Events in Viseu, boutique stays in the city centre.

The Portuguese Society of Hernia and Abdominal Wall holds its 6th annual meeting in Viseu on 12 and 13 November 2026, at the Hotel Montebelo Viseu, under the theme Refining the Art of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. The provisional programme opens on Thursday at 9am with three pre-congress courses, open abdomen, abdominal wall closure and an introduction to robotics, has the opening session at 3pm and closes on Friday at 6.30pm with the prize-giving. In between, a radiological anatomy masterclass with Eric Pauli, a session on artificial intelligence and the Wallstorming, with a case from ULS Tondela e Viseu. Registration is through Diventos, the official secretariat.

For participants who would rather stay outside the congress hotel, the Bemyguest guest houses have suites and apartments in central Viseu, with room to rest between sessions, dinner in town and direct booking.

On Thursday 12 November 2026, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa holds its Diploma Ceremony on the Viseu campus, as set in the 2026/2027 academic calendar. The time and exact venue have not yet been published. In 2025, the solemn blessing and diploma ceremony for graduates and master's students took place in the university auditorium, on 6 November.

It is a day to celebrate as a family and, often, a trip for parents and grandparents who live far away. The Bemyguest guest houses, in central Viseu, have options for couples and families, to extend the celebration with dinner in town and a quiet night. Book direct on the website.

The night. On Saturday 14 November 2026 at 9pm, Projecto Remember Old Times comes to Viseu for the first time, at the Pavilhão Multiusos. It runs over 180 minutes of music from the 80s, 90s and 2000s, ages 6 and up, with tickets from €15.

Who plays. Boney M Xperience bring Bobby Farrell's disco sound, with «Daddy Cool», «Rasputin», «Ma Baker», «Rivers of Babylon» and «Sunny». R.I.O., the Jamaican singer behind the R.I.O and Cascada projects, sings «Turn This Club Around», «Shine On» and «Beautiful Life». They are joined by After Hours, New Generation and the project's own crew.

How much are the tickets? The €12 promotional tier has sold out. The first individual tier is €15, followed by €20 and €25. There is a family ticket of five entries at €65 and tables at €150, with a reserved area, a private bar and a complimentary drink. Sales are on the project's official site.

Where to stay in Viseu on the night of Remember Old Times? The Multiusos is north of the historic centre. The Bemyguest guest houses are in central Viseu, booking direct: a concert running past three hours ends in the small hours, and it is better not to have a drive ahead of you.

The concert. On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 9pm, Lambchop play the Sala de Espetáculos of the Teatro Viriato, in Viseu. It runs about 75 minutes, ages 6 and up, with wheelchair access. Tickets are €15 in the stalls and boxes, €10 and €7.50 in the side boxes, with 50% off for anyone under 30.

Who they are. The alt-country band from Nashville brings «Punching the Clown», their seventeenth album, on which Kurt Wagner returns to writing with just voice and guitar, again with producer Andrew Broder. It is a European tour of intimate shows, after the 2024 halls, from the Barbican Centre in London to Primavera Sound.

Where to stay in Viseu on the night of the concert? The Teatro Viriato is in central Viseu, and so are the Bemyguest guest houses, a few minutes away on foot. It is a Wednesday: come from out of town, sleep here, have dinner in the historic centre and skip the drive home. Book directly with us.

The show. On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 8.30pm, Scottish comedian Phil Kay performs stand-up in English at the Old Fox, on Rua Escura, in the heart of the historic centre of Viseu. Doors open at 8pm, the night runs about two hours and it is for ages 16 and over. Tickets are €10.60 on Eventbrite.

Who he is. Phil Kay works without a written set: he tells stories, makes up songs on the spot and does comedy with his whole body. The Scotsman called him «unbeatable» when he is on form, and no two nights are the same. It is put on by Comedy Cachet, who open the night with local comedians and give part of the takings to ORBIS and to the Albergaria animal friends association.

Where to stay in Viseu on Phil Kay's night? The Old Fox is on Rua Escura, five minutes on foot from our reception on Largo Almeida Moreira. It is a Thursday and the night ends near 10.30pm: come from out of town, sleep here and skip the drive. The evening before, 18 November, Lambchop play the Teatro Viriato, which makes two nights of programme within walking distance.

Us. The Bemyguest guest houses are in central Viseu, booking direct on the site.

