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Plans, events, intercambios, groups and honest city info. For people who just arrived, people staying a while, and people who live here and still want something to do on Thursday. Browse it all without an account.
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Full calendar →MadridBabel Sunday intercambio
Sundays 19:00 · Plaza San Martín / Canalla Irish bar. Organiser: MadridBabel. Free entry.
Beer Station Sunday intercambio
Sundays 19:30 · Beer Station, Centro. Organiser: Beer Station. Free entry.
Cañas y Conversación
Tuesdays 20:00 · Carmencita Bar, near Noviciado metro. Organiser: Carmencita Bar. Bellinis €1
AFTERWORK English Club
Tuesdays 20:00 · The Irish Rover, Avda. de Brasil 7 (near Bernabéu). Organiser: The Irish Rover. Free entry.
Se Habla Español intercambio
Tuesdays 21:00 · El Estudio, La Latina. Organiser: Servando group. Beer from €2
Tandem Madrid @ Lola09
Wednesdays 20:00 · Lola09, Chueca. Organiser: Tandem Madrid. Free entry.
El Loco Bar intercambio
Wednesdays 20:00 · El Loco Bar, Plaza de Pedro Zerolo 9. Organiser: Meetup — Intercambio de Idioma en Madrid. …
Meet & Speak intercambio
Wednesdays 21:00 · Calle 365, Calle Echegaray 18. Organiser: Meet & Speak. Free entry.
🤝 Open plans you can join
See all →Free-hours Prado run, then vermut
Queue at 17:30, three rooms, then a drink.
Newcomers picnic in Retiro 🧺
New in the city? So is half this picnic.
Retiro Running crew
Retiro Running. Free crew that runs Tue/Thu evenings (20:00 summer, 18:30 winter) and Sundays at 10:00, meetin…
20s & 30s Madrid — social & activities
20s 30s Madrid. A busy Meetup running casual social plans, activities and nights out for people in their 20s a…
🎁 Free in Madrid
See all →Prado — free evening entry
Mon–Sat 18:00–20:00, Sun 17:00–19:00. The Prado is free every evening: Mon–Sat 18:00–20:00 and Sun/holidays 17…
Reina Sofía — free entry hours
Mon & Wed–Sat 19:00–21:00, Sun 12:30–14:30. Free entry to the Reina Sofía on Mon and Wed–Sat 19:00–21:00, and …
Thyssen — free Mondays
Mondays 12:00–16:00. The permanent collection at the Thyssen is free every Monday, 12:00–16:00.
National Archaeological Museum — free hours
Sat from 14:00, Sun morning. Free entry to the MAN on Saturday afternoons (from 14:00) and Sunday mornings.
🧭 Self-guided tour maps
See all →Habsburg Madrid: the two-hour old-town walk
Sol to the Royal Palace through the oldest streets, with the tourist traps marked.
Malasaña & Chueca: the modern Madrid walk
Street art, record shops, the 1980s Movida, and where to stop for a caña.
Day trip: Toledo
City guides. A plan worth a full day: Toledo’s Christian, Muslim and Jewish heritage, 30–60 minutes from Madri…
Day trip: Segovia
City guides. Roman aqueduct, a fairy-tale alcázar and cochinillo — an easy, spectacular day out from Madrid.