Popular festivals in Madrid
Explore the popular and traditional festivals of Madrid, with links to each celebration's history, main events and distinctive atmosphere.
Latest festivals added in Madrid:
- Titirimadroño Puppet Theatre Festival, municipality of Madrid.
- Madrid Hispanic American Dance and Music Festival, municipality of Madrid.
Featured celebrations in la Madrid
- Alcalá de Henares Fair and Festival
Usual date: Around St Bartholomew's Day, in late August
Where it is held: Alcalá de Henares - Aranjuez Mutiny Festival
Usual date: First days of September
Where it is held: Aranjuez - Barrio del Pilar Festivities
Usual date: Around 12 October
Where it is held: Madrid (distrito Fuencarral-El Pardo) - Cervantes Week of Alcalá de Henares
Usual date: Around 9 October
Where it is held: Alcalá de Henares - Christ of the Nave Festival in Manzanares el Real
Usual date: Second weekend in September
Where it is held: Manzanares el Real - Cristo de la Buena Muerte Festival in Los Molinos
Usual date: Around 14 September
Where it is held: Los Molinos - Cristo de los Remedios Festival in Majadahonda
Usual date: Around 14 September
Where it is held: Majadahonda - Don Juan en Alcalá
Usual date: Weekend close to 1 November
Where it is held: Alcalá de Henares - El Pardo Royal Site Festival in honour of the Virgen del Rosario
Usual date: Late August and early September
Where it is held: El Pardo (Madrid) - Festivals in San Cayetano en Madrid
Usual date: Around 7 August
Where it is held: Madrid - Festivals in San Isidro en Madrid
Usual date: Around 15 May
Where it is held: Madrid - Festivals in San Lorenzo en Madrid
Usual date: Around 10 August
Where it is held: Madrid - Festivals in the Virgen de la Paloma in Madrid
Usual date: Around 15 August
Where it is held: Madrid - Festivities of Saint Michael the Archangel and the Holy Christ of Mercy
Usual date: Around 29 and 30 September
Where it is held: Pedrezuela - Holy Christ of Good Counsel Festival in Becerril de la Sierra
Usual date: Around 14 September
Where it is held: Becerril de la Sierra - Holy Christ of Hope Patronal Festivities in Algete
Usual date: Around 14 September
Where it is held: Algete - Holy Christ of Mercy Festival in Fuenlabrada
Usual date: Mid-September
Where it is held: Fuenlabrada - Holy Christ of Patience Festivities in Velilla
Usual date: Last week of September
Where it is held: Velilla de San Antonio - Holy Christ of Remedies Festival in San Sebastián de los Reyes
Usual date: Last week of August
Where it is held: San Sebastián de los Reyes - Holy Christ of the Agony Festival in Humanes de Madrid
Usual date: Around the third weekend of September
Where it is held: Humanes de Madrid - Holy Christ of the Miracle and Our Lady of Solitude Festival
Usual date: Around the third Sunday in September
Where it is held: Villaviciosa de Odón - Holy Week in Alcalá de Henares
Usual date: From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Where it is held: Alcalá de Henares - La Melonera Festival in Arganzuela
Usual date: First weekend in September
Where it is held: Arganzuela (Madrid) - Madrid Hispanic American Dance and Music Festival
Usual date: Around 17 October
Where it is held: Madrid - Mejorada del Campo Fiestas del Pilar
Usual date: 11 and 12 October
Where it is held: Mejorada del Campo - Most Holy Christ of Mercy Patronal Festivities in Galapagar
Usual date: Around 14 September
Where it is held: Galapagar - Most Holy Christ of Patronage Festival in Brunete
Usual date: The days before 14 September, which is the main day
Where it is held: Brunete - Most Holy Christ of Succour Patronal Festival in Meco
Usual date: Around the second week of September
Where it is held: Meco - Navacerrada Nativity of Our Lady Patronal Festivities
Usual date: First days of September, with the main day on the 8th
Where it is held: Navacerrada - Our Lady of Consolation Patron Saint Festival
Usual date: Second weekend in September, from Friday to Tuesday
Where it is held: Ciempozuelos - Our Lady of La Humosa Patronal Festival
Usual date: 7 to 12 September, with preliminary festivities from late August
Where it is held: Los Santos de la Humosa - Our Lady of Remedies and the Holy Christ of the Rock Festivities
Usual date: First half of September, especially the 8th and 14th
Where it is held: Campo Real - Our Lady of Solitude Patronal Festival in Villar del Olmo
Usual date: Third Saturday in September
Where it is held: Villar del Olmo - Our Lady of Sorrows Festivities in Mejorada del Campo
Usual date: Around the third Sunday in September
Where it is held: Mejorada del Campo - Our Lady of Succour and Our Lady of the Rosary Festivities in Belmonte de Tajo
Usual date: Around 8 September
Where it is held: Belmonte de Tajo - Our Lady of the Conception Festivities in Navalcarnero
Usual date: Around 8 September
Where it is held: Navalcarnero - Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Michael Festivities in Moralzarzal
Usual date: Last week of September
Where it is held: Moralzarzal - Our Lady of the Rosary Festivities in Soto del Real
Usual date: First half of October
Where it is held: Soto del Real - Our Lady of the Rosary Patronal Festival in Valdemoro
Usual date: Around 8 September
Where it is held: Valdemoro - Pilgrimage of the Virgin of Grace in San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Usual date: Second Sunday in September
Where it is held: San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Saint Michael and Saint Francis Festivities in Guadarrama
Usual date: From around 28 or 29 September into October
Where it is held: Guadarrama - Saint Michael Festivities in Las Rozas
Usual date: Around 29 September
Where it is held: Las Rozas de Madrid - Salamanca District Fiestas del Pilar
Usual date: Around 12 October
Where it is held: Madrid (distrito Salamanca) - San Lucas Evangelista Patronal Festivities
Usual date: Around 18 October
Where it is held: Villanueva del Pardillo - Santísimo Cristo de la Caridad Festivities in Collado Mediano
Usual date: Last week of August
Where it is held: Collado Mediano - Santísimo Cristo de la Salud Patronal Festival in Moraleja de Enmedio
Usual date: First week of September
Where it is held: Moraleja de Enmedio - Santísimo Cristo del Consuelo Patronal Festival in Sevilla la Nueva
Usual date: Around 14 September
Where it is held: Sevilla la Nueva - Titirimadroño Puppet Theatre Festival
Usual date: Second half of October
Where it is held: Madrid - Virgen de la Antigua Festival in Morata de Tajuña
Usual date: First half of September
Where it is held: Morata de Tajuña - Virgen de la Blanca Festival in Valdelaguna
Usual date: Late August
Where it is held: Valdelaguna - Virgen de la Encina and Caldereta Patronal Festivities
Usual date: First week of September
Where it is held: Hoyo de Manzanares - Virgen de los Remedios Festivities in Alcorcón
Usual date: First or second week of September
Where it is held: Alcorcón