Underground: March 21, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
• Ludovico Einaudi: March 24 and 25, at Coliseu dos Recreios
• Maro: March 26, at Coliseu dos Recreios
• Hans Zimmer: March 31, at MEO Arena

Lisbon’s most modern museum has new exhibitions almost every month, and we will be sharing the main highlights:

• The Electricity Factory (Exhibition): permanent
• Easter holidays at MAAT (Workshops): until April 2
• Pedro Casqueiro | Detour (Exhibition): until April 6
• Anna Maria Maiolino | Terra Poética (Exhibition): until August 31
• Christian Marclay | Cities (Exhibition): until August 31
• Margarida Correia | Mais Alto (Exhibition): until August 31
• Meditate with Art (Events): until December 31
• Guided tour | Secret Route (Visits): until December 31
• The Carpentry of Central Tejo | 1936-2013 (Exhibition): until September 21
• Life is the Game | An immersive experience by Paulo Furtado (Exhibition): until February 22, 2027
• Pedro Cabrita Reis | ” An immersive experience by Paulo Furtado” witha heart free of worries” (Exhibition): until February 22, 2027
• AI Energies (Exhibition): until March 8, 2027

MACAM – Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art is one of Lisbon’s newest museums and, every month, it presents a new cultural program, which we will publicize:

At MACAM – Museum of Contemporary Art

• A two-part collection (Exhibition): permanent
• Meditation, reflection, and experimental drawing (Events): March8 at 10 a.m.
• Play Cart (Laboratory): March21 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Easter at MACAM | Small big worlds 6-6 years old (Laboratory): March30 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• MURMUR Project #2 | Juliet and Juliet by Isabel Cordovil (Exhibition): until March 23
• The Multiple Self (Exhibition): until May 4
• Between Words and Silence (Exhibition): until June 1

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• Moreno Veloso and Domenico Lancellotti: March 3 at 9:30 p.m.
• Maria Ana Bobone | invites Miguel Sanches: March 5 at 8 p.m.
• Afonso Cabral: March 13 at 9:30 p.m.
• Young Soloists of the Metropolitano – String Trio: March 19 at 8 p.m.
• Ut Pictura Poesis – Poetry recital by Diogo and Eva Doria: March 21 at 8 p.m.
• Márcia: March 22 at 8 p.m.
• Eduardo Aguilar Trio – Hot Clube de Portugal: March 26 at 8 p.m.

Every month, new exhibitions and projects take place in 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:

• Natura Mirabilis. Art and Nature (Exhibition): until July 20
• History of European Painting (Workshop): March 10 at 9 p.m.
• Drawing for curious minds (Workshop): March 21 at 10:30 a.m.

At the Modern Art Center (CAM):

• Poetry with the Parity Law (Conversations): March 7 at 3 p.m.
• Ombela (Workshop): March 7 at 3:30 p.m.
• Rediscover CAM (Visit): March 14 at 4 p.m.
• H BOX (Video): until March 30
• Carlos Bunga | Habitar a Contradição (Exhibition): until March 30
• Linha de Maré (CAM Collection): until May 11, 2026
• Jacob Kirkegaard | Testimonium (Exhibition): until May 18
• Bruno Zhu | Fine Arts (Exhibition): until July 27
• Xerazade | CAM’s Endless Collection (Exhibition): until September 20
• Visitable Reserves (Exhibition): until September 20, 2027

The MAC-CCB has begun to occupy the space of the former Berardo Museum, and 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. 20th-century art from the Berardo Collection (Exhibition): permanent
• May I Help You? (Exhibition): permanent
• Music at the Museum (Music + Tour): March 7 at 3:30 p.m.
• Avenida 211 (Exhibition): until April 5
• Lugar de estar (Exhibition): until April 5
• Habitar Portugal (Exhibition): until April 26
• Early Childhood (Schools): until September

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:

• Marfins de Goa (Exhibition): permanent
• Portuguese Presence in Asia (Exhibition): permanent
• Chinese export porcelain | Former Cunha Alves Collection: permanent
• Chinese fans: permanent
• India in Watercolor: permanent
• From the Holy Land to Japan: permanent
• Former Souza Serrano Collection: permanent
• Japan: Festivals and Rituals: until May 31

In the Madragoa neighborhood, there is a place that allows us to travel the world through the history of puppets. It is a museum that is worth visiting, regardless of age, and these are our suggestions for this month:

• O Romance da Raposa | Theater Company at the Museum (Visit): March22 at 3 p.m.
• 60 years of Latvian animation puppets: Animācijas Brigāde Studio (Exhibition): until April 19
• Animation Cinema | Creative Morning (Workshop): March29 at 10:30 a.m.

Every month , there are guided tours, exhibitions, and many other events for the whole family at the Communications Museum. 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 March 31
• Destino Camões: epic, lyrical, universal (Exhibition): until June 27
• Communicating is Natural | Botany in Communications (Exhibition): until November 30

The soul of Lisbon vibrates once again with the Portuguese Guitar Festival, which returns to the capital for an epic second edition.

It will transform the stages of Cinema São Jorge, Capitólio, and Teatro Variedades into the epicenter of tradition and modernity, in a grand tribute to the legendary Armandinho, with a stellar lineup that spans generations: from the virtuosity of Custódio Castelo and Pedro Jóia to the unlikely dialogue between Mário Laginha and Miguel Amaral.