Events in Madrid
November in Madrid brings 4 events from the official calendar, 12 concerts, 5 shows and 8 exhibitions, and the dated listings run from 9 November to 13 December. On the official calendar are 44th Autumn Festival (6 to 26 November) and FERIARTE (21 to 29 November). Music runs from Marisela on 22 November to Jay Wheeler on 13 December. Shows include Animal de Compañía on 22 November. In the museums, the list includes Mauritshuis and Thyssen-Bornemisza at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza until 10 January 2027. Every listing below has its own dates and a link to find out more.
What's on in Madrid according to the official calendar
The events below come from Madrid's official events calendar, and each card links to the organiser for dates, times and locations. For the sights that stay open all year, see the guide to things to see in Madrid.
44th Autumn Festival
When: 6 to 26 November
Where: Teatros del Canal, Conde Duque and Teatro de La Abadía, Madrid
The Community of Madrid Autumn Festival is considered to be Spain's best performing arts festival.
FERIARTE
When: 21 to 29 November
Where: IFEMA Madrid, Pavilion 5
FERIARTE is described as an unmissable commercial, social and cultural fair in Madrid.
Naturaleza Encendida. Alice in Wonderland
When: 24 November to 10 January
Where: Complutense University Botanical Garden, Madrid
The installation is one of the most eagerly awaited events in Madrid's winter season.
Madrid Grandes del Gospel Festival
When: 3 to 12 December
Where: Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid
The Madrid Grandes del Gospel Festival is back again to hold its 32nd edition.
Live music and festivals in Madrid
Whitney Houston Hologram Tour en Príncipe Pío
Whitney Houston Hologram Tour en Príncipe Pío plays Gran Teatro CaixaBank Príncipe Pío on 22 November at 13:00.
Marisela
Marisela plays Live Las Ventas on 22 November at 21:00.
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs plays Live Las Ventas on 29 November at 20:30.
The Sheepdogs, Out All Night Tour
The Sheepdogs, Out All Night Tour plays Sala But on 6 December at 20:30.
Candlelight: Queen & ABBA
Candlelight: Queen & ABBA plays Círculo de Bellas Artes on 6 December at 21:00.
RIKAS
RIKAS plays Sala Copérnico on 9 December at 20:30.
Jay Wheeler
Jay Wheeler plays Movistar Arena on 13 December at 20:30.
Temporary exhibitions in Madrid
Mauritshuis and Thyssen-Bornemisza
Dates: 9 October to 10 January 2027
Where: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
The Thyssen and the Mauritshuis swap twenty-five works, bringing 17th-century Dutch masterpieces including Vermeer's View of Delft to Madrid.
Women Artists, Pathways through Pre-Raphaelitism (1850-1914)
Until: 10 January 2027
Where: Fundación MAPFRE, Sala Recoletos
The Pre-Raphaelite movement seen through the women artists who contributed to its development, from paintings and photographs to embroideries and stained glass.
Dalí's Freudian Universe
Dates: 20 October to 24 January 2027
Where: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
A fresh look at Salvador Dalí's career through his obsession with the writings of Sigmund Freud and their famous meeting in 1938.
Cayetana, Grandee of Spain
Until: 31 January 2027
Where: Palacio de Liria
An exhibition on the 18th Duchess of Alba, from her childhood as little Tanuca to her role as one of the country's best known figures.
Manolo Millares, Fallen Figure
Until: 16 February 2027
Where: Museo Reina Sofía
A focused display around Fallen Figure, tracing the raw burlap and dark matter of the Spanish artist's post-war informalist work.
Hans Baldung Grien
Until: 7 March 2027
Where: Prado Museum
Through this small exhibition, the museum seeks to place both paintings within their artistic context.
Rilke and Spanish Art
Until: 7 March 2027
Where: Prado Museum
The central section of the exhibition focuses on Rilke's travels around Spain between November 1912 and February 1913.
Eli Cortiñas, The Machine Dreams of Smoke
Until: 8 March 2027
Where: Museo Reina Sofía
An exhibition built around the artist's three-channel video work, exploring the links between cinema, museums and digital culture.
Madrid tickets and tours
Keep the city and national holiday calendar in mind
Public holidays change the rhythm of a visit more than most travellers expect. Shops and museums move to holiday timetables, public transport can run a reduced service and a day built around a market or a municipal museum can fall flat. Madrid keeps 14 paid public holidays in 2026: the 8 that apply across the whole of Spain, 4 more set by the Comunidad de Madrid and 2 that the city council fixes for itself, San Isidro on 15 May and the Almudena on 9 November. Two of the regional days exist only because All Saints' Day and Constitution Day fall on a Sunday in 2026 and the region moved them to the following Monday.
National holidays in Spain 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Año Nuevo)
- 6 January Epiphany (Epifanía del Señor)
- 3 April Good Friday (Viernes Santo)
- 1 May Labour Day (Fiesta del Trabajo)
- 15 August Assumption of Mary (Asunción de la Virgen)
- 12 October National Day of Spain (Fiesta Nacional de España)
- 8 December Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Natividad del Señor)
Local holidays in Madrid 2026
- 2 April Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo), regional
- 2 May Day of the Community of Madrid (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid), regional
- 15 May Saint Isidore (San Isidro Labrador), local
- 2 November All Saints' Day moved from the Sunday (traslado de Todos los Santos), regional
- 9 November Feast of the Almudena (Nuestra Señora de la Almudena), local
- 7 December Constitution Day moved from the Sunday (traslado del Día de la Constitución), regional
Most of the city information points close early at 17:00 on 24 and 31 December and open late at 11:00 on 25 December and 1 January, and the Plaza Mayor centre shortens its hours from 13 to 17 May for San Isidro. The CentroCentro point is the exception listed as closed on 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 24, 25 and 31 December, and the regional centre on Puerta del Sol closes on 1 May, 25 December and 1 January.
Keep exploring Madrid
The Madrid guide
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Tourist office in Madrid
Where Madrid's official tourist information points are, when they open and which public holidays change their opening hours.
Spain highlights
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