Festivals and fiestas this weekend

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1. 

   Vogue Live, Madrid’s Ballroom Scene

   Saturday, 3 October 2026 16:00Several dates5 dates

   Music, freedom and self-expression come together in one space: Vogue Live becomes the heart of Madrid’s ballroom scene, where diversity is celebrated and the voices of racial and LGBT+ communities triumph.

   • Ya’sta Club
   • €12
   • Festivals and fiestas

   • Buy tickets for Vogue Live, Madrid’s Ballroom Scene (external site) ↗

2. 

   Hayao Miyazaki Cycle

   19 September - 26 October 2026 Several days

   Madrid cinemas will dedicate six weekends to Hayao Miyazaki, bringing back to the big screen how Chihiro saves her parents, Ponyo learns to live on dry land, and Howl’s castle sets off.

   • from €8
   • Cinema
   • Festivals and fiestas

3. 

   Festival “Rita la Bailaora: El Oasis del Tardeo”

   Friday, 22 May 2026 Long run

   Fifteen minutes from Madrid, a large open-air space opens in the afternoons where visitors can spend time among music, food and stages, moving from one area to another without a fixed script.

   • from €12
   • Festivals and fiestas

   • Buy tickets for Festival “Rita la Bailaora: El Oasis del Tardeo” (external site) ↗

4. 

   ‘Las Noches de Río Babel’ festival

   4 September - 14 November 2026 Several days

   After the Río Babel summer festival, music does not leave Madrid. From September, the ‘Las Noches de Río Babel’ series will turn the city’s venues into meeting points for Spanish and Latin American artists.

   • from €22
   • Concerts
   • Festivals and fiestas

5. 

   Free 21Distritos activities

   Friday, 30 January 2026 Several dates2 dates

   Madrid’s most entertaining and free project returns, with outdoor flamenco and period circus.

   • Free
   • Concerts
   • Festivals and fiestas

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