Lisbon City Council invites kids and adults to discover the Eco Natal House, part of Wonderland Lisboa 2025, and celebrate a Christmas where magic meets respect for the planet.
With family or friends, embark on an immersive experience that begins with a fun ecological Glory Game, where you can learn simple gestures to make the Christmas season more sustainable and adopt habits that make a difference in everyday life.
This year's edition also features an inspiring Eco Market, bringing together innovative projects, artisans and local artists who transform used materials and traditions into unique pieces. Here you'll find original, sustainable and meaningful gifts.
For those who like to get their hands dirty, the free Eco Workshops offer the chance to create Christmas decorations and souvenirs with natural or reused materials - small gestures that save resources and warm the heart.
At the end of your visit, choose your Eco Resolution for 2026, record the moment in our photobooth with a special photo and share it on social media.
Come and experience a more conscious, creative and charming Christmas in Lisbon.
Schedule
Itinerant Book Wheel
A different kind of bicycle where books are sold, exchanged and donated.
Dates and times:
November
- november 28, from 16:00 to 20:00
- november 29 and 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m
December
- december 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 12, from 16:00 to 21:00
- december 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, from 11:00 to 14:00, and from 16:00 to 21:00
- december 16, 17, 19, 22 and 23, from 15:00 to 21:00
- december 15, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m
January 2026
- january 2, from 15:00 to 21:00
- january 3rd and 4th from 16:00 to 20:00
Mini Terrariums: Cultivate Nature in Small Worlds
Learn how to create a mini-terrarium, a small living ecosystem inside a jar.
Each participant builds their own terrarium and takes this piece of enchanted nature with them.
Dates and times:
November
- november 28, from 18:30 to 20:00
December
- december 25, from 16:30 to 18:00
January 2026
- january 3, from 18:00 to 19:30
Organization: Casinha Botânica
Christmas treats for dogs and families
Learn how to make natural cookies with safe ingredients suitable for dogs, so healthy that they are also human friendly.
At the end, take them with you to decorate the Christmas tree.
Dates and times:
November
- november 29, from 16:30 to 17:30
- november 30, from 18:00 to 19:00
December
- december 6, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m
Organization: Bake My Dog Happy/Cidade do Zero
Garden in your hands: create your own Kokedama
Discover the ancient Japanese technique of kokedamas and create a sphere of moss and earth that replaces the traditional vase.
Each participant takes home their own kokedama.
Dates and times:
November
- november 29, from 18:30 to 20:00
December
- december 27, from 15:00 to 16:30
Organization: Botanic Concept
Selfie with the Monsanto Forest Park Mascot
A fun opportunity to record a special moment with the Monsanto Forest Park mascot.
Take a unique photo and make memories that will last. Don't miss out on this magical experience, full of smiles and good energy.
Dates and times:
- december 1, from 10:00 to 16:00
- december 4, from 19:00 to 22:00
- december 15 and 17, from 15:00 to 19:00
Photography basics
What if one of your Christmas presents this year is a good photo taken by you?
Bring your camera or cell phone and explore the functions that will improve your camera's performance.
Dates and times:
- 2, from 17:00 to 18:00
- 5, from 19:00 to 20:00
Organization: 55+/City of Zero
Aquaquiz game and Trash is not in the toilet
A game that challenges each participant to discover their role in the efficient management of everyday water, through didactic-pedagogical activities such as the "Aquaquiz" roulette wheel and the "Trash is not in the toilet" memory game.
Dates and times:
- december 3 and 11, from 16:00 to 19:00
- december 19th, from 15:00 to 19:00
- december 27th, from 13:00 to 19:00
- december 30, from 14:00 to 19:00
Organization: Águas do Tejo Atlântico
Scientific bulletin: For a more sustainable planet
Everyone likes ice cream, but these have a special flavor.
If you spot the Pavilion's science bike, don't hesitate to become a customer! Their ice creams are science experiments and the price is just the customer's attention. There's fresh science for all tastes on the menu.
