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604 events are listed in Madrid. These are the ones we'd start with.

Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 07:00 PM

Corazón de Agua - Retiro

Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas (Retiro) · Madrid

Free entry

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 26

Duermen bajo las aguas

Teatro Español · Madrid

10 euros

A man seen from behind stands in an empty ornate ballroom with chandeliers and tall arched windows while two people talk in the distance. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Fulu Miziki - Arganzuela

Nave de Terneras del Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj · Madrid

Free entry

People arriving at a glass-fronted event venue at night — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 07:00 PM

NERA Viaje a Isla Madre - Vicalvaro

Centro Cultural Valdebernardo (Vicálvaro) · Madrid

Free entry

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22 – Sun, Nov 1

Gravity & other myths

Teatro Circo Price · Madrid

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Diners at candlelit tables in a stone arcaded courtyard at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM

Jardines escondidos. De Nuevos Ministerios a la Fundación Juan March

Madrid

Free entry

Tennis player seen from behind walking across a clay court under floodlights toward the net with an empty stand beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM

Deportes de raqueta

Instalación Deportiva Municipal Básica Parque Pradolongo 1 · Madrid

Free entry

A boy seen from behind holds the string of a red kite flying over a grassy field at sunset. — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 11

Buenos días, mundo

Teatro de Títeres de El Retiro · Madrid

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Crowd walking between festival stalls under warm string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 08:00 PM

Cabaret / Fiesta Titiritera

Madrid

Free

A child in a helmet and two cyclists ride away down a tree-lined park path in warm evening light. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM

Pantomi

Parque Santa Eugenia · Madrid

Free

Lone visitor in a concrete gallery with blank-framed prints — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 14

Exposición 'Umbrales'

Centro Cultural Galileo (Chamberí) · Madrid

Free entry

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 17

Taller: Teatro de biblioteca. Seminiario de dramaturgia

Nave 10 Matadero. Creación Dramática Contemporánea · Madrid

160 euros

Large abstract canvas in a minimalist white gallery — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 16

Exposición de pintura en memoria de Merceditas Fernández Asenjo

Centro Cultural Lope de Vega (Puente de Vallecas) · Madrid

Free

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 12

August So Tragic and Tender

Cineteca Madrid · Madrid

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Audience seen from behind in front of a red velvet stage curtain lit by a beam of stage light — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 19

Galas Circo Atayde

Teatro Circo Price · Madrid

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Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Feb 8, 2027

Gran Circo del Agua

MADRID - JUNTO AL PALACIO DE HIELO · Madrid

From €16

Dancers in sparkling gold costumes in a chorus line on a pink-lit stage, seen from the audience — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 30

The Island of Neverland

Espacio Delicias (Espacio Musical) · Madrid

From €26

Victoria

Ongoing · ends Dec 19

Victoria

Teatro Fígaro · Madrid

From €17

Three panel speakers seen from behind at a draped table facing a packed theatre audience under bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 31

AMIGAS DE VERDAD

Teatros Luchana · Madrid

From €19

Un Dios Salvaje

Ongoing · ends Dec 19

Un Dios Salvaje

Teatro Alcázar · Madrid

From €21

Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 21

Los Miserables

TEATRO NUEVO APOLO · Madrid

From €40

Las Amistades Peligrosas

Ongoing · ends Oct 19

Las Amistades Peligrosas

Teatro Marquina · Madrid

From €28

Crowd arriving at a theatre entrance under a glowing bulb-lined canopy on a wet street at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 30

El Alma al Aire, El Musical

Teatro OCASO Coliseum · Madrid

From €27

El otro lado de la cama

Ongoing · ends Nov 16

El otro lado de la cama

Nuevo Teatro Alcalá Sala 2 · Madrid

From €27

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 30

Cabaret El Musical

Espacio Delicias (Espacio Musical) · Madrid

From €40

Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jan 4, 2027

Miguel, Miguel, Scared!

Teatro Arlequín Gran Vía · Madrid

From €25

Grand piano on an empty stage with shafts of evening light through tall arched windows — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 1

El suelo. Un paseo por la vida

Centro de Educación Ambiental y Cultural Maris Stella (Usera) · Madrid

Free

Visitors in a bright art gallery — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 31

Exposición de Pintura: `XVIII Edición. Festival de los Búlgaros del Mundo. Yo Soy Búlgaro´.

Centro Sociocultural Marconi (Villaverde) · Madrid

Free

Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 19

El público

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa · Madrid

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Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jul 1, 2027

Escuela de Teatro

Teatro Municipal de Vallecas · Madrid

Free

Visitors in a bright white gallery hung with large blue paintings — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 31

Exposición Fotográfica: `Voces Femeninas´

Centro Sociocultural Ágata (Villaverde) · Madrid

Free entry

Visitors at an art gallery opening with wine glasses — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 17

Exposición de pintura. María Josefa Serrano Aceituno

Centro Cultural Quinta del Berro - Rafael Altamira (Salamanca) · Madrid

Free

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 4

San Fermín recuerda: Altar de Muertos en la biblioteca

Biblioteca Pública Municipal San Fermín (Usera) · Madrid

Free

Outdoor sculptures along a rain-wet garden path — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 31

Exposición de Zentagle: espacio Zen

Biblioteca Pública Municipal José Saramago (Fuencarral-El Pardo) · Madrid

Free entry

Four theatregoers seen from behind on a balcony overlooking a gilded, warmly lit theatre auditorium — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 30

