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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…
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…
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…
adidas Runners Madrid
adidas Runners. Free run community with coach-led sessions (speed, endurance, trail) on Tuesdays and Thursdays…
Carlos Aires — “Bailad, bailad, malditos”
Matadero Madrid, Nave 0. Solo exhibition by artist Carlos Aires in Nave 0, on view 11 Sep – 24 Jan.
Friday Exchange & Board Games
Madrid Urban Vibes. Language exchange plus board games on Friday nights — dance, meet locals and international…
Matadero — collective embroidery day (families)
Matadero Madrid. A day devoted to textile work — workshops and conversations for grown-ups and children, with …
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.
Retiro Park & the Crystal Palace
Daily. 125 hectares of gardens, a boating lake and the Palacio de Cristal showing contemporary art — all free …
CentroCentro (Palacio de Cibeles)
Tue–Sun. Free contemporary art, design, architecture and photography inside the Palacio de Cibeles, plus a vie…
Senderismo en Madrid y alrededores
Senderismo en Madrid. Guide-led one-day and multi-day routes in the Sierra de Guadarrama and beyond, from a qu…
AFTERHIKE 30–40 — rutas y tapas
AFTERHIKE 30-40. Sunday hikes not too far from the city for the 30–40 crowd, finishing with tapas. Occasional …
MADRID MOUNTAIN — mountain activities
Madrid Mountain. Mountain outings led by an accredited medium-mountain guide and Guadarrama National Park inte…
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.
Day trip: El Escorial
City guides. The vast royal monastery in the hills northwest of Madrid — history, gardens and mountain air.
Meet People Social — Fridays at Mendrugo
Meet People Social. Weekly Friday social for locals, expats, students and remote workers — the city’s big regu…
Carmen Laffón
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Retrospective of Sevillian painter Carmen Laffón at the Thyssen this autumn.
Pre-Raphaelite women artists
Fundación MAPFRE, Sala Recoletos. Exhibition on the women artists linked to Pre-Raphaelitism, 24 Sep – 10 Jan.