Events in Lisbon
This November the calendar in Lisbon covers 3 events from the official calendar, 3 concerts and 4 exhibitions, from 13 November to 22 November. The city's official calendar lists Misty Fest (1 to 29 November) and Alkantara Festival (13 to 29 November). Candlelight: Queen & The Beatles plays on 22 November. Current exhibitions include Painting Is Easy. Do It Yourself! at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Main Gallery until 8 February 2027 and Pedro Cabrita Reis, without sorrow of heart at MAAT, Oval Gallery until 15 February 2027. Each listing below links straight to dates, times and tickets.
Lisbon events this November from the official listing
The events below are drawn from Lisbon's official events calendar for the month, and each card links straight to the calendar's own listing with the dates and the venue. For the sights that stay open all year, start with visiting Lisbon.
Misty Fest
When: 1 to 29 November
Where: Several venues in Lisbon
Misty Fest is a November music festival in Portugal that brings together songwriter, world music and jazz acts.
Alkantara Festival
When: 13 to 29 November
Where: Several venues across Lisbon
Alkantara Festival 2026 runs from 13 to 29 November with a programme of theatre, dance and performance.
Art exhibitions and museum shows in Lisbon
Painting Is Easy. Do It Yourself!
Dates: 10 October to 8 February 2027
Where: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Main Gallery
Works from the la Caixa Contemporary Art Collection, conceived by João Maria Gusmão, on the alienation of labour, the leisure economy and self-entrepreneurship.
Pedro Cabrita Reis, without sorrow of heart
Dates: 16 September to 15 February 2027
Where: MAAT, Oval Gallery
Nearly two hundred previously unseen paintings, drawings and sculptures made for the show by one of Portugal's best-known artists.
The Exhibition of a Dream
Dates: 19 September to 22 February 2027
Where: Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Curated by Mathieu Copeland, sixteen dreams are read as songs and unfold through the shifting, temporary forms of mandalas.
VENUS, Valentino Garavani through the eyes of Joana Vasconcelos
Dates: 2 October to 22 February 2027
Where: MAAT
Joana Vasconcelos' monumental textile works in dialogue with more than 40 haute couture and ready-to-wear creations by Valentino Garavani.
Lisbon tickets and tours
National and local holidays in Lisbon
Public holidays change the rhythm of a visit more than most travellers expect. Museums and monuments can switch to holiday timetables, many shops and banks close for the day and public transport often runs to a lighter schedule, so a day built around one museum can fall apart. Portugal fixes 13 statutory holidays in article 234 of the Labour Code, three of them moveable feasts that shift with Easter, and Lisbon adds one day of its own.
National holidays in Portugal 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Ano Novo)
- 3 April Good Friday (Sexta-Feira Santa)
- 5 April Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa)
- 25 April Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade)
- 1 May Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador)
- 4 June Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus)
- 10 June Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas)
- 15 August Assumption Day (Assunção de Nossa Senhora)
- 5 October Republic Day (Implantação da República)
- 1 November All Saints' Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos)
- 1 December Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência)
- 8 December Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Natal)
Local holidays in Lisbon 2026
- 13 June Saint Anthony's Day (Dia de Santo António), local
The Câmara Municipal de Lisboa calls 13 June the feriado municipal and publishes a mobility plan for it: the river ferries run a Saturday timetable on every route that day, and on the night of 12 June, for the Santo António street parties, the metro and the suburban trains run later than usual. The two other days that sit outside the national list, Azores Day on 1 June and Madeira Day on 1 July, belong to the autonomous regions and not to the mainland. Turismo de Lisboa publishes the opening hours of every Ask Me Lisboa point on its own page, which is where a holiday timetable would appear.
Before you go to Lisbon
Tourist attractions in Lisbon
The Lisbon guide on Tourist Office pulls together a first day walking route, the viewpoints and neighbourhoods worth your time and the sights to book ahead.
Lisbon tourist information
Where Lisbon's official tourist information points are, the hours they keep and which public holidays change them.
Beyond Lisbon
The Portugal guide looks past the capital to Porto, the Algarve, Sintra and beyond, with the sights worth building a longer trip around.