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Turismo de Lisboa Rua do Arsenal Nº 15 1100 - 038 Lisboa Tel: +351 210 312 700 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2010 Fax: +351 210 312 899 www.visitlisboa.com Cultural Sports Gastronomy Popular Religious LOCAL Event Event Event Event

LISBON TRAVEL MARKET – BTL FIL – Exhibition Centre The 22st edition of the Lisbon tourism industry fair, with Macao as invited T: +351 218 919 898 LISBON www.fil.pt 21 – 25 January country and a special emphasis on Lisbon and Algarve as national destinations. In the FIL Exhibition Centre at Nations Park.

MONSTRA 2010 – Lisbon animated film festival – In Lisbon Triaxis T: +351.969.00.45.74 11 – 21 March LISBON A rich program around animated film, with competing sections for national www.monstrafestival.com and international films, master classes and various activities.

20th LISBON’S HALF-MARATHON Maratona Clube The most important athletic event in Lisbon. Thousands of athletes run 20 T: +351 214 413 182 March LISBON km across the 25th of April Bridge to finishing line at the Jerónimos www.maratonaclubedeportugal. Monastery in Belém. com

34th MODALISBOA - Fashion show - in Lisbon Moda Lisboa end of February or The fashion week show presents the collections for the season T: +351 213 213 000 LISBON first of March Autumn/Winter 2009 from the top Portuguese fashion designers. For trade www.modalisboa.pt only.

“PEIXE EM LISBOA” – Fish gastronomy festival in Lisbon For its second edition, the festival will celebrate the great food speciality of Turismo de Lisboa 10 – 18 April LISBON T: +351 21 031 27 00 Lisbon, fish, in its diverse preparations, recipes and side dishes. There will www.visitlisboa.com be tasting, cooking demonstrations and entertainment for all.

INDIELISBOA 2010 – 7th International Independent Film Festival – in Lisbon A privileged event to meet the new independent film directors and their IndieLisboa 22 April – 2 May LISBON T: +351 213 158 399 most recent and interesting works. More than 300 films from all over the www.indielisboa.com world are presented in Portuguese and English. At Forum Lisboa and in the Londres and São Jorge Cinemas.

80th BOOK FAIR – in Lisbon APEL end April – first The biggest event of its kind in Portugal and one of the great moment in the LISBON T: +351 21 843 51 80 May cultural agenda of the city. The fair takes place in the open air at the www.feiradolivrodelisboa.pt Eduardo VII Park.

MUSIC DAYS IN BELEM – in Lisbon Belém Cultural Centre April LISBON 4nd edition of the festival “Dias da Musica em Belém” offers a large program T: +351 213 612 400 of classic music. In the Cultural Centre of Belem. www.ccb.pt

LISBON INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON Sports 4 All 25 April LISBON T: +351 212 960 908 The 5th edition of a competition held in the Nations Park. www.lisboatriathlon.com

AFRICADANÇAR – 3nd International Congress of African Dances – in Lisbon During three days, Lisbon will dance on the beat of the African continent, PMP 08 - 09 May LISBON www.africadancar.com with dance workshops (from Kuduro, Kizomba, Coladera, Funaná, Semba, passing by Afro-latin and North of Africa dances), drums .workshops, conferences, concerts, parties and shows.

OFFF LISBON 2010 FESTIVAL A cutting-edge festival exploring the latest in digital aesthetics and software May LISBON www.offf.ws language, becoming the essential meeting point for the international scene of digital creation.

FIMFA LX10 –International Puppet festival and Visual Theatre - in Lisbon Tarumba May LISBON T: +351 212 427 621 A highly selective festival presenting puppet shows from the best masters of www.fimfalx.blogspot.com the puppet art, as well as workshops and exhibitions.

LUZBOA 2010 - the art of light in Lisbon Realizar May (tbc) LISBON Luzboa will transform the city centre into a huge outdoor museum, with T : +351 91 90552 38 various projects focusing on the art of illumination. www.realizar.com

CSIO - 90th LISBON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN JUMPING COMPETITION Sociedade Portuguesa Hípica May LISBON T: +351 217 817 410 The Lisbon International Horse Jumping Contest, taking place at the Campo www.shp-pt.com Grande Hippodrome, is one of the ten best contests of the world.

ROCK IN RIO 2010 – in Lisbon Lisbon Village Festival 21 - 22 / 27 -28 29 The 4rd edition of the international music festival struggling “for a better T. +351 707 200 583 May word”. www.lisbon.villagefestival.net

FESTAS DE LISBOA – in Lisbon A rich cultural animations program in the city. Don’t miss the Fado Festival 1 – 30 June LISBON www.egeac.pt (Fridays and Saturdays in June, at the Castle São Jorge; Thursdays and Sundays : special sessions in the mythical Tram 28).

