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Until the next 29th of December, the show “Revista é sempe Revista” will invade Teatro Politiama. The new production by Filipe La Féria is a tribute to Revista à Portuguesa and includes the best numbers in a cheerful and happy show. It also makes a critique of the latest events in our country and an amusing tribute to the great actors and actresses who, for generations, made the Portuguese people laugh and move. Tickets cost between €10 and €35 ​​and can be purchased on the official website of Ticketing Online or at the show’s ticket office.

The musical Shrek will invade Parque Mayer until December 30th. This musical is based on the original Dreamworks animated film and on the book by William Steig and promises to turn one of Lisbon’s most emblematic concert halls into a fun swamp. Tickets cost €13.50 and can be purchased on the official Ticketing Online website or at the show’s ticket office.

From the 13th to the 18th of December, Teatro Villaret hosts the show “A Loja dos Brinquedos”, which recalls the importance of knowing how to play, perseverance and childhood values ​​and traditions. The show also remember the conservation of the magic and poetry of our lives in the face of the materialism of our era. Tickets cost €10.

The musical Alice in Wonderland returns this Christmas to Associação Boutique da Cultura until the 18th of December. The children’s musical, by João Sá Coelho, has the main objective of reinforcing the importance of reading and how books have the ability to make us dream and transport us beyond reality. Tickets cost €8.50 and can be purchased at the Association’s ticket office.

On the next 10th and 11th of December, the Christmas edition of the Spot Market arrives at Espaço Amoreiras, from 10:30am to 7pm. More than 50 fashion, accessories, jewellery, decoration and lifestyle brands will be present, which in addition to many surprises, also bring numerous proposals for Christmas gifts. Free entry.

The Christmas spirit took over Lisbon with the inauguration of Christmas illuminations. At Praça do Comércio, the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, the councilors of the Lisbon City Council, Ângelo Pereira and Diogo Moura, the President of the Board of UACS, Carla Salsinha, members of the ADBP board, among many others, were present at this symbolic moment of lighting the traditional 30-meter-high Christmas tree.

With more than 1100 light installations, totaling more than 214 km of light cord, the Christmas lights remain on until the 6th of January.

This year, due to the current energy crisis, Lisbon is illuminated using around 2.2 million low-consumption lamps with LED technology, which are spread over 65 locations, including squares, streets and avenues, guaranteeing savings of 50% in energy consumption compared to last year. The opening hours of the Christmas Illuminations were also reduced to contribute to this savings. The lighting is on from 6 pm to 11 pm from Sunday to Thursday, from 6 pm to midnight on Friday and from 6 pm to 1 am on Saturdays, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.

Counting down to Christmas, the typical Christmas Markets dominate the city’s agenda, making this season even more magical. Discover 6 Christmas Markets in Lisbon with gastronomy, handicrafts, music, workshops and solidarity initiatives to visit and explore in the city during the month of December.

From the 15th to the 18th of December, Largo das Pimenteiras once again hosts the Carnide Christmas Market, which brings local gastronomy, street entertainment, handicrafts and, of course, Christmas spirit to the neighborhood. The perfect excuse to get the family together and finish the gift list for the little shoe. Free entrance.

On the 22nd of November, the Iberian award ceremony for the new stars for the 2023 edition of the Michelin guide took place in Toledo, in which two names from the gastronomic world in Lisbon were awarded for the quality and excellence of their dishes. They are Encanto, the vegetarian restaurant run by chef José Avillez and which has João Diogo Formiga as resident chef, and Kabuki, the Japanese restaurant under the command of chef Paulo Alves.
The big news of the gala was the announcement that next year two separate ceremonies will be held, one in Portugal and one in Spain. Since 2009, each edition has usually taken place in a Spanish city, and only in 2018 did Lisbon host the event. Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, explained the decision: “The culinary scenes of both countries deserve their own boost and we want to better promote what makes them unique”.

From the 1st to the 3rd of December, the non-profit organization Dona Ajuda, located in Mercado do Rato, opens its doors to a Solidarity Christmas Market. An initiative that will host more than a dozen charitable institutions, where you can find a wide range of options to decorate the Christmas table and gifts for children and adults, such as books, clothes and toys. Running from 10am to 7pm, the market will also feature cultural and recreational activities, such as workshops, poetry readings, dance and music.