After the “small” month of February comes March and its 31 days, perfect for enjoying the city like never before. If you still don’t know what to do in Lisbon during this period, take our tips.
From cultural events such as theater, cinema or exhibitions, to family entertainment through games, rides or amusements, this month in Lisbon is going to be exceptional.
Of course, we haven’t forgotten the countless experiences and, of course, gastronomy for all tastes.
Welcome to our list of suggestions of what to do in Lisbon in March!
Experiences, Attractions and Games
Paint in the Dark
Paint in the Dark is an experience of painting in the dark with drinks, and returns to Lisbon to offer you a captivating afternoon and evening full of pure creativity, where you can combine a dynamic class of painting in the dark and neon lights with a fun evening of drinks with friends.
Address: Praça Dom Luís I 30 (Rive Rouge)
Times: March 22nd, 23rd and 24th
Tickets: at Fever
Dalí: Cybernetics immersive exhibition
There’s no doubt that the exhibition that’s going to be the talk of the town in the near future is the one highlighting one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, the true surrealist painter by the name of Salvador Dalí.
The immersive exhibition “Dalí Cybernetics” will be one of the most futuristic exhibitions Lisbon has ever hosted, with large-scale 360º projections, interactive areas and virtual reality technologies that will take you on a journey to Dalí’s parallel universes.
Address: Praça das Amoreiras 10 (Immersivus Gallery Lisboa, in the Mãe D’Água Reservoir in Amoreiras)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 4.30pm to 7pm; Saturdays and Sundays, from 3.30pm to 7pm
Tickets: at Fever
Exhibition unveils secrets of “Mysterious Egypt”
The Mãe d’Água Reservoir in Amoreiras is the venue for this incredible journey back in time, from the time of the pharaohs and the pyramids, through an immersive exhibition that takes you to Ancient Egypt.
Address: Praça das Amoreiras 10 (Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir)
Schedule: various sessions until April 9, 2023
Tickets: at Fever
Have fun in this 3D museum
Lisbon has its own 3D Fun Art Museum, a three-dimensional museum that will make your head spin.
This is a space that promises to leave everyone with their heads spinning and, at the same time, a lot of fun. Book your ticket now at Fever and don’t forget to take your cell phone with you to capture lots of photos.
Address: Avenida Miguel Bombarda 91A (Saldanha/São Sebastião)
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
Diving in the Lisbon Oceanarium
The Lisbon Oceanarium is one of those places the kids will love to go this month.
And if you don’t believe our 10 reasons to go there, then you really must see for yourself the more than 8,000 animals and plants, from more than 500 species.
Oh, and don’t miss the permanent exhibitions “Submerged Forests by Takashi Amano” and “ONE, The Sea as you’ve never felt it”.
Address: Esplanada D. Carlos I (Parque das Nações)
Opening hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
“Fly over the city
You might think you know every nook and cranny of Lisbon, but this virtual reality experience will take you to even more special places. At least we’ve never seen anything like it!
Address: Praça do Comércio 78 (Lisbon Story Center)
Opening hours: every day from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., and every half hour
Tickets: at Fever
Do you play 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 psychedelic other psychedelic surprises.
Shall we play a few strokes? 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
See the 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
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
Custom Circus return with Le Cabaret Rock
This mind-blowing show is pure dynamite on stage, with surprising doses of madness, terror, parody and poetic decadence, detonated by the irreverent troupe that creates this fantastic theatrical imaginary.
Address: Estrada Militar 66 (Custom Café – Nirvana Studios)
Time: March 16, at 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
Immersive play unique in the country
“The Death of the Raven” is one of the plays 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 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.
Mystery, sensuality and lots of action await you in these sessions, which take place from Wednesday to Sunday, always at 9pm.
Address: Rua Santo António à Estrela 29A (Former Estrela Military Hospital)
Schedule: 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 – Espaço Cultural; and Camones – Artes Bar
Tickets: 16€, at Fever
There’s a new comedy at the Pharmacy Museum
What did we hear when we were first dating? And after a few years? What about dates?
All this and much more in the new comedy “What they say about them” by Marco Pedrosa, on stage at the Pharmacy Museum Auditorium.
Address: Rua Marechal Saldanha 1
Time: March 29 at 10pm
Tickets: at Fever
Comedy “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
Schedule: every Saturday 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 Tivoli BBVA Theater. Let’s take a look at this month’s program:
- Tasting Fado (experience): Fridays and Saturdays
- Teatro de Portas Abertas (children’s theater): Thursday to Saturday
- STOMP (show): until March 31st
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
Exhibitions, Art and Fashion
National Pantheon hosts ARYZ installation
The renowned Spanish artist is bringing one of his great works, “VANITAS”, to Lisbon. This is ARYZ’s first work in our country and, as always, it is of great proportions.
Address: Campo de Santa Clara (National Pantheon)
Hours: from March 14th to June 23rd
Crown Jewels exhibition
Italy has many interesting museums and sites to visit, but they also know that our country offers a wealth of interesting history, and have highlighted the Royal Treasure Museum as one of the best foreign museums in Italy.
Address: Calçada da Ajuda
Opening hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (from October 1 to April 30); every day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (from May 1 to September 30); closed on December 25 and January 1
Tickets: on the website
Underdogs group exhibition “Between Two Waters”
The new group exhibition features new works by Blac Dwelle, Blackson Afonso, Jorge Charrua, Raquel Belli, Tamara Alves, Tiago Hesp and Vasco Maio.
