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What to see and do in Madrid in October
Madrid in October offers a unique opportunity to explore the city with milder weather. It's the perfect time to discover its neighbourhoods, enjoy museums and exhibitions, and relax in parks. The city has a vibrant cultural scene with theatre, music, and gastronomy, as well as its lively nightlife.
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- Oktoberfest at Level Bar
At Level Bar, next to Gran Vía, they are celebrating Oktoberfest with German beer and pretzels.
- Hispanidad Madrid
- Hispanic Heritage Parade
- Pilar neighbourhood festivities
- Pumpkin Patch
At La Huerta de Aranjuez you can spend a day with your family picking and decorating your Halloween pumpkin before venturing into the corn maze.
- Madrid Comedy Festival
- Reggaeton Millenial Fest
- Altar de Muertos de Casa de México
- Festival «Semana Cervantina»
- Transhumance Festival
- El Prado at Night
Museo del Prado will reopen its doors at night so everyone can visit the new exhibitions.
- Mercado de Motores
During the second weekend of every month, Mercado de Motores opens its doors so that you can buy unique items from local designers, craftspeople and chefs.
- 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.
- Chiquita Movida Concert
Chiquita Movida returns to Madrid with its debut album.
- DroneArt Show: Harry Potter™
For one night, familiar images from the famous saga will appear above Madrid, created not with sets but with light and movement.
- Saturdays at El Rastro
On the first Saturday of every month, Madrid’s Rastro turns into a large fair with antiques, vintage items, handmade products and food routes for the whole family.
- XXXIX FIA European Spanish Truck Grand Prix
The roar of racing trucks will be heard again at Jarama: the Madrid circuit will host the conclusion of the European season.
- 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.
- Pop-up «Double Studio by Estée Lauder»
- International Architecture Week
- Madrid Otra Mirada 2025
- Exhibition ‘Pelota vasca en Beti Jai’
The historic frontón Beti Jai will once again welcome Basque pelota players.
- 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.
- Immersive exhibition «Human Universe - The Experience»
Get ready to travel through arteries, see how the brain works from the inside, and discover the secrets of the human body.
- Immersive exhibition “The Odyssey. The Immersive Journey”
The story of Odysseus will come to life again in Madrid with a new immersive exhibition that will transform Homer’s epic into an interactive journey through Ancient Greece.
- Show «The Island of Neverland»
Madrid will premiere a major immersive show inspired by the universe of Nunca Jamás.
- 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.
- «Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy» Immersive Show
In Madrid, for the first time, the stories of Edgar Allan Poe can not only be heard, but also literally tasted.
- 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.
- “Gag Movie” show by Yllana
In the family show “Gag Movie”, four characters escape from a film frame to bring well-known scenes from cinema to the stage with an unexpected touch of humour.
- Show “Cabaret: The Secret Show”
Teatro Las Vegas revives the aesthetic of classic cabaret in a show where live music coexists with choreography, aerial acts and artistic pole dance.
- «The Count of Monte Cristo» show
At Teatro Victoria, the story of «The Count of Monte Cristo» unfolds amid betrayal, revenge and the protagonist’s trials, captivating the audience from the opening minutes.
- «Bram Stoker’s Dracula» show
At Madrid’s Teatro Victoria, the candles are lit again, the shutters are closed and Dracula returns to the stage, but this time the story is not built on fear, but on the increasingly intense feeling that someone already lives in the house next door.
- Vogue Live, Madrid’s Ballroom Scene
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.
- Halloween at Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
- Fiesta «El tardeo del terror»
- Fiesta «Día de los muertos» en Teatro Kapital
- ‘150 by Fabrik’ party
150 by Fabrik returns in October with one of the season's most intense line-ups.
- 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.
- ‘La brecha de lo real’ film series
Five nights, five films and an experiment: at Pequeño Cine Estudio, each screening will be the starting point for dialogue.
- Hayao Miyazaki Cycle
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.
- Festival «Márgenes»
- ‘Las Noches de Río Babel’ festival
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.
- Festival Internacional de Música Contemporánea de Madrid
- Festival «WAP! Dopamine Fest»
- Suma Flamenca
- Festival «Madrid es Paisaje»
- Cabaret, the Musical
«Cabaret» premieres in Madrid closer to the audience than ever: the theatre becomes a club where music and dancing intertwine with the turbulent events of Berlin in the 1930s.
- Historic Tren de Arganda del Rey
The whistle of a locomotive can once again be heard on the outskirts of Madrid: the Tren de Arganda is once more travelling along its historic tracks and offers a journey where landscape and memory move at the same pace.
- Cervantes Train
A unique tourist itinerary through the birthplace of Spain’s most important writer, which will take us into his childhood and the Golden Age.
- Felipe II Train
Take a journey in a historic gem: a 20th-century train.
- Train of the Windmills
Go and see Don Quixote’s giants on the now traditional train.
- Strawberry Train
A train from Madrid to Aranjuez is running once again, where the journey becomes a trip to 1851 and beyond.
- “El Alma al Aire”, the musical
There are songs that become part of the memory of several generations. “El Alma al Aire” is born from this idea: turning Alejandro Sanz’s musical universe into a story able to move people beyond stages and records. Stage Entertainment España’s new production transforms some of the artist’s most emblematic songs into the thread running through a major contemporary musical.
- Musical «Dead Poets Society»
One of the most influential stories about youth and freedom comes to life again in Madrid with a new stage adaptation arriving at Teatro La Latina.
- “We Will Rock You”, the musical
“We Will Rock You” returns to the stage to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the most successful musicals inspired by Queen’s work. Co-produced by Brian May and Roger Taylor, members of the legendary British band, the show once again wins over audiences with an explosive combination of rock, theatre and a story that champions the freedom to be different.
- “Ballet of Lights: La Bella Durmiente” Show
A dazzling spectacle of light and dance comes to Madrid to amaze the capital.
- Candlelight: Elvis Presley
The melodies that marked Elvis Presley’s career lead a new edition of Candlelight, where each song takes on a different rhythm and atmosphere.
- Candlelight Jazz: Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra will once again be part of a Madrid evening: his famous melodies will resound in a format as distinctive as “Candlelight”, by candlelight and in the intimate atmosphere of the Teatro Fernando de Rojas.
- Candlelight: Disney Love Songs
Disney's romantic songs will resound by the light of hundreds of candles at Madrid's new Candlelight concert.
- Candlelight: Halloween Classics
This autumn, mystery and music come together in a unique evening: Candlelight: Halloween Classics, a show where the most chilling and memorable melodies come to life under the soft light of hundreds of candles at the Paraninfo of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
- Candlelight Ballet: El Lago de los Cisnes
An intimate and moving version of Tchaikovsky’s classic comes to Círculo de Bellas Artes in a format that has won over thousands of spectators.
- Exhibition ‘Cayetana. Grandee of Spain’
The Liria Palace will trace the personal history of the Duchess of Alba through 200 works and objects.
- «The Recognitions» Exhibition
Behind every museum display case lies the story not only of the pieces on display, but also of the people who study, preserve and catalogue them. The new exhibition at Museo del Traje de Madrid is devoted precisely to this.
- Exhibition «Minor White»
The first European retrospective of Minor White, in Madrid, invites visitors to discover how our perception of a photograph changes depending on the images shown alongside it.
- Exposición «Obras de paso. Retrato de Emilia Pardo Bazán»
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