This is the month of spring par excellence! That’s why our proposals for what to do in Lisbon in May will take you to incredible places, many of them indoors, but some of them with the outdoors in mind.
The milder days and the arrival of summer bring a wide variety of plans to the city and our list has been prepared with all age groups in mind, from the little ones to large families.
As always, we’ll offer you the best suggestions for plays, exhibitions , experiences and musical events.
You only have one decision to make: which of these plans do you want to take advantage of first?
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Experiences, Attractions and Games
Have you heard of the 360º viewpoint in Parque das Nações?
After 25 years, Lisbon ‘ s newest viewpoint reopened last year. It is one of the most incredible viewpoints, with one of the most spectacular 360º views over the city.
The Vasco da Gama Tower viewpoint is called Babylon 360º, but there is much more news about this renewed ex-libris in the city.
Address: Cais das Naus, Lote 2.21.01 (Parque das Nações)
Opening hours: every day from 10 a.m.; Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays until midnight; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until 2 a.m.
Tickets: between €5 and €15, at the box office or online at
“Flying over the city
We may know every nook and cranny of Lisbon, but this virtual reality experience has taken us to even more special places.
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
Guided tour of the Amália Rodrigues House-Museum
You’ll only get to know Amália Rodrigues better if you know how she lived. And on this visit to her House-Museum, you’ll find out everything.
Opening her home to the public was one of Amália Rodrigues’ greatest desires, a goal that was realized on July 23, 2001, when it was transformed into a House-Museum to share her most personal and intimate side with all her fans and onlookers.
Address: Rua de São Bento 193
Schedule: various sessions
Tickets: at Fever
Neon Brush
Neon Brush is an immersive experience that will have you painting in the dark, and where there will be no shortage of drinks.
Get your friends together and enjoy an afternoon and evening full of pure creativity, where you can combine a painting class in the dark with neon lights.
Address: Praça Dom Luís I 30 (Rive Rouge)
Times: May 24, 25 and 26
Tickets: at Fever
Immersive exhibition uncovers secrets of “Mysterious Egypt”
The Mãe d’Água Reservoir in Amoreiras is the setting for an impressive journey back in time, to 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 June 18, 2023
Tickets: at Fever
Have fun in this three-dimensional museum
Lisbon now 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 confused and, at the same time, very amused. Book your ticket now at Fever and don’t forget your camera.
Address: Avenida Miguel Bombarda 91A (Saldanha/São Sebastião)
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
Shall we play minigolf in Lisbon?
Are you ready for a fun evening with friends or a lively afternoon with the family?
Here you can play minigolf indoors, as well as other more psychedelic more psychedelic surprises.
Shall we play a few shots? 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
Pharmacy Museum
Between Bairro Alto and Bica, just up from the Santa Catarina (Adamastor) viewpoint, you’ll find a museum that may go unnoticed, but which 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
Dive into Lisbon’s aquarium
There are more than just 10 reasons to visit the Lisbon Oceanarium, which you’ll see when you see the more than 8,000 animals and plants from 500 different species.
Address: Esplanada D. Carlos I (Parque das Nações)
Opening hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tickets: at Fever
There are dinosaurs in Lourinhã
Lourinhã’s Dino Park is one of the largest themed outdoor attractions in Europe, with almost 200 full-scale models of dinosaur species.
Lourinhã’s Dino Park is always a great idea to take the little ones, and we’re sure you’ll love it too.
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
Dalí: Cybernetics immersive exhibition
The exhibition that is making all the talk will continue in Lisbon for a while longer.
This gives you more opportunities to admire the works of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, Salvador Dalí , the true surrealist painter.
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
Theater, Cinema, Comedy and Shows
“The Death of the Raven”
The immersive play “The Death of the Raven” is almost over this season, so hurry to secure the last tickets before summer.
It’s a play like you’ve never seen before, with all the action taking place on various stages (28 rooms), where you can “chase” the actors themselves (9 characters).
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
Comedy play “What they say about them”
What did we hear in our early days of dating? And after a few years? What about 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: May 8th at 10pm
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
- Para Sempre, Marco (music): May 1st and 2nd
- Red Flag by Manuel Cardoso (stand up comedy): May 3rd
- The Queen’s Cartoonists (music): May 4 and 5
- Carmina Burana, Vortice Dance Company (dance): May 9 to 12
- Dragons and Mythical Monsters (for children): May 18 and 19
- Noiserv + FBAC + Banda de Música de Mateus (music): May 20
- Feliz Aniversário (theater): from May 23 to June 2
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
Exhibitions, Art and Fashion
ARYZ exhibits at the National Pantheon
The Spanish artist has a new installation at the National Pantheon. Inspired by the tradition of Vanitas paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, originally from the Netherlands, this work deals with themes such as life and death.
Address: Campo de Santa Clara
Opening hours: until June 23rd
Submerged Forests by Takashi Amano” exhibition
The exhibition “Submerged Forests by Takashi Amano” is one of the most popular in Lisbon. It has been at the Lisbon Oceanarium for eight years, when it was only supposed to be there for three.
Address: Oceanário de Lisboa, on the D. Carlos I Esplanade
Opening hours: no end date
Tickets: between €15 and €22 (includes visit to the entire oceanarium)
Puppet Museum: the art of storytelling
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.
