Record Store Day in Lisbon, Portugal
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Lisbon, Portugal
Independent record shops open in Lisbon, Portugal right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- amor records
Record store, listening space and event series in Anjos, running six-plus years. Vinyl-focused DJ nights, a budget-friendly bar, and a strong community of local diggers.
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- Bones Records
Record boutique and listening room at LX Factory, curated by DJ Godi Osegueda. Electronic, house, disco, funk, hip-hop and Brazilian selections, plus a sofa, drinks bar and in-store DJ sets.
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- Carbono
Lisbon's first used-record shop, open since 1993 in Rua do Telhal — about 90% second-hand vinyl and CD across every genre. A landmark stop for the city's rock and collector crowd.
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- Discolecção
Landmark used-vinyl shop on Calçada do Duque since 1994, run by collector Vitor Nunes. Deep stock spanning punk, free jazz, Beatles rarities and Asian prog — a scavenger's essential stop.
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- Flur
Independent record store since 2001 near Santa Apolónia selling new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, books and zines. Praised by The Vinyl Factory and the Financial Times as one of the world's best.
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- Groovie Records
Garage rock, prog, post-rock and Brazilian psych/tropicália specialist in Anjos. Started as a label in 2005, opened its Lisbon storefront in 2014, and moved to Rua Angelina Vidal in 2019.
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- Louie Louie
Vinyl, CD and DVD shop tucked into a Bairro Alto stairway since 2007, with thousands of titles across genres. One of the best-known vinyl stores in the Portuguese capital.
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- Magic Bus
Long-running Bairro Alto vinyl/CD shop, evicted from its Calçada do Duque spot and relocated to a small shopping arcade on Avenida da Liberdade. Known for its curated, owner-driven selection.
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- Neat Records
Vinyl shop near Saldanha with a devoted local following (4.8/5 across 130+ Google reviews). New and used stock across genres in a compact Rua Rebelo da Silva storefront.
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- Palmela Records
New and used vinyl in Bica — rock, indie, alternative and electronic, from Sonic Youth to Aphex Twin. Ships across Europe and keeps an active Discogs/Instagram presence.
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- Sound Club Store
Vinyl shop tucked inside the Espaço Chiado mall since 2009, spanning disco, jazz, classical, soul, prog-rock, indie, electronic, Brazilian and African records at a range of price points.
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- Tabatô Records
Between Anjos and Arroios, specializing in rare African, Lusophone and world-music vinyl, CD, cassette and 8-track. Buys, sells and trades, and hosts events spotlighting Lusophone music.
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- Vinil Experience
Bairro Alto stalwart specializing in psych, prog, kraut and garage rock, plus new and used vinyl, CDs and merch across other genres. Run by a longtime 1960s-music enthusiast.
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- Vol. — specialty coffee, matcha & vinyl
Specialty coffee and matcha bar near Areeiro whose name and branding foreground vinyl as a third pillar alongside coffee and matcha; real, currently open and actively run by its owner (4.8 stars, 67 reviews).
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See the full record store listing for Lisbon, Portugal.