We invite you to get to know Lisbon in November, when the smell of roasted chestnuts can already be felt in the city , and we know the best places to eat them.
Lisbon in November also brings us the inevitable Christmas season, so it won’t be surprising if you start reading here about the best Christmas markets and fairs in the city, while you enjoy the Christmas lights, which have yet to be inaugurated in the city.
It’s true that the hottest months are over and November brings cooler days, but it also brings new plans for what to do and visit in Lisbon. These are our favorites:
Theater, Cinema, Comedy and Shows
AirOtic Soirée has a new show dedicated to Christmas: Naughty Noël
The Airotic Soirée show has arrived in Lisbon and won us over with its irreverence, standing out for its mix of immersive circus and cabaret.
This sensual event has already been to several cities in the United States and has now chosen the Portuguese capital as its “home”.
After a first season that was always packed, it’s back now with a show dedicated to Christmas, Airotic Naughty Noël, which we’re sure will once again surprise all the spectators.
Fiesta de Dia de Los Muertos at the Braço de Prata Factory
There will be two days of exhibitions of Mexican culture and 18 hours of festivities with 17 activities, 13 of which are completely free. On Friday, the party runs from 8pm to 2am and on Saturday from 1pm to 2am.
Address: Rua do Material de Guerra 1 (Marvila)
Times: November 1st and 2nd
Tickets: on the website
Immersive theater 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 always take place from Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm.
A Morte do Corvo - Teatro Imersivo
Mysterious tunnels with a fado session
The Galeria do Loreto is one of the city’s most incredible tourist attractions and walking through this dark and mysterious tunnel is well worth it.
And at the end you can enjoy a fado session by Real Fado, culminating in one of the most fantastic tours we’ve been on in recent times.
Improvisation nights in Lisbon
There’s a new improv group in Lisbon. Attending one of IMPROMIX’s shows in Lisbon 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% original and full of creativity.
Noites de Impro Lisboa | Os ImproMix
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): every Friday and Saturday
- Fica Comigo Esta Noite (Theater): until November 3
- The Planet is Our Home (Theater): until November 2
- Belente, by Luana do Bem (Stand-Up Comedy): November 4 and 5
- Jorge Drexler (Music): November 6th
- Clá (Music): November 18th
- The Misanthrope (Theater): November 22-28
- 100 Years of Tivoli Theater (Orquestra Gulbenkian): November 30
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 182A
Schedule: various
Tickets: on the website
Exhibitions, Art and Fashion
Living Van Gogh” immersive exhibition
Van Gogh’s fantastic world arrived in Lisbon at the end of October, with 360º paintings, virtual reality and interactive installations, following its success in Porto, where it welcomed thousands of visitors.
“Living Van Gogh” opened its doors on October 24, and there you’ll have the chance 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.
Living Van Gogh 2025 - Lisboa
Saint Anthony in Advertising Exhibition
The Museum of Lisbon – Santo António opened the exhibition “Santo António in Advertising” on October 23rd. You’ll find everything from 19th century pagelas to advertisements for the latest Lisbon Festivities. Among the pieces presented in this exhibition, Eduardo Cintra Torres highlights a remarkable set of posters relating to Santo António commissioned from graphic artists by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa between the 1930s and 1980s, which are here for the first time.
Address: Largo de Santo António à Sé (Alfama)
Opening hours: until April 20, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets: €3 (includes museum entry) on the website
In Diário de Notícias newspaper, Commemorative issue of the Centenary of the birth of Saint Anthony, June 1895
AXIS: The Immersive Experience
In partnership with Mīrārī Cultural Space, from November 9 to 24, AXIS, the artistic project by award-winning director Craig Viveiros, is an extraordinary immersive experience that promises to challenge the boundaries of perception and reality, through a multi-sensory journey through the complex relationship between technology, media representation and the human experience.
