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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…
Friday Exchange & Board Games
Madrid Urban Vibes. Language exchange plus board games on Friday nights — dance, meet locals and international…
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.
Free evening hours at the big museums
The Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen all give the day away.
Año Nuevo — New Year's Day
National holiday. Almost everything is shut.
Reyes — Epiphany
The day Spanish children actually get their presents.
Your first week in Madrid: a checklist
SIM card, bank, empadronamiento, and the things that will bite you.
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.
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.
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.
Día de la Constitución
National holiday, and the start of the December long weekend.
La Inmaculada
National holiday. The second half of the December bridge.
Navidad — Christmas Day
National holiday. Genuinely everything is closed.
MADRID MOUNTAIN — mountain activities
Madrid Mountain. Mountain outings led by an accredited medium-mountain guide and Guadarrama National Park inte…
MADHORROR — horror & dark-fantasy festival
IFEMA Madrid. International festival of horror, dark fantasy and Halloween culture, 30 Oct – 2 Nov.