Sightseeing in Madrid - City Guide

VERANOS DE LA VILLA

until August 31rst many different events take place in Madrid. Theater, concerts, exhibitions are at hand. Have a look at the complete program.

Patio Conde Duque

8th- Djavan

9th- Pat Metheny Trio

10th- Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola and Lenny White

11th- Erykah Band

12th- Kepa Junkera and friends

13th- Mariza

14th- Carlos Baute

15th- Loreena McKennitt

16th- Franco Battiato

17th- Zappa plays Zappa

18th- Toto Bona Lokua

19th- Jarabe de Palo

20th- Toquinho and Maria Creuza

21rst- Macy Gray

22nd- Estrella Morente and Dulce Pontes

23rd- Martirio and Son de la Frontera and Lila Downs

24th- Maceo Parker & WDR Big Band

25th- Paolo Conte

26th- Pablo Milanes

27th- Georges Moustaki with Eniko Szilagy and Jacky Delance

28th- CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band and From New Orleans: Joyful Gospel Choir

29th- Ruben Blades

30th- Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley: Tribute to James Brown

31rst- Paul Anka

Jardines Sabatini

July 12th - 21rst from Tuesday to Saturday at 2200

El año pasado por agua/La Revoltosa (Zarzuela)

July 14th-at 2200

Silvia Toran

July 20th-at 2200

University of Texas Wind Ensemble

July 28th at 2200

Suffolk Youth Wind Band

Teatro Fernando Fernan Gomez - BALLET

Plaza de Colon, 4

FAIRS

SIMM

Feria de Madrid

July 17th - 19th

MUSIC

James Blunt

La Riviera

July 7th at 0930

Duffy

Joy Eslava

Arenal, 11 at 2130

Idomeneo (Mozart)

Teatro Real

July 17th - 27th

Carmen (Ballet Aida Gomez)

Teatro Alcazar

July 2nd - 20th

Bruce Springsteen

Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

July 17th at 2130

Dibujos en el Aire (Ballet flamenco Mercedes Ruiz)

Teatro Alcazar

July 22th - August 3rd

Gnarls Barkley

Sala Heineken

Princesa, 1

July 20th at 2100

EXHIBITIONS

Miro: Earth

Thyssen Bornemizsa Museum

Paseo del Prado, 8

- September 14th

Arikha

Thyssen Bornemizsa Museum

Paseo del Prado, 8

- September 7th

Florian Maier-Aichen

Thyssen Bornemizsa Museum

Paseo del Prado, 8

- July 27th

The Renaissance Portrait

Prado Museum

Paseo del Prado s/n

June 3rd - September 7th

Chaplin in Images

Caixaforum

Paseo del Prado, 36

June 20th - October 19th

Goya in Times of War

Museo del Prado

until July 13th

Egyptian Underwater Treasures

Matadero Madrid

Paseo de la Chopera, 14

until September 28th

Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)

until August 31rst

Caixaforum

Paseo del Prado, 36

Edward Steichen, Fashion Photography

Museo del Traje

Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2

until September 14

Artists and Photographers

Museo de Arte Contemporaneo

Conde Duque, 9-11

untl September 28th

Duane Hanson

Fundacion Canal

Mateo Inurria,2

until August 24th

SPORTS

Sports Day

June, 15th

An opportunity to practise different sports at differents sights in order to promote Madrid as Olympic site 2016. The sites will show the different colors of the Olypic rings:

Red ring: Plaza de Cibeles- an Olympic village for everybody

Blue ring: Retiro Park- athletics, horse racing and water sports among others

Green ring: Paseo del Prado- boxing, fencing, gymnastics and more

Black ring: Paseo de Recoletos-  football, hockey, hand- and basketball

Yellow ring: Plaza de Neptuno- badminton, tennis, volleyball, etc.

This event will take place every year from now on.

 Pre-Olympic Female Basketball

Telefonica Arena Madrid

June 9th - 15th

World Volleyball League

Palacio Vistalegre

June 27th

Spring-Summer Season at the Race Course

A-6, Autovia A Coruña km 8

June 15th and 22nd

MUSIC

Ballet

Felicitas

June 5th - 29th

Teatro Gran Via

Gran Via,66

Ballet Flamenco de Madrid

The Feeling

Teatro Reina Victoria

Carrera de San Jeronimo, 24

Opera 

Vec Makropulos

Teatro Real

Plaza Isabel II

June 16th - 18th, 21rst - 23rd, 25th and 28th - 30th

Rock in Rio

Ciudad del Rock

Arganda del Rey, Madrid

June 27th - July 6th

Jorge Drexler

Teatro Albeniz

Paz, 11

June 12th

Miguel Bose

Plaza de Toros de las Ventas

Alcala, 237

June 12th

Juanes

Palacio Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid

Plaza de Felipe II s/n

June 26th

EXHIBITIONS

Miro: Earth

Thyssen Bornemizsa Museum

Paseo del Prado, 8

June 17th - September 14th

The Renaissance Portrait

Prado Museum

Paseo del Prado s/n

June 3rd - September 7th

Chaplin in Images

Caixaforum

Paseo del Prado, 36

June 20th - October 19th 

Goya in Times of War

Museo del Prado

until July 13th

Egyptian Underwater Treasures

Matadero Madrid

Paseo de la Chopera, 14

until September 28th

Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)