Let's find out how science helps us understand the planet and make it more sustainable.
Dates and times:
- december 5, from 16:00 to 19:00
- december 12, from 16:00 to 19:30
- december 14, from 19:00 to 22:00
- december 19th, from 16:30 to 20:00
- december 21, from 14:00 to 15:30
Organization: Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Centre
Christmas wreaths made from scraps
Turn leftover fabric into mini Christmas garlands by sewing colorful shapes onto reused ribbon or string.
A sustainable creation that you can take home and celebrate Christmas with more charm and awareness.
Organization: Filipa Branco Têxteis
Jitter bugs (includes PACO robot dog)
This Christmas season, come along and create an amazing jitter bug - a motorized toy that dances non-stop.
With a simple motor, a battery and recycled materials, give new life to small parts and build a dancing insect full of rhythm and imagination.
With a lot of creativity we can turn what seemed like garbage into a toy.
Timetable:
- from 16:30 to 17:00
- from 17:30 to 18:00
Organization: Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Centre
Environmental Awareness Activities
This Christmas, let's take care of the planet - recycle, reduce and reuse.
Dates and times:
- december 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
- december 7, from 13:30 to 16:00
- december 8th, from 10:00 to 15:00 and from 15:00 to 20:00
Here's Rena
Create fun portraits using egg boxes, natural sprigs, colorful noses and different jackets.
A fun and very Christmassy activity for the whole family.
Organization: Nicho Bicho
The magic of the farm enchants Christmas..
The Christmas spirit has arrived at Quinta Pedagógica dos Olivais and its animals want to experience its magic too.
In this interactive and educational activity, the children are invited to take part in a game with lots of questions and curiosities. What are the differences between a horse and a chicken? How many legs does a duck have? After the game, let your imagination run wild... each child gets to work and creates their own farm animal out of recycled materials.
In the end, their new friend becomes a fun and personalized Christmas ornament. This activity combines creativity, learning and the Christmas spirit, making this season even more magical and environmentally friendly.
Nature in Clay Molds
Create small artistic pieces using cold clay and natural materials.
A sensory activity that invites you to observe, collect and transform nature into unique pieces to decorate your home.
Dates and times:
December
- december 7, from 16:00 to 17:30
January
- january 2, 2026, from 17:00 to 18:00
Organization: Recuper'Arte/City of Zero
Ecological scented candles
Discover how to make candles with ecological wax in a handmade ceramic cup.
A great Christmas gift for your loved ones.
Dates and times:
- december 9, from 18:00 to 19:00;
- december 12, from 15:00 to 16:00, and from 20:00 to 21:00.
Organization: Reshape Ceramics/City of Zero
Create your Eco-jewelry
A workshop where you can create original and unique eco-jewelry, a very special Christmas present.
Come and paint one of your own.
Dates and times:
- december 9, from 20:00 to 21:00
- december 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
Organization: Bhoomi/City of Zero
Perfect size for dog accessories
In this workshop, you can learn from experts how to measure your pets correctly and choose the right size of accessories and clothes for the big dog, who is part of the family.
Organization: Tata's Concept/City of Zero
Weaving Christmas ornaments
Learn how to weave small Christmas ornaments using leftover fabrics on a mini cardboard loom.
An activity that combines creative reuse and an ancient weaving technique to decorate your Christmas season.
Organization: Filipa Branco Têxteis
Safe City
A game that encourages the adoption of good citizenship practices and promotes a culture of road safety, designed especially for children aged 5 to 12.
With simple rules, the game takes place on a board representing a part of the city. Players must travel from home to school and, along the way, face various challenges presented on the board itself or through playing cards.
Dates and times:
december 11 and 31, from 16:00 to 18:00
Learn how to make Scrunchies
Come and give new life to leftover fabrics and create pretty and practical scrunchies for your hair!
If you have a sewing machine, you can bring it along.
