Lisbon Fish & Flavours (Peixe em Lisboa)

This festival celebrates the great food speciality of Lisbon, fish, in its diverse preparations, recipes and side dishes. There will be tasting, cooking demonstrations and entertainment for all at Pátio da Galé.

www.peixemlisboa.com

Indielisboa

International Independent Film Festival - IndieLisboa is the greater film festival of Lisboa. The main aim of the Festival is to discover new films and new directors, in the universe of independent cinema.

www.indielisboa.com

Festas de Lisboa

Street entertainment, festivals, cinema, music and theatre, parades and folk festivities are just some of the events planned for Lisboa’s days and nights throughout the summer. The historic districts, the cosmopolitan Avenida da Liberdade, as well as the capital’s avenues and streets will all welcome the Lisboa Festivities for all those who live here and those who visit. Mainly, these celebrations take place in the historical quarters of Lisboa. At the street parties, people dance, listen to Fado, eat grilled sardines and drink. It is also traditional to hold a collective wedding ceremony where the brides are known as “Brides of Santo António”.

Jazz at the calouste gulbenkian foundation

An initiative set up by the Gulbenkian Foundation in 1984. The program includes concerts by world acclaimed musicians, whilst promoting current trends in contemporary Jazz.

www.musica.gulbenkian.pt/jazz

Doclisboa

Oct 22- Nov 1, 2015

In October the world fits into Lisbon. The only Portuguese competitive festival entirely dedicated to documentaries, it will bring the best of the contemporary national and international production offering 11 days of an intensive program. Doc Lisboa also focuses on breaking new ground and on the great diversity and vitality of this cinema of reality.

www.doclisboa.org

Arte Lisboa

International Art Fair gathering the most prestigious art galleries in Europe thus promoting Contemporary Art in Lisboa. One of the most important objectives for ARTE LISBOA - Contemporary Art Fair, is to stimulate the development of patronage and artistic production, in the Nations Park of Lisbon.

www.artelisboa.fil.pt

New Year's Eve Party

This super-event marks the transition from the Old Year to the New Year. Staged usually in the waterfront of the river Tagus, performs concerts with some famous names as well as street entertainment and, of course, fireworks.

www.visitlisboa.com