Address: Avenida 24 de Julho 170 (Mīrārī Cultural Space)
Opening times: from November 9 to 24, Monday to Saturday at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm; Sundays at 4pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm
Tickets: on Instagram
16th edition InShadow – Lisbon ScreenDance Festival
From November 7 to December 15, the 16th edition of InShadow promises to fill Lisbon with video dance, documentary and animation competitions, activities for children and young people, art installations and exhibitions, workshops and masterclasses, in places such as Casa do Comum, Museu da Marioneta, Teatro do Bairro, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Biblioteca de Alcântara , among others.
Pixar in Lisbon
Buzz Lightyear (“Toy Story”) and Mr. Incredible (“The Incredibles”) have arrived at the Pavilion of Knowledge, in an exhibition that allows you to delve behind the scenes of Pixar and the creation of films. Let’s find out more?
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:
- Petrarch and Boccaccio (Exhibition): until November 4
- MuseoBot: museums, democracy and artificial intelligence (Exhibition): until December 31st
- Venice in Festa ( Exhibition): until January 13, 2025
Address: Avenida de Berna 45A
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
At the Modern Art Center (CAM):
- Leonor Antunes | “da desigualdade constante dos dias de leonor” (Exhibition): until February 17, 2025
- Linha de Maré (CAM Collection): until May 11, 2026
- The Western Calligrapher | Fernando Lemos and Japan Curatorship (Exhibition): until November 4, 2024
- Go Watanabe | M5A5 (Exhibition): until January 13, 2025
- Yasuhiro Morinaga | The Voice of Inconstant Savage Curator (Exhibition): until January 13, 2025
- Chikako Yamashiro | Song of the Land (Exhibition): from November 29 to January 13, 2025
- H BOX (Video): permanent
Address: Rua Marquês de Fronteira
Opening times: various
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. 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
- Guest Work, “El Abrazo”, 1976 (Exhibition): until November 24th
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 (permanent exhibition)
- William Klein – The Whole World is a Stage (temporary exhibition): until February 3, 2025
- Black Ancient Futures (temporary exhibition): until March 17, 2025
- Inverted On Us, by Catarina Dias (temporary exhibition): until March 17, 2025
- Light everywhere II (temporary exhibition): until January 27, 2025
- Energies. Perpetual movement (temporary exhibition): until January 6, 2025
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 (permanent exhibition)
- Japan – festivals and rituals (temporary exhibition): until December 31, 2024
- Circuits through the Orient (guided tour): November 26
- Oriental Dance (dance): Mondays and Thursdays, until December
Address: Av. Brasília (Doca de Alcantara, North)
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
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
Banksy Museum
The Banksy exhibition in Lisbon is now the Banksy Museum, in a clear commitment by the city to a site that has received more and more visitors since it opened in the summer of 2022. And there are 12 new works for you to see!
Address: Rua Viriato 25B (Picoas)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 20:00; Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 20:00 (last entry at 19:15)
Tickets: from €8, 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
- D. Manuel I (Exhibition): until December 31st
Address: Rua do Instituto Industrial 16 (Santos)
Opening times: various
Tickets: on the website
Experiences, Attractions and Games
Let’s paint in the dark?
Neon Brush is an experience of painting in the dark with drinks, and it’s back in Lisbon to offer you a captivating afternoon and evening full of pure creativity, where you can combine a dynamic lesson in painting in the dark and neon lights with a fun evening of drinks with friends.
Address: Praça Dom Luís I 30 (Rive Rouge)
Times: November 15, 16 and 17
Tickets: at Fever
Lisbon Oceanarium
One of the most incredible places to visit with the little ones in Lisbon is, without a doubt, the Lisbon Oceanarium.
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”.
Oceanário de Lisboa
Climbing 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
Escalada debaixo da Ponte 25 de Abril para todos os níveis
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 all about it.
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.
Visita guiada à Casa-Museu Amália Rodrigues
Let’s “see” dinosaurs at Lourinhã’s Dino Park
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.
