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Oeiras Music Festival Jardins do Marquês Returns with Toto and Todd Rundgren

29 October 2026 · 2 min read · The Expat News
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What happened

Time Out Lisboa reports that the Festival Jardins do Marquês – Oeiras Valley is returning to Oeiras, with the event scheduled to run from 28 June to 7 July. The publication names Toto and Todd Rundgren as the first artists confirmed for the line-up.

The listing, published on 28 October 2026, presents the two acts as the opening announcements of the programme, with the rest of the bill still to be revealed. The source summary does not specify which year the 28 June–7 July window refers to, though the timing of publication points to the next edition of the festival.

Why it matters for international residents

Oeiras sits on the Lisbon coast just west of the capital and is home to a large expatriate and international-professional community, so a multi-day music festival on the doorstep is a practical local option rather than a trip into central Lisbon. For newcomers, the announcement is also an early signal of the kind of summer cultural calendar the municipality hosts.

Toto and Todd Rundgren are both well-known to international audiences — Toto through decades of arena rock radio play and Rundgren through a long career spanning rock, pop and production work — which may make the first announcement more recognisable to foreign residents than a purely Portuguese-language line-up would be. Because the festival runs across ten days, residents should expect a programme of multiple nights rather than a single weekend, though the full schedule has not yet been published.

What to do next

  • Keep the 28 June to 7 July window in mind if you are planning travel or visitors, but check the official festival channels before booking anything, since the source does not state the year of these dates.
  • Watch for the full line-up and the night-by-night programme, which have not yet been announced beyond the first two confirmed acts.
  • Check ticket details directly with the festival or through Time Out Lisboa, as prices, sales phases and venue arrangements were not included in the information available here.
  • If you live in Oeiras or nearby Cascais, expect local transport and parking to be busier on show nights once the schedule is confirmed.

Sources

  • Time Out Lisboa: "Festival Jardins do Marquês – Oeiras Valley" — https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/musica/festival-jardins-do-marques-oeiras-valley (published 28 October 2026)

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