Dates and times:
- december 13, from 14:00 to 15:00
- december 14, from 14:30 to 15:30
Organization: SIZ/City of Zero
Say No to Plastic - Learn how to make waxed cloths
Find out how to make ecological waxed cloths out of cotton and beeswax - a creative and sustainable option for your day-to-day life and for a Christmas with less plastic. At the end, take home the cloth you've made.
Organization: Semente Livre
Seed balls (includes PACO robot dog)
Using a Japanese technique, we will create seed balls that will later give rise to flowerbeds full of color and life.
This activity promotes biodiversity and helps to restore degraded areas or areas with little vegetation, helping to make the Earth a greener and more balanced place.
Organization: Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Centre
A footprint here, a footprint there
Come and have fun, explore and discover the farm animals through their footprints, the sounds they make, what they eat, how they move and how important they are to us. We'll make decals of their footprints. Then, carefully cut out and stick the animal footprints onto a cardboard cut-out in the shape of a Christmas ball, creating a personalized ornament.
This activity combines creativity, contact with nature and festive crafts, perfect for involving the little ones in the magic of Christmas in an educational and fun way.
Do you know how to make a homemade Vapo Rub? - Come and learn!
Learn how to create a natural balm to relieve blocked noses and aching muscles on winter days, using simple ingredients, plants and essential oils.
Each participant takes home their own Vapo Rub.
Organization: Semente Livre
Create your Christmas ball
In this practical workshop you can personalize Christmas balls for your tree with wooden letters.
Organization: Tata's Concept/City of Zero
Protected Areas and Different Trees
A game to test your knowledge of protected areas in Portugal and an activity to turn magazines into Christmas trees.
Organization: Quercus - ANCN
Nativity scenes of nature
In this workshop, we will create original and sustainable nativity scenes inspired by the beauty of the forest. Using natural materials such as pine cones, bark, branches, seeds and moss, participants will create nativity scenes full of symbolism and charm.
A creative activity that combines tradition, imagination and respect for nature, celebrating Christmas in a simple, authentic and ecological way.
My Christmas tea
In this workshop you can create your own Christmas tea, choosing from herbs, spices and dried fruit.
Find out about many of the traditional Portuguese plants you can use.
Organization: Creature/City of Zero
Christmas tree
Create a Christmas tree using a pine cone and colored balls.
A practical and fun activity to unleash Christmas creativity.
Organization: Old Goes Chic
Candles decorated with flowers
A creative workshop where you can learn how to make natural and ecological candles, decorated with colorful flowers.
A great suggestion for making your Christmas table more beautiful.
Organization: Munukiá/Cidade do Zero
Toys for dogs
What will you give your furry friend this Christmas?
In this workshop you can learn how to make fun toys out of waste that will take on a new life and function.
Organization: United to Remake/City of Zero
Creative Christmas vases
Come and give new life to glass or tin jars by reusing wrapping paper and turn them into vases for simple arrangements in which to place natural treasures.
Organization: Nicho Bicho
Personalize your Tote Bag
Bring your tote bag and come and transform it by learning simple fabric painting techniques. You'll explore acrylic paints, brushes and different ways of creating a unique piece that represents you.
Dates and times:
- 20, from 11:00 to 12:00
- 21, from 15:00 to 16:00
Organization: Angura/City of Zero
Luminous postcards (includes PACO robot dog)
How do luminous Christmas cards or clothes with festive lights work?
By taking part in this activity, you'll learn how to set up an electrical circuit.
Create a Christmas card with lights and discover, step by step, how conductive tape and an LED can turn a simple idea into a brilliant project!
Organization: Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Centre
Each fruit in its season
We should always try to eat seasonal fruit. They're fresher, tastier, more nutritious and cheaper, and when they're produced locally, they avoid the pollution associated with transportation.
In this activity, we're going to explore various educational games on this subject and find out which fruits we should favor in each season.
Aromatic and Medicinal Bags
Create aromatic bags using repurposed fabrics and herbs picked from nature, such as lavender, rosemary and chamomile.
Customize scents to soothe, energize or protect, while exploring the therapeutic properties of plants.