Dino Parque Lourinhã
Pharmacy Museum
Between Bairro Alto and Bica, just off the Miradouro de Santa Catarina (Adamastor), 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!
Visita ao Museu da Farmácia
A museum in three dimensions
Lisbon already 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.
Museu 3D Fun Art: uma divertida experiência para toda a família
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 psychedelic surprises.
Shall we play a few shots? Book your place at Fever!
Minigolf Experience: circuito indoor
Concerts, Parties and Festivals
The best music, in the most incredible places in the city… and its surroundings
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: Coldplay vs Imagine Dragons
- Candlelight: The best of Vivaldi
- Candlelight: The best of Metallica
- Candlelight: timeless composers
- Candlelight: The best of Hans Zimmer
- Candlelight: Queen vs ABBA
- Candlelight: Rings, Thrones and Dragons
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:
- Fontaines D.C.: November 1, at Sagres Campo Pequeno
- André Rieu: November 1 and 2, at MEO Arena
- Jacob Collier: November 2, in the Sala Tejo of the MEO Arena
- Joanna: November 15, at Sagres Campo Pequeno
- Dream Theater: November 16, at MEO Arena
- David Fonseca: November 16 and 17, at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios
- Apocalyptica: November 17, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
- BALTHVS: November 17, at LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo (Room 2)
- Clã: November 18, at Teatro Tivoli BBVA
- Desire: November 19, at Capitólio
- Bryan Adams: November 20 and 24, at MEO Arena
- Cigarettes After Sex: November 21, at MEO Arena
- Amistat: November 23, at LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo (Sala 2)
- Pedro Abrunhosa & Os Bandemónio: November 23, at MEO Arena
- Within Temptation: November 25 and 26, at MEO Arena’s Sala Tejo
- RY X: November 27, in Room 1 of LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo
- Branko: November 28, at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios
Gastronomy, Travel and Leisure
We tasted the best smash burgers in Lisbon
Of the six places in Lisbon that offer this crunchy delight, there are three that left us speechless. Find out which ones they are and tell us which is your favorite.
The biggest cheese event in the world is taking place in Portugal
And we’re only sorry it’s not in Lisbon, but we’re sure that the biggest fans won’t miss out on this delicious, melting trip to the center of the country.
Essência do Vinho celebrates 25 years
A good cheese always goes well with an excellent wine, doesn’t it? Well, another edition of the Revista de Vinhos event is coming up from November 9 to 11 at the Lisbon Congress Center.
Imperial at €1, but not every day
How long has it been since you had an imperial for €1? We’re sure it’s been a long time. It turns out that at this brewery you can drink at these prices again, but there are conditions. Let’s get to know them.
We’ve discovered the best restaurants serving octopus
Lisboners don’t just like a thousand and one codfish recipes… they’re also big fans of this eight-legged mollusc. Invite seven of your friends for lunch or dinner at one of these restaurants, because you’ll be eating the best octopus in town.
How long has it been since we went to JNcQUOI?! We’re back!
And the experience, both gastronomic and visual, continues to delight all the senses. See what happened the last time we went there… and what we tasted!
Two pizzas for 11€ on Mercantina’s 11th birthday
Mercantina in Alvalade is celebrating its 11th anniversary in a special way on November 4, when you can eat two pizzas (Margherita and Cotto Funghi) made in a wood-fired oven, with melted cheese, for just 11 euros. This promotion is valid for lunch and dinner in the restaurant, but also for takeaway.
Address: Praça de Alvalade 6B
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm; Friday to Sunday from 12pm to 3pm and 7.30pm to 11.30pm
Crafts & Design Market
“Autumn Breeze” is the theme of the November edition of the Crafts & Design Market in Jardim da Estrela, on November 2nd and 3rd, from 10am to 6pm. Here you’ll findillustration, decoration, fashion, jewelry, ceramics, lifestyle and much more.
Address: Jardim da Estrela
Hours: December 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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.
