Local events in Madrid in 2023
ORGANISED BY MADRID CITY COUNCIL
A Madrid-style Christmas
As Christmas trees and decorations light up streets and squares, Madrid celebrates everyone’s favourite holiday with a programme packed with cultural and leisure activities.
Gastrofestival 2023
The most important gastronomic-cultural event of the year will be holding its fourteenth edition in 2023 (Dates to be confirmed).
San Isidro
Every year on and around May 15th, Madrid honours its patron saint, San Isidro.
Easter 2023
Thousands flock to the city to attend the processions and to enjoy the atmosphere created by the trumpets, drums and the hundreds of religious worshippers' bright and colourful attire (2 to 9 April 2023).
Carnival Madrid 2024
Pick a costume, put on your dancing shoes and treat yourself to some carnival sardines! (10-14 February).
JAZZMADRID23. Madrid International Jazz Festival
Madrid celebrates jazz in November with a festival that features some of the genre's greatest artists (Several locations. November 2023).
Veranos de la Villa Festival 2023
The Veranos de la Villa festival will once again be back for summer in Madrid with numerous cultural and leisure offerings to be enjoyed (Various venues. July and August).
Flamenco Madrid
Seventh edition of an event that wishes to construct a space for flamenco artists to create and present their work while also offering a flamenco-related program (Various locations. Main venue: Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa. 18 May-4 Jun 2023).
Chinese New Year 2024
The Year of the Dragon will begin on 10 February 2024 and, for the ninth consecutive year, Madrid will celebrate it with a full programme of activities.
LuzMadrid. International Festival of Light
Madrid’s second edition of this festival that proposes a journey through the spectacular visual installations of renowned national and international artists (Various sites. 27-29 October 2023).