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Lisbon Festivities / Saint Anthony's Festivities
Festas de Lisboa / Festas de Santo António
Lisboa, Portugal
May 29 - Jun 28, 2026ConfirmedSource
Festas de Lisboa, especially the Festas de Santo António, are Lisbon's major June popular festivities, filling the city's old neighbourhoods with arraiais (street parties), grilled sardines, music, dancing, manjericos (basil plants), street decorations, and crowded night gatherings. The peak is the night of 12 June (noite de Santo António), featuring the Marchas Populares parade on Avenida da Liberdade at 21:00 and the Casamentos de Santo António (mass weddings of 16 couples at Paços do Concelho and Sé de Lisboa), followed by Saint Anthony's Day on 13 June with the Procissão de Santo António through Alfama at 17:00. In 2026, EGEAC lists the full programme from 29 May to 28 June, encompassing arraiais across multiple parishes, concerts, exhibitions, and cultural events throughout the city.
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Lisbon Festivities / Saint Anthony's Festivities
Festas de Lisboa / Festas de Santo António
Lisboa, Portugal
Festas de Lisboa, especially the Festas de Santo António, are Lisbon's major June popular festivities, filling the city's old neighbourhoods with arraiais (street parties), grilled sardines, music, dancing, manjericos (basil plants), street decorations, and crowded night gatherings. The peak is the night of 12 June (noite de Santo António), featuring the Ma...
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Festas de Lisboa, especially the Festas de Santo António, are Lisbon's major June popular festivities, filling the city's old neighbourhoods with arraiais (street parties), grilled sardines, music, dancing, manjericos (basil plants), street decorations, and crowded night gatherings. The peak is the night of 12 June (noite de Santo António), featuring the Marchas Populares parade on Avenida da Liberdade at 21:00 and the Casamentos de Santo António (mass we...
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Festas de Lisboa, especially the Festas de Santo António, are Lisbon's major June popular festivities, filling the city's old neighbourhoods with arraiais (street parties), grilled sardines, music, dancing, manjericos (basil plants), street decorations, and crowded night gatherings. The peak is the night of 12 June (noite de Santo António), featuring the Marchas Populares parade on Avenida da Liberdade at 21:00 and the Casame...
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