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Everything on the board — events, plans, places, tour maps, intercambios and guides.
Retiro Running crew
Retiro Running. Free crew that runs Tue/Thu evenings (20:00 summer, 18:30 winter) and Sundays at 10:00, meetin…
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…
Your first 48 hours in Madrid
A short list, in order, of what to actually do first.
How to read a menú del día
The €14 lunch that tourists walk straight past.
Free evening hours at the big museums
The Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen all give the day away.
Cabalgata de Reyes — the Three Kings parade
The biggest street parade of the year, the evening of 5 January.
Reyes — Epiphany
The day Spanish children actually get their presents.
Fiestas de San Isidro
A week of free concerts, chotis and picnics around 15 May.
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.
100 Montaditos — Euromanía
Nearly the whole menu at €1, Wednesdays and Sundays.
Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española)
€3 films in an art nouveau cinema. The best-value evening in Madrid.
Museo del Prado
The big one. Velázquez, Goya, Bosch — and free every evening.
Beer Station Sunday intercambio
Sundays 19:30 · Beer Station, Centro. Organiser: Beer Station. Free entry.
Guided visit: Reina Sofía free hours
Someone who knows the collection, in the free slot.
Malasaña & Chueca: the modern Madrid walk
Street art, record shops, the 1980s Movida, and where to stop for a caña.
Open-air cinema at La Bombilla
Films under the trees, summer evenings, cheap tickets.
Mercado de San Fernando
Lavapiés market where the neighbourhood actually shops and eats.