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Vermeer's hometown museum lends Madrid its Dutch Golden Age masterpieces, the Reina Sofía says goodbye to two shows on the same free Monday, and a government festival hides its coolest night inside the programme nobody reads past the parade

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Oct 8, 2026

Vermeer's hometown museum lends Madrid its Dutch Golden Age masterpieces, the Reina Sofía says goodbye to two shows on the same free Monday, and a government festival hides its coolest night inside the programme nobody reads past the parade

8 - 14 October 2026

A Dutch organist plays inside a frescoed dome, Europe's first solo show for a Mapuche artist, and the architect who built modern Madrid

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Oct 1, 2026

A Dutch organist plays inside a frescoed dome, Europe's first solo show for a Mapuche artist, and the architect who built modern Madrid

1 - 7 October 2026

María Pagés premieres her own migration story on the stage she runs, Chamartín throws Madrid's last verbena of the year, and two of the world's most recognisable architects sit down together for free

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Sep 24, 2026

María Pagés premieres her own migration story on the stage she runs, Chamartín throws Madrid's last verbena of the year, and two of the world's most recognisable architects sit down together for free

24 - 30 September 2026

A festival built entirely around children's books, the circus that looks like a silent film, and Manon Lescaut returns to the Teatro Real after more than a century away

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Sep 17, 2026

A festival built entirely around children's books, the circus that looks like a silent film, and Manon Lescaut returns to the Teatro Real after more than a century away

17 - 23 September 2026

Sixty galleries open their doors for one weekend, Carlos Aires gets his first solo show inside a Madrid institution, and the fashion runway leaves the trade fair and meets the city

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Sep 10, 2026

Sixty galleries open their doors for one weekend, Carlos Aires gets his first solo show inside a Madrid institution, and the fashion runway leaves the trade fair and meets the city

10 - 16 September 2026

Eduardo Guerrero opens a four-night flamenco premiere on Thursday, Madrid's designers throw open their own studios, and Isabel Muñoz's photographs come down for good on Sunday

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Sep 3, 2026

Eduardo Guerrero opens a four-night flamenco premiere on Thursday, Madrid's designers throw open their own studios, and Isabel Muñoz's photographs come down for good on Sunday

3 - 9 September 2026

Richard Avedon's American West closes for good on Sunday, José Maldonado paints while he dances on the cloister's last night, and Real Madrid's women play a derby you can actually stand close to

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Aug 27, 2026

Richard Avedon's American West closes for good on Sunday, José Maldonado paints while he dances on the cloister's last night, and Real Madrid's women play a derby you can actually stand close to

27 August - 2 September 2026

Tarantino's ending nobody saw, the last night of Madrid's best summer stage, and how to escape the heat this week

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Aug 20, 2026

Tarantino's ending nobody saw, the last night of Madrid's best summer stage, and how to escape the heat this week

20 - 26 August 2026

La Paloma brings the summer's loudest procession, a Portuguese voice sings fado two streets from it, and a Cuban pianist closes the week with jazz nobody has rehearsed

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Aug 13, 2026

La Paloma brings the summer's loudest procession, a Portuguese voice sings fado two streets from it, and a Cuban pianist closes the week with jazz nobody has rehearsed

13 - 19 August 2026

A rare solar eclipse darkens Madrid at dusk, the verbena crawl moves from the Rastro into Lavapiés, and a sixteenth-century cloister keeps singing the city's oldest songs

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Aug 6, 2026

A rare solar eclipse darkens Madrid at dusk, the verbena crawl moves from the Rastro into Lavapiés, and a sixteenth-century cloister keeps singing the city's oldest songs

6 - 12 August 2026

Two flamenco nights in a cloister no one else is watching, a world premiere closes the ballet season, and Madrid's loudest fortnight begins

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Jul 30, 2026

Two flamenco nights in a cloister no one else is watching, a world premiere closes the ballet season, and Madrid's loudest fortnight begins

30 July - 5 August 2026

The ballet company that vanished for thirty years comes back, horses run under floodlights at the Zarzuela, and Rafael Amargo takes flamenco to a rooftop

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Jul 23, 2026

The ballet company that vanished for thirty years comes back, horses run under floodlights at the Zarzuela, and Rafael Amargo takes flamenco to a rooftop

23 - 29 July 2026

The Bond songbook gets a full orchestra, a flamenco dynasty settles into an intimate room, and Madrid's last Art Nouveau palace opens for one week only

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Jul 16, 2026

The Bond songbook gets a full orchestra, a flamenco dynasty settles into an intimate room, and Madrid's last Art Nouveau palace opens for one week only

16 - 22 July 2026

Last tickets for the concert of the summer, four pianists who rewrote Cuban jazz, and flamenco in the building that houses Guernica

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Jul 9, 2026

Last tickets for the concert of the summer, four pianists who rewrote Cuban jazz, and flamenco in the building that houses Guernica

9 - 15 July 2026

The week Madrid fills its courtyards, opens its hidden churches, and gives you twelve reasons not to stay home

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Jul 2, 2026

The week Madrid fills its courtyards, opens its hidden churches, and gives you twelve reasons not to stay home

2 - 8 July 2026

Cibeles de Cine opens with Almodóvar, a supergroup takes the Botanical Garden, and Pride lights up Chueca

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Jun 25, 2026

Cibeles de Cine opens with Almodóvar, a supergroup takes the Botanical Garden, and Pride lights up Chueca

