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Everything on the board — events, plans, places, tour maps, intercambios and guides.
The Madrid intercambio week: a free language exchange every night
We mapped Madrid’s free bar-based language exchanges across the week — when, where, who runs them, and how pop…
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…
Las Expateñas — expat women in Madrid (30s)
Las Expateñas. A welcoming circle of expat women in their 30s meeting for coffee, dinners and city plans.
MadLife Madrid — make new friends
MadLife Madrid. Near-daily plans — picnics, trips, dinners and exchanges — one of the easiest ways in for newc…
Friday Exchange & Board Games
Madrid Urban Vibes. Language exchange plus board games on Friday nights — dance, meet locals and international…
CentroCentro (Palacio de Cibeles)
Tue–Sun. Free contemporary art, design, architecture and photography inside the Palacio de Cibeles, plus a vie…
Cabalgata de Reyes — the Three Kings parade
The biggest street parade of the year, the evening of 5 January.
Navidad in Madrid — lights, markets and Cortylandia
The centre from late November to Reyes.
Free museum hours in Madrid, all in one place
When each of the big ones stops charging.
Your first week in Madrid: a checklist
SIM card, bank, empadronamiento, and the things that will bite you.
Getting around Madrid: metro, bus and what it costs
The transport card, the zones, and the airport supplement that catches everyone.
Habsburg Madrid: the two-hour old-town walk
Sol to the Royal Palace through the oldest streets, with the tourist traps marked.
Eating well in Madrid for under €15
Menú del día, the market rule, and where not to eat.
100 Montaditos — Euromanía
Nearly the whole menu at €1, Wednesdays and Sundays.
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.
Free organ recital — San Ginés
Half an hour of Bach in a church older than the country.
Language Exchange Madrid (LEM)
Thursdays 20:00 · La Fontana de Oro, Calle Victoria 1 (Sol). Organiser: Language Exchange Madrid / Internation…
Beer Station Thursday intercambio
Thursdays 20:00 · Beer Station, Callao / Santo Domingo. Organiser: Beer Station. Free entry.
Friday International Meeting & Language Exchange
Fridays 20:00 · Central Madrid (venue varies — see ticket). Organiser: Eventbrite organiser. Free entry.
Fiesta del Trabajo — May Day
National holiday. Marches in the centre.
Fiestas de la Almudena
The city's November fiesta, around its patroness.
La Almudena — Madrid's patroness
City holiday, with a mass and a procession from the cathedral.
La Inmaculada
National holiday. The second half of the December bridge.