What to see and do in Madrid in July?

1. Spain - Denmark (Qualifying Round - Basketball World Cup 2027) Event San Fermín

   

   In early July, Spain’s national basketball team will face Denmark in Madrid.

2. La Reina del Flow Concert EventConcerts Goya

   

   The hits of La Reina del Flow will resound at the Movistar Arena: the series returns to Madrid for the first time with a live concert.

3. Bruno Mars Concert EventConcerts Rosas

   

   Bruno Mars returns to international stages with a new album and a new tour, promising to fill Madrid and the entire world with his energy and catchy rhythms.

4. Bruno Mars x Hello Kitty Pop-Up EventFairs Trafalgar

   

   Madrid adds an unmissable stop for Bruno Mars followers and lovers of the Hello Kitty universe. From 9 to 12 July, the Chamberí neighbourhood will host an exclusive pop-up that brings together for the first time the style of the American artist and one of the most iconic characters in Japanese pop culture in a special limited-edition collection.

5. My Chemical Romance Concert EventConcerts

   

   The legendary American band will perform in the Spanish capital as part of its The Black Parade 2026 world tour.

6. Kanye West concert EventConcerts Rosas

   

   After almost twenty years, Kanye West will perform in Madrid again, where this summer he will give his only concert in Spain at Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium.

7. Climate Shelter at the Círculo de Bellas Artes Event Cortes

   

   This summer, the Círculo will once again launch its air-conditioned space, where, on this occasion, coolness will be the reason for spending time together.

8. Noches del Botánico 2026 EventConcerts Ciudad Universitaria

   

   Transport yourself to a world full of music and dance among the plants during Noches del Botánico, the summer's most eagerly awaited festival.

9. Veranos de la Villa EventConcerts

   

   In July and August, orchestras will play, dance shows will premiere and unusual exhibitions will open in different Madrid districts: a new edition of Veranos de la Villa begins.

10. Mad Cool Festival 2026 EventFestivals

    

    Mad Cool Festival 2026 is one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated and sought-after music destinations

11. Río Babel Festival 2026 EventConcerts

    

    Río Babel returns to Madrid with a spectacular music programme: performances by Katy Perry, Bomba Estéreo and La Casa Azul confirmed

12. Festival «La Carbonería del Galván» Event

    

    Madrid's Enrique Tierno Galván Park will host the concert series «La Carbonería del Galván», in which each night will be dedicated to an outdoor performance.

13. “OpenSky Alcobendas” festival EventFestivals

    

    At the beginning of July, Parque de Andalucía de Alcobendas will become a music venue for three consecutive nights: the OpenSky festival will take place there, with live performances and different musical settings.

14. Festival “Rita la Bailaora: El Oasis del Tardeo” EventFestivals

    

    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.

15. Fescinal, Open-Air Film Festival EventCinema Casa de Campo

    

    For the 42nd time, Madrid hosts its summer film festival, full of different events and surprises.

16. Bilbao BBK Live Festival 2026 EventFestivals

    

    Bilbao BBK Live returns in 2026 with an anniversary festival featuring Robbie Williams, David Byrne and Lily Allen.

17. CODE Summer Festival EventFestivals

    

    The CODE Summer Festival returns to FABRIK, turning the club into a techno marathon with uninterrupted music and energy for a whole day.

18. LGTBIQA+ Pride celebrations EventFestivals

    

    From 25 June, Madrid's streets will once again fill with concerts, parades and thousands of people: MADO, Spain's main Pride event, begins.

19. 2026 LGTBIQ+ Pride proclamation EventFestivals Justicia

    

    On 1 July, the first words that will launch MADO Madrid Orgullo 2026 will be spoken in Madrid’s Plaza de Pedro Zerolo.

20. High Heel Race EventFestivals

    

    During the Pride celebrations, Pelayo Street will once again become the stage for the high-heel race, where participants will have to run, change clothes and keep their balance at the same time.

21. «Mr. Gay Pride Spain 2026» competition EventFestivals

    

    14 finalists, dozens of artists and one title: the final of the Mr. Gay España 2026 competition will be held in Madrid on 3 July.

22. Madrid Summit «International Human Rights Conference» EventFestivals

    

    Madrid will host an international conference on the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community, bringing together activists, politicians and experts at the offices of the European Parliament and the European Commission in Spain.

23. State LGTBIQ+ Pride March EventFestivals

    

    On 4 July, Madrid will host the main LGTBIQ+ Pride march, which every year brings together millions of people in the city centre.