25 June - 1 July 2026

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Jun 18, 2026

European Music Day fills the city with melodies, a city-wide architecture laboratory, and a brand-new series at Tierno Galván

18 - 24 June 2026

Soundset opens the Conde Duque courtyard, thirty pelota courts reduced to one, and the first arcade game ever made

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Jun 11, 2026

Soundset opens the Conde Duque courtyard, thirty pelota courts reduced to one, and the first arcade game ever made

11 - 17 June 2026

Noches del Botánico's season begins, Greta Alfaro fills Matadero with ritual, and a Sunday morning Madrid hasn't seen before

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Jun 4, 2026

Noches del Botánico's season begins, Greta Alfaro fills Matadero with ritual, and a Sunday morning Madrid hasn't seen before

4 - 10 June 2026

The Feria del Libro starts, artists open their studios in Usera and post-punk vs samba on Saturday night

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May 28, 2026

The Feria del Libro starts, artists open their studios in Usera and post-punk vs samba on Saturday night

28 May - 3 June 2026

Twelve hours of free music at the Reina Sofía, Felix Gonzalez-Torres opens, and Desperate Literature turns 12

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May 21, 2026

Twelve hours of free music at the Reina Sofía, Felix Gonzalez-Torres opens, and Desperate Literature turns 12

21-27 May 2026

One premiere, one jazz gig, one perfect Sunday and San Isidro done properly

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May 14, 2026

One premiere, one jazz gig, one perfect Sunday and San Isidro done properly

14-20 May 2026

San Isidro starts, Círculo de Bellas Artes celebrates a century and the city is fully awake

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May 7, 2026

San Isidro starts, Círculo de Bellas Artes celebrates a century and the city is fully awake

7-13 May 2026

The long weekend, out-of-print rituals on Recoletos and a live synth score at the edge of the world

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Apr 30, 2026

The long weekend, out-of-print rituals on Recoletos and a live synth score at the edge of the world

30 Apr-6 May 2026

Midnight bookshops on Thursday, a jazz club's first night in a new home and Rayo's first European semifinal in years

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Apr 23, 2026

Midnight bookshops on Thursday, a jazz club's first night in a new home and Rayo's first European semifinal in years

23-29 April 2026

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Vermeer's hometown museum lends Madrid its Dutch Golden Age masterpieces, the Reina Sofía says goodbye to two shows on the same free Monday, and a government festival hides its coolest night inside the programme nobody reads past the parade

A Dutch organist plays inside a frescoed dome, Europe's first solo show for a Mapuche artist, and the architect who built modern Madrid

María Pagés premieres her own migration story on the stage she runs, Chamartín throws Madrid's last verbena of the year, and two of the world's most recognisable architects sit down together for free

A festival built entirely around children's books, the circus that looks like a silent film, and Manon Lescaut returns to the Teatro Real after more than a century away

Sixty galleries open their doors for one weekend, Carlos Aires gets his first solo show inside a Madrid institution, and the fashion runway leaves the trade fair and meets the city

Eduardo Guerrero opens a four-night flamenco premiere on Thursday, Madrid's designers throw open their own studios, and Isabel Muñoz's photographs come down for good on Sunday

Richard Avedon's American West closes for good on Sunday, José Maldonado paints while he dances on the cloister's last night, and Real Madrid's women play a derby you can actually stand close to

Tarantino's ending nobody saw, the last night of Madrid's best summer stage, and how to escape the heat this week

La Paloma brings the summer's loudest procession, a Portuguese voice sings fado two streets from it, and a Cuban pianist closes the week with jazz nobody has rehearsed

A rare solar eclipse darkens Madrid at dusk, the verbena crawl moves from the Rastro into Lavapiés, and a sixteenth-century cloister keeps singing the city's oldest songs

Two flamenco nights in a cloister no one else is watching, a world premiere closes the ballet season, and Madrid's loudest fortnight begins

The ballet company that vanished for thirty years comes back, horses run under floodlights at the Zarzuela, and Rafael Amargo takes flamenco to a rooftop

The Bond songbook gets a full orchestra, a flamenco dynasty settles into an intimate room, and Madrid's last Art Nouveau palace opens for one week only

Last tickets for the concert of the summer, four pianists who rewrote Cuban jazz, and flamenco in the building that houses Guernica

The week Madrid fills its courtyards, opens its hidden churches, and gives you twelve reasons not to stay home

Cibeles de Cine opens with Almodóvar, a supergroup takes the Botanical Garden, and Pride lights up Chueca

European Music Day fills the city with melodies, a city-wide architecture laboratory, and a brand-new series at Tierno Galván

Soundset opens the Conde Duque courtyard, thirty pelota courts reduced to one, and the first arcade game ever made

Noches del Botánico's season begins, Greta Alfaro fills Matadero with ritual, and a Sunday morning Madrid hasn't seen before

The Feria del Libro starts, artists open their studios in Usera and post-punk vs samba on Saturday night

Twelve hours of free music at the Reina Sofía, Felix Gonzalez-Torres opens, and Desperate Literature turns 12

One premiere, one jazz gig, one perfect Sunday and San Isidro done properly

San Isidro starts, Círculo de Bellas Artes celebrates a century and the city is fully awake

The long weekend, out-of-print rituals on Recoletos and a live synth score at the edge of the world

Midnight bookshops on Thursday, a jazz club's first night in a new home and Rayo's first European semifinal in years

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