{"id":1811,"date":"2023-12-09T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:19:17","slug":"concert-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2023\/12\/09\/concert-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Concert Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Concert info in Portugal is scattered over many websites. Some seemed out-of-date, a leftover from COVID? But concert seasons are picking up. Some ensembles or venues only list immediately upcoming concerts, so it’s hard to plan ahead for them. Some, like Gulbenkian, sell out, so you had better plan ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marimba ensemble on Dia de Metropolitana, a music program at the Centro Cultural de Bel\u00e9m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the links that I want to keep track of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensembles and venues in and around Lisboa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Centro Cultural de Belem<\/a>, CCB – classical, jazz, folk, fado, world music concerts, guest ensembles from U.S., art museum – convenient to our train line.
https:\/\/www.ccb.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metropolitana<\/a>, orchestra and music school often performing at CCB, in residence, I think.
https:\/\/www.metropolitana.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Calouste Gulbenkian<\/a> Concerts, art museum. Concerts sell out quickly. New York Metropolitan Opera broadcasts “Met in HD” are at Gulbenkian. Outdoor jazz festival at the beginning of August.
https:\/\/gulbenkian.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teatro Nacional de S\u00e3o Carlos<\/a> – Operas & concerts at several venues including CCB. Closed for renovations for 2025-26 season. The orchestra is playing in other venues, such as CCB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival de Estoril<\/a> Concerts throughout Lisboa, early music, organ in famous churches. German Romanticism is a 2023 theme.
https:\/\/www.festorilisbon.com\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orquestra de C\u00e2mara de Cascais e Oeiras<\/a>, OCCO – Chamber music and orchestra concerts in various venues west of Lisboa. Training orchestra for their music conservatory as well as a professional ensemble. They have a pre-college music school.
https:\/\/occo.pt\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jazz at Montserrate<\/a>, Sintra Two weekends in setembro in 2023.  
https:\/\/jazzemmonserrate.pt\/en\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.parquesdesintra.pt\/en\/agenda\/jazz-at-monserrate-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisboa Incomum<\/a>  Experimental event space and media production.
https:\/\/www.lisboaincomum.pt<\/a>
Ensemble DME<\/a> Resident ensemble http:\/\/www.projecto-dme.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mosteiro de S\u00e3o Vincent de Fora<\/a> – organ concerts among other ensembles.
https:\/\/mosteirodesaovicentedefora.com\/programacao\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Companhia Nacional de Bailado<\/a> CNB has events at Teatro Nacional de S\u00e3o Carlos and Teatro Cam\u00f5es, as well as tours to other Portuguese cities. https:\/\/www.cnb.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bailado em Seteias Summer festival for two weekends in Sintra. Maybe search on the Sintra tourism website<\/a> in June for 2026 information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fado houses we’ve gone to<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sr. Vinho<\/a>, in Lapa, Lisboa  https:\/\/www.srvinho.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adega Machado<\/a>, in Bairro Alto, Lisboa  https:\/\/www.adegamachado.pt\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mesa de Frades<\/a>, in Alfama, Lisboa  https:\/\/mesadefrades.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00e0Capella<\/a>, in Coimbra  http:\/\/www.acapella.com.pt\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideale Clube do Fado<\/a>, in Porto  https:\/\/www.fado.club\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ticket sites with concert listings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BilheteiraOnline: BOL<\/a> https:\/\/www.bol.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventbrite<\/a>  https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/ttd\/portugal\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Websites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Agenda Cultural Lisboa<\/a> – podcasts, magazine, agenda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saxophone ensemble on Dia de Metropolitana, music program at the Centro Cultural de Bel\u00e9m. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Teatro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Grupo do Teatro Intervalo<\/a>, Oeiras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliotecas with Cultural Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Casa do Jardim da Estrela<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biblioteca de Alg\u00e9s<\/a>, one of four in the municipality of Oeiras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout Portugal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parques de Sintra<\/a>   Do they have other concerts besides Jazz at Montserrate? Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o de Cam\u00e9lias em fevereiro.
https:\/\/www.parquesdesintra.pt\/pt\/programacao\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coimbra, Convento S\u00e3o Francisco<\/a>
https:\/\/www.coimbraconvento.pt\/pt\/agenda\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANIMUSIC<\/a> International Congress, held in Coimbra in July 2023 and in Madeira in July 2025
https:\/\/congressorganimusic.wixsite.com\/co2023animusic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FESTIVAL DO ALENTEJO<\/a> – Terras sem Sombras – M\u00daSICA \/ PATRIM\u00d3NIO \/ BIODIVERSIDADE
In 2023, events from May to December, even as far afield as Espanha and Vienna. https:\/\/terrassemsombra.pt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evora, Primeiro Festival Internacional de \u00d3rg\u00e3o de \u00c9vora<\/a>
Concerts at the churches of S. Francisco, Esp\u00edrito Santo, S\u00e9 de \u00c9vora between Oct 2023-Jul 2024 https:\/\/fioe.igrejadesaofrancisco.pt\/wp\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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