Running all weekend
Lisbon Art Weekend reaches its final days, with free entry across 53 art spaces and participating institutions including CAM, MAAT, MAC/CCB, MACAM, MNAC, Fundação Arpad Szenes–Vieira da Silva, Atelier Joana Vasconcelos and Pavilhão Julião Sarmento. The programme includes exhibitions, artist talks, guided visits and open studios.
LEFFEST, the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival, runs from 6 to 15 November. Screenings take place at venues across the city, including Cinema São Jorge on Avenida da Liberdade, Culturgest, Medeia Nimas, Teatro do Bairro and NOS Vasco da Gama.
For wine lovers, Essência do Vinho takes over the Centro de Congressos de Lisboa on Saturday and Sunday, from 15:00 to 21:00. Tickets are €22 per day. At Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Festa is showing Friday at 21:30, Saturday at 19:30 and Sunday at 16:30. Tickets are €13.
Saturday, 7 November
Start at Biblioteca de Camões for the free Mercado de Troca, open from 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00, or book the 10:30 guided visit at Brotéria, exploring the house and its historic book collection.
At Gulbenkian, three visits and activities begin at 15:00: “The Gulbenkian Building in Dialogue with the Landscape”, a tour of Inês Zenha’s work and “Art by Recipe”. At 18:00, join “Drawing Places”, a conversation with Leonor Nazaré and Sérgio Mah.
For a later start, Groove Castle V5 brings free house music to Carmo Rooftop from 16:00 until midnight. In the evening, Marco Rodrigues pays tribute to Carlos do Carmo at CCB at 19:00. Later options include Carla Prata at Casa Capitão at 21:30 or Noite Príncipe at Ministerium Club.
Sunday, 8 November
Browse Arte na Praça, the weekly independent artists’ market at Praça de São Paulo, weather permitting. At 17:00, João Mouro and guests present a group exhibition and performance at Fábrica das Águas. At MACAM, Blind Runner: An Artist Under Surveillance screens at 18:00, followed by a conversation with artist João Louro. Admission is free, but registration is required.