May in Madrid
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Events and plans in Madrid in May.
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«Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy» Immersive Show
Saturday, 31 October 2026 17:00Several dates8 dates
In Madrid, for the first time, the stories of Edgar Allan Poe can not only be heard, but also literally tasted.
- Palacio de la Prensa
- €36
- Shows
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Concert «The Jazz Room: Tribute to Marvin Gaye»
Sunday, 15 November 2026 17:30Several dates6 dates
At Café Berlín, you can enjoy an hour of Marvin Gaye’s music live.
- Café Berlín
- from €26
- Concerts
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Party “Makineros XXL”
Saturday, 28 November 2026 18:00Several dates2 dates
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.
- Fabrik Madrid
- from €28
- Festivals and fiestas
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Show «Ballet of Lights: Cinderella»
Saturday, 19 December 2026 16:00Several dates10 dates
«Cinderella» comes to life in a new ballet with luminous costumes: magic, dance and special effects await the audience at Colegio Mayor Elias Ahuja.
- Colegio Mayor Elias Ahuja
- from €20
- Shows
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Workshop «Whiskey Masters»
Saturday, 31 October 2026 12:00Several dates8 dates
Immerse yourself in the world of aromas, flavours and cocktails in a unique whisky masterclass in Madrid
- €35
- Courses and workshops
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Candlelight: With Mozart, Bach and other timeless composers
Friday, 27 November 2026 21:00Several dates9 dates
In the flickering candlelight, the notes of Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach will resound, turning the Candlelight concert into true musical magic.
- Basílica Pontificia de San Miguel
- from €16
- Concerts
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Mineral Market at the School of Mines
Sunday, 4 October 2026 10:00Several dates10 dates
On the first Sunday of every month, the courtyard of the former School of Mining Engineers fills with minerals, fossils and rare natural finds.
- Free
- Fairs
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Interactive theatre ‘La cena criminal’
Friday, 4 December 2026 20:00Several dates12 dates
What if, during dinner, you had to do more than just enjoy the dishes and also solve a crime? This is an interactive theatrical and gastronomic experience in which spectators become detectives and the scene unfolds right at the table.
- €79.9
- Shows
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Train of the Windmills
Saturday, 10 October 2026 09:24Several dates18 dates
Go and see Don Quixote’s giants on the now traditional train.
- Estación de Chamartín
- from €25
- Day trips
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Candlelight: Tribute to Ludovico Einaudi
Saturday, 7 November 2026 19:00Several dates14 dates
When music becomes light and silence becomes part of the melody: in Madrid, Ludovico Einaudi’s heart-touching compositions will be performed beneath hundreds of candles.
- Círculo de Bellas Artes
- from €11
- Concerts
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Candlelight: Tribute to Adele
Saturday, 28 November 2026 19:00Several dates12 dates
A night of piano, emotion and warm lights to relive the voice of a generation. Experience Adele’s greatest hits like never before, in an intimate setting full of charm.
- Círculo de Bellas Artes
- from €11
- Concerts
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“Ballet of Lights: La Bella Durmiente” Show
Saturday, 24 October 2026 16:00Several dates21 dates
A dazzling spectacle of light and dance comes to Madrid to amaze the capital.
- Colegio Mayor Elias Ahuja
- from €28
- Shows
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«Bram Stoker’s Dracula» show
Sunday, 11 October 2026 20:00Several dates11 dates
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.
- Teatro Victoria
- €25
- Shows
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El Prado at Night
Saturday, 3 October 2026 20:30Several dates19 dates
Museo del Prado will reopen its doors at night so everyone can visit the new exhibitions.
- Museo del Prado
- Free
- Exhibitions
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Historic Tren de Arganda del Rey
Saturday, 3 October 2026 10:00Several dates27 dates
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.
- from €3
- Day trips
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Candlelight: The Best of The Beatles
Sunday, 4 October 2026 21:00Several dates22 dates
Imagine an evening filled with the music of The Beatles, hundreds of flickering candles and an unforgettable atmosphere. The Candlelight project once again invites Madrid residents to experience the magic of live music accompanied by a symphony orchestra in one of the city's most beautiful venues.
- Ateneo de Madrid
- from €20
- Concerts
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Strawberry Train
Saturday, 3 October 2026 Several dates28 dates
A train from Madrid to Aranjuez is running once again, where the journey becomes a trip to 1851 and beyond.
- Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid
- from €24
- Shows
- Day trips
- Things to do with kids
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Felipe II Train
Saturday, 3 October 2026 10:00Several dates30 dates
Take a journey in a historic gem: a 20th-century train.
