Events in Madrid — December 2026

December 2026: events in Madrid.

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99 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, Dec 5

Compostagram: la red trófica y social del suelo

Centro de Información y Educación Ambiental de Dehesa de la Villa · Madrid

Free entry

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

Thu, Dec 31

New Year's Eve at Puerta del Sol

Madrid

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

Wed, Dec 2 · 10:00 AM

Planta de Compostaje de Migas Calientes

Planta de transformación de residuos vegetales de Migas Calientes · Madrid

Free entry

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 10:30 AM

Parque Enrique Tierno Galván (itinerario interpretativo)

Parque Enrique Tierno Galván · Madrid

Free entry

Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Miguel Poveda

Movistar Arena · Madrid

From €39

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

Miguel Ríos - Inverfest 2026

Movistar Arena · Madrid

From €72

A busker seen from behind plays in a lantern-lit cobbled alley while passers-by blur past. — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 14

A Night With The Beatles

Sala Galileo Galilei · Madrid

From €20

A parent holds the hand of a toddler on a scooter, walking away along a leaf-strewn autumn path in low sun. — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

DINOLANDIA Y EL BOSQUE ENCANTADO: 2 PARQUES EN UNO

El Bosque Encantado · Madrid

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

Sun, Dec 27 · 11:00 AM

Los Viajes de Agua de Madrid. Visita a las galerías de Agua de Amaniel

Centro de Información y Educación Ambiental de Dehesa de la Villa · Madrid

Free entry

Hands shaping clay and glazing ceramic bowls on a workshop table — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM

Taller de comederos para aves

Centro de Educación Ambiental El Retiro · Madrid

Free

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

Tue, Dec 1, 2026 – Mon, Jan 11, 2027

La Pasión Infinita

Teatro Bellas Artes · Madrid

From €19

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

Tue, Dec 1

Museo Banksy Madrid

Museo Banksy Madrid · Madrid

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Child with balloons watching a carousel in a park — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

DINOLANDIA Y EL BOSQUE ENCANTADO: 2 PARQUES EN UNO

El Bosque Encantado · Madrid

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

Tue, Dec 1 · 07:00 PM

Los virus, héroes y villanos

Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque · Madrid

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

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 – Fri, Jan 29, 2027

The Visitor

Teatro Lara · Madrid

From €11

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

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 – Mon, Jan 18, 2027

Flipar - Jorge Blass

Gran Teatro Pavón · Madrid

From €32

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

Wed, Dec 2 – Mon, Dec 21

Un Obus en el corazón

Teatro Infanta Isabel · Madrid

From €22

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

Wed, Dec 2 · 10:00 AM

Planta de Compostaje de Migas Calientes

Planta de transformación de residuos vegetales de Migas Calientes · Madrid

Free entry

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

Wed, Dec 2 · 06:00 PM

Natalia Ginzburg: una vida familiar

Teatro Español · Madrid

3 euros

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

Thu, Dec 3 – Sun, Dec 13

XXXII Grandes del góspel de Madrid

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa · Madrid

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

Thu, Dec 3 · 06:30 PM

'La ciencia del cuerpo animado: Plinio el Viejo en los saberes médicos de mujeres'. XXXIV Ciclo de Conferencias de Otoño

Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid · Madrid

Free entry

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Abba, Queen & The Beatles by Délica

Auditorio Nacional de Madrid · Madrid

From €62

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

Fri, Dec 4 – Sat, Dec 26

Cerrado por Navidad

Teatro Infanta Isabel · Madrid

From €9

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

Fri, Dec 4 – Sun, Dec 6

Compañía Juan Berlanga

Centro Danza Matadero - CDM · Madrid

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

Fri, Dec 4, 2026 – Sat, Apr 24, 2027

La Cena Criminal · Dec 4

Descaro · Madrid

From €90

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 11:00 AM

Parque del Oeste. Tramo I (Itinerario interpretativo)

Parque del Oeste · Madrid

Free entry

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

Fri, Dec 4 – Sat, Dec 5 · 08:00 PM

Cía. Juan Berlanga

Centro Danza Matadero - CDM · Madrid

Desde 18 euros

A family of four sits from behind on a gingham picnic blanket beside a fruit basket in a sunlit park at golden hour. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5 – Wed, Dec 9

Parade, El Circo de Los Valientes

Teatro Bellas Artes · Madrid

From €18

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

Sat, Dec 5, 2026 – Sun, Apr 25, 2027

La Cena Criminal · Dec 5

Restaurante San Francisco · Madrid

From €80

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

Sat, Dec 5, 2026 – Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Shrek: The Musical Jr.