The Multiple Sclerosis Study Group meets in Viseu on Saturday 21 November 2026, at the Congress Centre of the Hotel Montebelo Viseu, for the EMC² Autumn Meeting, devoted to multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. The preliminary programme opens the secretariat at 8.30am and the session at 8.45am, with interactive clinical cases at 9am, a course on biomarkers at 11am, another on neuromyelitis optica at 2pm, the White Matter Club at 4.30pm and closing at 6.30pm. Coordinated by Filipe Correia and Joana Lopes. Registration costs €25 for members and €50 for non-members, lunch and coffee breaks included, through the Norahsevents secretariat.

Doctors and researchers from across the country spend the day in the city, and many arrive the night before to avoid an early drive. The Bemyguest guest houses, in central Viseu, are a calm option for a good night's sleep before the meeting, booking direct.

The market. From 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, Praça da República, the Rossio, hosts the Viseu Christmas Market, with shops, crafts and food. It is run by the Municipality of Viseu with the Viseu District Commercial Association, and is part of the Viseu Natal programme. That is 38 days, from one end of the festive season to the other.

The rest of the programme. The council announced the market on 3 November and has not yet released the dates for the lights or the rest of Viseu Natal. In 2025 the lights came on at 5pm on 5 December, on Praça da República, and the programme ran 33 days, with Father Christmas's House and an ice rink at the Mercado 2 de Maio, a tourist train, workshops, theatre, the Municipality's Christmas Concert at the Multiusos and the New Year and Epiphany Concert at the Teatro Viriato. This page is updated when the 2026 programme is out.

Where to stay in Viseu at Christmas? Praça da República is the historic centre, five minutes on foot from our reception on Largo Almeida Moreira. The market is open through every December weekend, and there is more on in the city in those same weeks: GNR at the Multiusos on 23 December and the musical Quebra-Nozes e a Rainha dos Gatos on the 8th. Come from out of town, sleep in the centre and do it all on foot.

Us. The Bemyguest guest houses are in central Viseu, booking direct on the site.

The tasting. On Saturday 28 November 2026, from 2.30pm to 8.30pm, Cave Lusa brings the 11th edition of Wines & Spirits to the Pousada de Viseu, on Rua do Hospital. There are over 2,000 references to taste and over 200 producers, across two floors of Portuguese and international wines, plus two spirits areas with over 200 distillates. The ticket is €15 and includes the Riedel glass, collected at the door.

The programme. You can arrive at any time, because the tasting runs all afternoon. Doors open at 2.30pm; at 3pm there is the Laurent-Perrier guided tasting, devoted to champagne; through the afternoon more than ten artists perform, between music, dance and performance, and each brand mixes cocktails at its stand; it closes at 8.30pm, with the Christmas catalogue on the way out. Guided tastings are €35 each, limited to 20 people, and are added to the standard ticket: a ticket plus two tastings comes to €85. Cave Lusa is announcing more tastings before the date.

Where to stay in Viseu during Wines & Spirits? The Pousada is in central Viseu, a walk from the Bemyguest guest houses. It is a full afternoon of tasting that ends at 8.30pm, and at 6pm that same Saturday Académico host FC Alverca at the Fontelo. After an afternoon like that, best not to touch the car: sleep here, have dinner in the historic centre and keep Sunday for the Dão estates.

Us. The Bemyguest guest houses are in central Viseu, booking direct on the site.

Académico de Viseu host FC Alverca on matchday 12 of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Saturday 28 November, 18:00, at the Estádio Municipal do Fontelo. Tickets are sold through the club's official ticket office.

Our houses are in central Viseu, minutes from the Fontelo. Come for the match, sleep here and make a weekend of the city, with no traffic on the way out of the stadium.

On 8 December 2026, a Tuesday and a public holiday, the musical Panda e os Caricas, O Mundo da Magia, comes to the Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu for two shows, at 11am and 3pm. Tickets are on sale at Ticketline, from €24 to €41, with paid admission from age 3; children up to 2 sit on the lap of an adult with a ticket. The December tour also visits Loulé, Coimbra, Guimarães, Lisbon and Porto.

For families in the region it is the excuse for a short break: arrive the day before, stroll through the centre and take the little ones to the show well rested. The Bemyguest guest houses, in central Viseu, have family apartments and direct booking.

