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100 Montaditos — Euromanía
Nearly the whole menu at €1, Wednesdays and Sundays.
Veranos de la Villa
The city's summer festival: music, film and theatre, July to August.
Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española)
€3 films in an art nouveau cinema. The best-value evening in Madrid.
Museo Reina Sofía
Guernica, and the best modern collection in the country.
Museo del Prado
The big one. Velázquez, Goya, Bosch — and free every evening.
Free-hours Prado run, then vermut
Queue at 17:30, three rooms, then a drink.
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.
AFTERWORK English Club
Tuesdays 20:00 · The Irish Rover, Avda. de Brasil 7 (near Bernabéu). Organiser: The Irish Rover. Free entry.
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.
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.
Guided visit: Reina Sofía free hours
Someone who knows the collection, in the free slot.
Fiesta del Trabajo — May Day
National holiday. Marches in the centre.
Feria del Libro del Retiro
The book fair takes over the park for a fortnight from late May.
Noche de San Juan
Bonfires and the shortest night, 23 June.
La Asunción — Assumption
National holiday in the middle of the quietest month.
Fiesta Nacional de España
National day. Military parade through the centre.
Todos los Santos — All Saints
National holiday. Families visit the cemeteries.
Fiestas de la Almudena
The city's November fiesta, around its patroness.