Teatro La Latina · Madrid

From €17

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

Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM

Encinar de San Pedro

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

Free

A small group of people seen mostly from behind in a brick-walled venue with strings of bulbs over a bare stage and black curtain. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Compostagram: la red trófica y social del suelo

Centro de Información y Educación Ambiental de Dehesa de la Villa · Madrid

Free entry

Children seen from behind on picnic blankets near a carousel in a sunny park — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5 – Sun, Dec 6 · 12:30 PM

Verne

Teatro de Títeres de El Retiro · Madrid

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Contemporary dancers leaping in a bright studio — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Dance It - Xavi Daura

Teatro Alcázar · Madrid

From €19

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

Sun, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM

Taller de huerto familiar

Centro de Educación Ambiental El Retiro · Madrid

Free

A low-angle view of blurred basketball players on a wooden court beneath a hoop. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Atlético Madrid vs Real Betis

Wanda Metropolitano · Madrid

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

Sun, Dec 6

Rayo Vallecano vs Levante UD

Campo de Futbol de Vallecas · Madrid

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Band in silhouette on a rooftop against a sunset sky with string lights overhead and the audience seen from behind — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 7

Mónica Naranjo

Movistar Arena · Madrid

From €55

Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

Miguel Ríos - Inverfest 2026

Movistar Arena · Madrid

From €72

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

Wed, Dec 9 – Mon, Dec 14

«40 Certamen Coreográfico de Madird»

Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque · Madrid

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

Wed, Dec 9 – Fri, Dec 11

Esto no es un show - Galder Varas

Teatro - Cine Capitol · Madrid

From €20

Solo dancer performing in a spotlight on a dark stage — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 10 – Thu, Dec 24

Ballet flamenco de Andalucía

Centro Danza Matadero - CDM · Madrid

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Aerial view of a packed old-town piazza with white market tents, tiled roofs and shady trees in late sun — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 10 – Wed, Dec 23

Festival Coros en el Barrio 2026

Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque · Madrid

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

Thu, Dec 10 · 06:00 PM

Cine infantil en la Biblioteca María Lejárraga: 'Shreketefeliz Navidad'

Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Lejárraga (Hortaleza) · Madrid

Free entry

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

Fri, Dec 11, 2026 – Mon, Jan 11, 2027

Álex Clavero. En directo.

Teatro Gran Vía (Madrid) · Madrid

From €22

A group of people seen from behind gathers under a warmly lit stone archway on a wet cobbled street at dusk. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11 · 10:00 AM

Jardín El Capricho (itinerario interpretativo)

El Capricho de la Alameda Osuna · Madrid

Free

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Electrolatino By Juan Magán

Autocine Madrid · Madrid

From €22

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

Sat, Dec 12

El taller de los duendes

Casa del Lector · Madrid

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

Sat, Dec 12 · 09:00 AM

Itinerario Ornitológico Parque Emperatriz María de Austria

Madrid

Free

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

Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM

Cerro Garabitas

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

Free

Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM

Cluedo de árboles en Fuente del Berro

Quinta de la Fuente del Berro · Madrid

Free entry

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

Sat, Dec 12 – Sun, Dec 13 · 12:30 PM

El circo de las marionetas

Teatro de Títeres de El Retiro · Madrid

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

Sun, Dec 13, 2026 – Mon, Jun 14, 2027

Amazing Michael Jackson

Teatro Rialto - MADRID · Madrid

From €13

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

Sun, Dec 13

La Francesa Laura de Lope de Vega

NAVE DE TERNERAS · Madrid

From €25

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 10:30 AM

Parque Enrique Tierno Galván (itinerario interpretativo)

Parque Enrique Tierno Galván · Madrid

Free entry

People painting at easels in a bright art studio — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM

Taller de comederos para aves

Centro de Educación Ambiental El Retiro · Madrid

Free

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM

Reutilizando materiales. Taller de adornos navideños

Centro de Información y Educación Ambiental de Dehesa de la Villa · Madrid

Free entry

Sun, Dec 13 · 11:30 AM

Hop!

Teatro Circo Price · Madrid

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Sun, Dec 13 · 11:30 AM

Tarjetas navideñas

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

Free

Silhouetted cyclist on an empty coastal road at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

Atlético Madrid vs Valencia CF

Wanda Metropolitano · Madrid

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Cyclist seen from behind riding a coastal road beside the sea at sunset — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

Real Madrid vs CA Osasuna

Santiago Bernabeu · 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

Sun, Dec 13 · 07:00 PM

Gran concierto de Navidad. Escolanía del Escorial

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa · Madrid

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Singer seen from behind at a microphone on a lit stage in a gilded historic theatre with the audience in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 14

A Night With The Beatles

Sala Galileo Galilei · Madrid

From €20

Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 14

Gospel Factory

Teatro Rialto - MADRID · Madrid

From €27

Mon, Dec 14 · 11:00 AM

Los más pequeños también plantamos

Centro de Educación Ambiental El Retiro · Madrid

Free

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

Tue, Dec 15

El Rey de la Farándula

Teatro Alcázar · Madrid

From €16

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

Wed, Dec 16 · 10:00 AM

Del Parque de Aluche a Madrid Río - Marqués de Vadillo

Parque de Aluche · Madrid

Free entry

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

Wed, Dec 16 · 10:30 AM

Real Sitio de la Florida. Tramo I

Madrid

Free entry

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

Wed, Dec 2 – Thu, Dec 31

Exposición: Entre café y vino, pinto lo que soy

Centro Cultural San Juan Bautista (Ciudad Lineal) · Madrid

Free entry

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

Fri, Dec 11, 2026 – Mon, Jan 11, 2027

La señorita Julia

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa · Madrid

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