In October, the Lisbon Beer Department draws inspiration from Munich to craft a uniquely Portuguese version of one of the world's largest beer celebrations. On October 18, the Oktober Festa 2025 takes over the spaces of independent and craft breweries located between Marvila and Cabo Ruivo, featuring over 40 beer varieties and a carefully curated musical lineup. Admission is free, and the festivities run from 13:00 to 03:00 at Dois Corvos, Fermentage, MUSA, Oitava Colina, and Pravda, with Pravda making its debut this year.
Musical Highlights
The musical program blends established and emerging names from the national scene. Standouts include Pop Dell'Arte, a Lisbon collective known for decades of mixing experimental pop, avant-garde, and performance art, and Cave Story, a post-punk band revitalizing rock and pop with intensity and wit. Other acts bring explosive energy and emotional depth: Black Wizards with their visceral rock, AVESSO with experimental rock, San La Muerte fusing Latin American rhythms, Damn Sessions with blues, stoner, and experimental sounds, Desert Smoke in stoner-rock, Lesma with irreverent strength, and Subnoia offering downtempo and trip-hop landscapes. Complementing this sonic universe, various DJs take over the decks, bringing global beats, house, electroclash, techno, and Afro-Latin rhythms. Among them are Hause Plants, Mical Bacho, Guerrilha Sound System, La Salsa Del Pueblo, Omnika, and Margarida Campelo.
Special Beer and Gastronomy
As tradition dictates, the master brewers from all venues collaborated on a special beer for the occasion. The Oktober Festa 2025 Kolsch boasts a bright golden color, balancing malty notes with fruity and floral aromas, resulting in a light, dry, and refreshing finish—perfect for enjoying while moving between breweries.
Gastronomy plays a starring role in the festival, with tailored offerings at each space. At Oitava Colina, international kitchens spice up the event with menus from Makitchen (Venezuelan typical food), Ten-Ta-Te (Argentinian specialties), and El Rincón Mexicano (tacos, tamales, and nachos). Fermentage serves authentic Texas barbecue in collaboration with KAU – Barbecue Texano, while at MUSA, Joana Barrios and Leonor Godinho (Bibs) return to the stoves to prepare comforting sandwiches, ideal for recharging between concerts and drinks.
Event Schedule
- Dois Corvos: 17:00 Subnoia (concert), 19:00 Desert Smoke (concert), 21:00 Black Wizards (concert), 22:30 Hause Plants (DJ set)
- Fermentage: 18:00 My Master the Sun (concert), 20:00 Damn Sessions (concert), 22:00 Avesso (concert), 23:00 Mical Bacho (DJ set)
- MUSA: 16:00 Bibs & Barrios (DJ set), 18:00 Margarida Campelo (DJ set), 18:30 Pop Dell'Arte (concert), 20:00 Ana Markl (DJ set), 21:30 Lesma (concert), 23:00 Cave Story (concert), 00:30 Afonso Rodrigues & Gaspar Varela (DJ set)
- Oitava Colina: 14:30 La Salsa del Pueblo (DJ set), 18:00 San La Muerte (concert), 20:30 Guerrilha Soundsystem (DJ set)
- Pravda: 15:00 - 23:30 Omnika (DJ set)
The Oktober Festa 2025 is an open, diverse, and festive celebration inviting everyone to explore Marvila through beer, music, and food, with each venue offering a unique and complementary experience.
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