until August 31rst

Caixaforum

Paseo del Prado, 36

Edward Steichen, Fashion Photography

Museo del Traje

Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2

June 25th - September 14th

Jose Damasceno. Coordinates and Apparitions

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia

Santa Isabel, 52

until June 23rd

Rodin. The Naked Body

Fundacion Mapfre

Avenida General Peron, 40

until July 6th

FAIR

Second Hand Vehicle Show

Feria de Madrid

June 13th - 22nd

Sustainable Development Conference

Palacio Municipal de Congresos

June 24th

World Petroleum Congress

Feria de Madrid

June 29th - July 3rd

A new attraction for the visitors is taking place on Wednesdays: the changing of the guard in front of the Puerta del Príncipe at the Royal Palace. On the first Wednesday of the month there is another event, the Solemn Changing at the Plaza de la Armeria, also at the Royal Palace.
The first changing is performed by 4 members of the Royal Guard every 30 minutes fro 1200 to 1400. The guards wear uniform similars to those used at the beginning of the XXth century. At the same time the Music Band of the Royal Guards performs military marches.
The Solemn Changing commemorates those made daily during the times of Alfonso XII and Alfonso XIII. It lasts for about 40 minutes and over 400 guards and 100 horses take part in it.

This year the 19th World Petroleum Congress will be held in Madrid.Its the 75th World Petroleum Council´s anniversary, where governments, industry and stakeholders come together to establish the sector´s future. The Congress starts on June 29th and will last until July, 3rd.

This congress takes place every 3 years.

The Congress is divided into Plenary Sessions, Best Practice Keynotes, Fora and Round Tables.

It will be held at the IFEMA - Feria de Madrid, next to the Campo de las Naciones.

The Spanish Organizing Committee offers up to 50 international students the opportunity to have free access to the Congress in exchange for helping with the Congress proceedings.
A special welcome has been organized for the participants. The famous Spanish dancer Saras Baras and the Tenor Jose Carreras will take part in this event.

For more information visit the official webpage.

The Spanish National Organization fo Blind People opened in 1992 the Typholologic Museum. It offeres blind people the possibilty to touch all pieces shown in its exhibitions.
There are three different areas, one dedicated to scale models of the most important buildings and monuments in the world, like the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal and also Madrilian monuments like the Puerta de Alcala or the Cibeles. Also for people who can see it is interesting to “see” these monuments with their hands.
Another area is dedicated to art pieces made by blind artists and the third one shows typholological materials.
The museum is located at calle La Coruña and open from Tuesdays to Fridays from 1000 to 1400 and from 1700 to 2000. On Saturdays from 1000 to 1400. Entrance is free.

Next Sunday, May 18th, Madrid celebrates the International Museum Day with several activities in different museums.
The museums belonging to the comunity of Madrid will be open until 2100 and there will be concerts, guided tours and workshops.
At 1200 a concert will be given at the Ermita de San Antonio de  la Florida by a cello group from the Conservatory of Amaniel.
At 1230 and at 1900 two jazz concerts can be seen at the City Museum.
At the Contemporary Art Museum there will be eight concerts covering from flamenco-jazz to a guitar concert.
There will be guided tours at 1130 at the museums of the comunity. At the Ermita de San Antonio a new edition of the open air painting will be held starting at 0900 followed by a guided tour at 1300.

Tomorrow, Saint Isidro´s Day, three differents shows will take place in Madrid.

At the Universidad Complutense visitors can enjoy 12 hours of music, from 1200 to 2400. There will be two stages where over 20 groups will perform. Among them Aaron Thomas, Paddy Miner or Los Coronas.
At the same time, during this event - Universimad- the Rock Prizes Villa de Madrid will be given to this year´s winners. At 1530 the seven finalists will sing. Over 750 groups took part in this contest.
This is the 30th anniversary of Universimadrid and to celebrate it several groups will play, among them La Frontera and J. Teixi Blues Band.

At the Sabatini Gardens, next to the Royal Palace, the 30s and 40s will come alive again.
Several professional dancers will entertain the public dancing like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly or Ginger Rodgers.
Also the public  can dance from 1900 to 2400.

At the Vistillas area, next to Basilica San Francisco el Grande, typical Spanish folk dances will be performed at the Spanish Villages Folk Festival. This festival will take place in the morning.
From 1830 on Madrilian dances will be performed and afterwards, from 2100 on visitors can see the Madrid Goyesco show.

In the evening there will be fireworks at the Retiro Park.