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 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
- Evidence: Soundwalk Collective & Patty Smith (exhibition): until September 15, 2024
- Or the continuous drawing (exhibition): until September 29, 2024
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 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
- Goa ivories (exhibition): permanent
- Winds of Freedom (exhibition): until 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 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
- From Cape Zero to Freedom (exhibition): until April 1, 2025
- The Postillion visits the Communications Museum (staged visit): until June 29th
Address: Rua do Instituto Industrial 16 (Santos)
Times: various
Tickets: on the website
At Casa Fernando Pessoa
Every month there are new guided tours, reading clubs and workshops at Casa Fernando Pessoa. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this month’s program:
- Acto de Falha (music): May 7
- Livros que Pessoa leuva (conversation
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- Visita com audiodescrição (guided tours): May 11
- A Marginália de Fernando Pessoa (book launch): April 21
- Clube de Leitura e Poesia (reading club): May 22
- Clube dos Poetas Vivos (talk): May 24
Address: Rua Coelho da Rocha 18 (Campo de Ourique)
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
At Com Calma-Espaço Cultural
Comedies and plays, exhibitions, concerts, games and poetry take place every month at Com Calma-Espaço Cultural. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this month’s program:
Address: Rua República da Bolívia 5C (Benfica)
Times: various
Tickets: on the website
Concerts, Parties and Festivals
Spring Candlelight Concerts
Candlelight concerts have a new version this spring, the Candlelight Spring Concerts, with a schedule of spring concerts where hundreds of flowers join the candles to brighten up these shows in the city, which already has some concerts scheduled for April:
- Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer on May 3rd
- Candlelight Spring: The Best of ABBA on May 31st
The best music, in the most incredible places in town
Over the next few months there will be several Candlelight classical music concerts, as well as other shows in various venues in Lisbon.
All of them will take place in fantastic venues in the city, providing very intimate and exciting moments for all the participants.
Candlelight Concerts:
- Candlelight: The best of Vivaldi on May 4th
- Candlelight: Tribute to Hans Zimmer on May 10th
Other concerts in the city:
In May, you’ll still be able to attend a series of music concerts at various venues in Lisbon:
- Vishai Cohen: May 5, at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios
- Dave Matthews Band: May 5, at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios
- Pedro Mafama: May 10, at Sagres Campo Pequeno
- David Carreira: May 11, at MEO Arena
- Iolanda: May 22, at Capitólio
- Taylor Swift: May 24 and 25, at Estádio da Luz
- Troye Sivan: May 29, at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios
- Thirty Seconds to Mars: May 29, at MEO Arena
- BADBADNOTGOOD: May 30, at Aula Magna
Gastronomy, Travel and Leisure
Brunch by the pool
One of our favorite Lisbon brunches reopens in May, the Marriott Pool Brunch, which this year brings a number of new features.
The Marriott’s pool br unch is one of the most complete, both gastronomically and in terms of entertainment. After eating everything you want for three hours, you can take a dip and relax until 8pm.
Dining in the Dark
Dining in the Dark is a unique gastronomic experience in a restaurant completely in the dark, where you’ll be blindfolded so that your senses can be put to the test while you enjoy a spectacular meal.
Two of these dinners are already being organized for the month of May, always at the Obicà MOzzarella Bar restaurant, on May 9 and 16.
Address: Ni Michi (LX Factory – Rua Rodrigues de Faria, 103 Edifício I, Espaço 0.01); Gulden Drak (Rua Andrade Corvo 29A); and Sabores do Mercado (Rua Tomé de Barros Queirós 15, Sintra)
Times: April 17th, 24th and 26th
Tickets: on the website
Have you ever tried Taiwanese food?
We had never tried it until we went to Formosa, a nice restaurant that wants to give the Portuguese a taste of traditional Taiwanese cuisine.
The hunt for the best snails in Lisbon has begun
Every year it’s the same: May is the month to go in search of the best snail saucers in and around the city.
And look, our list of restaurants offering this wonderful summer snack is becoming more and more complete with new venues.
QOSQO is genuine Peruvian cuisine
And nothing better than one of the best chefs in Peruvian gastronomy to confirm it?
We interviewed Michelin-starred Chef Roberto Sihuay at Lisbon’s oldest Peruvian restaurant, QOSQO, which we love.
JAC, the “place” for brunches in Lisbon
If you haven’t been to this place in Lisbon, near Bairro Alto/Príncipe Real, then you don’t appreciate one of those hearty breakfasts.
Because if you love a good brunch, you’ ve probably been to JAC , one of our favorite places to try Eggs Benedict or that pancake with popcorn and bacon.
Address: Rua da Rosa 240 (Bairro Alto/Príncipe Real)
Opening hours: every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Menu suggestion: at Fever
How about some oysters in the middle of Bica?
If meat isn’t your thing, how about one of these menus at Vila Bica, a small restaurant with a terrace facing the Bica Elevator?
Here you can try the oysters, the tuna prego and many cocktails, as well as other specialties, of course! And these days, they taste so good!
Address: Rua dos Cordoeiros 2-4 (Bica)
Opening hours: every day, from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Menu suggestion: at Fever
The iconic Swiss Pastry Shop has reopened
The newest space is not far from the original location, just a few dozen meters away, on the other side of Rossio, but specifically in Praça da Figueira. See what we found there!
Have you heard about the Portuguese Navy’s plans?
As you can probably 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.
Planos grátis (ou quase) em Lisboa: sugestões para aproveitar a cidade sem esvaziar a carteira