Circle – The Village

A calm, modern, inclusive community for parents, babies and young children in Lisbon.

Thoughtful gatherings to move, explore and connect as a family.


A village, not a class

Circle is a community for parents and little ones in Lisbon. Not a workshop, not a drop-off. A place built on three simple things.

Parents sitting together on a blanket, mid-conversation, relaxed

No one does this alone

We gather so parenthood feels less lonely.

The connection between grown-ups matters as much as anything the children do.

A child absorbed in play, hands in the clay

Children belong here

Little ones aren't accommodated on the side.

They explore and wonder freely, right beside the people who love them.

A parent moving gently, baby playing beside them

Room to find yourself again

Becoming a parent doesn't mean disappearing.

Circle makes space to move, breathe and reconnect with yourself, with your little one right beside you, never set apart.


What guides everything we do

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Care

Adaptable movement and respectful spaces for bodies, babies, and nervous systems.

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Connection

With your child, with yourself, and with other parents walking a similar path.

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Rhythm

A slower pace and space to stay instead of rushing in and out.


This summer, the village gathers under the trees

Circle Saturdays are resting through the warmer months. They will return in the autumn, refreshed.

But the village keeps gathering. All summer we meet in softer, outdoor ways at Jardim da Estrela, our shaded home for the season.

Slow walks with coffee. Picnics with blankets and bubbles. And a morning of wonder for the littlest explorers. Some gatherings are free, one is held with a little care and a small fee, and every one of them is a place to belong.

July

WATERCOLOUR · CLAY · MUSIC

Little Explorers: GARDEN OF WONDER

Calendar icon for event dateSat 25 July · 10h30Price icon for event cost15€

Location pin icon for venueJardim da Estrela

A sensory, creative and musical morning.

Little ones, 0 to 5, explore watercolour, clay, collective painting and natural materials, before gathering for a sensory story full of music and rhythm with Alice. Child-led, with parents close by and community happening naturally.

August

We slow down through early August, then gather again, gently, for the last of the summer.

COFFEE · WALK · PLAYGROUND

Circle Walk

Calendar icon for event dateSat 22 August · 10h30Price icon for event costFree

Location pin icon for venueJardim da Estrela

A gentle garden walk for families.

We begin over coffee at Espressolab, then wander a slow, stroller-friendly loop of Jardim da Estrela together, with playground time after for whoever wants to linger. A gentle morning to meet, move and find each other in the park.

BLANKETS · FOOD · BUBBLES

Circle Picnic

Calendar icon for event dateSat 29 August · 16h00Price icon for event costFree

Location pin icon for venueJardim da Estrela

One last summer afternoon.

One last afternoon on the blankets before September, under the trees at Jardim da Estrela. Bubbles, something to share, and the easy company of families you have gathered with all summer. A slow, warm goodbye to the season, and a promise of more to come.


Let’s connect

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