This exhibition explores the role of art as a catalyst for questioning in an increasingly inflexible world.
Address: Rua Fernando Palha, Armazém 56
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 2pm to 7pm
Tickets: free
Midlife Crisis exhibition by Francisco Correia
Francisco Correia presents his first solo exhibition at Galeria NAVE.
For the artist – who has been living in Brussels since 2020 – where he was awarded the Cas-Co Bac Art Award in 2022, this exhibition presents his narrative on the common psychoanalytic expression, “midlife crisis”.
Address: Travessa do Noronha 11B (Nave Gallery)
Hours: until April 5th, from 6pm to 9pm
Tickets: free
This model of Lisbon took 26 years to build
For 26 years, firefighter Luís Caetano Pereira de Carvalho built our beloved city of Lisbon in detail. And this is the final result!
Address: Campo Grande 245 (Palácio Pimenta)
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.), until September 3, 2023
Tickets: on the website
Puppet Museum with MONSTRA Animation Festival exhibition
One of the country’s main and best-known animation film festivals, MONSTRA, is returning to the Museu da Marioneta with the temporary exhibition “Três Famílias” (Three Families).
Address: Rua da Esperança 146, Convento das Bernardas (Santos)
Opening hours: until April 7, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.)
Tickets: €3 (temporary exhibition only)
Puppet Museum: the art of storytelling
In the Madragoa neighborhood is a space that allows us to travel the world through the history of puppets. A museum that deserves to be visited, whatever your age.
Address: Rua da Esperança 146, Convento das Bernardas (Santos)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.)
Tickets: adults 5€; 13 to 25 year olds (non-Lisbon residents) 2.5€; over 65s 4.3€; or check other prices
At the National Coach Museum
Every month there are exciting events at the National Coach Museum. Let’s take a look at this month’s program:
- The Queen’s Tournament: solidarity of the Portuguese people (temporary exhibition): from December 19
- 12 Signs of the Zodiac (temporary exhibition): no end date
Address: Avenida da Índia 136 (Belém)
Opening times: various
Tickets: on site
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. It opened at the end of October.
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
- Or the continuous drawing (exhibition): until March 24, 2024
Plug-in exhibition by Joana Vasconcelos has been extended
There’s a new – and big – art exhibition to see in Lisbon. It’s called Plug-in by the artist Joana Vasconcelos and you can already see it at MAAT… but not for long!
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:
- The Power of the Word V (exhibition): until September 1, 2024
- Visiting work: Diego Velázquez, Portrait of Philip IV (exhibition): until September 9, 2024
- Venice at a party in 18th century painting (exhibition): until September 9, 2024
At the Modern Art Center (CAM):
- CAM in Motion: Miguel Palma (project): until April 30, 2024
- CAM in Motion: Place of Flight (project): until April 30, 202
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
At the Orient Museum
Every month there are new exhibitions, courses, conferences and shows at the Orient Museum. 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
- Ivories from Goa (exhibition): permanent
- Treasures in the Palm of Your Hand (exhibition): until September 1st
- Japan: Festivals and Rituals (temporary exhibition): until December 31st
- Cascais Moscow Piano Quartet (concert): March 18
- Portugal Plays Sakamoto (concert): March 21
- Faraj Alipour – traditional Persian music (concert): March 23rd
Address: Av. Brasília (Doca de Alcantara, North)
Times: various
Tickets: on the website
Concerts, Parties and Festivals
The best music, in the most incredible places in the city
Over the next few months there will be several Candlelight classical music concerts.
All of them will take place in fantastic locations in the city, offering very intimate and exciting moments for all those who take part.
Candlelight Concerts:
- Candlelight: The Best of Flamenco on March 15th
- Candlelight: Coldplay vs Imagine Dragons on March 16th and 22nd
Tribute Concerts:
- Tributes: The Best of Bon Jovi on March 20th
- Tributes: The Best of the Beatles on March 27th
Fado Real
Fado Real organizes Fado shows in the most incredible and least expected places in Lisbon, namely in iconic bars, in 19th century commercial spaces and, imagine, in the city’s underground. Let’s find out where they are.
Gastronomy, Travel and Leisure
Dining in the Dark
Dining in the Dark is a unique gastronomic experience in a restaurant completely in the dark, where your senses will be put to the test while you enjoy a spectacular meal.
Intense flavors and irresistible aromas will come to the fore in this incredible setting. Forget that forgotten meal in the fridge and embark on this unparalleled sensory experience. Get ready for an amazing culinary adventure that will awaken all your senses.
Address: Ni Michi (LX Factory – Rua Rodrigues de Faria, 103 Edifício I, Espaço 0.01)
Opening times: March 21st
Tickets: on the website
Do you know what Lisbon’s most typical dishes are?
In this list you’ll find 10, but we believe there are many more. Pataniscas de Bacalhau and the delicious Pastéis de Nata are among our favorites. And for you?
Cais do Sodré has a new pizzeria facing the Tagus River
Capricciosa has set up its latest restaurant here, which stands out for being the first with a new concept and décor. We’ve already been there and we love it!
Have you heard about the Portuguese Navy’s plans?
As you can imagine, the Portuguese Navy has an incredible history and heritage.
What you might not be aware of is the vast cultural and entertainment offer this entity has to offer, but we’ll tell you all about it.
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