Lisbon
Portugal’s main creative hub with strong scenes in design, digital, art, and media, supported by studios, agencies, and international creatives.
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Meeting Creatives in Portugal: Cities, Communities and Events
Portugal's growing creative sector brings people together through local initiatives and professional communities.
Portugal’s creative community continues to grow across design, arts, and digital fields. Creatives often connect through local initiatives, professional events, and collaborative projects.
Best Cities
These cities in Portugal are home to creative communities and places where creatives regularly connect and collaborate.
Porto
Porto offers a close knit creative community rooted in design, architecture, and the arts, with many independent initiatives.
Communities & Networks
In this section you'll find communities and networks to meet other creatives in Portugal.
Creative Lunch Club
Creative Lunch Club is a community for people working in creative industries. It gives you the chance to regularly meet other creatives for lunch.
In Portugal, Creative Lunch Club is active in Lisbon and Porto.
Join the Creative Lunch Club and meet other professional creatives for lunch.We hope this guide gives you a helpful overview of how creatives connect in Portugal. Whether through professional networks, cultural institutions, or local initiatives, meeting other creatives often starts with being curious, engaged, and open to conversation.
If you are looking to put this into practice, Creative Lunch Club builds on these existing ways of connecting by bringing creatives together in small groups with a focus on meaningful conversations, making it easier to meet other creatives in a relaxed setting.
Creative Lunch Club changed the game for me. The similar mindset and openness that most people meet through this community allows for deeper connections and a sense of belonging, no matter where we are. I've connected with people in 2 different countries now and I still talk and/or meet most of them and miss the ones I can't see soon. I have another scheduled lunch already.
Maria Pereira
Illustrator, Porto
I really enjoy meeting new people through Creative Lunch Club. I think it's a great way of making new contacts, especially as a foreigner in a new city.
Karen Rogers
UX/UI Designer, Lisbon
When I found about the Creative Lunch Club I immediately thought I had to join. I live for design communities but so rarely we get opportunities to have these small group gatherings, so lunch feels like the ideal excuse to meet other creatives. Had the first one the other day and yep, it was a great experience and can't wait for the next.
Bruno Figueiredo
Brand Designer, Creative Technologist & Community Builder, Lisbon