Organization: Sílvia da Floresta
Ecological Cleaning
Presentation of ecological ultra-concentrated detergent products, with practical demonstrations showing their effectiveness in various everyday uses.
Organization: Inokem/City of Zero
Memories in bamboo
In this workshop, you'll travel through the world of bamboo glasses and build an original frame with this natural material. At the end, you can take a Polaroid photo to keep this memory in the piece you've created.
Times: 12:00 - 13:00 | 15:30 - 16:30
Organization: Origin/City of Zero
The wool cycle: from shearing to the final product
Come and discover the entire ancestral process of the wool cycle, from shearing to sorting, washing and spinning on the loom.
A journey through time to the incredible, natural and warm end product that is wool.
Dates: December 23rd and 26th
Organization: Ecolã/City of Zero
Cleaning and ecological mold prevention
A concern in many homes at this time of year is damp and mold.
Come and discover ecological and safe solutions to this problem and make your home healthier.
Organization: Inokem/City of Zero
Marine litter (includes PACO robot dog)
Is plastic good or bad? Does it disappear completely into the ocean? And what happens to the products that contain it once they've been used?
Let's explore the plastic cycle and discover the impact this material has on the marine environment. Just like fragments of rock or organisms, garbage is deposited on the seabed. Fishing nets, plastic, wood, cork and glass mix with the sand, altering the natural balance. Let's learn how to identify and separate materials that don't belong in the sea, contributing to a cleaner and healthier ocean.
Organization: Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Centre
CucaConta in Wonderland
A lively storytelling session not to be missed.
Come along as a family on a fun journey through various children's books where everyone, from zero to a hundred years old, is welcome.
Organization: #CucaConta and Roda Livro
Protectors of Nature
WWF's Panda Team will be there to explain WWF's mission, its projects and the work it does to protect nature. In a simple and engaging way, they will invite visitors to join the community of Panda supporters in Portugal and become nature protectors themselves.
Organization: WWF Portugal
Pilates That Saves Your Life (Literally)
A pilates class designed for those who want to improve their posture, gain energy and lift their mood, all at the same time.
With simple sequences, core activation and gentle stretching, this session offers a mini-reset that revitalizes body and mind, without the need to become a full-time yogi.
Organization: Rcihes Abode / Cidade Do Zero
Mini gardens in pots
Learn how to create mini-gardens in pots using permaculture techniques: selection of aromatic plants, home composting, intercropping and utilization
Organization: Sílvia da Floresta
Festive and fun crowns
It's always a good time to learn how to make festive wreaths using natural branches collected from the wild and felt. Inspiration you can use this Christmas or any other time of the year.
Organization: Old Goes Chic/Cidade do Zero
Wash your clothes sustainably
A mini-laboratory where participants will explore more sustainable ways of washing clothes by demonstrating washing strips, an alternative to traditional detergents that helps reduce plastic, waste and environmental impact.
Organization: Natulim/City of Zero
Insect hotel (includes PACO robot dog)
The installation of insect hotels is a simple and creative way of contributing to the conservation of local biodiversity. These shelters offer refuge to pollinating insects and other species that are fundamental to the balance of ecosystems.
Let's build an insect hotel, learning about the role these little beings play in nature. Discover how small actions can have a big impact on the natural world around us.
Yoga for people who can't sit still
Uncomplicated yoga. Simple movements, calming breathing and stretches that make you feel refreshed in body and mind. Perfect for those who want to relax and, at the same time, have fun while exploring each posture.
Organization: Riches Abode/City of Zero
Zero Plastic Challenge
Come along as a family to take part in a short interactive game where you can test your knowledge of the impact of plastic on the planet and discover ways to reduce this problem. At the end, each participant receives a small souvenir related to the activity.
Organization: Natulim/City of Zero
Display of hot herbal infusions in the park
Come and discover the aromas of the plants that grow in the Monsanto forest, in the heart of Lisbon.
Take advantage of what nature has to offer and join us in this experience of unique flavors, tradition and well-being, exploring all the benefits of these infusions
Finished events
Jumping Christmas reindeer
Come and create bouncy reindeer using cardboard and small sprigs in a fun activity for all the family.
