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The most anticipated events of 2026 in Madrid
Madrid can rightly be considered the capital of partying and cultural life. Sometimes it seems that this city does not sleep, but goes out into the streets to dance and watch fireworks. How can you avoid missing anything? We present our selection of the year's most anticipated events.
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- Shakira's «Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran» concert
For a few days, an independent venue will be set up in Madrid where Shakira will give three concerts.
- Show «The Island of Neverland»
Madrid will premiere a major immersive show inspired by the universe of Nunca Jamás.
- Altar de Muertos de Casa de México
- Hispanidad Madrid
- International Architecture Week
- Immersive Experience «Smithsonian Entre Estrellas»
In Madrid, you can discover what lies beneath the surface of a distant planet and watch a black hole consume a star, all while keeping your feet on the ground.
- Festival «Semana Cervantina»
- Circo Alegría: Gran Circo del Agua
In Madrid, Circo Alegría will turn the ring into an ocean where acrobats perform among dancing fountains and huge whale figures swim above the audience.
- Race “Perrotón Madrid Nicka Run”
In autumn, Madrid will invite participants to a unique race, in which people and their dogs will run together through the city's streets, combining sport and love for animals.
- Festival «WAP! Dopamine Fest»
- Transhumance Festival
- Arepa Fest by Rita’s
Very soon, in Madrid, drums will resound, tributes will play and arepas will be prepared at Arepa Fest by Rita’s.
- Show «Circlassica: Los Extraordinarios»
If you think you've seen it all, at Circlassica there are more than 30 performers ready to change your mind—high above the ground, on the tightrope, and with little regard for gravity.
- Festival de Otoño
- Atlético de Madrid - FC Barcelona (LaLiga)
On 8 November, Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona will face each other at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in La Liga. For the Madrid side, it will be a home match against one of Spain's most decorated clubs.
- Experiencia «ENEAS 2026»
- «Spain — England» match in the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League
Riyadh Air Metropolitano will be the setting for the eagerly awaited reunion between Spain and England in the UEFA Nations League.
- Musical ‘Anastasia’
The musical Anastasia will bring one of the most legendary stories back to life in Madrid.
- Tokio Hotel concert
Madrid will be Tokio Hotel’s only Spanish stop in 2026. The iconic German band will perform on 23 November at Vistalegre Arena as part of the presentation tour for How to Love, their new record, in what is shaping up to be the most ambitious concert the group has offered in the capital to date.
- Party “Makineros XXL”
Spain's makina party returns to Fabrik with an expanded programme: “MAKINEROS XXL” will bring together international artists and the genre's leading figures on a single stage.
- «Cibeles, the ritual» show by the Spanish Ballet of the Community of Madrid
The Ballet of the Community of Madrid will present for the first time a show about the goddess of the earth and the young Attis, in which Spanish dance merges with classical myth and symphonic flamenco.
- Concierto «75 Aniversario recuperación Viola Stradivarius»
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