The musical. On Tuesday 8 December 2026, a public holiday, at 3pm, the musical «Quebra-Nozes e a Rainha dos Gatos» comes to the Aula Magna of the Instituto Politécnico de Viseu. It runs 60 minutes without an interval, for ages 3 and over, and tickets are €15.03 on Ticketline. It is produced by Teia de Diálogos.

The story. On a Christmas night, a blue powder opens a dimension where toys, objects and animals talk and dance. There is a prince turned into a Nutcracker, a ballerina who wants to be free, and a Queen of the Cats set on conquering everything. The tour calls at Alverca on 1 December, Lagoa on the 5th, Viseu on the 8th, Almada on the 20th and Matosinhos on 10 January.

Where to stay in Viseu on the 8 December holiday? It is a day with two family shows in the same city: Panda e os Caricas at the Pavilhão Multiusos, at 11am and 3pm, and Quebra-Nozes at the Aula Magna, at 3pm. Anyone wanting both does Panda in the morning and the musical in the afternoon. The Aula Magna is on the Politécnico campus, to the south, and you drive there from the centre.

Us. The Bemyguest guest houses are in central Viseu, booking direct on the site.

On 12 December 2026, Camané takes the stage of Teatro Viriato, one of the country's most welcoming halls, for a night of fado. With the festive season arriving, it is the perfect excuse to turn the concert into a weekend escape: dinner in the historic centre, a stroll through the decorated streets and unhurried rest.

Stay in central Viseu, close to the theatre, and book directly with us.

Académico de Viseu host FC Arouca on matchday 14 of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Sunday 13 December, kick-off time to be announced, at the Estádio Municipal do Fontelo. Tickets are sold through the club's official ticket office.

Our houses are in central Viseu, minutes from the Fontelo. Come for the match, sleep here and make a weekend of the city, with no traffic on the way out of the stadium.

The concert. On Wednesday 23 December 2026 at 9.30pm, GNR play the Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, in a concert devoted to «In Vivo», the band's first live album, released in 1990. Ages 6 and up. Tickets are €25 and €27.50 in the stands and €32.50 and €37.50 in the stalls, on sale at 2Ticket.

The record and the tour. «In Vivo» was recorded on the nights of 30 April and 1 May 1990 at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, built on the «Valsa dos Detectives» set, and went platinum. Rui Reininho, Tóli César Machado and Jorge Romão revisit that repertoire, 46 years after the band was founded, in four concerts: Centro Cultural de Belém on 3 December, Casa da Música on 15 and 16, and the Multiusos de Viseu on 23, the only date outside Lisbon and Porto. That is why the audience comes from across the Centro region.

Where to stay in Viseu on the night of GNR? The Multiusos is north of the historic centre, on foot from central Viseu. The concert is two days before Christmas and ends late: come from out of town, sleep here and wake up on the 24th already in the city, with no night drive.

Us. The Bemyguest guest houses are in central Viseu, booking direct on the site.

Académico de Viseu host Casa Pia AC on matchday 17 of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Sunday 10 January, kick-off time to be announced, at the Estádio Municipal do Fontelo. Tickets are sold through the club's official ticket office.

Our houses are in central Viseu, minutes from the Fontelo. Come for the match, sleep here and make a weekend of the city, with no traffic on the way out of the stadium.

Académico de Viseu host SL Benfica on matchday 18 of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Sunday 17 January, kick-off time to be announced, at the Estádio Municipal do Fontelo. Tickets are sold through the club's official ticket office.

Our houses are in central Viseu, minutes from the Fontelo. Come for the match, sleep here and make a weekend of the city, with no traffic on the way out of the stadium.

Académico de Viseu host Marítimo on matchday 20 of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Sunday 31 January, kick-off time to be announced, at the Estádio Municipal do Fontelo. Tickets are sold through the club's official ticket office.

Our houses are in central Viseu, minutes from the Fontelo. Come for the match, sleep here and make a weekend of the city, with no traffic on the way out of the stadium.

The 1st Rock & Dão brought more than 14,000 people to Parque de Santiago, over two days that crossed concerts, Dão wines and the food of the region. The festival returns on 17 and 18 September 2027, in the same park.

Capitão Fausto is the first name confirmed by the organisers. The rest of the line-up and the box office have not been announced yet; the festival page on this site has the full 2026 bill and takes the 2027 news as it comes.

Our houses are in the city centre, a walk from the grounds. You walk home at the end of the night, with no traffic and no hunting for parking.