Madrid Events 2012

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Events 2012

Summer In The City

A fantastic cultural accompaniment to a summer holiday in Madrid, the Veranos de la Villa Festival (Summer in the City Festival) offers daily shows encompassing theatre, puppetry, film, dance and art, taking place at various indoor and outdoor venues across the city with some... see full details

Autumn Festival

Madrid becomes a perfect roost for culture vultures in autumn when more than 50 dance, theatre and musical groups from countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and America participate in a programme of opera, ballet, dance, music and theatre at about 40 venues throughout... see full details

ARCO

Arco is Europe's largest contemporary art fair (drawing around 200,000 visitors) and turns Madrid into the centre of the international art world during its five-day run each year. About 200 contemporary art galleries are represented in the exhibition, along with a programme of lectures,... see full details

Madrid Carnaval

Madrid's traditional medieval carnival was revived in 1976 after being squashed for 40 years under Franco's regime. Revellers now exult in this plethora of partying and parades every year, with the action centred in venues like the Casino and the Circulo de Bellas Artes.... see full details

Generaciones

A hot annual art exhibition/competition, Generaciones brings together the contemporary works of young Spanish artists. A competition with over 900 entries of paintings, photographs, sculptures, video and other media, two panels of judges select only 24 artworks to appear in the exhibition, including three first-place... see full details

International Gourmet Fair

A paradise for food and wine lovers, the annual Madrid Gourmet Fair has improved every year since it was first held in 1987 to showcase Spain’s fine food and beverages. Traditionally the fair opens with the entertaining ‘Ham Carving Competition’ (ham being a staple... see full details

Festimad

Spain's rock music event of the year, Festimad hosts well known and up and coming rock bands for a two-day party that attracts thousands of people from all over Spain. Held at the Butarque Leganes Stadium just outside Madrid, the arena is transformed... see full details

Fiesta de San Isidro

Madrid goes wild each May in honour of the city's patron saint, San Isidro, with a traditional round of partying, feasting and dancing in the streets that goes on for about 10 days around the designated saint's day, 15 May. The city's streets... see full details