24. WACT/Europe Silver Meeting Madrid Event Vallehermoso

    

    On 16 July, the world’s best athletes will gather on Vallehermoso’s phosphorescent track to show the public their technique, speed and endurance.

25. «The folclórica of the twenty-first century» contest Event

    

    Madrid is looking for a new folclórica: an artist capable of bringing the square, music and urban night together around her once again.

26. Flight display EventThings to do with kids Cuatro Vientos

    

    Over Madrid, historic aircraft rise into the sky, turning an ordinary Sunday into a fascinating spectacle of speed, technology and skill.

27. The light and sound shows at Parque Europa EventShows

    

    On summer nights, when the heat eases and the city slows down, Parque Europa offers a show that turns water into a stage and music into a narrator. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, until 27 September, hundreds of people gather in front of the large fountain to watch a staging in which dancing jets, lights and sound are synchronised beneath the sky of Torrejón de Ardoz.

28. El Prado at Night EventExhibitions Los Jerónimos

    

    Museo del Prado will reopen its doors at night so everyone can visit the new exhibitions.

29. Chinese Cinema Series 2026 EventCinema Lista

    

    Five Chinese films from different genres, from animation to documentary cinema, will be screened at the Centro de Cultura China.

30. ‘Cénate Las Ventas 2026’ experience EventFairs Guindalera

    

    Las Ventas will combine evening novilladas and a food market with ‘Cénate Las Ventas’.

31. Immersive experience «The Black Mirror Experience» EventExhibitions Delicias

    

    If artificial intelligence could make decisions for you, would you agree to let it guide you? This is how «The Black Mirror Experience» begins, a new immersive virtual-reality experience that has just arrived in Madrid.

32. The Noches del Hipódromo 2026 EventFestivals Ciudad Universitaria

    

    Las Noches del Hipódromo returns to turn Madrid’s summer into a perfect combination of sport, gastronomy and outdoor leisure. The Hipódromo de la Zarzuela will once again light up its tracks with an evening programme running from mid-June to early August, consolidating its position as one of the most distinctive dates of the summer season.

33. La Magia de la Zarzuela Festival EventShows

    

    Zarzuela returns to the place it deserves with a new edition of La Magia de la Zarzuela, a series which this year begins a new chapter at the UMusic Hotel Teatro Albéniz. From 16 June to 8 July, three essential titles from the Madrid repertoire will affirm the continuing relevance of a genre that still moves audiences through its closeness, humour and extraordinary musical richness.

34. Plant Nursery Event Delicias

    

    In Madrid they have found the solution for “housing” plants during the holidays: with care, coolness and regular attention.

35. Concert «The Jazz Room: Tribute to Marvin Gaye» EventConcerts Sol

    

    At Café Berlín, you can enjoy an hour of Marvin Gaye’s music live.

36. Musical «Cleopatra in Love» EventShows Palacio

    

    At Teatro La Latina, the story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony comes to life, where their love and decisions intertwine with the fate of an empire.

37. «Hotel Deseo» cabaret EventShows Universidad

    

    At Madrid's Espacio Gran Vía, audiences enter a cabaret conceived as a «hotel»: the work unfolds in successive scenes, as if they were passages from one room to another.

38. “BubbleArt Show” EventShows Justicia

    

    On 4 July, the hall at the Institut Français de Madrid will gradually fill with light, music and soap bubbles that float over the audience and reflect on the walls until they completely transform the space.

39. Show «An Idiot's Guide to Wine» EventShows Arapiles

    

    In Madrid, a way has been devised to combine wine and stand-up comedy in a single evening: «An Idiot’s Guide to Wine» invites you to forget about choosing between a tasting and humour and enjoy both at once.

40. «La Terraza Magnética» open-air film and concert series at La Casa Encendida EventFestivals Embajadores

    

    From late June, the rooftop of La Casa Encendida will become a place where summer evenings unfold to the rhythm of experimental music and cult films from around the world.

41. Casa Museo Lope de Vega summer cinema 2026 EventCinema Cortes

    

    This July, the nights of the Barrio de las Letras fill with history, jungle, impossible journeys and colonial fictions. Once again, the garden of the Lope de Vega House Museum becomes a small oasis of open-air cinema with a new edition of its summer series.

42. Cibeles de Cine EventCinema Los Jerónimos

    

    This summer, cinema takes up residence in the heart of Madrid as never before.

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