LISBON VILLAGE FESTIVAL The festival, aiming at digital generation, offers a varied program with Lisbon Village Festival June – July LISBON T. +351 707 200 583 exhibitions and a digital films festival (4 – 12 June) including competition, www.lisbon.villagefestival.net retrospective and premieres.

SANTO ANTÓNIO CELEBRATIONS – in Lisbon On the night of 12 June, a parade of folkloric groups walks along the 12 June LISBON Avenidade da Liberdade. In the Alfama streets, people listens to fado, eats www.egeac.pt grilled sardines. The Municipality also organise a traditional collective wedding ceremony for the “Brides of Santo António”.

3nd LUSOPHONE GAMES – LISBOA 2010 The various types of competition (athletic, basketball, football, futsal, judo, taekwondo, table tennis, volleyball, beach volleyball and handicapped sport) July LISBON www.lisboa2009.org shall be played out by the National Teams of each country with the exception of Football which, similarly to the Olympic Games, shall be played by the Olympic team of each country. In Lisbon, Oeiras and Almada.

INTERNATIONAL HANDICRAFT EXIBITION – in Lisboa An exhibition space enlightening the Portuguese handicraft; displaying FIL – Exhibition Centre end June - first LISBON international handicraft products, from the various countries; and presenting T: +351 218 919 898 July gastronomy and culture from all around the world. In the Nations Park of www.artesanato.fil.pt Lisboa. 16th SUPERBOCK SUPERROCK FESTIVAL – in Lisbon The first international rock music festival in Lisboa. Always attempting to Música no Coração July LISBON find new forms of music to promote to the general public. Stadium of the T: +351 21 010 51 700 Restelo. www.musicanocoracao.pt

DELTA TEJO FESTIVAL – in Lisbon Third edition of a music festival, programming musicians coming from Música no Coração July LISBON T: +351 21 010 51 700 countries which have a strong relationship with coffee history or www.deltatejo.com consumption.

OCEANS FESTIVAL – in Lisbon Two weeks of cultural animations along the Tagus riverside, from the Belem Turismo de Lisboa 1 - 15 August LISBON Tower, the Baixa-Chiado area and the Park of Nations. A rich panorama of T: +351 21 031 27 00 activities to enjoy the summer in the city, for all kind of visitors, generation www.visitlisboa.com and interest.

JAZZ EM AGOSTO – in Lisbon Fund. Calouste Gulbenkian An initiative set up by the Gulbenkian Foundation in 1984. The programme T: +351 217 823 000 August LISBON includes concerts by world acclaimed musicians, whilst promoting current http://www.musica.gulbenkian. trends in contemporary jazz. Program available at the end of March. pt/jazz/ - www.gulbenkian.pt

EXD09 – EXPERIMENTADESIGN – in Lisbon Dedicated to design, architecture and contemporary culture, the Experimenta September – LISBON ExperimentaDesign biennal “It’s about Time” presents activities in a wide T: +351 210 993 045 November array of areas including ambient design, architecture, visual arts, cinema, www.experimentadesign.pt graphic design, industrial design, photography, multimedia, music and video.

4rd MOTELx – International Terror Cinema Festival – in Lisbon A new Festival aimed at showing the best of terror cinema, in all its variants Motelx September LISBON T : +351 91 636 22 96 – from major productions to experimental cinema, from classical to new www.motelx.org trends.

QUEER LISBOA 14- GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL –in Lisbon Under the name QUEER LISBOA, the Lisbon’s gay and lesbian film festival Ass. Cult. Janela Indiscreta 15 - 25 September LISBON presents the most recent national and international production. In the São www.lisbonfilmfest.com Jorge Cinema.

35rd MODALISBOA Fashion show in Lisbon Moda Lisboa October LISBON Collections for the season Spring / Summer 2010 from the top Portuguese T: +351 213 213 000 fashion designers. For trade only. www.modalisboa.pt

DOC LISBOA –International Documentary Film Festival – in Lisbon The only Portuguese competitive festival entirely dedicated to documentaries October LISBON (in English and Portuguese) will bring to Lisbon the best of the contemporary AporDoc www.doclisboa.org national and international production. An intensive program with various sections, master classes and subsidiary activities. In the Culturgest.

ARTELISBOA – Contemporary Art Fair - in Lisbon An international art fair gathering the prestigious art galleries from Portugal FIL – Exhibition Centre November LISBON T: +351 218 919 898 and Europe thus promoting Contemporary Art in Lisboa. In the Park of www.fil.pt Nations of Lisbon.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY – in Lisbon If you choose the Parque das Nações area to end the year, enjoy the fireworks above the river and concerts at the Lisbon Casino. In the city Turismo de Lisboa 31 December LISBON T: +351 210 312 700 centre, the transition from the Old Year to the New Year is celebrated with www.visitlisboa.com concerts, entertainment and fireworks in the waterfront of the river Tagus., then in the Bairro Alto streets or in the Docks area along the river.

