Nights at the Botanical Gardens

Summer nights in Madrid offer an opportunity to enjoy a unique experience thanks to the concert programme at the Complutense’s botanical gardens. Each year, well-known Spanish and international artists, alongside new contemporary music talents, perform in this wonderful natural setting, where the limited places and the position of the stage ...

Autumn Festival

Theatre and dance performances, shows, concerts and other activities related to performing arts are staged in a range of venues around the capital and in various towns and villages throughout the region.

Paraíso Festival

The Paraíso Festival wants to become a real paradise for electronic music fans. It offers large chill-out areas, a gaming zones, and three stages: the main stage, a dance stage, and one in the green area. Ticket numbers will be limited to ensure comfort and ease of movement while enjoying electronic music concerts, performances and visual arts. ...

The Suma Flamenca Festival

Theatres in the city of Madrid and up to 10 districts throughout the Madrid region host a range of flamenco shows for a little over a month. A unique opportunity to enjoy the passion and intensity of this art. In addition to the major flamenco stars, each year the festival also showcases a number of promising newcomers.

Madrid Pride - MADO

The streets of many neighbourhoods, especially Chueca (well known for its LGBTQI+ community and open-minded spirit) are filled with outdoor bars, pavement cafés, live music, a wide variety of people all set on having a great time, cultural activities, and more. ...

Gastrofestival Madrid

The city of Madrid invites everyone to enjoy first rate cuisine during the Madrid Fusión International Gastronomy Summit. This is a world-class encounter between professional chefs, but its Gastrofestival also takes some of its creations out into the streets of Madrid: this wide-ranging programme includes everything from delicious set menus in ...

MADBird Fair. Nature watchers' fair

The fair brings together nature-watching enthusiasts and experts, particularly bird-watchers. The exhibition area presents a wide and growing range of ecotourism options, with participation from responsible travel agencies and institutions to photography companies. ...

Madrid Design Festival

Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend

ARCO. International Contemporary Art Fair

Having become the greatest artistic and cultural event of our time and a single leader in reaching out to the international state-of-the-art plastic industry, ARCO is also extending its scope of influence to research activities, arts integration, promotion and training, including interfaces between those involved in the artistic sector, which ...

Running: San Silvestre Vallecana Event

The race is divided into two sections. On one side is San Silvestre Popular, which is open to all runners over 10 years of age, with 27,500 places available. On the other side is San Silvestre Vallecana International, a far more select event with just 1,000 places reserved for runners with accredited 10 km times of less than 39 minutes (for ...

Horse racing by night at the Hipódromo racecourse

The nights at the racecourse start at the beginning of every summer and feature horse racing at nightfall. They also offer the chance to enjoy the thrill of horse racing together with a delicious meal in the restaurant.