Organization: Old Goes Chic
Create your own natural scrub
A practical workshop to learn how to make a natural and effective scrub using simple ingredients you probably already have at home.
Choose the scent of your choice and create a personalized scrub.
Organization: MUSA Natural Cosmetics/City of Zero
My dog's letter to Santa
In this workshop children, with or without pets, write letters to Santa Claus, imagining what their four-legged friend would ask for.
An adult is needed if the child can't write.
Dates and times
- december 1st, from 11:00 to 12:00
- december 4th, from 17:00 to 18:00
Organization: PawzzZ/City of Zero
Christmas wreaths made from natural materials
How about making a Christmas wreath out of branches, leaves, dried flowers, pine cones and citrus peels for your home?
This workshop combines creativity, symbolism and respect for nature.
Organization: Sílvia da Floresta
"Sustainable bath puff" - give your clothes a new lease of life
Bring an old piece of clothing or fabric and turn it into a useful, original and plastic-free accessory, ideal for your bath.
Organization: MUSA Natural Cosmetics / Cidade do Zero
Eco-toy workshop (Maraca)
Learn how to build a simple musical instrument - maracas - using just a roll of paper and some seeds. A creative activity that shows how small gestures can help to rethink consumption and reduce waste.
Advent calendar
Turn reused materials such as paper cups and cardboard into a beautiful and sustainable advent calendar.
A creative way to give new life to used materials and celebrate Christmas with environmental awareness.
Forest Memories - Christmas decorations
Create unique and sustainable Christmas decorations using natural materials from the forest, such as pine cones, branches, leaves and seeds. Each participant builds their own decorations and takes away special pieces that celebrate the beauty and simplicity of nature.
Dates and times:
November
- november 28, from 16:00 to 18:00
- november 30, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 15:30
December
- december 3, from 17:00 to 22:00
- december 6, from 20:00 to 23:00
- december 7th, from 18:00 to 23:00
Itinerant Book Wheel
Mini Terrariums: Cultivate Nature in Small Worlds
Christmas treats for dogs and families
Garden in your hands: create your own Kokedama
Selfie with the Monsanto Forest Park Mascot
Photography basics
Aquaquiz game and Trash is not in the toilet
Scientific bulletin: For a more sustainable planet
Christmas wreaths made from scraps
Jitter bugs (includes PACO robot dog)
Environmental Awareness Activities
Here's Rena
The magic of the farm enchants Christmas..
Nature in Clay Molds
Ecological scented candles
Create your Eco-jewelry
Perfect size for dog accessories
Weaving Christmas ornaments
Safe City
Learn how to make Scrunchies
Say No to Plastic - Learn how to make waxed cloths
Seed balls (includes PACO robot dog)
A footprint here, a footprint there
Do you know how to make a homemade Vapo Rub? - Come and learn!
Create your Christmas ball
Protected Areas and Different Trees
Nativity scenes of nature
My Christmas tea
Christmas tree
Candles decorated with flowers
Toys for dogs
Creative Christmas vases
Personalize your Tote Bag
Luminous postcards (includes PACO robot dog)
Each fruit in its season
Aromatic and Medicinal Bags
Ecological Cleaning
Memories in bamboo
The wool cycle: from shearing to the final product
Cleaning and ecological mold prevention
Marine litter (includes PACO robot dog)
CucaConta in Wonderland
Protectors of Nature
Pilates That Saves Your Life (Literally)
Mini gardens in pots
Festive and fun crowns
Wash your clothes sustainably
Insect hotel (includes PACO robot dog)
Yoga for people who can't sit still
Zero Plastic Challenge
Display of hot herbal infusions in the park
Forest Memories - Christmas decorations
Advent calendar
Eco-toy workshop (Maraca)
"Sustainable bath puff" - give your clothes a new lease of life
Christmas wreaths made from natural materials
My dog's letter to Santa
Create your own natural scrub
Jumping Christmas reindeer