From June 24 onward, the “Pátio da Água” returns to Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon to raise awareness about tap water consumption and promote sustainability in the city. Created by EPAL, in partnership with Lisbon City Hall and Lisbon E-Nova, the space is operating until September 4, on working days from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This year its central theme is inclusion.
“A place of meeting, rest and sociability, inviting Lisbon residents and visitors to explore and value water as an essential resource for life,” this is how the capital’s water supply company describes the “Pátio da Água” in a note.
The company says that, after a refurbishing intervention, the space presents itself as “totally renovated, with a more modern, more attractive and more comfortable image,” with a focus on proximity to communities and on promoting “a more conscious and informed relationship with water.”
With inclusion at the center of the 2026 edition, throughout the entire program the “Pátio da Água” will be the stage for initiatives that promote diversity, equal opportunities and the elimination of physical and social barriers.
“In this context, water also emerges as a symbol of equity: a vital resource whose access should be universal, regardless of each person’s physical, economic or social condition,” stresses EPAL.
For the first time, public reception will include the participation of youths from the Vila com Vida Association, mostly young adults with intellectual and developmental difficulties. “Their presence reinforces the mission of building a society where each person has space to participate, contribute and show their talent,” the company states.
In addition, the initiative maintains its long-standing partnership with the SEMEAR project, responsible for supplying fruit and aromatic herbs used in the space. “This initiative promotes the socio-professional inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities, contributing to their autonomy and integration into society,” it adds.
During the more than two months of the initiative, the program of the “Pátio da Água,” which blends culture, environmental education and citizenship, will host four concerts: June 24, July 15, August 12 and September 4.
“The invitation is issued,” concludes EPAL, “this summer, Lisbon will once again gather around water, an essential asset that unites, inspires and leaves no one behind.”