- Estación del tren Príncipe Pío
- from €12.6
- Day trips
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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
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«Hotel Deseo» cabaret
Friday, 2 October 2026 Several dates7 dates
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.
- Espacio Gran Via
- €15
- Shows
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Escándalo's «Bites y Beats» brunch at Canopy by Hilton
Sunday, 24 May 2026 Long run
At Escándalo, the Canopy by Hilton's restaurant, brunch has been conceived as a continuous exchange between cooking and music, with no pauses between serving the dishes and the DJ set.
- Hotel Canopy by Hilton Madrid Castellana
- €39
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The Murder Mystery Game
Saturday, 11 May 2024 No end date
Feel like a real Sherlock Holmes and solve the mystery of a murder.
- Palacio de Fernán Nuñez
- from €22.5
- Shows
- Day trips
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Joana Vasconcelos exhibition ‘Flamboyant’
Thursday, 13 February 2025 No end date
Madrid’s Palacio de Liria will host a unique exhibition by Joana Vasconcelos, where contemporary art merges with history in an intriguing dialogue between eras.
- Palacio de Liria
- from €13
- Exhibitions
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Show «American Buffalo»
Tuesday, 16 September 2025 Long run
Between 16 September and 26 October 2025, the Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa will become the setting for a three-way duel.
- Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa
- from €18
- Shows
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Bingo Drag at Forajido Bar & Disco
Thursday, 8 January 2026 Long run
Every Saturday, at Forajido Bar & Disco, bingo becomes a true spectacle with drag queens, where laughter, glamour and unexpected prizes make the night unforgettable.
- €5
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Exhibition «I Am Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria»
Thursday, 9 April 2026 Long run
An exhibition dedicated to the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, who reigned in the 7th century BC and left behind one of the earliest known libraries, has opened in Madrid.
- CaixaForum Madrid
- €6
- Exhibitions
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Exhibition «I am Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria»
Thursday, 9 April 2026 Long run
This spring, in Madrid, ancient Assyria will speak with the voice of its most powerful and forgotten king: Ashurbanipal, warrior, intellectual and owner of the world’s first great library.
- CaixaForum Madrid
- €6
- Exhibitions
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Excursion to El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen from Madrid
Saturday, 2 May 2026 Long run
El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen show two different facets of Spanish history, which coexist and are interpreted through architecture, scale and space.
- from €66
- Day trips
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Cervantes Train
Saturday, 3 October 2026 10:36Several dates9 dates
A unique tourist itinerary through the birthplace of Spain’s most important writer, which will take us into his childhood and the Golden Age.
- Estación de Atocha
- from €16
- Day trips
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“Alcázar of Toledo and Army Museum” guided tour
Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Long run
Inside the Alcázar of Toledo, a single stone retains traces of different eras, and the route through the building gradually reveals how its function has changed over time.
- from €20
- Day trips
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“Khufu’s Horizon: An expedition through ancient Egypt”
Thursday, 3 September 2026 Several dates2 dates
In central Madrid, a door to the past will open: in just a few steps, you can enter the secret passageways of the Great Pyramid and experience the atmosphere of Ancient Egypt.
- Fever Hub Madrid
- from €15
- Exhibitions
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Excursion around Ávila with yemas de Santa Teresa
Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Long run
The visit to Ávila runs through the interior of the city, completely surrounded by medieval walls, where historic buildings and streets follow one another in a dense sequence spanning from one period to another.
- from €15
- Day trips
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Erotic Madrid Tour
Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Long run
This tour of Madrid is structured around the personal stories of its inhabitants and what does not normally appear in the city’s official chronicles.
- from €24
- Day trips
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Winery visit with wine tasting
Wednesday, 6 May 2026 Long run
In Navas de Oro, a winery reveals the secrets of winemaking.
- Segovia
- from €30
- Day trips
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Day trip to Alcalá de Henares and Cervantes Museum
Thursday, 7 May 2026 Long run
The excursion to Alcalá de Henares takes visitors through the city’s various points of interest: Cervantes’ house, the old university and the Archbishop’s Palace, united in a single itinerary.
- Alcalá de Henares
- from €47
- Day trips
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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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Exhibition ‘Looking Again’
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 Long run
In Madrid, the underground reservoir at Plaza de Castilla ceases for a time to be a mere engineering work and becomes a space dedicated to the video art of Rosa Muñoz.
- Free
- Exhibitions
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“Mothers. Drivers of the Fight Against Hunger” Exhibition
Tuesday, 28 April 2026 No end date
A photographic exhibition opens in Madrid showing thirty years of humanitarian work through images from different countries.
- Free
- Exhibitions
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