Welcome to Lighthouse Kids!
School routine is back! Below, our roundup of September (and beyond) events and activities across Cascais, Sintra and Oeiras.
And don't miss our curated list of…..
🎒 ⚽ After School Activities 🎵 🎨
Happening Now - This Week & Next
🧸Younger kids
Noite Europeia dos Investigadores — Hands-on science games and experiments. Ages 4+ · Fri 25 Sept · 16:00–22:00 · Location: Oeiras · FREE · Information
Contos na Horta – Hora do Conto — Story time in the garden at Casa da Horta. Ages 4+ · Sat 26 Sept · 15:30–16:15 · Location: Cascais · FREE (also 31 Oct & 28 Nov) · Register
Vivó Valdi — A wordless clown show inspired by Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, full of sounds, colours and playful sensory fun. Babies and young children · Sat 26 September · 11:30 (45 minutes) · Location: Cascais
Concerto para Bebés – A Bebé Curiosa — Gentle live concert for little ones. Babies & toddlers + adult · Tue 29 Sept · 10:00 & 11:30 · Location: Sintra · Tickets
Alora Montessori — Weekly baby sessions, music class, playgroup and ballet. Ages 6 months–4 years · Location: Estoril · Information
🚀 Older Kids
Vela Latina & Forte de São Julião da Barra — Traditional sailing trip plus a fort visit. General audience · Fri 18 Sept · 10:00 & 14:00 · Location: Oeiras
Oeiras' Agenda da Natureza — Guided walk: night-creatures walk (ages 10+, Fri 25 Sept, 20:00–22:00, Location: Oeiras. FREE · registration required
Há Cientistas na BIJ — Hands-on physics and chemistry experiments. Ages 6+ + adult · Sat 26 Sept · 10:30–11:30 · Location: Cascais · FREE
Viagem no Tempo: Do Mar aos Dinossauros — Pottery workshop inspired by sea life and dinosaurs. General audience · Sat 26 Sept · Location: Parede · €16pp · Register
Cascais Racket Show — Seven racket sports, clinics and mini-tournaments. All ages · Thu 24–Sun 27 Sept · 10:00–20:00 · FREE · Location Estoril
🏡 All Ages Family fun
Parque Ecológico da Adraga e Praia Grande — Restored nature park with boardwalks, play area and dinosaur footprints. Location · FREE
Viagem no Tempo – Fábrica da Pólvora — A 17th century village comes to life, with craft demos, sword-fighting and a Saturday-night pirate show. All ages · Fri 18–Sun 20 Sept · Location: Barcarena · FREE
Wildcraft Gathering: Moon Festival — Bilingual storytime and nature art for the Mid-Autumn Festival. All ages · Sun 27 Sept · 15:00–17:30 · Location: Parede
Viva a Festa Saloia! — Traditional theatre, folk dance and games. General audience · Sat 26–Sun 27 Sept · 10:00–13:00 & 14:00–18:00 · Location · FREE
Mercado Artes e Sabores — Artisan market with street food. All ages · Sat 26 Sept · 09:00–17:00 · Location: Oeiras · FREE entry
'A Livraria' – Festa do Livro de Oeiras — Ten-day book festival with talks and author events · 18–27 Sept · Location: Oeiras
Coming up
🧸Younger kids
DJ Riscas | O Espetáculo ao Vivo — Live kids' disco with Festival Panda hits. All ages · Sun 11 Oct · 11:00 & 15:00 · Location: Sintra · Tickets
🚀 Older Kids
Tidal Pools Beach Tour — Rockpool exploration with a marine biologist. All ages · Weds 30 Sept · 11:00 · Location · Join via WhatsApp
Workshops de Modelação — Clay-modelling workshop. Ages 8–12 + adult · 24 Oct, 14 & 28 Nov, 5 & 12 Dec · Location: Oeiras · Free, registration required ·
🚗 Worth the Trip
A Ilha do Tesouro — Swashbuckling Treasure Island theatre adaptation. Ages 6+ · Weekends until 27 Sept · Sat 15:00, Sun 11:00 · Location: Lisbon
Loreto Underground Gallery — English-language guided walk through an aqueduct gallery. Ages 6+ · Sun 4 Oct · 11:00 · Location: Lisbon · Tickets
Cinderela – O Musical — New musical with a life-size horse and a flying Fairy Godmother. Ages 3+ · Opens Sat 17 Oct, then Sat 15:00 & Sun 11:00 · Location: Lisbon
Praga in the Museum — Guided tour-performance through the galleries. Families welcome · Sun 25 Oct · 17:00–18:00 · Location: MAAT, Lisbon
🗓 Save the Date
Halloween in the Forest — Campfire stories, pumpkin painting and puppet workshops. Family-oriented · Mon 26, Tue 27 & Sat 31 Oct · Location Quinta do Pisão & Pedra Amarela · Booking required
Frozen 1 & 2 – The Ice Show — Ice-and-circus show with songs from both films. All ages · Sat 14 Nov · 15:00 · Location: Lisbon · Tickets
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