Porto Events in October 2026

Thursday 1 October

• 🎨 "Physical Culture" by Augustas Serapinas
  1–18 Oct 2026 · Galeria Municipal do Porto · Free
• 🌙 Boys Noize at Switch
  1 Oct 2026 · Switch · Ticketed
• 🎨 Portuguese Centre for Photography
  1–4 Oct 2026 · Former Prison Building · Free
• 🎵 Traditional Fado Concert
  1 Oct 2026 · Casa da Guitarra · Ticketed

Friday 2 October

• 🎨 "FOCO" by Claudia Rocha Opens
  2 Oct 2026 · Serralves Museum · Museum entry
• 🌙 Joshua Idehen (Live) at Plano B
  2 Oct 2026 · Plano B · Entry fee
• 🌙 Porto Nightlife Pub Crawl
  2–3 Oct 2026 · Central meeting point · Ticketed
• 🌙 Porto Salsa Weekend
  2–4 Oct 2026 · Herança Magna, Gaia · Passes available

Saturday 3 October

• 🌙 La Crème X Décio at Pérola Negra
  3 Oct 2026 · Pérola Negra Club · Entry fee
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Puppet Show: "Na Floresta"
  3 Oct 2026 · Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett · Free
• 🎵 Retro Gaming Symphony
  3 Oct 2026 · Casa da Música · Check for tickets
• 🍷 Time Out Market Porto
  3–4 Oct 2026 · São Bento Station South Wing · Free to enter
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Workshop: "Árvores Imaginadas"
  3 Oct 2026 · Serralves Park · Registration required
• 🎵 PURE FILTH
  3 Oct 2026 · Barracuda Clube de Roque · Entry fee

Sunday 4 October

• 👨‍👩‍👧 One Star Donuts Fall Festival
  4 Oct 2026 · Check location · Free to enter
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Magic Show: "Escola de Mágicos"
  4 Oct 2026 · Teatro Sá da Bandeira · Ticketed

Monday 5 October

• 🎨 Porto Contemporary Art Exhibition
  5–25 Oct 2026 · Various Galleries · Mostly Free

Tuesday 6 October

• 🎵 Mike Stern Band
  6 Oct 2026 · Casa da Música (Sala Suggia) · Ticketed

Wednesday 7 October

• 🎵 Grant Lee Phillips
  7 Oct 2026 · Casa da Música (Sala 2) · Ticketed
• 🎵 Solidarity Concert: Vida Norte
  7 Oct 2026 · Casa da Música · Ticketed

Thursday 8 October

• 🎨 "Viva o Porto, Viva Portugal"
  8–14 Oct 2026 · Clérigos Museum · Ticketed
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Douro River Boat Tour
  8–14 Oct 2026 · Ribeira · Ticketed
• 🎵 Hate Moss
  8 Oct 2026 · Ferro Bar · Ticketed
• 🎨 Immersive Experiences
  8–14 Oct 2026 · Multiple Venues · Ticketed
• 🎨 Serralves em Luz
  8–14 Oct 2026 · Serralves Park · Ticketed
• 👨‍👩‍👧 WOW Porto: The Chocolate Story
  8–14 Oct 2026 · Vila Nova de Gaia · Ticketed
• 🎵 Salma Jô
  8 Oct 2026 · Maus Hábitos · Ticketed

Friday 9 October

• 🌙 Batidão Baile Funk
  9 Oct 2026 · Maus Hábitos · Ticketed
• 🎵 Blues Juke Joint Weekend
  9–11 Oct 2026 · Various Locations · Varies
• 👨‍👩‍👧 FIMP'26 — International Puppet Festival
  9–18 Oct 2026 · Various Venues · Varies
• 🎵 Jam Session at Porta-Jazz
  9 Oct 2026 · Espaço Porta-Jazz · Ticketed
• 🎵 José Pinhal Post-Mortem Experience Farewell Concert
  9 Oct 2026 · Coliseu Porto Ageas · Ticketed
• 🌙 Nastia at Switch
  9 Oct 2026 · Switch · Ticketed
• 🌙 Techno Night at Gare Porto
  9 Oct 2026 · Gare Porto · Ticketed