Prior confirmation of events and dates is advisable. For more information visit the website of Lisboa and surrounding area: www.visitlisboa.com

MORE TO COME… ALKANTARA FESTIVAL – in Lisbon The 3nd international edition of a performing art biennale - dance, theatre, Alkantara www.gulbenkian.pt T: +351.213.152.267 music and performances – organised in different galleries and sites in www.alkantara.pt Lisbon.

OTHERS EVENTS IN LISBON IN 2010* *Annual Events and productions Calouste Gulbenkian Museum As the founder wished his superb collection was to be put on display “under one roof” in the especially designed museum, which opened to www.gulbenkian.pt the public in 1969. One of the finest private collections in the world, boasting “only the best”. It ranges from Egyptian to early 20th century art. The Museum presents a unique collection of jewellery and glass by René Lalique.

Medeiros e Almeida Foundation www.fundacaomedeiroseal This Foundation houses a collection of decorative art, created in 1973 and has important collections of Chinese and European painting, meida.pt jewellery, tapestry, sacred art, glass, furniture, and silverware from the 16th century onwards.

MUDE - Design and Fashion Museum - Lisbon Lisboa is fast becoming one of the must visit capitals of the cultural tourism destinations, now with the opening of MUDE - Fashion and Design Museum, in the capital’s historic centre. In addition to representing an important contribution to the Portuguese capital’s cultural and arts offer, MUDE, located on the Rua Augusta walking street, forms part of the Baixa downtown renovation project, housed within a magnificent building that was once a bank’s head office. The building is a work in progress concept, and will be totally renovated in order to house within its four levels, the Museums collection and http://www.mude.pt/ services, bookshop and coffee shop, as well as rehearsal and conference halls. The project also envisions areas for educational purposes, an auditorium, exhibit halls, with its inauguration scheduled for 2010. It is regarded as one of the best collections of its kind in the world. The inaugural exhibit, entitled “Preview” consists of 170 works from Corbusier to Azzedine Alaïa, that allow us to “visit” stories and events from the 20th and 21st centuries. The link between the worlds of design and fashion, the high quality of the collection, and the museum’s personal concept, make MUDE a unique cultural venue on the international scene, and turning Lisboa into one of the new “design capitals”. --

Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Foundation The most important collection of the Museum is the Furniture Collection, composed of 17th and 18th century household pieces. The museum www.fress.pt has other important collections as the Arraiolos carpets and the oriental influenced quilts and embroidered pieces of cloth.

Berardo Museum The Joe Berardo Modern and Contemporary Art Collection covers almost all the major modern artistic movements up to the most recent www.museuberardo.com or developments in contemporary artistic creation. A large part of the collection will be on permanent loan at the new Berardo Museum – www.berardocollection.com Exhibition Centre of Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon with such names as Picasso, Miro, Bacon, Moore, Mondrian, Duchamp, Warhol among many others. National Republican Guard – Charanga On the garden of Viera Portuense in Belém, monthly on the 3rd Sunday at 11am in addition to the changing of the Guard in front of the Presidential Palace in Belem you can also see the Charanga. The National Republican Guard presents this unique event. 28 horsemen of the www.gnr.pt Cavalry Regiment ride on pure-bread Lusitanos at a gallop while playing military marches. If you are in the neighbourhood do not miss this amazing event.

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Nations Park Featuring some stunning modern architecture as well as family-geared attractions, restaurants and bars and relaxing gardens. The Park’s www.parquedasnacoes.pt major attraction is the Oceanarium, with 25,000 fish, birds and mammals in a strikingly designed, two-storey aquarium. For interactive displays about science and technology, visit the Knowledge Pavilion. Take the cable car to get from the north to the south end of the park.

Nations Park Fairs at the Estação do Oriente - Level -2 Books, stamps, coins and other collections: 1nd Sunday, every month Portuguese Craft: 2nd Sunday, every month Antiques: 3rd Sunday, every month Plastic Arts: 4th Sunday, every month

Flea Market - “Ladra Fair in Lisboa” Where you will find all you want! It reminds foreigners of Paris’s flea market, it attracts crowds looking for that second-hand bargain. The www.visitlisboa.com conversation of a variety of languages including African, Pakistani and Chinese traders, as well as collectors on the lookout for some rarity or other only match the variety of goods and things that catch the eye. This flea market runs every Tuesday and Saturday from sunrise till noon.

São Pedro Fair in Sintra This fair takes place on the second and fourth Sundays of every month. It should not be missed if one is in the Sintra area. It has a little of www.cm-sintra.pt everything including antiques, gadgets and hand made foodstuffs.