Taller 'Plegado de libros'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal La Chata (Carabanchel) · Madrid

Free entry

Hands shaping a bowl on a potter's wheel — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 25, 2027

Curso anual de cómic

Casa del Lector · Madrid

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Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 26

Exposición de pintura

Centro Sociocultural Eduardo Chillida (Moratalaz) · Madrid

Free

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 30

La riqueza de los pastos del Sistema Central

Centro de Información y Educación Ambiental de Casa de Campo · Madrid

Free

A visitor seen from behind in a knitted sweater holds a glass of red wine in front of a large colourful abstract painting in a dim gallery. — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 30, 2027

Artrics - Artes Escénicas

Centro Sociocultural Bohemios (Villaverde) · Madrid

Free

Visitors walking through a museum hall lit around white marble statues — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 3, 2027

'Quedada de cine' en la Biblioteca Francisco Ayala

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Francisco Ayala (Vicálvaro) · Madrid

Free

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 24, 2027

Cineclub Buenavista

Biblioteca Pública Municipal David Gistau (Salamanca) · Madrid

Free

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 1

Verborrea

Nave 10 Matadero. Creación Dramática Contemporánea · Madrid

15,75 euros - 21 euros

Lone reader seen from behind standing in a grand oak library reading room with green banker lamps on long tables — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 23

Exposición de Astrofotografía

Centro Cultural San Francisco La Prensa (Carabanchel) · Madrid

Free

Audience seen from behind seated on the stone steps of an ancient amphitheatre at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 31

Miradas

Sala de Exposiciones Maruja Mallo (Retiro) · Madrid

Free entry

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 26

Home Sweet Home

Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas (Retiro) · Madrid

Free

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 1

Niños de Vallecas

Centro Cultural Benjamín Palencia (Villa de Vallecas) · Madrid

Free

Couple holding hands walking away down a red-carpeted corridor lit by brass wall lamps — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 27

Cine-club Barajas

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Gloria Fuertes (Barajas) · Madrid

Free entry

Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 23

El sueño

CentroCentro · Madrid

Entrada: 7 euros.

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 31

Fantasía: la magia del color

Centro Cultural San Juan Bautista (Ciudad Lineal) · Madrid

Free entry

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 1

Colores y miradas del alma

Centro Sociocultural Teresa de Calcuta (Barajas) · Madrid

Free entry

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 25

Exposición de pintura de J. Emilio Cuesta Cos

Centro Cultural Buenavista (Salamanca) · Madrid

Free

People in winter coats climbing snowy steps to a lamp-lit theatre entrance — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 30

EXPOSICIÓN. '45 Certamen de Pequeño Formato de la Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores'

Centro Cultural Príncipe de Asturias (Ciudad Lineal) · Madrid

Free

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends May 17, 2027

Club de lectura en francés

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Gabriel García Márquez (Usera) · Madrid

Free

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jul 1, 2027

Club de Matemáticas

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas (Centro) · Madrid

Free entry

Students sketching at easels in an art-school drawing room — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends May 24, 2027

Taller de escritura creativa para niños de 10 a 12 años, impartido por May González Marqués

Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Lejárraga (Hortaleza) · Madrid

Free entry

Hands shaping clay on a pottery wheel — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 10, 2027

Taller de Memoria en la Biblioteca Miguel Delibes

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Miguel Delibes (Moratalaz) · Madrid

Free entry

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 4

Exposición 'Paisaje y latidos, un pulso común'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Ángel González (Latina) · Madrid

Free

Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 7

'Miradas sobre la biblioteca José Hierro, de Urban Sketchers'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal José Hierro (San Blas-Canillejas) · Madrid

Free

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends May 26, 2027

Club de lectura 'Letras esenciales'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal La Chata (Carabanchel) · Madrid

Free entry

Hands inking a block and pulling a print at a printmaking table — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 29

Cursos trimestrales

Centro Sociocultural Valle Inclán (Fuencarral - El Pardo) · Madrid

Free entry

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 15

Ciclo de conferencias sobre historia con Miguel Arenas

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas (Centro) · Madrid

Free entry

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 22, 2027

Meditación para principiantes

Biblioteca Pública Municipal San Fermín (Usera) · Madrid

Free entry

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 16, 2027

Club de Teatro Vargas Llosa

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Mario Vargas Llosa (Centro) · Madrid

Free entry

Puppet maker's workbench with carved wooden figures and tools — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 16

Taller de poesía infantil 'Un tren puede ocultar otro'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Pío Baroja (Arganzuela) · Madrid

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Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 26

Duermen bajo las aguas

Teatro Español · Madrid

10 euros

Performer in a top hat holding a cane on a smoky cabaret stage, with candlelit audience tables in front — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 22

Ciclo 'Mujeres que avanzan: fortalezas en acción'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal San Fermín (Usera) · Madrid

Free

Wooden lectern in a bookshop with listeners on folding chairs seen from behind, warm lamp glow — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 8

Moscú no existe

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa · Madrid

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Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 19

Literatura y escritura creativa

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Gloria Fuertes (Barajas) · Madrid

Free entry

Poet reading aloud to a seated audience in a cosy room — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Jun 18, 2027

Aula Literaria. Poesía y Relatos

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Miguel Delibes (Moratalaz) · Madrid

Free

Violin maker at a bench beneath hanging instrument bodies — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 11

Cultiva San Fermín: taller de jardinería

Biblioteca Pública Municipal San Fermín (Usera) · Madrid

See ticket options

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