Saturday 10 October

• 🎵 Candlelight: The Music of Michael Jackson
  10 Oct 2026 · Near Porto · Ticketed
• 🎭 IberAnime Porto 2026
  10–11 Oct 2026 · Exponor, Matosinhos · Ticketed
• 🌙 Deep Motion X Ornella All Night Long
  10 Oct 2026 · Hard Club · Ticketed

Monday 12 October

• 🎵 Haydn at Palácio da Bolsa
  12 Oct 2026 · Palácio da Bolsa · Ticketed

Thursday 15 October

• 🌙 Fado in Historic Venues
  15–21 Oct 2026 · Various Locations · Booking recommended
• 👨‍👩‍👧 International Puppet Festival
  15–18 Oct 2026 · Various Venues · Varies
• 🎵 Joana Raquel + Azar Azar
  15 Oct 2026 · Casa da Música · Free
• 🍷 Mindi Abair's Wine & Jazz
  15–23 Oct 2026 · The Yeatman Hotel · Booking required
• 🎨 Porto Contemporary Art Exhibition
  15–25 Oct 2026 · Bombarda Art District & Various · Free
• 🎵 Rádio Macau Concert
  15 Oct 2026 · Coliseu Porto Ageas · Tickets from €25
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Six Bridges Cruise
  15–21 Oct 2026 · Douro River · From €15

Friday 16 October

• 🎵 Black Box Fest 2026
  16–17 Oct 2026 · Penselo · Check for tickets
• 🌙 Hayes with NEO & CRAVO
  16 Oct 2026 · Gare Porto · Tickets required
• 🎵 Symphonic Jazz
  16 Oct 2026 · Casa da Música · Check for tickets
• 🎵 Mimicat
  16 Oct 2026 · Espaço Vita · Check for tickets

Saturday 17 October

• ⚽ Corrida do Dragão
  17 Oct 2026 · Estádio do Dragão
• 🎵 Dia da Música Popular Brasileira
  17–18 Oct 2026 · Instituto Pernambuco-Porto Brasil · Free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Film Project
  17 Oct 2026 · Batalha Centro de Cinema · Varies
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Luzes Selvagens (Wild Lights)
  17–18 Oct 2026 · Santo Inácio Zoo · Tickets required
• 🍷 Mercado Biológico da Boavista
  17 Oct 2026 · Rotunda da Boavista · Free entry
• 🌙 Throwback PORTO Party
  17 Oct 2026 · Museu do Carro Eléctrico · Tickets required
• 🎵 Cravo & Canela Roda De Samba
  17 Oct 2026 · Samba No Pátio · Check for entry

Sunday 18 October

• 🎨 Final Days at Galeria Municipal
  18 Oct 2026 · Galeria Municipal do Porto · Free

On all month

Exhibitions and longer runs that started earlier and continue through October 2026.

• 🎨 It's a Pink Area
  11 Apr – 4 Oct 2026 · Casa São Roque · Free Entry
• 🎨 "Morto, Matado, Morrido" by Diogo Potes
  24 Sep – 10 Oct 2026 · Viga Galeria · Free
• 🎨 The Porto School: Painting a Merchant City
  24 Sep – 18 Oct 2026 · Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis · Varies
• 🎨 "Physical Culture: Porto Edition"
  30 Jul – 18 Oct 2026 · Galeria Municipal do Porto · Free
• 🎨 "Wrong Answers" Exhibition
  27 Aug – 1 Nov 2026 · Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Serralves · Ticketed
• 🎨 Jenny Holzer: Wrong Answers
  9 Jul – 1 Nov 2026 · Serralves Museum · Ticketed
• 🎨 Alice Neel: Beautifully Imperfect
  13 Aug 2026 – 31 Jan 2027 · Serralves Museum · €20
• 🎨 Elective Affinities: Joan Miró
  30 Apr 2026 – 31 Jan 2027 · Serralves Museum · Ticketed