Events
Teatro Maior de Idade, “Catarinas”
The Teatro Maior de Idade group presents “Catarinas”. Directed by Nuno Pinheiro and Raquel André, the production is based on an adaptation of Tiago Rodrigues’s “Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists”. It explores the family conflict sparked by the breaking of a tradition, questioning different perspectives on democracy and how it should be defended. […]
Sakamoto 1996
The concert “Sakamoto 1996” comes to Teatro Virgínia, performed by João Vasco, Pedro Lopes and Fernando Costa. Combining piano, violin, cello and a strong multimedia component, the performance offers an immersive experience of music and imagery that revisits the work of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The trio performs “1996” live, a work presented by the […]
Children’s Storytelling Series 2026 – The Great Race
The 2026 Children’s Storytelling Series, organised by Torres Novas Municipal Library, concludes this year’s programme with “The Great Race”, a production artistically directed and performed by Catarina Requeijo, inviting children and families on a fun adventure about persistence, imagination and overcoming challenges. The session takes place on Sunday, 8 November, at 10.30 am and lasts […]
Cinema // Caso 137
Stéphanie is a police inspector assigned to a sensitive case of police violence involving a young man seriously injured during a Yellow Vest protest. As she delves deeper into the investigation, Stéphanie faces mounting pressure from her superiors, forcing her to confront the limits of her own convictions. Drama/Crime | 115 min | Ages 12+ […]
Inglês AVITA Discussion Series – Dating Violence: Recognising the Signs and Challenging Myths
On 14 November, the Gustavo Pinto Lopes Municipal Library in Torres Novas hosts the first session of the AVITA – Life, Equality, Tolerance and Autonomy discussion series, dedicated to “Dating Violence: Recognising the Signs and Challenging Myths”. The session will feature psychologist Soraia Vieira and speakers Helena Caetano, Helena Pinto, Marta Tomé and Sandra Betina, […]
PaPI Opus. 11, by Companhia de Música Teatral
Part of the Peça a Peça Itinerante (PaPI) series, “PaPI Opus. 11” is a music-theatre piece that explores the relationship between words, sound and movement through a language that invites discovery and imagination. The performance grew out of the Opus Tutti project, developed with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation at Casa das Artes […]
Eduardo Madeira, “Grande entre os assassinos”
Eduardo Madeira returns to solo stand-up comedy with “Grande Entre os Assassinos”, his first show of this kind in 12 years. In this new solo show, the comedian revisits real-life episodes and stories, addressing themes such as sex, madness, excess, the deaths of his brother and his girlfriend, a same-sex experience, being a witness in […]
Cinema // Learning
Claire Simon’s new film takes us inside a state primary school on the outskirts of Paris. Between the playground and the classrooms, we observe the daily interactions between teachers and pupils, along with their small dramas and triumphs. In a tribute to one of the noblest professions, undermined by the underfunding of the French education […]
Paediatrics Series – “What Should Really Worry Parents? Warning Signs in Children”
The “Paediatrics – Growing Up Healthy” sessions return to the Gustavo Pinto Lopes Municipal Library for their fifth edition, featuring paediatric residents from the Médio Tejo Local Health Unit. The sessions take place in October and November, on Saturdays at 3 pm, covering the following topics: 21 November: “What Should Really Worry Parents? Warning Signs […]
“Quando Vem a Taciturna De Limiar em Limiar O Presente Frágil”, by Joana von Mayer Trindade and Hugo Calhim Cristóvão
Amid ruins, memory, desire and transience, this creation offers a reflection on the fragility of the present and the thresholds between being and non-being, life and death, desire and emptiness. Dance emerges as a poetic and earth-rooted experience, marked by the tension between transformation and permanence. Joana von Mayer Trindade and Hugo Calhim Cristóvão are […]
9th Gastronomic Festival – Couves com Feijões
From 13 to 22 November, the Municipality of Torres Novas hosts the 9th Gastronomic Festival “Couves com Feijões”, taking place across 38 participating restaurants. The festival aims to promote and preserve one of Torres Novas’s traditional dishes, with the involvement of the Confraria das Couves com Feijões de Carvalhal da Aroeira, a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated […]
Cinema // Hitler’s Food Tasters
Autumn, 1943. Rosa takes refuge in a small village, where she awaits the return of her husband, who is fighting on the front line. One morning, Rosa and other young women from the village are taken away and forced to taste Hitler’s meals. Every bite is a gamble between survival and death. As they spend […]
Exhibition “In Search of Gesture” by Carlos Veríssimo and Billy Verdasca
“In Search of Gesture” is a photographic and audiovisual exhibition that takes everyday gestures and bodily techniques as its starting point to reveal ways of doing, knowledge and ways of being that express each place’s local cultural identity. Through the collection and recording of images within communities, the project celebrates the gestures of those who […]
St. Dominic’s Gospel Choir
Praça 5 de Outubro welcomes St. Dominic’s Gospel Choir on Friday, 27 November, at 9.30 pm for a gospel concert as part of the Christmas programme. The repertoire will consist mainly of Christmas songs, ranging from classics to more contemporary interpretations, inspired by the African-American religious music tradition, promising an evening filled with the energy […]
Critical Thinking Course with José Maria Pimentel
The Gustavo Pinto Lopes Municipal Library will host a Critical Thinking Course between May and November, led by José Maria Pimentel and open to the general public. In a context marked by an abundance of information and the growing influence of artificial intelligence, this course aims to develop essential skills for analysing, questioning and making […]
Cinema // Welcome to the World of the Ogglies
Looking for a new home, the Ogglies discover Smelliville, a beautiful and peaceful town with one big problem: the stench coming from the local rubbish dump. Tourists no longer visit, and residents rarely leave their homes. When Max and Lotta meet the Ogglies at the dump, they realise these creatures are the solution to the […]
Exhibition “Voices for Freedom – Adriano Correia de Oliveira”
From 7 November to 7 December, Torres Novas Municipal Library hosts the exhibition “Voices for Freedom – Adriano Correia de Oliveira”, part of the exhibition programme “50 Years of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, 50 Ideas for Freedom”, organised to mark the Constitution’s 50th anniversary. Organised in collaboration with the Associação Adriano Correia de […]